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Delusion and guilt
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2025-02-18 04:49:15
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A Luna of Ice : Reborn for vengeance    Massage
Kaylaâs POV As soon as the door shut behind Ingrid, I let out a breath I hadnât even realized I was holding. My fingers gripped my dress tightly, and I sank onto the edge of the bed, my heart still racing.What had just happened?A while ago, I had been standing half-naked in front of Alpha Adrian.I swallowed hard, feeling the heat rush back to my face at the memory.I had become painfully aware of the fact that I was wearing nothing but a towel. The realization had made me stiffen, my body locking up in embarrassment.I had refused to look at him. But that hadnât stopped me from feeling his gaze on me.It had been intense. Heavy. Almost scorching.Even when I had looked away, I had felt it. Felt the way his dark eyes had slowly taken me in, as if he was seeing far more than just my damp skin.A shiver ran down my spine.And now I was aloneâbut the heat from his stare still lingered.I needed to clear my head. And I needed to get out of this room that smelt like him.When I stepped
āļāļĢāļąāļāļāļĢāļļāļāļĨāđāļēāļŠāļļāļ : 2025-02-19A Luna of Ice : Reborn for vengeance    Happy
Adrianâs POVFor a long moment, I just stared at the door, my whole body tensing with frustration.I clenched my fists so tightly my nails bit into my palms.For the second damn timeâThe second timeâWe had almost kissed.And againâagainâsomeone had interrupted.I had never felt so fucking frustrated over something so simple.I wanted to punch the damn wall.Instead, I forced myself to take a slow, controlled breath before snapping, âIâm not in the mood for dinner!âI was in the mood for something else I realized as my gaze flickered to Kayla's lips again.There was a long pause outside the door before the maid mumbled a quick, nervous, âUnderstood, Alpha,â and scurried away.I exhaled sharply, pressing a hand to my temple.Then my gaze flickered back to Kayla.She was still right there, her wide eyes darting away shyly, her cheeks flushed.But what had my focus was her lips. The way they were still parted slightly, soft and inviting.I wanted to taste them. Hell, I wanted to do more
āļāļĢāļąāļāļāļĢāļļāļāļĨāđāļēāļŠāļļāļ : 2025-02-19A Luna of Ice : Reborn for vengeance    Awkward
Kaylaâs POVSomething warm was wrapped around me.I stirred, my body still half-asleep, shifting slightly against the firm heat that surrounded me.Wait.My eyes snapped open.I was in Alpha Adrianâs arms.My entire body locked up as I processed the situation.His arms were wrapped around my waist, his chest pressed against my back. One of his hands was resting on my hip, his breathing slow and deep.I felt trapped.Not in a bad way.Noâdefinitely not in a bad way.Heat rushed to my face as I realized that at some point in the night, I must have rolled over to his side.Oh, goddess, no.I wanted to brush it off as just a silly little accident, butâ That wasnât even the worst part.The worst part was the very present and very hard length pressed against my lower back.I sucked in a sharp breath.I froze completely, my face burning.Was heâ? Was that hisâ?Oh. My. Goddess. I couldnât move.I knew I should move. I should be mortified by this.But insteadâInstead, I had the most inapprop
āļāļĢāļąāļāļāļĢāļļāļāļĨāđāļēāļŠāļļāļ : 2025-02-20A Luna of Ice : Reborn for vengeance    Standing ground
Kaylaâs POVI barely made it outside before I crashed right into someone.âOofââ I stumbled back, almost falling again, when a sharp hand caught my arm.âWatch where youâre going, idiot,â a familiar icy voice snapped.I barely had time to brace myself before I looked up into the cold, disapproving eyes of Candice."Oh, this morning just keeps getting better and better." AI thought sarcastically.Just what I needed after humiliating myself in front of Adrian.Candice released my arm like it was filthy, crossing her arms over her chest as she narrowed her gaze at me. She refused to move and I realized that she had something to say to me.I sighed, already exhausted by whatever drama she was about to throw my way. âWhat do you want, Candice?âShe scoffed, flipping her silky blonde hair over her shoulder. âI wanted to talk to you alone.âI raised a brow. âAnd what? Ask me about my well being? or congratulate me on getting engaged to Adrian?âHer expression darkened. âDonât be delusional,
āļāļĢāļąāļāļāļĢāļļāļāļĨāđāļēāļŠāļļāļ : 2025-02-20A Luna of Ice : Reborn for vengeance    An enemy
