Lahat ng Kabanata ng To The Highest Bidder: Mated To Alpha Lukan : Kabanata 81 - Kabanata 90

LUKANThe ballroom emptied in chaos,voices whispering and eyes watching as Merida and I made our way to the car. I kept my face blank, my emotion locked away. I had done what I wanted to do and now I felt at ease .Kara and Zayna were gone, their betrayal had been exposed, and the rest of the pack that weren't present would hear every detail by morning.The air inside the car felt heavy.Merida sat quietly beside me, her gaze fixed out the window. For amoment, I wanted to speak, to say something that would lighten the weight pressing on us. But what could I say? She was in shock, everyone was in shock.Behind us, Lemuel, Dean, and Julietta followed in another car.The convoy moved through the streets to the packhouse , the soft hum of the engine the only sound. My mind was far from the quiet road, replaying the night's events.In few minutes , we arrived at the Packhouse, the scene before us was shocking. The everywhere buzzed with activity. Guards whispered among themselves, and mai

MERIDAI hadn't expected tonight to change anything. But then again, I hadn't expected him to change my life either."You're quiet tonight," he said, hisvoice low and rough. I looked up sharply, startled by the way his gaze pierced through me. There was no anger in his tone, no impatience-justcuriosity."l... I was thinking," I replied, my voice barely above a whisper. He raised an eyebrow, leaning back on his elbows with an ease that belied the tension in the air."About what?"About you. About how you've become my everything. But the words wouldn't come. How couldI possibly express what he meantto me when even my own thoughts felt inadequate?Instead, I hesitated, the silence stretching between us. Finally, Ilet out a shaky breath. "Lukan, doyou ever feel like... ike you're living a life that doesn't belong to you?"His expression softened, and hesat up, his focus solely on menow. "I did. For a long time."That simple admission caught me off guard. Alpha Lukan wasn't the kin

The ride to the restaurant was quiet, save for the low hum of the car's engine. Lukan sat beside me, his hand confidently gripping the wheel, his jaw set as if he was wrestling with some unspoken thoughts. There was so many things he wanted to say and I had things to say too but the silence was better The air was thick and carried the weight of the funeral and and the memory of Lemuel's haunted eye, the memories kept comings even though I try to push it back. I felt so sad for him, he had lost someone close to him even though the love they had wasn't deep and genuine.Lemuel had decided to go home straightaway and I didn't blame him though there was some grief which was better borne in solitude But Lukan had seen how quiet I was and he had suggested we go to a restaurant. " Let's go somewhere nice,"he had said." Somewhere better, you need it. We both do."And here we were heading to a fancy restaurant that drove back the somber hiding at behind us. It was better , we were glad t

MERIDA I stood at the balcony of our room, the sky was without a moon tonight but I wasn't thinking about how beautiful the night was or about Lemuel because it made me feel sad. My mind was elsewhere. I was thinking about something entirely different. In this room, my thoughts and my world were centered around him. Lukan I was thinking about us. But Lukan's calming voice brought me back. "You've been looking out there for some time. What's on your mind?" I looked over and saw him standing by the door, his tie loose and shirt unbuttoned a bit. A wife smile on his thin sensual lips that made me want to kiss him. He appeared like the perfect dream I never thought could come true. There was a way he looked like me. Like I was the most important person in the world. "I was ... thinking about something. About us." I said in a small voice which was barely above a whisper. "I love talking about 'us'," he said, moving closer. "It's what I enjoy the most." I grinned, and h

LUKAN Lemuel's words were still ringing in my ears as I gazed at him. It was unbelievable. I blinked severally maybe it was one of his sick jokes but it wasn't.I turned to Merida."Let’s go." I said in in a more steady voice than I actually felt. We got up from the dining table and made our way to the living room after Merida gave a silent nod. I felt like a something had gone off when I saw what was waiting for us. The room was filled with — Nahla Lemuel wasn't jokingShe was not alone, she was with someone else and she was alive—miraculously impossible alive. The woman stabding next to her recognized me to , I exhaled and looked away.A mixture of emotions made my chest tightened that I didn't know what to feel.My gaze swiftly returned to Nahla as she rushed st me, her arms circling me in a fierce tear bear hug.I closed my eyes allowing the moment to pass. We all thought the past was gone but she was here and happiness surged through me.and the memories of our time toget