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CHAPTER 21 - Power Games

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last update 게시일: 2026-01-27 16:04:33

LIORA’S POV

I forced a smile onto my face, the expression feeling brittle and fake.

“Thank you, Lady Elora. You’re too kind.”

Elora’s eyes sparkled with satisfaction. “Actually, I was just about to have tea with some of the ladies. Why don’t you join us? It would be the perfect opportunity for you to meet everyone before the party tomorrow.”

My stomach dropped. The last thing I wanted was to spend an afternoon with Elora and her friends, being scrutinized and judged while she played her perfect
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  • THE ALPHA’S QUIET TEMPTATION    CHAPTER 65 - Following

    LUCAS’S POVI stared at the document in front of me, reading the same line for the third time without comprehending a single word.Trade agreements with the northern territories. Important, time-sensitive matters that required my immediate attention.But my mind refused to cooperate.Where was she? What was happening with the search party? Had they found Darren’s carriage yet?I forced my eyes back to the document. The northern clans wanted a reduction in tariffs for grain exports in exchange for…Were they safe? Had something happened during the storm? What if they were injured?My jaw clenched with frustration. This was ridiculous. I was the Alpha, with an entire pack depending on my leadership, and I couldn’t focus because of one girl.One girl who was my son’s surrogate and therefore absolutely off limits.I thought about Darren’s possessive claim yesterday morning. She belongs with me. The tone in his voice, the way he’d looked at me when he said it.A challenge, more of a warnin

  • THE ALPHA’S QUIET TEMPTATION    CHAPTER 64 - Found

    LIORA’S POVPanic clawed at my chest as I searched the area around the stream.“Darren!” I called again, my voice echoing off the trees. “This isn’t funny!”No response. Just the endless burble of water over stones and the rustle of leaves in the breeze.He wouldn’t just leave me. No He wouldn’t.Unless something had happened to him. What if he’d fallen? Been attacked by an animal? Or Gotten lost himself?I had to find him.I started walking upstream, thinking maybe he’d gone that direction to scout. My wet shift clung to my legs, making movement awkward.The rocks along the stream bank were still slippery from the rain. I tried to be careful, but my focus was split between watching my footing and scanning the forest for any sign of Darren.My foot landed on a moss-covered stone. It gave way beneath me.I fell hard, my ankle twisting at an unnatural angle. Pain shot up my leg so intense that black spots danced across my vision.A cry tore from my throat before I could stop it.“Liora!

  • THE ALPHA’S QUIET TEMPTATION    CHAPTER 63 - The Stream.

    LIORA’S POVSleep found me eventually despite the discomfort of the cave floor and my aching side.But dreams came with it.I was back in Lord Cassius’s estate, standing in the main hall as Lady Becca’s shrill voice condemned me.“Murderer! You poisoned my husband!”The guards grabbed my arms, dragging me toward the door. But this time there was no trial, no sentence, no delay.They took me straight to the courtyard where a scaffold waited.“No,” I gasped, struggling against their grip. “Please, I didn’t do it. Someone help me!”But no one came. The crowd watched with cold, indifferent eyes as they forced me up the steps.Darren stood among them. I called his name, begged him to save me like he had before.He just turned away.The rope went around my neck, rough hemp scratching my skin.“Please,” I sobbed. “Someone help me. Please!”The floor dropped away beneath my feet.“Liora!”Hands shook my shoulders. I jerked awake with a scream that echoed off the cave walls, my whole body trem

  • THE ALPHA’S QUIET TEMPTATION    CHAPTER 62 - The Storm

    ELORA’S POVThe carriage swayed gently as we traveled, but I couldn’t settle.I kept lifting the edge of the curtain to peer out the window, scanning the road behind us for any sign of Darren’s carriage. Nothing. It was just an empty road and distant trees.“My lady,” my head handmaiden, Iris, said sharply. “Please keep the curtains closed. The dust from the road will ruin your complexion.”I let the fabric fall back into place, my jaw clenching with irritation. “I was just checking our position.”“We’re exactly where we’re supposed to be. Fourth in the convoy, as befits your station.” Iris’s tone was prim. “Lord Darren’s carriage will arrive when it arrives. Your fretting won’t make it go faster.”I wanted to snap at her, but Iris had been with me since childhood. She was one of the few people who could speak to me with such bluntness without consequence.Instead, I picked up my embroidery, trying to focus on the delicate stitches. But my mind kept wandering to that wolfless bitch in