Kaylaâs POV After my infuriating confrontation with Candice, I needed to calm down.And nothing helped clear my mind better than helping Ingrid sort out the records at the packs store.As I stepped inside, the familiar scent of parchment, ink, and old wood greeted me. Ingrid was behind the counter, scribbling something in a ledger. She looked up as soon as I walked in, and a slow, mischievous smile spread across her face.âWell, well, well,â she drawled. âLook who survived her first night with the Alpha.âI sighed, already starting to question my decision to come here. âIâm not in the mood, Ingrid.âShe ignored me, closing the ledger with a soft thump. âSo?â She leaned on the counter, eyes twinkling. âHow was it?âI rolled my eyes and moved past her toward the back of the store, where the financial records were stacked. âNothing happened.ââLiar.âI groaned. âNothing. Happened.âShe gasped dramatically. âYou mean to tell me you spent the entire night alone in his bed, and you didnât
āļāļĢāļąāļāļāļĢāļļāļāļĨāđāļēāļŠāļļāļ : 2025-02-21A Luna of Ice : Reborn for vengeance    Hector's confession
Kaylaâs POV I barely had time to process what was happening before a strong, unyielding arm blocked Leoâs attack. The force of the impact echoed through the shop, making Ingrid gasp beside me. Leo stumbled back, his wrist locked in a firm grip. But it wasnât Adrian who had come to my rescue. It was Hector. He stood between us, his expression calmâbut there was an unmistakable edge of danger in his eyes. He gripped Leoâs wrist so tightly that the noblemanâs face twisted in pain. âYou must be getting bold, Leo,â Hector said, his voice smooth but laced with warning. âTrying to raise a hand against the Alpha's Fiancee in broad daylight?â Leo winced and tried to yank his arm free, but Hectorâs grip didnât budge. âSheâs overstepping,â Leo hissed. âDigging into pack finances like she has the rightââ âThe right?â Hector chuckled darkly, finally releasing him. âSheâs engaged to Adrian. That gives her more right than youâll ever have.â He stepped forward, forcing Leo to back away. âYo
āļāļĢāļąāļāļāļĢāļļāļāļĨāđāļēāļŠāļļāļ : 2025-02-21A Luna of Ice : Reborn for vengeance    Savior
Kaylaâs POV I stood there for a long time after Hector left, my heart pounding in my chest. âBecause Iâve fallen for you.â His words played over and over in my mind, refusing to fade. HectorâAdrianâs stepbrother, the same villain I thought had tried to banish me awayâhad just confessed his feelings for meWhat was happening? Was this some type of trap? I let out a shaky breath, rubbing my temples. This wasnât good. Not at all. I didnât want any problems between Adrian and me. More than that, I didnât want problems between Adrian and Hector Because of me. Their relationship was already complicated enough without me in the middle of it. The best thing to do now was avoid Hector. Yes. That was the only solution. I just had to keep my distance, pretend that conversation never happened, and focus on what actually mattered: the missing funds and helping Alpha Adrian. I turned back to the stack of storage records on the desk and forced myself to concentrate. The missing funds we
āļāļĢāļąāļāļāļĢāļļāļāļĨāđāļēāļŠāļļāļ : 2025-02-22A Luna of Ice : Reborn for vengeance    Her secret
Kaylaâs POV Adrian stormed into the room with a fury that made the walls feel smaller. Behind him, several of his men followedâConnor and Logan at the front, their sharp eyes scanning the scene. His gaze locked onto me first. Then it dropped to Hector, who was still holding me. âWhat the hell is going on here?â he growled, his voice dangerously low. Before I could say a word, Adrian strode forward and pulled me out of Hectorâs arms. His grip was firm but careful, his hands brushing over my arms as if checking for injuries. âHector, what the fuck did you do to her?â Adrianâs voice was ice. "I swear to the goddess, if you've hurt a single hair on her body--." His body tensed in front of me, like a wall between Hector and me. I quickly shook my head, stepping between them before things escalated. âWait! wait no! Hector didn't hurt me, He just saved me.â Adrianâs brows furrowed. His eyes scanned me again, as if only now registering what I had said. âSaved you?â His voice softened
āļāļĢāļąāļāļāļĢāļļāļāļĨāđāļēāļŠāļļāļ : 2025-02-22
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A Luna of Ice : Reborn for vengeance    The founder of the Orphanage
