Chapter: Chapter 119Aria pressed a hand against Kieran’s chest, her palm flat over the hard ridges of muscle, forcing a sliver of space between them. He pulled back reluctantly, lips hovering just above hers, his breath ragged. His arms stayed firm around her waist as if letting her go was unthinkable.Confusion shadowed his face, and for the first time, he looked almost vulnerable. A flicker of hurt crossed his golden eyes, quickly masked beneath that Alpha steel. “What is it, Velari?” he asked, voice low, careful.Her resolve wavered as heat still coiled in her stomach from his kiss, from the rough possessiveness of his touch. But she knew she had to say something, before they crossed a line she couldn’t step back from. She forced her gaze to meet his, steady and unflinching.“Before we… before this goes any further, there’s something I wanted to tell you,” she whispered, her chest rising and falling fast. She drew in a breath, ready to bare herself in a way more terrifying than the lace stretched over
Last Updated: 2025-09-08
Chapter: Chapter 118The house smelled of lemon and rosemary, the small comforts Mira always seemed to summon, when Aria padded into the bedroom with her shopping bag still in her hand. Soft afternoon light slid through the curtains and fell warm across the bed, making the dust motes dance like tiny planets. For a ridiculous, disorienting second she felt like a woman who belonged in a life that had once been only a daytime dream, candles on a dinner table, laughter spilling into the night, a family who had soaked her in kindness.Mira’s voice had been gentle and proud when she’d greeted them downstairs, Kieran’s mother had fussed over the older woman in a way that made Aria’s chest ache. Lyra had hugged Mira like she was a favorite aunt. The family had been effusive, a little extravagant, but wholly sincere. When Isolde explained Mira had been with them for years, that she was “practically family,” Mira had gone pink and muttered something self effacing before accepting another of Isolde’s effusive compl
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Chapter: Chapter 117By the time their shopping bags were loaded into the SUV, Isolde clapped her hands together and said, “Now, I don’t know about you girls, but I am starving. Shall we have lunch somewhere civilized?”“Civilized?” Lyra teased. “You mean fancy.”“Of course, darling. Do you expect anything less?” Isolde replied with a dazzling smile as she slid her sunglasses back into place.They ended up at a sleek restaurant tucked inside the heart of the city, all glass walls and white tablecloths, the kind of place Aria would’ve walked right past in her old life, assuming it was for people much richer than her.Inside, the lighting was soft,
Last Updated: 2025-09-07
Chapter: Chapter 116The SUV purred down the road, windows tinted, two more vehicles following close behind. Aria sat tucked between Kieran’s sister, Lyra, and his mother, Isolde. Isolde looked like she belonged in a glossy magazine, oversized sunglasses, a silk scarf tied neatly at her throat, gold bangles chiming when she gestured. Lyra, on the other hand, was all restless energy, tapping her foot, already scrolling through shops she wanted to hit.Aria felt… out of place. She smoothed her simple summer dress again, still haunted by the memory of Kieran’s growl when his brother had dared to touch her. Now she was sandwiched between the women of his family, heading into a world of luxury boutiques she had no business belonging to.When they pulled up outside the first boutique, one of the pack security detail, hulking in his black suit, handed Aria a sleek black
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Chapter: Chapter 115Twenty minutes later, steam no longer clung to the mirrors and both of them were dressed. Aria had slipped into a soft, pale summer dress, one that floated around her knees and tied delicately at the waist. It felt too simple for meeting the parents of the Alpha, but it was all she could manage, something that made her feel like herself.She stood before the mirror, smoothing her hair again and again, her stomach in knots. Her palms were damp. Her heart hammered. Why did she feel like she was about to face judgment, like she was back in school, standing outside the principal’s office?Behind her, the wardrobe doorframe creaked.“You look perfect,” Kieran said.His voice was low, but absolute. She turned to find him leaning there, broad shoulders filling the frame, his tattoos dark and intricate across his forearms where his sleeves had been rolled up. His expression was softer than usual, a private smile tugging at his mouth. He extended his hand toward her.Aria hesitated, then slipp
Last Updated: 2025-09-06
Chapter: Chapter 114Morning light spilled faintly through the curtains, soft and golden, catching in strands of Aria’s hair as she stirred. Her head rested on Kieran’s chest, her fingers over the inked lines across his skin. His heartbeat was steady beneath her cheek, grounding, protective.For a moment, she just lay there, watching him. His face looked softer in sleep, all the harshness and dominance smoothed into something almost boyish. She swallowed, her chest tightening. He was beautiful like this. Peaceful. Hers.Without thinking, she shifted closer, her lips brushing over his. It was meant to be light, a stolen kiss he’d never know about. But his eyes flicked open instantly, searing blue and gold locking onto her.“Aria,” he rasped, voice heavy with sleep.Before she could retreat, his arms tightened around her, rolling her easily on top of him. The movement pressed her hips against his, against the thick, hard length straining beneath the thin fabric of his shorts. Her breath hitched, and his lip
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