Semua Bab Surrogate for the Alpha : Bab 51 - Bab 54

Ella’s chamber was a storm of silk and broken glass. Vases that once held fresh lilies lay shattered across the floor, shards glittering like cruel diamonds beneath the dim light. She had ripped the curtains from their rails, clawed at the velvet pillows on her bed until the feathers spilled in a mockery of snow, and her breath came in ragged gasps, hot and desperate.Her hair, usually combed into perfection, now stuck to her damp face, strands clinging to the salt of her tears. She paced, barefoot, kicking porcelain pieces as if punishing them for existing. Every step screamed frustration, every movement a testament to the fury that burned through her veins."Her," Ella spat aloud, her voice breaking in the silence. "Always her!"The name Lara rolled on her tongue like venom. A weak, plain, undeserving girl—yet Crane looked at her, guarded her, as if she was the rarest jewel. And Ella? Ella who had stood beside him in battles, who had sharpened her c

The heavy oak doors shut behind them with a soft thud, muffling the noises of the mansion. Crane strode in first, shoulders tense, his frame towering like a storm waiting to break. Alex followed at an easy pace, but his fingers twitched slightly as he raised a hand. Without waiting for permission, he pressed his palm against the carved wood, murmuring words under his breath. A faint shimmer rippled across the office like heat on stone—silent, invisible, but strong enough that even a supernatural being would strain against it. The air itself seemed to grow thicker, as if the room now existed outside the rest of the mansion. Sealed. No one was getting in, and nothing was getting out. Crane’s golden eyes lingered on the shifting haze before it vanished. He grunted. “Overkill.” Alex leaned lazily against the door, pretending nonchalance though his heart thudded faster than usual. “You asked for privacy. I gave you privacy. You