{"id":2488,"date":"2026-09-28T20:45:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T20:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/chapter\/marked-by-the-pureblood-alpha-deanna-and-luis-405\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T20:45:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T20:45:40","slug":"marked-by-the-pureblood-alpha-deanna-and-luis-405","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/chapter\/marked-by-the-pureblood-alpha-deanna-and-luis-405\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 405"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chapter 406<br \/>\nMarked By the Pureblood Alpha (Deanna and Luis) novel Chapter 406<\/p>\n<p>Third-person POV:<\/p>\n<p>Luis&#8217;s long fingers paused mid-motion, and the handsome lines of his face went instantly cold. &#8220;What do you mean she&#8217;s not at Mistbane Group?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Aaron lowered his head respectfully. &#8220;Mr. Eaton, please rest assured. I&#8217;ve already dispatched additional teams to continue searching for Ms. Wiley.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Luis picked up his phone and immediately dialed Deanna&#8217;s number.<\/p>\n<p>From the other end came the cold, mechanical beeping tone\u2014no one answered.<\/p>\n<p>The chill in Luis&#8217;s eyes deepened completely. The pressure rolling off the pure-blood Alpha flooded the room before he could rein it in. Without hesitation, he rose to his feet and strode toward the exit.<\/p>\n<p>Aaron hurried to block him, panic creeping into his voice.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mr. Eaton, you can&#8217;t leave. If you walk out now, this entire summit will spiral out of control.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Move.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The man&#8217;s voice was glacial, stripped of any warmth, as if the air itself might freeze solid around him.<\/p>\n<p>Luis&#8217;s expression darkened, his pupils sharpening into vertical slits. &#8220;Since when do you get to tell me what to do?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Aaron shuddered under that aura and had no choice but to step aside.<\/p>\n<p>Luis cast a cold glance over the meeting room and issued an order. &#8220;You stay here and report everything to me in real time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With that, he turned to leave.<\/p>\n<p>Aaron wanted to cry on the spot\u2014how was he supposed to handle this crowd alone?<\/p>\n<p>These people would tear him apart alive.<\/p>\n<p>Harry watched Luis&#8217;s retreating back, barely able to contain his excitement.<\/p>\n<p>Go on. Leave.<\/p>\n<p>If you walk out today, you&#8217;ll never be able to sit in that seat again.<\/p>\n<p>Just then, a message notification chimed. Luis stopped abruptly in his tracks.<\/p>\n<p>He lowered his gaze and opened it.<\/p>\n<p>As he read the message on the screen, the violent surge of his pheromones slowly drew back, like a tide receding.<\/p>\n<p>After a long moment&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Luis turned and walked back with measured, aristocratic steps.<\/p>\n<p>Aaron&#8217;s face, moments ago full of despair, lit up instantly when he saw Luis return.<\/p>\n<p>Th-this &#8230; Mr. Eaton wasn&#8217;t leaving?<\/p>\n<p>Harry felt his heart drop when he saw Luis turn back.<\/p>\n<p>What happened? Why wasn&#8217;t this brat rushing off to find that woman?!<\/p>\n<p>Damn it.<\/p>\n<p>Th-this &#8230; how could that be?<\/p>\n<p>Stephen&#8217;s face drained of color. &#8220;The investment division is under your direct control. You can do as you wish. Say whatever you want.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Luis looked at him with a faint, dangerous smile. His low voice carried an edge. &#8220;Mr. Wilson, you&#8217;re getting old. It&#8217;s time you went home and enjoyed retirement. Spreading unverified accusations and turning the corporate summit into chaos\u2014does that really reflect well on you?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Stephen thought of Max&#8217;s fate earlier.<\/p>\n<p>His heart trembled violently, and he collapsed back into his seat.<\/p>\n<p>Luis&#8217;s footsteps echoed, heavy and deliberate, as he walked onto the stage.<\/p>\n<p>Samuel immediately retreated to the side when faced with that overwhelming presence.<\/p>\n<p>Standing at the podium, Luis swept the room with a razor-sharp gaze. The corner of his lips curved into a ruthless smile as his voice rang out cool and calm. &#8220;If any of you believe you&#8217;re capable of delivering higher profits for Mooncrown Corporation than I can, step forward. Hmm?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This time, no one dared speak.<\/p>\n<p>In truth, they all knew it. Luis&#8217;s ability was exceptional.<\/p>\n<p>In just a few short years, he had pushed Mooncrown Corporation&#8217;s capital into entirely new tiers.<\/p>\n<p>Their dividends had multiplied several times over\u2014no ordinary leader could have achieved that.<\/p>\n<p>Luis&#8217;s dark gaze drifted casually across the room.<\/p>\n<p>At last, his eyes settled on Harry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-2488","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/2488","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}