Kayla's POV After breakfast, I insisted on helping the staff with choresâcleaning the tables, washing dishes, folding laundry. I needed to do something with my hands that would keep my thoughts from spiralling intodark thoughts.Plus I was eager to start helping the children as fast as possible. The funny thing was that the kids followed me around, asking questions about where I came from, if I had a wolf, if Iâd ever seen the Alpha in real life. I smiled and answered as vaguely as I could, not ready to explain the chaos Iâd run from. But for the first time in days, I felt a strange sense of peace.Like I was right where I should be. I was hanging laundry out back when one of the staffâElara, a tall woman with sharp gray eyes and a strong buildâapproached me. âYouâre quite the helper Miss Kayla,â she said, nodding with a basket on her hip. âI needed something to keep me busy,â I replied. She glanced around before adding, âYou know, Lady Anna swears youâve been here before.â
A Luna of Ice : Reborn for vengeance    The orphanage
Kayla I ended up spending the night at the Orphanage and it was one of the most restful nights I've had in weeks.Sure, I might have had one or two night mares where I saw Adrian kissing Candice in her room while my body wrecked with painful sobs, but hey, it was better than the nightmares I usually had about the darkness that was trying to take control of me.I knew that I would finally be able to get rid of the problem when I finally get to the Oracle's sanctuary, but I just had to wait until the guards weren't searching for me so persistently.To be honest, I'm surprised that Adrian was putting that much effort into finding me now when he had been ignoring me for the last few days.Hadn't Candice satisfied him enough? Or was he so greedy that he wanted the two of us at the same time?Men! I should have known better than to let myself trust them again. Especially after how Xavier treated me.I had stupidly let myself become a fool for love again! How pathetic!I definitely won't le
A Luna of Ice : Reborn for vengeance    Kayla and the Orphanage again
Kayla's POV I really didnât know where I was going at first. Not really. My feet just kept moving, dragging me farther away from the palace, from the pack... from Adrian. Every step felt more gut wrenching than the last, like my body wanted to turn back even though my heart refused to. Where do I go? I paused in the shadow of an old bakery, pressing my back to the cold brick wall as I hugged the jacket tighter around me. My breath was beginning to puff visibly in the cold evening air, and the wind cut through my clothes like icy knives.I would go to mountain, I finally decided. It was the only place I knew where I would be accepted by someone.I obviously couldn't go back to Xavier's pack but it was the only other place I knew, so the Oracle's sanctuary was my best vet.Plus If there was any place I could find answersâor strengthâit was with her. Maybe I could even finish my training. Maybe I could finally understand why I wasâĶ this. Why I couldnât control my power or trust my
A Luna of Ice : Reborn for vengeance    Kayla leaves
Kayla's POVI sat on the cold marble floor, clutching one of Adrianâs shirts to my chest, tears streaming down my face like a damn faucet I couldnât turn off.How could he do this to me? After everything. After all his promises to always fight for me. To never let me feel alone again.He spent the night with her.Candice.It took one fight, one misunderstanding, and he ran straight to her. I didnât even need to ask anyone. The moment Connor hesitantly told me the truth, I saw it. Clear as day. The shattered pieces of my heart lay scattered around the room like the vases Iâd broken last night.The bed smelled like him. The sheets, the pillows â all of it haunted me. His scent, his warmth... gone. Just like that.âHe was never going to choose you,â the necklace whispered in that low, silky voice that made my skin crawl. âMen like him choose women like Candice. Pretty, obedient. The kind that donât challenge them.ââShut up,â I muttered, dragging myself up to the bed to unzip the duffe
A Luna of Ice : Reborn for vengeance    Adrian loses Kayla
Adrian's POV I tried hard to remember last night but my head soon began to hurt from the effort and I still came up blankPanic was quickly beginning to seize me until I suddenly heard Candice's voice. "Relax Alpha," she said from across the room, her legs tucked under her in a chair by the window with a mug in her hand. "You don't need to try hard to remember what happened last night.""Huh?" I asked in confusion.Candice smiled. "I can read your emotions on your face, and what I meant to say was Nothing interesting happened." I blinked blearily at her. "What...?" "You passed out last night after drinking that extra bottle I told you not to drink," she said simply. "I didnât want the entire palace gossiping about how their great Alpha canât hold his liquor so I brought you to the guest room in my quarters. I just brought coffee for you this morning." She gestured to the tray on the table. I let out a breath of relief. I didn't betray Kayla because nothing had happened between us
