LOGINAlpha Kael’s POVI was already dressed, standing in front of the mirror, staring at my reflection while I adjusted the buttons of my black shirt.Every movement pulled at the wound in my side.The pain was still there, deep, sharp and annoying but I refused to let it stop me.I had spent enough time in that hospital bed. I was done.Liora was out there and Daniel was with her. That was all I cared about."Alpha Kael, please, you shouldn't be doing this” she said.I ignored Ruby's voice as I reached for my jacket then slipped it over my shoulders.The movement made pain shoot through my ribs and my jaw tightened but I didn't make a sound.Ruby stepped closer."You've just been discharged from surgery. You need to rest. You can barely move without hurting yourself” she said.I turned around."Then stop watching me move."Ruby immediately went quiet. Elena, who had been standing near the door, exchanged a nervous glance with Ruby.Neither of them said anything for a moment then Elena spo
Liora’s POVA small bell chimed above us and warm air immediately surrounded me, carrying the rich scent of freshly ground coffee, baked pastries, and something sweet that I couldn't identify as we stepped into the cafe.I stopped and my eyes widened."Wow."I slowly turned my head, taking everything in.The coffee shop was beautiful. More like Fancy.The interior had a sophisticated but comfortable appearance. There were dark wooden tables scattered around the room, elegant hanging lights above them, large windows allowing sunlight to spill inside, and shelves lined with different types of coffee beans and expensive-looking equipment.There were also small plants placed around the room, giving the entire place a warm and inviting feeling."This is your coffee shop?" I asked.Daniel smiled."One of them” he answered.I looked at him."How many do you have?" I asked.He shrugged."I don't know."I stared at him."You don't know?""Not exactly” he said."How can you own businesses and n
Liora’s POVI watched Daniel’s fingers move rapidly across the screen. Whatever Alpha Kael had sent him, Daniel clearly wasn't planning on letting me see it.His thumb moved across the screen several times before he finally locked his phone and placed it face down on the center console.My eyes narrowed."What did he say?" I asked.Daniel didn't even look at me."Who?" He asked.I stared at him."Don't do that” I warned."Do what?""Act stupid” I answered.A slow grin appeared on his face."I wasn't aware I was acting” he said."You just got a message from Alpha Kael and you immediately started typing a reply” I said."Very observant” he joked.I rolled my eyes."What did he say?" I asked.Daniel sighed dramatically, as if I had just asked him the most exhausting question in the world."Nothing important” he answered."Then why won't you tell me?" I asked."Because you'll worry” he said.I frowned."I won't.""You will” he argued.I folded my arms across my chest."You don't know me w
Liora’s POVI decided I wasn't going to say a word, not to Daniel about anything throughout this drive to the coffee shop and definitely not about why I had suddenly changed my mind and decided to leave with him.I sat quietly in the passenger seat, my hands resting in my lap as I stared through the window.The estate disappeared behind us.For the first few minutes, I didn't even look at Daniel. I simply watched the scenery change.The familiar roads slowly became busier as we approached the city. Buildings replaced trees, cars filled the streets, people moved along the sidewalks, living their ordinary lives.There was something strangely peaceful about watching them. They had no idea about the chaos happening behind the walls of the estate.They didn't know about Alpha Kael, they didn't know about Amarok, they didn't know about my blood and they didn't know that I had just walked out of an estate where everyone seemed to have an opinion about what I should do.For once, I was simply
Alpha Kael’s POVI had been awake for less than an hour, and I was already considering breaking every rule the doctors had given me.A nurse entered my room carrying a tray. I looked at it then at her."No” I said plainly.She stopped."I'm sorry?""I said no” I repeated.She placed the tray on the small table beside my bed."You need to eat. You haven't eaten properly since you arrived” she insisted."I've survived worse” I replied.She gave me a patient smile."Alpha Kael, you were shot, you lost a significant amount of blood and you're still recovering” she said.I stared at her."I don’t care.”She sighed."I'm only trying to help” she said."I don't need help” I replied.She glanced at the untouched tray."Then at least eat."I looked at the food."What exactly is that?" I asked."Breakfast.”"That doesn't answer my question.""It's eggs, bread and porridge” she explained.I stared at it."Take it away” I ordered.She frowned."You need food.""I'll eat when I leave” I said."You
Liora’s POVI stared at myself in the mirror one last time.After changing my mind more times than I cared to admit, I had eventually settled on a simple but elegant dress that made me feel comfortable enough to leave the estate without looking like I had spent the entire morning hiding in my room.I adjusted the fabric around my waist and looked at my reflection."Finally," I muttered.Fay, who had been sitting on the edge of my bed watching me struggle for what felt like an eternity, immediately stood."Are you done?""Yes."She walked toward me and straightened my dress."You look beautiful” she said."Thank you."She smiled."Are you sure you want to do this?" She asked.I looked at her through the mirror."I already said yes” I answered."That's not what I asked."I knew what she meant.Rio, Daniel, the estate and Alpha Kael all felt complicated, but I couldn't spend my entire life allowing everyone else to dictate what I could and couldn't do."I'm going” I said strongly.Fay no
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
Alpha Kael's POVThe fire’s warmth did nothing to chase the chill that had settled into my chest. She knelt there, slick with oil, the faint scent of jasmine clinging to her skin. The linen she wore was thin, clinging to her body, leaving nothing to the imagination. Every curve, every swell, ever
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







