Se connecterLiora’s POVFor several seconds, I didn’t move. I was still sitting above Alpha Kael, staring into his eyes while my heart beat so hard that I was certain he could hear it.I had no idea what had come over me.Maybe it was the tension that had been building between us for weeks, maybe it was everything that had happened lately, maybe I was simply tired of fighting what I felt whenever he came close to me.Whatever the reason, I knew I had crossed a line and I wasn't sure I wanted to step back.Alpha Kael stared at me as though he was trying to understand the woman sitting in front of him.There was something different in his expression. The usual confidence was still there, but beneath it was surprise.He hadn't expected me to take control, neither had I."You've gone quiet," I whispered.His eyes remained fixed on mine."I'm trying to understand you” he said.I swallowed."Do you?" I asked."No” he answered.His answer made me smile despite myself. I liked making him speechless.Whil
Alpha Kael’s POV(Few Moments Ago)I had called Liora to my room for one reason, at least, that was what I had told myself.She had disobeyed me again when she had left the estate with Daniel.She had walked through the city beside him while reporters followed them, she had allowed herself to become the center of a spectacle that could have ended very differently.And somehow, despite everything, I had been the one who ended up fighting my own brother in the middle of the street.My injury still hurt, every movement reminded me of the bullet. Yet none of that angered me as much as the thought of Liora with Daniel.I wanted to warn her, I wanted her to understand that she couldn't continue making decisions without considering the consequences and I wanted to punish her for making me feel something I had no intention of feeling.That was the plan. A stern conversation, a warning, maybe something harsher if she refused to listen then she had walked through my door and every thought in my
Liora’s POVBy the time evening arrived, I had spent enough time wondering what Alpha Kael wanted with me to make myself nervous.The guard’s words kept replaying in my head.“Alpha Kael requested your presence later in the evening.”That was it, no further explanation to give me an insight to prepare me or even a reason for being called. I had been given nothing but an order.I had considered refusing several times.After everything that had happened lately, I wasn't exactly eager to walk into Alpha Kael's room voluntarily. Especially after the way he had acted in the car.But Fay had been very clear about it when she saw the look on my face as the time to meeting with Alpha Kael drew closer."Don't do it, Liora” she had warned.I had stared at her."Don't do what?" I asked innocently, as if I didn’t already understand what she was saying."Don't step on Alpha Kael's toes anymore" she clarified.I had frowned."I don't think I'm stepping on his toes” I said.Fay gave me a look."Lio
Amarok’s POVI had expected Daniel to be difficult.Men like Daniel did not usually walk into a conversation with a stranger and willingly accept whatever they were told. They questioned everything, they searched for weaknesses, and they looked for hidden motives even when there were none.Daniel had every reason to be suspicious of me, that was why I had been careful.I didn't tell him everything. Instead, I gave him enough truth to make him question the things he already believed.That was always more effective than forcing someone to accept a new truth.You didn't have to destroy their beliefs, you only had to make them doubt them and it worked.We sat across from each other in the quiet corner of the restaurant, our conversation stretching far longer than I had expected. What was supposed to be a short meeting had turned into something almost comfortable.Daniel asked questions, I answered, then he asked more."I want Liora out of Alpha Kael's control” I said.Daniel's expression
Liora’s POV I had barely closed the door before Fay turned toward me and told me to tell her everything.I sat beside her then started from the beginning.I told her about Daniel taking me to his café, I told her about the reporters, I explained how uncomfortable I had been when they started asking questions about me.I told her how Alpha Kael had arrived, how he had punched Daniel, how Daniel challenged him, how the fight had started and finally, I told her about Rebecca.Fay listened without interrupting and by the time I finished, she was staring at me with a strange expression.“What?”She shook her head.“I'm just processing all of this” she said then looked at me. “I can see why you’re worried”I frowned.“I'm not worried” I said. “I just don't trust Rebecca.”“You're worried about Daniel” she said.I didn't answer then she sighed.“Liora, Daniel is a grown man. He can make his own decisions.”“I know” I said.“If he wants to spend time with Rebecca, that's his choice and if th
Daniel’s POV I still didn't know what to make of the man standing in front of me.Yet he had somehow managed to find me in a parking garage, with two guards standing beside my car as though they had been waiting for me.That alone was enough to make me cautious.I studied him for a few seconds. He didn't look nervous, he didn't look aggressive either. There was just something strangely calm about him.I didn't trust him, not even slightly, but I wanted to know what he wanted.“Fine,” I said. “Where do you want to talk?”“There is a restaurant nearby” he replied.I hesitated. Everything about the situation felt strange.A man I had never met had approached me in a parking garage and asked me to follow him to a restaurant.Under normal circumstances, I would have refused. But I had a feeling that whatever he wanted to say involved my family and I wanted answers.“Lead the way” I said.We left the parking garage and I followed him to a restaurant a few minutes away.It wasn't particular
Liora's POVMy skin tingled as the maids’ hands glided over me, spreading oil down my shoulders, across the slope of my collarbone, over the curve of my breasts, down my ribs and over my waist. Their touch was careful, almost timid, as if I were a fragile artifact rather than a living woman.The s
I still remember the smell of smoke, thick and chocking, curling into my lungs, and the sound of my mother’s screams echoing through the house as she was slaughtered along with my father for trusting the wrong people.Though it has been a long time since that night, it is burned into me as if it ha
The Alpha Losing ControlKael’s POV“Your blood… shouldn’t exist.”The words left my mouth before I could stop them.For a moment, silence settled between us.Liora stared at me as if I had spoken a language she did not understand. Her breathing was uneven, her chest rising and falling beneath the
Liora’s POV“She is dangerous.”Alpha Kael’s voice followed me like a shadow as the guards dragged me from the room.My feet barely touched the floor as they hauled me through the doorway, their grips iron-tight around my arms. The heavy doors slammed shut behind us with a thunderous boom that ech







