🔥 Who is the mysterious stranger caught spying on Graham, and what dark truth does her presence reveal? Could she be the real poisoner? 👉 The next chapter will shatter trust and reveal that not everyone on the beach is who they claim to be.
The sea was calmer now. Its waves rolled with a lazy rhythm against the sand, the sound muffled by the distance as Aiden and Lena moved along the stone-paved pathway leading away from the records office. Together, they had dug through the resort’s records—guest registries, kitchen staff schedules, delivery logs—anything that might shed light on who could have orchestrated the poisoning of Lucas during that fateful private lunch.It wasn’t much, but it was something.“I still think it had to be a server,” Aiden said finally, breaking the silence.Lena didn’t answer.He looked sideways at her, expecting her usual quick-witted response, but she walked with her arms folded lightly, her eyes distant, her lips pressed together in a thin, unreadable line.Her silence wasn’t like her.“Or,” Aiden continued, slower now, “a staff member working under orders. A guest might have paid them off. Someone who hates the twins enough to risk it all. It wouldn’t be the first time.”Still nothing from L
The cab rolled away, carrying Clara off into the city. Ethan lingered at the curb, the faint scent of her perfume still clinging to the air like a ghost. He adjusted the cuff of his tailored shirt, expression unreadable, though the glint in his eyes suggested satisfaction.He turned, ready to head back when he caught sight of three figures walking towards him.Lily, Maya, and their ever-looming bodyguard.Ethan smirked.“Ah,” he murmured to himself, smoothing his hair back. “Perfect timing.”They came to a halt a few feet away.“Ethan,” Lily said flatly.“Maya,” he replied, voice smooth, almost amused. His gaze lingered deliberately on Lily, as though Maya and the bodyguard were merely furniture. “And Lily. You’re glowing as always, even in anger.”Her eyes narrowed. “Don’t.”“Don’t what?” He spread his hands, his smile widening. “Don’t acknowledge beauty when I see it? That would be dishonest, wouldn’t it?”Maya folded her arms. “Cut the act. We saw you with Clara. What were you t
The atmosphere around the beach resort carried a strange feeling. Two days had passed since Lucas collapsed at lunch, poisoned in front of all of them. Two days, and already the resort had begun to suffocate under whispers. Everyone had heard the story, thanks to Clara’s article, and everyone had an opinion.The group—Lucas, Liam, Lily, Maya, and the others—had scattered into their assigned tasks like hunters stalking a predator in the jungle. Everyone wanted answers. Everyone wanted justice.But Lucas and Liam had been pulled out of sight.By Alpha Dean’s order, the boys were confined to their suite with strict protection. One bodyguard remained inside their rooms, while another trailed Lily at a “respectful” distance, though Lily could feel his eyes on her every move.The article Clara had published gnawed at everyone. It painted Lucas as a weak boy who couldn’t even sense danger in his food. The insult stung sharper than the attempt on his life.For Maya and Lily, the mission had
Lena’s blood turned to fire the moment she heard the voice.It was smooth, familiar, and impossible.Ethan.She had warned him not to come here no matter what and Ethan had promised. Promised he wouldn’t follow. Promised he wouldn’t interfere.Yet here he was.Ethan’s gaze swept across the room as though savoring their stunned expressions.Lily stood frozen at the doorframe, the Alpha twins stiff with restrained hostility, Aiden unreadable by the window, Graham stepping protectively closer to Lucas, Maya clutching her notebook in wide-eyed confusion—and Lena, sitting still, her heart a storm under a serene mask.“Who are you?” one of the bodyguards asked sharply, stepping forward.Ethan smiled.“Relax,” he said smoothly, tilting his head with calculated ease. “No need to get tense. I’m just here for Lily.”Lily’s jaw dropped. “For me?” she snapped, her voice sharp with disbelief.“Yes, you,” Ethan replied, his grin widening as though this were some private joke between them. He leane
The air in Lily’s suite felt heavier than it should have been.Everyone was gathered in the living room area and today, none of them were interested in excuses or distractions.“We can’t keep pretending this is some unfortunate coincidence,” Lily began, her voice sharp, cutting into the tension. “Someone poisoned Lucas. Someone is now threatening Liam. And that same person is still roaming freely around this resort while we sit here doing nothing but wait to be attacked again.”Her voice trembled slightly, though she tried to hide it. Her protective instincts toward her mates made her chest tight with fury.Liam placed a calming hand on her wrist. “We’re not doing nothing, Lily. That’s why we’re here. To put a plan together. To stop whoever this coward is before they try again.”Lucas’s lips curved into a grim smirk. He hated how weak he looked, even after recovering from the poison. “And to make them pay for daring to touch me.” His tone dripped with venom.Graham stopped pacing an
The faint scent of disinfectant still clung to Lucas’s skin as they walked out of the hospital, even though he was finally free of the sterile white walls and endless check-ups. The afternoon sunlight hit his face, warm and golden, and for a moment he just closed his eyes and let the warmth seep into him. He had missed this—fresh air, freedom, and the sound of the waves somewhere in the distance.Lily walked beside him, her hand never leaving his arm, as though afraid he might stumble or be whisked back inside. Liam carried Lucas’s overnight bag slung over his shoulder with the ease of someone used to shouldering burdens, though his eyes were sharp and watchful. The joy of Lucas’s discharge was real, but there was still an unspoken weight pressing down on all of them.Behind them, the others followed, and, of course, the shadows that trailed them everywhere—the two private investigators who doubled as bodyguards—remained uncomfortably close. Lily bit back a sigh. "Just ignore th