Chapter: chapter 38Dante slid his thumb across the room as if he could swipe the danger away. He stood, long and precise, and moved toward the door like a man who could already see the chessboard and every piece that might move. He didn't lock it — not yet — but he closed it with a soft, final click that sounded like a punctuation mark. The apartment felt smaller after that sound, as if the walls had tightened to keep whatever sat outside at arm’s length.“Stay here,” he said, because it was what he always said when the air went thin and the world narrowed to protect or punish. He'd said it in a hundred other rooms for a hundred other reasons, and his voice carried the kind of authority that folded panic back into neat edges.“I’m not a child,” Alina said, more brittle than she meant. The words were quickly swallowed by shame; she’d hated needing to be guarded once, and she hated it now with a fresh, sharp hunger. She sat where she was, hands in her lap, listening to the quiet settle like dust.He close
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-10-19
Chapter: Chapter 37The glow of my phone lit the dark room, pale blue against trembling hands. My breath stuck somewhere between my chest and throat as I stared at the words.You can hide behind him all you want, Alina. But in the end, you’ll crawl back. You always do.And beneath it, the second message, colder, sharper.Check the window.The air left my lungs in a rush. My fingers almost dropped the phone, the weight of those words heavier than the device itself. He was here. Watching. Maybe close enough to see my every twitch.My body locked. I didn’t move. Couldn’t. It felt like if I so much as breathed too loudly, I’d give him the satisfaction of my panic.“Alina?” Dante’s voice sliced through the silence. Low. Alert. Awake in an instant, like he’d never really been asleep.I turned slowly, the phone still clutched in my hand, glowing like a secret I didn’t want to hold. He was already on his feet, eyes sharp, body coiled in that way he had when danger brushed the edges of the room.“What is it?”I c
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-12-28
Chapter: Chapter 36The pounding on the door wasn’t Barry’s. I knew that much the second I heard it—too hurried, too frantic, too… desperate. Still, my body reacted the same way it always did: knees pulling tight to my chest, breath caught in my throat, waiting for the worst. Dante moved before I could process anything, stepping toward the door, shoulders tense like a coiled spring.“Stay here,” he repeated, voice low, sharp with command.I wanted to argue, but the words tangled. My tongue felt thick, heavy, like speaking would betray the fragile stillness holding me together. So I nodded, pressing myself into the corner of the couch.The knock came again, louder. “Dante! Please—it’s urgent. It’s about Barry!”The name hit me like a whip. I flinched. Whoever it was, they knew him. That meant danger, no matter what words they wrapped it in.Dante unlocked the door with careful precision, opening it only a crack. His body filled the gap, blocking my view.“What the hell are you doing here?” he snapped.The
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-12-28
Chapter: Chapter 35The sound of my name through the door hollowed me out. My body went rigid, my skin buzzing with cold. I couldn’t move. I couldn’t breathe. I could only hear him—Barry—his voice thick with possession, curling around me like chains I thought I’d broken.Dante’s shoulders squared. His hand gripped the edge of the doorframe, knuckles white. He didn’t open it. “You’re not welcome here,” he called, voice steady as stone.A chuckle slid through the wood. “Funny. I don’t remember asking your permission.”My stomach lurched. It was him. No doubt, no mistake. The years I’d spent memorizing that sound—a serpent wearing human skin—came roaring back. I gripped the edge of the table, nails biting into the wood.“Alina.” His voice softened now, coaxing, dangerous in its familiarity. “Sweetheart, I know you can hear me. You’re scared, aren’t you? Don’t be. Just open the door and come home.”My throat closed. The old reflex flared—I almost rose, almost obeyed, almost went back to the role he’d carved
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Chapter: Chapter 34The silence after his phone buzzed felt like a scream. I sat frozen on the couch, staring at Dante as if I could pull the truth from his eyes. He avoided my gaze, thumb tracing the seam of his jeans. The man who always met me head-on was suddenly looking anywhere but me.“It was him,” I said again, softer this time, as if whispering might make it less true. My chest squeezed, breath shallow. I hated how quickly my body remembered the old fear.Dante’s jaw tightened, but he didn’t confirm. He didn’t have to. The way his shoulders tensed was answer enough. The air between us shifted, sharp and heavy. I wanted to demand answers, to claw the phone from his hand, but part of me was too afraid to hear the words. If Barry knew where we were, if he was already circling…My stomach turned.“Alina.” Dante’s voice was low, careful. “Don’t spiral. Not yet.”I shot him a look. “Not yet? That sounds like a warning, Dante.”“It’s a precaution,” he corrected, finally meeting my eyes. His were steady
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-12-28