A Luna of Ice : Reborn for vengeance    Adrian revealing his feelings
Adrianâs POVI'm an idiot, I know that. I'm an idiot who's hopelessly in love with a woman but still too scared of his feelings for her.These last few days have really wrecked my mental state and drinking with Candice made me forget my worries for just a few hours.But even that, didn't last long. Because once my eyes landed on Kayla, everything came flooding back.She had made lunch and brought it to me, which meant that she had been thinking of me and probably tried to reach me earlier but I had blocked her.I just wanted time to process thoughts without interruptions or guilt. But that turned out to be impossible because the second I saw the look on Kaylaâs face when I refused the food she brought, a bitter knot formed in my stomach. Her smile faltered and was replaced by something smaller, tighter. Hurt. She held the tray down carefully, almost as if she were afraid it would shatter if she moved too quickly.Then she offered to make dinner but I turned it down too and I could
A Luna of Ice : Reborn for vengeance    Adrian and Candice's quarters
Kayla's POV "It's not any of your concern Kayla. I suggest you drop it... for your own good."What nonsense was he saying. Xavier was my ex husband and very obvious enemy of Adrian. What did he mean it was non of my concern?I was very confused now. Didn't Hector say he had nothing to do with Xavier? Didn't he say he was going to change his relationship with Adrian for the better? What was he hiding now? I pressed on. âYou know meeting with him, especially after everything that happened, is only going to make things worse with Adrian. Do you really want to make things more complicated?â He turned his head toward me, his expression hardening slightly. âI donât care anymore what Adrian thinks. Heâs never cared about what Iâve done, and he never will. Besides, I donât see the problem with talking to someone who actually listens to me.â I felt my heart twist in my chest. âI know youâre upset, Hector, but you promised meâeven before I stopped Adrian from banishing youâthat youâd stop w
A Luna of Ice : Reborn for vengeance    Joining the dark side
Kayla's POV I couldnât get Xavierâs smug face out of my mind as I stormed down the hall. I needed to get away from him. From all of it. Adrian, Candice, Xavier... everything felt like it was crashing down. But I still had something to do. I walked briskly toward the holding cells, tray of food in my hands, trying to ignore the flutter of doubt and anger in my chest. I had come this far. I wasnât going to let Xavierâs words, or my own jealousy, ruin everything. When I reached Hectorâs cell, I paused for a moment. The guards were standing nearby, looking bored as usual. They didnât even seem to notice me at first, so I took the chance to slip past them. But then one of them suddenly stepped in my path, a scowl forming on his face. âWhere do you think youâre going?â he sneered. I blinked. âExcuse me?â âYou canât bring food to him,â the guard snapped, his tone rude and dismissive. I frowned. âActually, I can. And I will. Iâm Lady Kayla the Alphaâs fiancÃĐe, and Iâll bring food to
A Luna of Ice : Reborn for vengeance    Taking lunch to Hector
Kayla's POV My heart sank at Adrian's words. He didn't even want to talk to me this morning but he was here laughing his ass off and eating with Candice.I forced a smile, but it didnât reach my eyes. âOf course,â I muttered. âI didnât mean to interrupt.â Candice beamed at me, clearly in a much better mood than I was. âItâs good to see you again. Iâve really missed you,â she said, taking another bite of her food. I stood there, frozen, trying to ignore the bitterness that crept into my thoughts. Why was she so comfortable here? Why was she eating with him like they did this every day? And why had Adrian invited her to his office when he wouldn't even talk to me?Candice noticed the awkwardness and tried to bridge the tension. "Come sit with us! We have so much to catch up on, but we also have all the time in the world since I'm back living at the palace now!"That made me freeze.âWhat?â I asked, voice a little higher than I intended.Candice beamed. âAlot happened when you were aw
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