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Chapter 21: One Word Replies (Kai POV)
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2026-03-10 13:01:53I stood there for a moment, startled and confused, watching the empty space where Lena had been. Sienna was saying something behind me, but I couldn't process the words. All I could see was the look on Lena's face before she'd walked away. That devastating resignation, like she'd been expecting this exact betrayal.
"I have to go," I said abruptly, already moving.
I found her in our quarters, standing by the window with her arms wrapped around herself. She didn't tu
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My father's study door was slightly ajar when I arrived, voices drifting into the hallway. I recognized the second voice immediately and felt my jaw tighten. Harrison Lockhart. Of course he'd be here.I pushed the door open without knocking, interrupting whatever conversation they'd been having. Both men looked up, my father with mild irritation and Harrison with barely concealed hostility."Kai." My father gestured to the chair across from his desk. "We were just discussing you.""I'm sure you were." I remained standing, unwilling to settle into a comfortable position when this conversation would be anything but comfortable. "I need to speak with you about Lena visiting her mother.""The tainted blood girl wants privileges now?" Harrison's voice dripped with contempt. "First she worms her way into your bed, now she's making demands?"I turned to face him fully, letting some of the Alpha dominance I'd inherited bleed into my posture.
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Julian sat back in his chair, his expression skeptical, like he was watching me perform some elaborate theatrical production that he'd already seen the ending to."What do you want me to say, Kai? That everything will magically work out?" He sounded tired, exasperated. "You keep going in circles. She loves you, she doesn't love you, you trust her, you don't trust her. At some point you need to make a decision and stick with it.""But wait." I leaned forward, something clicking in my mind. "If she's really just pretending to love me because of the situation, because her mother's life and Theo's safety depend on it, why would she be hurt seeing me with Sienna?"Julian opened his mouth, then closed it, considering."Think about it," I pressed. "If her feelings are fake, if this is all just strategic survival, then me hugging another woman shouldn't matter. She should be relieved, maybe even glad that I'm distracted. But instead she shut down co
The Alpha Rejected His Bride For Me Chapter 21: One Word Replies (Kai POV)
I stood there for a moment, startled and confused, watching the empty space where Lena had been. Sienna was saying something behind me, but I couldn't process the words. All I could see was the look on Lena's face before she'd walked away. That devastating resignation, like she'd been expecting this exact betrayal."I have to go," I said abruptly, already moving.I found her in our quarters, standing by the window with her arms wrapped around herself. She didn't turn when I entered, just kept staring out at the darkening compound like it held answers she desperately needed."Lena." I closed the door behind me, my heart pounding. "That wasn't what it looked like.""Okay." Her voice was flat, emotionless."I'm serious. Sienna was upset. She was crying about her father and the shame the rejection brought her family. I was just trying to console her.""Okay."The single word hit like a wall. I moved closer, needing her to un
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The woods called to me, offering the solitude I desperately needed. I walked past the training grounds, past the gardens, until the manicured grounds gave way to wild forest. Here, away from the compound's scrutiny, I could actually breathe.Julian's words kept circling in my head like vultures. Don't you think the timing is a little off? Just after you threaten to leave and remind her what leaving would cost, all of a sudden she loves you?I grabbed a fallen branch and hurled it against a tree trunk, the crack of impact satisfying in its violence. Maybe Julian was right. Maybe I was so desperate for Lena's feelings to be genuine that I was overlooking the obvious explanation. Strategic survival dressed up as confession.But she'd kissed me back. The way she'd touched me, looked at me, responded... that couldn't all be performance, could it?Footsteps crunched through the underbrush behind me. I didn't need to turn to know it was Julian. He
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I fumbled with the buttons on my shirt, my fingers clumsy with residual adrenaline and embarrassment. Beside me, Lena was doing the same, trying to smooth down her hair that I'd thoroughly messed up moments before.Our eyes met, and suddenly we were both laughing. Not polite chuckles but genuine, breathless laughter that made my chest ache in an entirely different way than the mate bond usually did."We forgot to lock the door," she managed between giggles, her cheeks flushed pink."Clearly." I reached over to fix a button she'd missed, my fingers brushing against her collarbone. "Though in my defense, I was somewhat distracted.""Somewhat?" She swatted my hand away, but she was smiling. Actually smiling at me without the usual guardedness behind it. "Julian is never going to let you live this down.""He's going to be insufferable about it." I grabbed my jacket from the chair, shrugging into it with more haste than elegance. "Which is
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