MasukChapter 90: The Alpha's Soft SpotROWANIt took me some minutes before I could reach Rosette Restaurant and Suite.I killed the engine, got out of the car, and walked towards their front glass doors. Normally, I don’t stop at the main desk. I used to walk straight past because I am one of their exclusive, high-tier customers; I'm an Alpha whose pack business keeps their upper floors busy. But tonight was different. I came as a guest, invited by the little woman whose memory had been hunting my thoughts all afternoon while I sat behind my office desk. I tried to force my face into a welcoming expression, but it didn't work. My jaw stayed locked. When the desk girls saw me crossing the lobby, they quickly snapped out of their idle chit-chat. One of them scrambled to straighten her uniform, subtly adjusting the collar to reveal more of her chest. I didn't care about the performance; I just looked straight into her eyes.She cleared her throat, her voice sliding up an octave. "Erm, A
ROWANI didn't want to leave her place.In fact, if I had my way, I would be living there with her. It would just be her and me, away from the noise of the world, away from the pack house, away from all the duties that always seemed to pull me in different directions.Just me and my Cinderella.But I couldn't do that.I couldn't just ignore my duties, and I couldn't leave my daughter to sleep alone in the pack house. I had never done that before, and even though she was growing older, it still felt hard to do.I rubbed my face and leaned back in my chair.Both of them were tormenting me with their fight.My daughter hated her best friend now because she was with me, and every time I thought about it, guilt pressed hard against my chest.I was the one who ruined their relationship.And now I was the one who had to protect Thea from bullies, trouble, and whatever else could come her way because of it.Sometimes, I wondered if I had made everything worse by bringing Cinderella into my li
THEAI took a deep breath and got hold of myself before reaching for my mum's hand. "Don't worry too much, Mum. I'll be fine." I gave her hand a small squeeze. "And whatever happens, I'll be able to handle it."Mum looked at me for a while without saying anything.I could almost see the words she wanted to say sitting on her tongue, but she held them back. She knew she couldn't easily change my mind anymore.Not when I already liked Rowan.She finally sighed and nodded. "Call me if it's something you can't handle."I smiled. "Sure, I'll do."She gave my hand one last squeeze before standing up. "Well, I made something for him."I blinked. "For him?"She was already walking toward the kitchen, leaving me no choice but to follow. My curiosity immediately took over. "What's that?"Mum didn't answer me until she reached the kitchen. She stopped beside a box sitting carefully on the counter and turned to look at me."I knew you would come after he came himself to tell me what was going on.
THEAI summoned up the courage to speak anyway; she has to know now rather than later, when it might be worse."We're not together anymore, Mum."The moment the words left my mouth, Mum's hand slipped away from mine.I looked down at where her hand had been and felt something sink inside my chest."I'm sorry, Mum. I didn't want something like that to happen between us, but I can't help it," I quickly said, hoping she would understand me.She didn't say anything at first. Her eyes stayed on me, studying my face like she was trying to find the part of me that had changed."What really happened?" she finally asked. I swallowed. "Tell me. Why did you fight with your friend?"My tongue suddenly felt heavy in my mouth. I looked away from her, my fingers twisting together. "I...""Answer me!" she snapped. "Why did you fight with your helper?"I almost jumped at the sharpness in her voice.My wolf stirred inside me, reacting to her sudden anger, but I forced myself to stay where I was.Mum's
THEAThe next morning, I woke up and reached to the other side of the bed, but my hand touched nothing.Rowan wasn't beside me.I stared at the space for a few seconds before slowly sitting up.I was already starting to regret my decision to live far away from him.I had forgotten that he still had his duties to attend to and a daughter to return to. Of course, he couldn't just stay with me all the time because I had a new house.I sighed and pushed my hair away from my face. Maybe I was getting too used to having him around.I stood up and stretched my body, feeling the tiredness slowly leave me.Can I even live alone?I had never really lived alone before.I was always with my mother or at least had someone around me. Even when I was away from my mother, there was always someone I could talk to or someone I could see, but now, this house was mine, and I was all alone.I looked around the bedroom and smiled softly.I had thought I would bring my mother here. I had already imagined he
THEAI still couldn't believe it.I was a house owner!I stood there for a few seconds, staring around me as if the house would suddenly disappear if I looked away.A house.My own house.I moved away from Rowan and walked further into the living room, slowly looking around as I tried to take everything in. The walls were painted white, making the whole place look bright and clean. There was a big TV in front of the black chairs, and the table in the middle was decorated with pink, soft pink.My favorite color.A small smile spread across my face as I reached out and touched one of the decorations on the table.They had really thought about me.I turned around and looked at the people who were following me as I admired the house."Whose idea was this?" I asked, looking between Rosa and Rowan.They both pointed at each other at the same time."His.""Hers."They stopped.I blinked at them.They looked at each other. Then they both quickly looked away.I couldn't hold it anymore. I burs
THEAA week.It had been a full week since I moved into my best friend’s house. A week since I had that encounter with her dad... since I’d been on my knees in his room, tasting him, losing myself in the sheer, overwhelming size of him.And since then? He had become a ghost.Rowan started hiding
ROWANBeing home today felt like the best thing that had ever happened to me, but it was also the scariest.When my daughter and her best friend walked into the house, I sensed them right away. Something about her friend hit me hard. Her scent drifted toward me, faint because she was an omega, but
THEAHe didn't wait for an answer... He pushed forward, sliding into my mouth. I gasped, a muffled sound of surprise, and immediately began to choke."I knew it. You can't take more than this," he smirked, though his voice was thick with need. He started to move his hips, a slow, punishing drive t
THEABut before Liana could drag me over to that huge dining table that could fit two whole families, I stopped her right there in the hallway."What?" She raised her brows at me, looking a bit confused.I pressed my hand against my stomach. "I'm feeling pressed. I need to use the bathroom," I said







