Semua Bab Mated to my Stepfather, claimed by my Stepbrother: Bab 131 - Bab 133

Kael’s POV“What kind of air happened at midnight?” I heard one of the palace maids whisper.I paused at the edge of the hallway, body tense, instincts alert. I wasn’t eavesdropping, not exactly. But something about the way she said it made my gut twist. A bad feeling had been building in my chest since last night. Whatever happened, it wasn’t ordinary.I took a quiet step closer, careful not to alert them. I knew what it looked like , a whole Alpha’s mate eavesdropping on gossip , but I didn’t care. Something about the night had changed, and I needed to know if anyone else felt it too.“The air was so strange,” the second maid replied, her voice a little louder. “It didn’t feel like wind. It was cold… but not cold. It passed through me. It felt like something… breathing.”The first one shivered. “I couldn’t sleep. I thought I saw shadows moving outside my window.”I frowned, my thoughts spinning. They weren’t exaggerating. I’d felt it too a shift in the atmosphere, a pulse, like

Aria’s POVSeeing Alpha Lucien here again made my stomach twist with unease.It wasn’t just his presence. It was his power.That pull. That weight.The raw, pulsing energy that crashed through the air the moment he entered the pack’s territory. He hadn’t even said a word yet, but he had already spoiled everything.Everything I was working toward. Everything I was about to finish.Last night was supposed to be the final step, the gathering of strength, the claiming of my full birthright. All the Alphas sleeping under my roof, under my roof, trusting me. But the moment Lucien stepped in, the energy shifted. The balance broke. And whatever I had summoned… fled.And now, this.Gracie’s pup.Here.In my pack?It didn’t make sense. How could that be possible?My eyes scanned the faces around me as I stood on the upper terrace, looking down at the courtyard. There was confusion. Suspicion. But no clear answers. Only questions swirling in the air like smoke.Where was the pup?With who?My mi