The Alpha's Fated Desire のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 31 - チャプター 40

{Dominic}“That’s your mother?” Evangeline had whispered it under her breath, but I heard her. The disbelief in her voice almost made me laugh. I didn’t blame her, she knew about my father just like everyone did. His death had made headlines after all. But Regina Bloodhound was a different story altogether, and it wasn’t exactly a story I loved telling.Her silver gown dragged behind her as she walked through the crowd. She walked slowly, and her heels clicked with each step, but those gray orbs of hers that I inherited never once left Evangeline.She sized Evangeline up like she had stolen one of her pearls. And if looks could kill, I would have been digging a grave tonight.The silence in the ballroom was oppressive. You could hear the tension crackle in the air, thick enough to choke on. Then she smiled, before speaking in that clipped, elegant tone that always made my skin crawl.“So tell me, Dominic. Where did you drag this one from?” she began, her eyes dragging over Evangeline

{Dominic}I sat in the meeting room listening to Ryker and my Deltas talk about Butch's sudden dissapearance, but my mind was a long way from there. After everything that had happened in the ballroom with my mother, I had expected Evangeline to be furious, but she really seemed not to care.A part of me thought she had gone home, but when I found her roaming the estate grounds, my heart felt ten pounds lighter. She was still wary of me, that part was for sure, but I was determined to prove to her that her intuition about Alphas was wrong.We walked through the grounds, barely saying a word, not because I didn’t know what to say, but because her beauty under the moonlight overwhelmed me to the point I was speechless. My hand hovered near hers, but every time I wanted to hold it, she would retract and keep to herself.I guess it really was just an act to her. When I had stood on that podium and announced her as mine, to me, it didn’t feel like an act. I wanted more, much more, and the t

{Dominic}My palms were sweating, which was silly to me because this wasn’t my first time standing at an altar.The hall was silent, except from the small chatter once in a while, and the soft music playing in the background. There were over five hundred powerful wolves keen to witness my marriage. The Bloodhound name had certain pull, but this was way more than I expected, more than last time even.I adjusted the collar of my suit, and my hands wouldn’t stop twitching. The doors suddenly opened and the hall went silent as Evangeline stepped in .The snow-white dress hugged her body like it had been created for her by the Moon goddess herself, and she held a bouquet of blood red roses. Mirabel walked just behind her, holding the trail of the gown, but my eyes were focused directly on my bride.She looked almost not real, and I felt if I blinked too fast she would vanish. My throat suddenly went dry and I tried swallowing but it didn’t help.“Since when was I so jittery?”Even the wolv

{Lyra}The late morning sun gleamed off the polished body of the private jet waiting just beyond the fence, and the car came to a stop in front of the private airstrip. Before I could even reach for the handle, Dominic was already out and opening the door for me while his hand extended down to me. A few black-suited staff members moved quickly toward the trunk to unload our bags.Mirabel had helped me pack. Or should I say she did the packing while I stared off into space and thought about how incredibly reckless this all was. A whole week alone with an Alpha. An infuriatingly perceptive Alpha who smelled like pinewood and sin.My heart gave a painful thump. “Moon goddess,” I muttered under my breath as I climbed out of the car, “give me strength.”The flight crew stood by the staircase, their heads bowed low in reverence to Dominic and his new Luna. I kept my gaze ahead, chin slightly lifted as I climbed the stairs, doing my best to look unfazed.But the second I stepped inside that

{Dominic}Her voice caught me off guard. She sounded almost like she was already regretting her decision.“Well, if you're up for it, I thought we could check out the boat. There’s a dock just down the cliff.”She stiffened slightly as her lips twitched, and not in a good way. “I’m not a fan of water,” she murmured, barely meeting my gaze. “Not a fan?” I gave her a suspicious look, “Like you get seasick? Or you just hate the ocean?”She gave me a look. “I almost drowned once. Never stepping foot near it again.”“First air, now water?” I laughed, “You’re quiet the character, aren’t you?”She glared at me, and there was an awkward pause before I finally responded. “Look, you won’t have to swim or even touch the water. The yacht’s massive and it doesn’t rock much. Besides, you'll be inside most of the time with me. I won’t let anything happen to you.”She bit her lower lip, and I could hear her pulse tick up slightly. My gaze focused on how her teeth sank into her bottom lip, and I imm