เข้าสู่ระบบThe hallway outside his office felt too long. Every step Jenna took echoed against the tiled floor, her stomach twisting with a mix of dread and anger. She clenched her fists, whispering to herself.Don’t let him see you flinch. Don’t give him that satisfaction.But her palms were clammy.The door loomed ahead, half-open as if it had been waiting for her. She inhaled sharply before knocking.“Come in,” his deep voice commanded.Jenna pushed the door open and slipped inside. The office was drenched in power—dark wood shelves lined with books, the sharp scent of leather, and him standing there, broad shoulders squared, gaze locked on her.Alpha Ryker.He didn’t sit behind the desk. No, he leaned casually against it, as if he owned not just the office but her, too.“Close the door,” he said.Her jaw tightened, but she obeyed, shutting them into silence.“Come here,” he ordered, his voice smooth but heavy, carrying that dangerous authority she knew too well.Jenna’s spine stiffened. “No.
The classroom buzzed with chatter the moment the headmistress stepped aside, leaving the new lecturer in full view.“Gods, he’s so handsome…” one girl whispered behind Jenna.“God, did you see the way he walked in?” another girl whispered behind Jenna, her voice trembling with giddy awe.“I heard he’s an Alpha. Just look at him—those eyes!” another giggled.“I can’t even look straight at him his aura is too much,” another sighed, palms pressed to her flushed cheeks.“I heard he’s filthy rich… but he’s so young, so… lethal,” a male student muttered, not quite hiding his jealousy.“If he’s teaching here, I swear I’ll never skip a lecture again,” another boy added, half-joking, half-serious.The whole room seemed to hum with energy, a strange mix of admiration and awe. Students sat straighter, eyes glued to the tall man standing at the podium. His presence was suffocating, radiating raw dominance that made the air thick.Jenna, however, sat frozen, nails digging into her palm beneath the
The convoy rolled out of Kaelion’s estate under the pale morning sun, the sleek black Rolls-Royce in front catching every curious stare from passersby. Inside, the air was thick with unspoken words.The car ride was quiet.Too quiet.Jenna sat beside Maren in the backseat of the Rolls-Royce, the hum of the engine the only sound. Alpha Kaelion was in the front passenger seat, gaze fixed on the road ahead, his profile sharp and unreadable. Not a single word had passed between them since they left the pack grounds.Her fingers twisted in her lap. Maren kept glancing at her but didn’t speak either, like she could feel the tension pressing against the glass.Jenna hated silence when it felt like this—tight, like a bowstring ready to snap.She adjusted the strap of her bag. “We’ll… be at the school in an hour?” she asked, more to break the quiet than anything else.Kaelion’s eyes slid to her. “Forty minutes.”That was all. No smile, no softness. Just the kind of voice that told her he was b
Jenna’s body went rigid at the sound of his voice.“Tell me… have you met my younger brother Drake at school?”Her heart gave a sharp, traitorous thud. She could feel his chest against her back, the weight of his arm over her waist, the warmth of his breath at her ear. She didn’t dare move.Instead, she let her breathing even out—slow, deep, measured.Pretend to be asleep. Just… pretend.Kaelion was silent for a long moment, his fingers twitching faintly against her stomach like he could tell she was faking it. But then, with a quiet huff, he shifted behind her, pulling her even closer. His lips brushed her hair.“Sleep, little sin,” he murmured.She forced herself to stay still until his breathing grew heavier, slower.She kept her body still until she felt the rhythm of his breathing grow heavy and deep. Only then did she let out the breath she’d been holding.Sleep didn’t come easily after that.******The next morningThe first rays of dawn filtered through the curtains when she n
The kiss in Kaelion’s study was nothing like the tentative ones of before. It was fire—hot, greedy, consuming. Jenna’s hands trembled against the hard plane of his chest, not from fear, but from the overwhelming weight of his presence. The Alpha King didn’t kiss like a man searching for answers. He kissed like he was claiming the truth from her lips, like he could devour every lie, every hesitation, and leave her bare beneath his gaze. Her body pressed back against the edge of his desk as his fingers curled into the sheer fabric of her nightwear, the delicate material doing nothing to hide the curves beneath. “You’re hiding something from me,” he murmured against her lips, his voice low, dangerous, laced with the kind of authority that made her heartbeat stutter. “And I’m going to find out what it is.” Before she could respond, his mouth captured hers again, deeper this time. His hands moved with rough certainty—one gripping her jaw, tilting her head to take more of him, the
The morning sun cast a soft glow through the classroom windows, but Jenna felt none of its warmth. She sat stiffly beside Maren, eyes glued to the front of the class, ignoring Cassia’s snide smirks and Lorain’s whispering behind her. Her spine straightened with icy resolve. She wasn’t going to give them the satisfaction of knowing they got to her.But it wasn’t just Cassia and Lorain that unsettled her.It was Drake.Every time she dared a glance in his direction, he was already looking at her—his eyes filled with a pain so raw it twisted something deep inside her. And yet, when she tried to approach him after the first class, he turned his back and walked away.It was as if seeing her hurt him more than ignoring her did.By the end of the school day, Jenna was exhausted, both emotionally and physically. As she stepped outside with Maren, she stopped abruptly.Lines of sleek black cars waited in front of the building like a convoy of royalty. The scent of her mate hit her before she e







