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Penulis: Akomolafe Faith
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-10-26 23:49:05

“You’re pathetic,” Ronan spat, voice laced with venom. His jaw clenched, eyes glinting like silver blades. “You even have the fucking effrontery to talk back to us?”

Scarlet didn’t flinch. She’d had worse insults thrown at her, but something in his tone ... that mocking mix of Alpha authority and disgust ... sliced deeper than claws.

Her lips trembled, but she forced a smirk. “At least I talk. You just bark.”

Ronan’s nostrils flared. Before he could respond, a low growl rippled across the hall. Grey.

The air around him shifted ... heavy, dark, almost suffocating. His wolf was close to surfacing. He looked like he could tear through walls with that expression ... half fury, half hunger.

He muttered low, almost to himself, “I sent the Xandawood pack to distract this ugly Alpha’s pack just so I could finally have a decent moment with my Scarlet, and now the bastard shows up early?”

His wolf thundered in his head, voice deep and cold. “Careful, Grey. Alpha Ronan isn’t some weak mutt. He
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  • The Reluctant Alpha and His Sassy Queen   118

    Mira walked out without a word. Scarlet watched her go, fingers curling slowly at her sides. Grey stood frozen near the doorway, his jaw tight, his eyes dark with things he wasn’t saying. No one chased Mira. No one dared.Because when a witch like Mira chose silence, it was never peace.Scarlet woke the next morning with a scream lodged in her throat.A mind-link exploded inside her skull, sharp and violent, like a time bomb detonating behind her eyes."ALL LYCAN BLOODLINES ARE SUMMONED.""THE FAMILY OF THE LYCAN KING, ZETAS, ALPHAS, AND HEIRS.""MANDATORY ATTENDANCE."Scarlet clutched her head, gasping. Her wolf snarled. "This isn’t a meeting. It’s a fucking execution ground."Her heart hammered as she forced herself upright...and that was when she noticed it.Mira’s bed was untouched. Scarlet inhaled slowly, scenting the air. No trace of her presence lingering in the room.She swallowed hard. “She didn’t come back,” Scarlet whispered.Her wolf hummed darkly. "She spent the night at

  • The Reluctant Alpha and His Sassy Queen   117

    “Is he hurting you?” Grey’s voice cut through the noise like a blade through silk,soft, careful, devastating.Scarlet froze. Those words weren’t loud or dramatic but they carried weight, concern, protectiveness, something frighteningly real. And the most fucked-up part? Grey wasn’t even supposed to feel this.Mira’s hypnosis should’ve dulled everything. Flattened emotions. Turned Scarlet into background noise.Yet here he was, eyes locked on Scarlet’s face, pupils blown wide, thumb brushing her knuckles like he’d done it a hundred times before.Scarlet’s breath stuttered. “No,” she lied quickly, voice tight. “I’m fine.”Grey didn’t believe her. He never had been good at believing her lies. His fingers tightened around hers warm, grounding, dangerous.Mira snapped. She folded her arms hard against her chest, nails biting into her own skin as jealousy twisted her face ugly. “Grey,” she said sharply, forcing a smile that didn’t reach her eyes, “this is our date. You’re supposed to be foc

  • The Reluctant Alpha and His Sassy Queen   116

    Blade’s comforting smile lingered a second too long. That was when Scarlet knew ...really knew ...that something about it was wrong.It wasn’t warm anymore. It felt rehearsed. Plastic. Like a mask glued too tight to his face.She shifted subtly, creating space between them, her shoulders angling away as if her body had decided fuck this before her mind could fully catch up. She forced a smile anyway, the kind women learned early ...polite, harmless, non-threatening.“When do I return to the Lycan’s mansion?” she asked lightly, wiping the last of her tears with the back of her hand. “There’s a lot to be done. Finding the killer shouldn’t be dragged out here. It should happen there.”Blade’s response was immediate. Too immediate.“No.”The word hit sharp.Her wolf snarled softly inside her skull.Blade straightened, his tone firm, clipped. “It’s risky. You shouldn’t go back there yet. Leave everything to me.”Scarlet smirked ...just for a second ...before forcing her face smooth again.

  • The Reluctant Alpha and His Sassy Queen   115.

    “This was a favour,” Mira said coldly.Then she paused, just long enough to twist the knife deeper. “A final one.”Scarlet felt it hit...harder than any slap.“Whatever you’re fighting,” Mira added, voice low and distant, “fight it without me.” The words sank into Scarlet’s chest like poisoned hooks. She stood there, frozen, mouth slightly open, like a fucking idiot who hadn’t seen the punch coming.Mira didn’t even look back. She just walked away, boots crunching against gravel...like Scarlet had never mattered enough to hesitate for and that… that hurt more than Scarlet wanted to admit.Her throat tightened. Her wolf whimpered, curling inward like a wounded thing. "Why does it hurt this fucking much?" she asked herself bitterly. "Aren’t I supposed to be the angry one?"Wasn’t she supposed to be furious at Mira for fucking Grey? For choosing him? For moving on while Scarlet’s life was collapsing into blood and betrayal and madness?Instead, she felt hollow and abandoned. Left behind

  • The Reluctant Alpha and His Sassy Queen   114.

    Scarlet didn’t breathe because the air in her lungs felt too loud.She pressed herself harder against the cold marble wall outside Mama G’s chamber, the shadows swallowing her whole. Her heart slammed against her ribs like it wanted to betray her too, like it wanted to scream run.Inside the room, voices carried. “I wanted it quick,” Zeta’s voice snapped, sharp as broken glass. “Clean simple and a peaceful fucking death for my that old hag.”Scarlet’s stomach dropped.Mama G hummed softly, unbothered. “Pain is sometimes necessary, child.”Zeta laughed. A mockery.“You made it so painful,” Zeta continued. “He almost survived. If I hadn’t interfered, he might’ve lived long enough to try to find the murderers of his favourite daughter, Ruby.”Scarlet’s fingers dug into her palm so hard she felt skin tear. Her pulse roared in her ears.Then another voice joined in...male voice. “I’ve wanted that old bastard dead for years,” Thane said casually, like he was discussing weather. “Stingy fuck

  • The Reluctant Alpha and His Sassy Queen   113.

    Blade’s question hung in the air like a loaded gun.“And what is this sudden desire to get a man,” he asked calmly, his voice low, controlled, dangerous, “if I may ask, Mrs. Lycan… or should I just call you Scarlet?”The swing creaked beneath Scarlet’s weight.Her fingers tightened around the rusted chain, knuckles whitening as her eyes slowly lifted to meet his. There was no softness in her gaze now, only steel wrapped in exhaustion. She felt it in her bones, the weariness she never allowed herself to show.“I do not think it is your job to question my orders, Blade.” The words were sharp, clean and final.Blade did not flinch. He did not bow or apologize. He only nodded once, his jaw tightening like a man swallowing something bitter.“Yes, ma’am.”Scarlet hated silence. It gave memories room to breathe. It let ghosts whisper. It let names surface that she would rather choke on than say aloud.Ronan.Her wolf stirred uneasily."I have not heard from him," Scarlet thought, the realiza

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