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작가: Gem Lynne
last update 최신 업데이트: 2025-06-30 18:25:15

Alina’s POV

I should’ve been relieved that the ball was over.

But no. The moment we stepped out of that grand hall, reality started to feel… fragile. Like glass under my feet.

We’d done well, Lucian and I. Pretending like we were the real thing. Smiling in sync. Dancing like every step was choreographed by fate. His hand never left mine, not even once. I laughed, tilted my head when he whispered something ridiculous, and leaned in just right when others were watching. It felt smooth. Too smooth.

But I didn’t miss the eyes. The curiosity cloaked behind champagne glasses. The sideways glances filled with wonder, or worse, suspicion. It clung to me all night like perfume I never asked to wear.

Lucian, on the other hand, played his role effortlessly. Powerful. Respected. Feared. Everything an Alpha was supposed to be.

And hot. Goddess, it still annoys me how good he looked in that suit.

Still, even with all the acting, I couldn’t deny we looked like we had it all.

Even if it was a lie.

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  • BOUND TO MY ALPHA ENEMY    26

    Alina's POVBy the time I reached my room, I only then realized I’d been holding my breath since storming out of Lucian’s chambers. The air rushed out of my lungs like I had just escaped a collapsing building. I leaned against the door, pressing it shut with my back, as if it were the only thing keeping his memory from clawing its way back in with blood-stained hands.How won’t I fucking be on edge?That jerk wiped out a family, or so I thought, and nearly did it in front of me like it was just another chore in his day. After hearing Lily’s trembling warnings of his beast mode, I’d been walking on a tightrope stretched over hellfire. The tension hadn’t left me, not in my legs, not in my spine, and definitely not in the knot curling at the pit of my stomach.When Lucian grabbed me earlier, I swore my heart stopped. The fire in his eyes wasn’t just rage. It was feral. Untamed. Like a wolf with no conscience. I’d stood up to him, foolishly, maybe, but I wasn’t fearless. Far from it.

  • BOUND TO MY ALPHA ENEMY    25

    Lucian’s POV I was still heated, my blood thrumming through my veins like war drums as I left the heat room. Rage clung to me like smoke. Every breath I drew was tight, sharp, the kind that carved your lungs with invisible blades.“Clean it up,” I growled to the Gammas as I passed.They stood straighter, their voices in unison.“Yes, Alpha.”The stench of blood followed me like a shadow, even as I stepped into the quieter halls. The walls didn’t echo with screams, but they echoed with memory. My boots made heavy contact with the polished floors as I strode toward my chambers.Once inside, I jammed the door close behind me. I pulled a cigarette from the wooden box on the table, lit it, and brought it to my lips. The first drag cooled nothing inside me. I blew the smoke toward the ceiling and clenched my jaw, Alina’s face burning through my thoughts. That damned look of defiance in her eyes. Like she could tame me. Like I was hers to bend.The door burst open like thunder cracking. Cad

  • BOUND TO MY ALPHA ENEMY    24

    Alina's POV I walked into my room like a ghost, shoulders sagging under the weight of what I had just witnessed. The air was still, almost suffocating in its silence. The bed was neatly arranged, the pillow fluffed as if it were expecting me to lay down and forget the nightmare just outside those walls. But how could I?Cade’s words echoed in my mind: "You can still rethink it."Was it more than a warning? A plea? Or just a seed of doubt planted deep enough to grow roots? I didn’t know. All I knew was that the man I agreed to align myself with, the man who once tormented me, had just put a bullet through a woman’s skull without blinking. A mother. For what? Dominance?I sat slowly at the edge of the bed, numb and cold. My thoughts tangled into knots I couldn’t undo. My heartbeat was slow, heavy, like it had become too exhausted to keep pace with the storm inside me. I stared blankly ahead, unsure how long I stayed like that until I heard a soft knock and the creak of the door ope

  • BOUND TO MY ALPHA ENEMY    23

    Alina’s POV I stood like a living shield before the two women whose lives meant nothing to the man who ruled with an iron heart. My feet trembled, not from fear, but the weight of knowing they could be snatched out from under me with a single shot. My throat dried as my lips parted, barely forming the words I repeated.“You can’t kill them, Lucian,” I repeated.His expression didn’t shift in disbelief or surprise. No, it twisted, slowly, like a storm winding into something more destructive. His eyes narrowed, not in confusion, but rage barely contained. He started approaching me.His steps were slow but heavy, each one echoing across the heat room like a warning bell. The silence between us was loud, so loud I could hear my own heartbeat pounding like war drums.Then he reached me.His hand caught my arm, not with tenderness or restraint, but like someone catching a falling branch midair. His grip was careless, nails biting into my skin without a hint of remorse.“What are you doin

  • BOUND TO MY ALPHA ENEMY    22

    Alina’s POV I shook my head, my voice soft but firm. “I don’t wish to interfere. I just want to look at what’s happening.”It was a lie. A tiny one, maybe. But it came out too smoothly for my liking. The truth was, I needed to know what kind of man I was really tying myself to, even if temporarily. But I didn’t want to scare Lily more than she already looked. Her pale face and trembling hands gave her away.“You can’t go there… it’s horrible,” she whispered, almost pleading. “His beast mode is always activated in there. People say he becomes someone else, bloodthirsty and cold.”I placed my hand gently on her shoulder, mustering a reassuring smile. “Don’t worry. You won’t get in trouble. I won’t go in. I just want to see… from a distance.”My words sounded more like a promise, and after a brief hesitation, she gave in with a reluctant nod.We walked in silence, tension curling in the air like a snake ready to strike. The path behind the packhouse felt longer than it truly was. With e

  • BOUND TO MY ALPHA ENEMY    21

    Alina’s POV He hesitated. Blinked. Then turned his eyes to mine, haunted with something I couldn’t name.“She was…”“Was it his past lover?” I asked quietly, not sure if I wanted to know, but needing to.The wind stirred around us, and Cade said nothing.Not yet.Then he shrugged with a chuckle that sounded more like a defense mechanism than something genuine. It didn’t come from the gut, not like laughter that rolled out of joy. No, this was the kind of chuckle people used to cover things up.“I think you should ask him,” he said.I narrowed my eyes slightly and tilted my head. “What? Don’t want to snitch on your Alpha to his soon-to-be bride? That loyal?” I teased, half-smirking.Cade shook his head, a glint of something unreadable in his gaze. “Not really. I just prefer not to get in between. And I know if you ask, he might actually tell you.”I rolled my eyes. “Yeah… like you’d confess to your new fling about your ex right when you’re screwing her,” I said dryly, the sarcasm prac

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