  • THE ALPHA’S QUIET TEMPTATION    CHAPTER 61 - The fall

    LIORA’S POVThe rain started as a light drizzle, but within minutes it became a downpour.The coachman and the male servants worked frantically on the broken wheel, their clothes quickly soaking through. But progress was slow, the rain making everything slippery and difficult.“This isn’t working,” the coachman shouted over the increasing wind. “The rain’s making it impossible to set the rim properly. We need to wait for it to pass.”“We can’t just stand here in the storm,” Darren said, water already dripping from his hair. “We need shelter.”“My lord!” One of the maids pointed into the tree line. “I saw what looked like an old hunting shelter that way. Maybe a quarter mile in.”“Show us,” Darren commanded.The maid led the way, and we all followed in a hasty line. The servants grabbed what supplies they could carry from the wagon. The forest floor was already turning muddy, making each step treacherous. I held my skirts up as best I could, trying not to slip.“Stay close,” Darren ca

  • THE ALPHA’S QUIET TEMPTATION    CHAPTER 60 - Absolutely not.

    LIORA’S POVI stood frozen between Lucas’s carriage and the arguing voices behind me.“Absolutely not,” Darren said firmly, moving to stand beside me. His hand found my elbow. “Liora should ride with me and Elora. She’s my surrogate. She belongs with me.”The possessive claim in his voice made me flinch. Belongs with me. Like I was property to be assigned.Lucas’s expression remained carefully neutral. “As you wish.”“This is already becoming a spectacle,” Elora said, her voice sharp with irritation. “Can we please just settle this and leave?”“Then it’s decided. Liora rides with me.” Darren’s grip on my elbow tightened slightly.“But Darren,” Elora protested, her voice sharp. “I thought we were riding together. We have things to discuss about the week’s events.”“You can ride in your own carriage,” Darren said without looking at her. “Liora needs proper accommodation, and my carriage has space.”Elora’s face flushed with anger. “This is highly inappropriate. People will talk.”“Let

  • THE ALPHA’S QUIET TEMPTATION    CHAPTER 16 - The welcome Party

    LIORA’S POVI had barely made it inside my pavilion when a knock sounded at the door.My heart was still racing from what I’d just witnessed, Elora’s blood-spattered face still burned fresh in my mind. I pressed myself against the wall, willing whoever it was to go away.The knock came again, light

    last update최신 업데이트 : 2026-03-19

  • THE ALPHA’S QUIET TEMPTATION    CHAPTER 14 - The fall.

    LIORA’S POV My mouth opened, but no words came out. I knew what I wanted to say. The truth was at the tip of my tongue. But standing there with hundreds of eyes boring into me, with Lucas’s gaze pinning me in place, my tongue felt thick and useless. “I…” I started, then faltered. “She didn’t d

    last update최신 업데이트 : 2026-03-19

  • THE ALPHA’S QUIET TEMPTATION    CHAPTER 15 - Blood on her face.

    LIORA’S POVDarren carried me through corridors I didn’t recognize, past tapestries and portraits that blurred together in my tear-filled vision. Finally, he stopped before an ornate door and pushed it open with his shoulder.The room beyond was beautiful, it was spacious and filled with afternoon

    last update최신 업데이트 : 2026-03-19

  • THE ALPHA’S QUIET TEMPTATION    CHAPTER 18 - Don't trust anyone

    LIORA’S POV“Liora.”The voice sounded muffled, distant, like it was coming from the other side of a thick wall.“Liora!”More insistent now but Closer.I felt something warm press against my mouth, forcing air into my lungs. My chest expanded painfully, water rushing up my throat.I sputtered viol

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