Chapter: chapter 33The sunlight had already found us by the time I rolled out of bed. It streamed through Dante’s thin curtains in wide golden slants, spilling across the floor and warming my bare feet as I padded toward the small kitchen. The townhouse was quiet - for someone like me, who was used to noise being a threat. But here, silence didn’t feel like a cage. I found Dante half-awake at the counter, fussing with the coffee maker like it had offended him. His dark hair was still mussed, his T-shirt wrinkled, and yet somehow he looked unfairly good.“Morning, menace,” he said when he noticed me, voice low with sleep. “Coffee’s taking its sweet time.”I leaned against the doorway, arms crossed. “That’s because you’re glaring at it. Machines don’t like intimidation.”“Good thing you do,” he shot back, smirking.I rolled my eyes but couldn’t stop the tiny smile tugging at my lips. These little exchanges felt like air after being underwater. The kettle clicked, and he poured water into two mismatched m
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-12-20
Chapter: chapter 87Aria POVThe house was too loud that morning. Laughter from the halls, the clatter of plates, footsteps rushing back and forth like no one had slept a wink. I sat on the edge of my bed staring at the curtains, wishing the noise would fade. My body felt heavier than yesterday, every breath slow and careful.I touched my stomach, tracing the shape that wasn’t small anymore. The movement inside me was steady now, like little waves against my ribs. It should have brought me comfort, but instead it filled me with dread.Kael wanted the world to know. He wanted parties, celebrations, songs. I just wanted silence, a chance to breathe.A knock rattled the door before I could gather myself. “Aria?” Kael’s voice.My heart kicked. I stood quickly, straightened my dress, tried to force a smile before opening the door. His eyes met mine instantly, sharp but searching, the way they always did when he suspected something.“You didn’t come down for breakfast,” he said.“I wasn’t hungry.”His jaw work
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-10-19
Chapter: Chapter 86Elena POVThe music had barely faded from the hall when I felt Vanessa tug at my wrist. Her nails dug in just enough to let me know she wasn’t dragging me for pleasantries. I followed, my heels tapping against the corridor stones until we slipped into the side chamber. The door shut behind us with a soft click.“You looked like you wanted to claw her face off,” she said, leaning against the table.I dropped my mask of a smile. “If she’d stood any closer to Kael, I might have.”Vanessa smirked. “Careful. People are starting to believe you actually like her.”“Let them,” I muttered. “It makes my work easier.”Her eyes narrowed, curious. “So what’s the plan, Elena? You’ve been seething for weeks, whispering about her secrets. Tonight she glowed, Kael glowed, the entire pack nearly fainted with joy. If you’ve got something, it’s time to use it.”I paced the length of the room, the silk of my dress swishing at my ankles. “She’s hiding something. I heard her. Talking to herself, whispering
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-10-16
Chapter: Chapter 85Elena’s POVThe hall thundered with cheers, voices rising in unison, wolves howling like the night sky itself had opened for them. They cheered for him. For her. For them.I stood among the crowd, a smile plastered across my lips, my hands clapping with the same rhythm as everyone else’s. But inside? Inside I was burning.Twins.The word clawed at me, over and over. Two heirs. A boy and a girl. The pack couldn’t stop howling about it, couldn’t stop fawning over Aria like she was some goddess sent from the heavens. They didn’t see the truth. They didn’t see the cracks in her smile, the lies dripping from her tongue.But I saw.I saw everything.From where I stood, just a few feet from the dais, I could watch them clearly. Kael’s hand lingered at the small of her back, possessive, protective, proud. He looked down at her with eyes that once used to land on me. And Aria? She played her part beautifully. The dutiful Luna, carrying the future of the pack in her swollen belly. She didn’t ne
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-10-16
Chapter: Chapter 84Kael’s POVThe healer’s words echoed in my skull long after we’d left the hospital. Twins. A boy and a girl. My children.I had imagined this moment a thousand times,what it would be like to see my pup for the first time, to feel the weight of responsibility, to know my bloodline would continue,but I hadn’t imagined this. Not twins. Not two perfect heartbeats thundering in unison, each carrying a piece of me and of Aria.Even now, the image clung to me: the screen glowing in the dim light, the tiny bodies moving, the sound of their hearts like a war drum beating against my chest. For a moment, everything had gone still inside me. No Alpha commands Just Aria.Her tears had broken me in that room. Not because of weakness, but because I realized just how alone she had felt, how far I had pushed her with my need to control everything. She had carried both the weight of me and of them, and I hadn’t seen it. That guilt would sit in me for a long time.But guilt wasn’t enough. I had to act.
