เข้าสู่ระบบSOLANA Heat flooded my face at the sound of Hawke's voice, squeezing my eyes shut in utter embarrassment as my husband slowly lowered my leg to the ground. His hand lingered for a moment, steadying me, before he finally stepped back.Hawke stood frozen in the doorway, his jaw slackened. His eyes were wide, his gaze darting between the unconscious intruders sprawled on the floor... and me, pressed against the wall with my robe hitched up indecently high.I yanked the fabric down so quickly I nearly tore it."Oh Goddess," I muttered under my breath, wishing the floor would just open up and swallow me whole.Hawke cleared his throat, awkwardly."Alpha?" he managed, his voice cracking with barely concealed horror.Roman didn’t flinch. He didn’t even face him. He just angled his head towards the sound of Hawke's voice.Hawke's brows creased instantly. He definitely noticed."Alpha...?" he repeated, more cautious now.Roman didn’t answer immediately. His nostrils flared. I could te
ROMAN Six. That's how many they were. The number alone was insulting. Was this some kind of tease? A warm-up? Children playing pretend assassins? I tilted my head slightly, listening as they crept towards the bedroom, their movements loud, clumsy, and dramatic. Their hearts thudded too fast. They had weapons with them. I could sense the faint vibrations from the hollow metals. Pipe? Bat? I wasn't sure. But the most amusing part was that they were nervous.Pathetic.Solana flinched behind me when one of them struck the door of the bedroom. Fighting them wasn't even necessary. Why waste energy?So I grabbed Solana's hand and spun her around to face me. Then I clamped my hands to her ears and unleashed the sound of my demon. It wasn't pleasant to the ear of anyone who heard it. In fact, it was capable of destroying multiple eardrums at a go. Bracing myself to distract Solana, I breathed a single word."Sleep."Before she could process it, I crushed my mouth to hers. Her lips par
SOLANA "Ophelia is...dead?" My husband croaked, his voice laced with utter disbelief. Did it mean he wasn't even aware of her death?"We found her body close to yours. She was lifeless," Hawke went on to say, and Roman squeezed his eyes shut, a pained look on his face. I stroked his hair, massaging his scalp lightly, and his features relaxed a little."She was going to drag me off somewhere. But we didn't get far before the alpha king found us," Roman said, his breathing strained."The alpha king?" I echoed, a dreadful feeling sinking into me. What if all of this was related to my karma?A cold shiver ran down my spine."He stabbed her on the neck with a needle. I believed he intended to knock her out. But the pain from the stab wound knocked me out, therefore I couldn't tell what happened later," my husband said."It's a setup," Hawke concluded, and my heart sank, a lump forming in my throat."If it was a setup, why the hot chase?" I croaked. He hummed, rubbing his chin."You
SOLANA The tires screeched, sending my heart racing as Hawke swerved desperately to avoid the first ambush car. My hands clutched my husband's shoulder, my nails digging into the fabric of his blazer."Roman, hold on," I croaked, my voice nearly lost in the roar of engines and tires. But he didn't respond. He barely let out a shallow groan, blood dripping from his mouth.Hawke cursed, yanking the wheel as another black car lunged from behind. Sparks flew as they pressed against the curb, spraying gravel across the road. My stomach lurched painfully.I could feel Roman's body sliding slightly in my arms. The dagger in his back... the black blade... it radiated heat and poison that made my wolf whimper in alarm.My hands glowed faintly with my healing energy, but every time I tried to concentrate, the violent swaying of the car nearly threw me off balance."Focus! Focus!" I hissed at myself. "Breathe... you can do this!"Another car roared past, sidescraping ours dangerously. Hawk
SOLANA He said he won't be long, but why isn't he here yet? I wondered. Anxiety sank into me, eating at my insides as several haunting thoughts gnawed at me. Worse, Alpha Reid had been giving me weird looks since my husband left. As if he was disgusted by the sight of me and couldn't stand it for much longer. Finally, he sighed."Look, here's my business card. Tell Roman to call me," he said, handing me his business card. I nodded, accepting the card. Then he turned to walk away but paused."You don't deserve to stay by his side. Not after what you did to him. Who's to say you won't drag him to hell again? Once a traitor, always a traitor," he uttered and walked away, leaving me feeling humiliated like a drenched rat.I swallowed past the lump in my throat and tried to breathe deeply to calm myself down. But I could already feel the tears stinging my eyes. I detested this part of me. Always tearing up at nothing. Will I ever become someone who doesn't cry just because she's hu
ROMAN I regretted it now. I deeply regretted every single time I listened to Nigel giving me reasons why I shouldn't kill Alpha Elric yet. If I'd listened to my instincts, the bastard would have been rotting away six feet under by now.What? Little murderer?How dare he call her that when he'd done even worse?Elric strolled closer with his hands in his pockets, wearing a smirk that was intentionally crafted to make my temper sizzle."Well, isn't this adorable?" he drawled, his gaze switching between me and Solana as if we were a performance he'd been dying to criticize. "The infamous Roman Stone... reduced to babysitting."My jaw flexed. "Elric," I said, my voice low, "choose your next words wisely.He ignored me entirely, his eyes sliding towards Solana with a mocking tilt. The beast inside of me growled. Was he really trying to make me rip his head off right there in a gala? His audacity needed to be studied."I mean, I shouldn't be surprised. I bet you’ve always had a th







