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Chapter 23: Denial

Author: Juliana Rosewood
last update Last Updated: 2025-10-12 03:38:43

Kael's pov

I never should have touched her.

The thought hits me the moment the door slams shut behind me as I entered my house. The echo shakes the walls, but it does nothing to drown out the memory of her scent. The way her pulse had raced under my hand. I can still feel her heat against me, still hear the small, sharp breath she took when I leaned too close. Twice I nearly lost it. Twice I almost forgot who I was.

Two omegas jump when the sound of the door crashes through the house. They are standing near the entryway, their heads bowed. They were trembling so hard their hands shook. Great……sharing my personal space, the last thing I need tonight.

I walk toward them slowly, and their fear rolls through the room like smoke. I can smell it—salt and panic and submission. Why do they keep coming when they’re so terrified of me? I don’t choose Omegas to serve me like the other alphas do, I barely use them. Yet the school keeps sending them every semester like clockwork.

“Speak,” I growl.
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