Nobela ni Black Swan

Chapter 13I immediately dropped to my stomach, pressing myself against the cold floor as another loud rattle came from the front door handle. My heart slammed against my ribs, and for a second, I couldn't breathe... They were still outside. Kael's men were still outside, and judging from the way they were trying the door, they weren't planning on leaving anytime soon.Why did I have to be so foolish?If those men found me, and found the folder that I... Fuck... The folder!!My eyes darted toward the folder still clutched in my hand.I couldn't let them find those.Not the deeds to my pack and inheritance. Not the evidence against Kael. Not after everything I had risked to get them. If those men searched this place and found what I had stolen from Kael's study, I wouldn't just be caught. They would know exactly what Cassian and I had been planning, and whatever small advantage we had would disappear before I even had the chance to use it.I crawled toward the heavy curtains near the

Chapter 12I woke up with my teeth clattering so hard I thought they were going to shatter in my mouth. The air in the room was freezing, the kind of cold that seemed to seep through the walls and sink straight into my bones. My hands were completely numb, so I pulled my arms tightly around my chest and curled into myself, desperately trying to hold on to whatever little warmth was left in my body.Even with the heavy blackout blinds shut over the massive glass walls, the cold was relentless. It felt like we had been buried inside an icebox overnight. I reached blindly across the bed for my half of the blanket, expecting to find it within reach, but my fingers met nothing except cold, empty sheets.I blinked several times, trying to make sense of the darkness, and when my eyes adjusted, a fresh wave of irritation replaced the discomfort.The pillow wall I had so carefully built between Cassian and me was completely destroyed. He had kicked the entire thing onto the floor, dragged the

Chapter 11My stomach let out the most vicious, violent rumble that echoed through the empty study.Goddess above... Do I have to get hungry now????It was already midnight, and the hunger was literally gnawing at my insides like acid. Every instinct in my body was screaming at me to march into the kitchen and hunt for leftovers, or beg...fucking beg him for food... He definitely left some food for me.. He had to...but my pride held me firmly in place."I would rather starve," I muttered out loud to the quiet, dark room, crossing my arms tight over my ribs. "I would literally rather drop dead right here on the carpet than walk out there and ask him for a single crumb."Right on cue, my stomach let out an even louder, more embarrassing growl, betraying me instantly.My wolf whimpered in my head, thoroughly unimpressed by my stubbornness. He ate the steak, she whined. We could have had garlic butter."Shut up," I hissed to myself, rubbing my temples. "It doesn't matter. I just need to

Chapter 10I spent the rest of the day putting as much distance between Cassian and myself as humanly possible.The safehouse was sprawling, but no amount of square footage felt like enough when forced to share it with an infuriating fucking buffoon of an Alpha. I retreated to a dark study on the far side of the lodge, barricading myself inside with my father’s Silverclaw deeds spread across a heavy mahogany desk.I was too restless to even read the words...I.was stuck... Fucking stuck...Goddess, why the hell do these things happen to just me???I need to run... I can't trust him. I can't trust anyone."Thus us stupid... How the fuck I'm I stuck here listening to Cassian of all people?? I need to leave" I said to no one in particular...I wasn't going to stick around to find out if Cassian’s "hidden in plain sight" theory held up when Kael's hounds finally caught our scent. I spent hours mapping out the terrain in my head. I knew these border woods. If I slipped out through the re

Chapter 9The smell of cedarwood, rich espresso, and crisp leather pulled me back to consciousness.My eyes snapped open, my heart hammering against my ribs like a caged beast before my mind could even process where I was. Panic spiked hard and fast in my chest.Kael.I scrambled up into a sitting position, my hands instantly clawing around the sofa cushions until my fingers wrapped tight around my father’s Silverclaw deeds. The thick folder was still with me...but the sight of them didn't stop the cold sweat dripping down the back of my neck.I wasn't in the back of the armored vehicle anymore.The room was massive, dimly lit, and bathed in the deep amber glow of a grand stone fireplace roaring in the corner. Polished hardwood floors stretched beneath high-end, modern furniture. But what made my blood run cold was the massive wall of floor-to-ceiling glass paneling right in front of me.Outside, thick fog clung to the base of tall pine trees, but through the dark canopy, I could see

Chapter 8 "You're damn right I bid on you," Cassian said, his voice dropping into a low, as he moveddeeper into the car, fully settling down even as I pressed myself against the leather door. He just sat there, towering over me, his sharp grey eyes heavy with an intensity that made my chest tighten. "Did you really think I was going to sit back in my territory and let some fat, rich Alpha buy the rightful heir of Silverclaw like a prize trophy?" Cassian leaned forward, resting his elbows on his knees, bringing his face dangerously close to mine. "I went to that auction for one reason, Lyra. To pull your stubborn ass out of there before anyone could touch you." "Liar," I gasped, though the word lacked its previous bite. "Youre only here because Kael outbid you—" "Because Kael was throwing laundered blood-money around like paper," Cassian interrupted sharply, tapping his knuckles against the black binder sitt