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Chapter 23: The Alpha’s Claim

Author: Sheenzafar
last update publish date: 2025-10-19 03:01:27

Once the maid was dragged away by the guards, it were only the three of us left alone in silence when suddenly Kael's voice cracked like a whip, slicing through the silence of the hall.

"What the hell are you doing here?"

My whole body froze, blood turning to ice as his shadow fell over me. The fury in his eyes made my breath catch.

I had rehearsed nothing for this moment. I hadn't thought I'd need to. All I had wanted was to quietly slip Karl's cloak back int
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    Her fingers moved against the blanket. “But I know what it feels like when someone takes your choices away from you. I know what it feels like to be trapped by someone else’s decisions.” She paused. “That doesn’t excuse what you did to me.” “I know,” he whispered. “I don’t forgive you for what you did, Kael.” He lowered his eyes. Aria felt the sting of the words even as she spoke them. Not because they were untrue, but because she could see how carefully he was preparing himself to accept them. She reached for his hand. He looked down as her fingers touched his. “But I don’t hate you anymore.” Kael stopped breathing for a moment. Aria gave his hand a gentle squeeze. “I’m not saying everything is fixed. It isn’t. I’m not saying I trust you completely, because I don’t know if I can yet. And I’m not promising that tomorrow I’ll wake up and suddenly be able to forget everything that happened between us.” She watched him closely. “But when I think about you now, I don’t only

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