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-12-28
Chapter: Chapter 83Aria POVThe morning light streamed through the curtains, soft and golden, but I couldn’t feel its warmth. I sat on the edge of the bed, my fingers pressed against my stomach, tracing the curve that had grown heavier with each passing week. My thoughts were loud, crashing against each other, and my wolf was restless, pacing inside me.The door opened without a knock. Kael stepped in, his presence filling the room like a storm cloud. He didn’t say anything at first. His eyes went straight to me, then down to my stomach. My heart lurched.“Aria,” he said, his voice firm, “we’re going to the hospital today.”I stiffened. “Why?”His jaw tightened. “Because I want to know the gender of our pup. And because I don’t trust the secrets you’ve been keeping from me. If there’s something wrong, I’ll find out.”My mouth went dry. I had fought so hard to keep everything quiet, to protect myself and the baby, but Kael’s tone left no room for argument. He was in Alpha mode, commanding, immovable. My
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-12-28
Chapter: Chapter 82Aria’s POVThe room was filled with soft noises—tiny breaths, the occasional hiccup, the rustle of blankets. My babies. My twins. My world. I had them both now, my boy and my girl, safe where they belonged.I sat on the edge of the bed, swaying gently with my daughter in my arms while my son slept in the cradle beside us. For the first time since the nightmare began, my heart wasn’t tearing itself apart. It was whole.Kael leaned against the doorframe, arms folded, watching me with that look that always undid me—like I was both his weakness and his strength. The Alpha who had burned down walls to bring our son home now stood silent, as if he couldn’t believe the sight in front of him.“You’re staring,” I teased, kissing the baby’s soft cheek.He arched a brow. “Can you blame me? Look at you. You’re… glowing.”I rolled my eyes. “That’s called exhaustion, Alpha. Two babies don’t exactly come with a sleep schedule.”He crossed the room in two strides and knelt in front of me, his large h
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-12-28
Chapter: Chapter 4Chapter 4Mariana’s POVThe sun was merciless. It pressed against my skin as if the heat itself wanted to remind me of how alone I was. I stood outside the grand hall in Italy, the place where my future had just been sealed without a single person who mattered to me. My fingers tightened around the bouquet I didn’t want to hold.“Of course,” I murmured under my breath. “Not even my father could bother to show up.”He had sent representatives, loud, boastful men from our clan who celebrated more than they should. Not out of joy for me, but because it benefited our empire.Javier’s father didn’t attend either. For a moment, I wondered if that was their first sign of agreement,letting their children marry without supervision.The doors behind me closed with a dull thud, marking the end of the ceremony and the beginning of a life I didn’t choose. Right on time, a sleek black car pulled up in front of me, its engine humming quietly like a warning.I drew in a breath, lifted my dress slight
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-12-13
Chapter: Chapter 3Chapter 3 Javier’s POV“Today is such a disastrous day; I can't even inform Rafael of the seized shipment,” I murmured, swinging the door of my car open. I slid in urgently.“Damn! A lady shouldn't…” I trailed off, leaning back into my seat as I ignited the engine of my car.Its engine roared beneath me, a deep growl that vibrated through the steering wheel and into my bones. I accelerated and drove with one hand, the other gripping the chain around my neck so tightly the metal cut into my palm.I should have gone home that was the rule. After any confrontation, after any unexpected clash, I always returned to my mansion first to regroup, assess, and reorganize. But tonight the mansion felt too small for the storm inside me.So I aimed the car straight toward the one place I hadn’t stepped foot in for weeks, my father’s barracks. The old man wouldn't wait to get hard on me this time.The headlights cut through the dark as I sped along the isolated road leading into the restricted mil
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-12-13
Chapter: Chapter 2 Chapter 2Mariana pov“Answer me!” he growled. “Are you truly my mate, or is this some kind of black magic bonding?”A few minutes later, the ride back from the Adriatic Sea was silent, save for the occasional growl from Javier that seemed to echo in my head long after he had released my wrist. Matteo glanced at me from time to time, his jaw tight, his hands gripping the steering wheel like he was trying to hold onto his sanity. I didn’t speak. I couldn’t. My thoughts were a storm, spinning out of control. Mate? Him? The word felt alien, foreign, and terrifying all at once.The city lights blurred past the windshield as Matteo drove through the narrow streets, careful not to attract attention. I kept my eyes on the window, my fingers tapping against my thigh, the metal of my ring burning cold against my skin. My mind replayed the scene on the deck over and over,the tension, the electricity, the undeniable pull that Javier had on me. My wolf growled softly, its presence inside me an i
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-12-13
Chapter: Chapter 1 Chapter 1Mariana povTHE SHIPMENT “Listen up!”My voice thundered across the deck, leaving no room for hesitation. I held the bottle of my favorite liquor, Bitter Bianca, loosely in one hand, the glass cold against my palm. “The shipment will be arriving any moment now, and I want every single one of you on full alert. Do you understand me?!”“Yes, boss!” they shouted back, their voices strong but laced with tension.We had just reached the Adriatic Sea after receiving intel about an incoming shipment one handled by one of the most ruthless mafia alphas in the entire state. A man whose name alone reminded anyone with a brain to tread carefully. But fear had never been my language.I walked to the edge of the deck, the wind whipping against my face as I scanned the entire coastline. My eyes darted over every dark corner, searching for movement, for a shadow that didn’t belong.The moment I turned to step back, a sharp, echoing ship siren tore through the night.I paused, a slow smil
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-12-13
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