Chapter 75

75 I Won’t Tell You Anything

Ronan never disillusioned himself with the thought that one day his relationship with his father would improve. The more they saw each other, the less they could tolerate each other.

It thus came off as a surprise when his father picked him to be the next Alpha to the Infinite Eclipse Pack. Dane Silverback sired enough illegitimate alpha sons and daughters out there to make one of them his successor.

These sons and daughters were additionally more than happy to serve their father in that sense. Unlike those bastards, Ronan never once insisted on being the Alpha. His only qualm if any of his illegitimate half-siblings became the Alpha was that he would not feel comfortable enough to remain in the pack.

Then again, it didn’t matter. Ronan always had the option to leave the pack and become a rogue werewolf.

Given the broken marriage between Dane Silverback and his Luna, the werewolf community might not even criticize Ronan.

And yet there he was, the rightful Alpha of the Infinite Eclipse Pack.

On the day of his coronation, an elder once told him that it was proof of Dane’s fatherly love. Ronan remained unconvinced then, as he was now. What fatherly love would compel his father to destroy the relationship between him and his fated mate?

When Ronan arrived at the hospital in the late afternoon, Lucien was wide awake. He was lying on the bed but his eyes were wide open. The window curtains were drawn aside to let some remaining sunlight in before the sun set.

Lucien had his eyes trained on the scenery outside of the window. The setting sun colored the clouds and the sky in various shades of red and orange. It produced a sight that was both beautiful and mesmerizing. Lucien could not take his eyes away from the beautiful painting that nature created every day.

.....

Knock, knock.

Lucien turned his head in the direction of the door. His gaze fell on Ronan who had a bouquet of red carnations in his arm.

“How are you feeling?” The Alpha asked him.

“Fine.”

Lucien’s eyes followed Ronan’s figure as he emptied a glass vase, filled it with water from the bathroom, and put the carnations inside.

“You haven’t been here the whole day,” Lucien remarked.

Ronan was mildly surprised to hear Lucien’s words.

“How do you know? You were still largely unconscious yesterday.”

“I can feel you,” Lucien answered without thinking. He regretted it as soon as the words left his lips, but there was no takeback.

Ronan merely gazed at Lucien for a few seconds before he went to sit on a chair in front of the bed.

Taking Lucien’s hand in his, Ronan gazed at Lucien’s beautiful face.

“I have something for you,” he blurted out.

Lucien furrowed his brows at the man in front of him. “What is it?”

Ronan took out an envelope from inside his coat pocket and handed it to Lucien.

“What is this?” Lucien asked warily.

“Open it,” Ronan urged him.

Lucien tore the envelope open and found a folded-up document inside. He straightened it and the first words that he read caused his eyes to go round from surprise.

“This is...”

Ronan pressed at Lucien’s hands.

“Keep reading.”

It was an asset transfer notification from Ronan Silverback to Lucien Clearwater. The asset in question was 55% share of Clearwater Finance.

Clearwater Finance.

Just reciting the two words in his heart was enough to make Lucien’s body tremble.

Clearwater Finance was once the bread and butter for the whole Silent Walkers Pack. Losing Clearwater Finance was the beginning of the pack’s decline. Now Lucien was holding a document that stated that he, effective starting today, held the majority of Clearwater Finance’s shares.

Ronan bought the shares under his name and gave them to Lucien free of charge.

Lucien was horrified.

He pushed the document into Ronan’s hands.

“Are you crazy, Ronan Silverback? Take the shares back!”

Ronan grinned at the man on the bed.

“Sorry, I don’t have enough money to buy the shares from your hand. I am poor now.”

“You...!”

Ronan clasped both of Lucien’s hands in his. “Sorry, Lucien. I didn’t know.”

Know what?

About what happened seven years ago?

Lucien swallowed hard.

Did Dane Silverback tell Ronan? No, unlikely. He would never.

Lucien remained silent as he stared at Ronan and waited for him to say what he wanted to say.

The Alpha raised his hand and caressed Lucien’s cheek gently. His hand felt cold against his feverish skin.

‘He knows,’ Landon spoke to him. ‘He found out the truth.’

‘No,’ Lucien disagreed. ‘I don’t think so.’

There was no reason at all for Ronan to suddenly launch an investigation for something that happened seven years ago. The agreement between his father and Ronan’s father was a tightly guarded secret. Ronan was not supposed to find out at all.

The wolf growled in displeasure at Lucien’s pessimism, but he did not go berserk. He merely succumbed to the joy of being touched by Ronan. Meanwhile, Ronan was still trying to coax Lucien.

“I hurt you without knowing. I am sorry.”

“...”

“I was stupid and immature.”

“...”

Ronan lowered his head and sighed.

“Lucien, say something. Can you ever forgive me?”

Lucien only had one thing to say. “I will not tell you anything.”

I will not tell you that I am also sorry.

I will not tell you that you were indeed stupid and immature.

I will not tell you that I do not need to forgive you.

The one who should ask for forgiveness is me.

Unfortunately, I cannot tell you anything.

So I will keep the secret forever and carry it to the grave.

Ronan rose from his seat and hovered over Lucien. Their faces were so close to each other that he could count the eyelashes over Lucien’s beautiful, glassy eyes.

“I will not tell you anything,” Lucien repeated in a whisper.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Their lips lightly brushed against each other.

Ronan’s warm breath blew softly against Lucien’s skin, causing his heart to beat faster against his chest.

“You don’t have to,” Ronan whispered back at Lucien and leaned in for a kiss.