Semua Bab The Alpha's Fated Desire: Bab 211 - Bab 215

{Dominic}The car hummed beneath me, quiet and smooth like it had secrets to keep. Outside the window, Crownshaven was beginning to look like itself again—at least, the version of itself not buried under ash and blood.New paint-coated storefronts, scaffolding hugged half-built walls, and laughter echoed faintly from a rebuilt café we’d driven past just minutes ago. Not long ago, those same streets had run with fear. Now, it was flower carts and scaffolding and that faint sound of a violin being played badly somewhere down the block.Progress. Expensive, slow, beautiful progress.My hand twitched against the leather seat, and I felt fingers tighten around mine—soft, warm, familiar. I glanced sideways.Lyra didn’t look at me. Her gaze stayed fixed on the other side of the window, eyes tracing the skyline like she was seeing something beyond the glass. But her fingers were tangled with mine, and they had no intention of letting go.I gave her fingers a playful tug.She turned her head,

{Lyra}I stood in an open space with no ceiling, just the open sky and horizon for miles. Surrounded by strangers breathing heavy, full of some emotion, and I'm thinking... I know... in a couple of minutes I'm going to feel better.All of us paused, looking down the slope with that shared expression.Terror. Excitement. Anticipation.‘In three, two, one..’The whistle sounded and screams followed We shot down the slope like bullets.I screamed louder than anyone else, arms flailing for a moment until I got the right balance. Knees bent, body leaned slightly forward. Let the board do the work. This wasn’t my first time skiing… but it had been a while. A long while. I wasn’t sure whether I was trembling from the cold or the thrill of it all.Around me, bright jackets blurred past like streaks of color in a painting. Isaac zoomed ahead of me, yelling something about being “the Snow King,” while Odessa nearly fell but twisted into a surprisingly graceful spin that had Myra clapping like

{Lyra}At first, I thought I was being dramatic. The black car had stayed behind us since the manor, sure. But maybe that was just… a coincidence. A tourist, or some nosy Frostvale local. Someone who liked tinted windows and slow driving. Totally normal, right?Until it changed lanes when we did. Then slowed when we did. Even freaking turned—twice—when we did.I shifted slightly in the seat, letting my head rest against the window like I was admiring the snowfall. In reality, my fingers were busy under my coat, swiping into my phone.“Did you send a security car to tail us?” Dominic - No. Why?“There’s a black car behind us. And it won’t leave. Been there since we left.”Dominic - Stay calm. Stay visible. Stay with the girls. And whatever you do, don’t panic. I’m handling it.I swallowed hard, locking the phone and sliding it into my coat discreetly.“Everything okay?” Odessa asked beside me, mid-laugh, as Lena tried to balance a mini champagne bottle on her head.“Yep,” I said, inj