Semua Bab The Alpha’s forbidden Flame: Bab 41 - Bab 50

LENA'S POV As I stepped out of the Dean’s office, I couldn’t help the smirk that spread across my face and for the first time in a long while, I felt proud to say who I was…not that I wasn't proud of who I am, but I had this feeling I couldn't explain. It was so satisfying that I got to put people in their place. I left Casey and his parents inside the office, Casey might probably be crying to his mommy and daddy, wel he got what he deserved, l he called me a stripper and a trash…now let's see who's the trash. I saw Nathan in the hallway, patiently waiting for me, his back leaned against the wall with his hands in his pockets. His lips curled into a smile as he saw me. “What happened?” he asked. I walked past him, swinging my hips confidently. “Nothing much, just some family problem but it's settled now.” He walked beside me in silence for a few seconds, then nodded like he understood more than I said, even though I knew he didn't but he didn't push. That was the thing about

Arlo's POV I paced in circles through my living room, biting my fingers like those were going to be my last meal. Every time I passed the window, I glanced out, hoping to see Lena’s car coming up the road, but all I caught was the dying light spilling across the empty street. My fists clenched in rage. I couldn’t stop thinking about Ivy, couldn’t stop hoping she’d keep her damn mouth shut, because if she didn’t… I would have to step in and keep it shut for her. “Stop pacing, man,” Briar muttered from the couch. He was slouched like he hadn’t slept in a week, his eyes swallowed and red. “You’re making it worse.” I spun on him. “You really have a lot of demands for someone who got us into this mess.” He lets out a frustrated sigh. “C'mon you know it isn't my fault, it just kinda happened, bad things happen to people too, you know,” he defended. “If you didn't need a place to constantly drain your balls, none of us would be here, you wanted ten hours of sex and you got a little si

Lena's pov The second Ivy saw me grin, her face twisted into a skeptical squint. “Stop it,” she said, folding her arms. “C'mon, is this some kind of joke?” She turned to Briar. “Is today my birthday?” Briar shook his head, too shock to speak. “C'mon why would you think it's your birthday?” I chuckled, exchanging glances with my secretary. “You’re messing with me again. You’re not the Kessie Croft.”“What's so hard to believe?” I laughed, walking closer to her. “Hello, we have spent the last two years together, spending the money we got from stripping.”I nodded in agreement. “Yeah, that was just some sport for me, nothing special.”“Some sports?” She scoffed. “You love stripping more than I do, it was like your dream job or something.”“Well, it's just a sport, and I'm Kessie Croft.”“You would just stop saying that?” Ivy frowned, folding her hands under her breasts. My lips pressed into thin line. “I am.”She blinked, opened her mouth then she closed it again. “No. No, you're

Arlo’s POVThe moment I walked into my mansion, the tension swallowed me. Yeah, I acted calm at the Lunaris fashion house but I wasn't calm, a storm was rising inside me, I just didn't want to break and I left before the could. The house felt silent, like it was also shocked about the reveal.“Lena— Bell, Lena Monroe Remms—Kessie Croft, What the fuck,” I growled, glaring at the thin air.Briar closed the door behind us and leaned against it like he’d just finished a marathon. “You alright, man?” he asked.I didn't answer, I just walked over to the liquor shelf, grabbed a half-full bottle of scotch, and poured myself a generous glass. “Kessie Croft,” I muttered. I'd spent the last ten years chasing a name, following dead ends, fake trails, empty boardrooms, and confidential files. Every piece of information led me in circles. My task was clear, find the president of the Lunaris Fashion Empire, marry her, secure the bond, forge the alliance, keep the bloodlines intact, protect the f

Lena’s POVIvy and I went back to the dorms that afternoon to pack. I wasn’t ready for it, not emotionally or physically. It felt like I was peeling off a layer of skin, and replacing it with a shroud made out of thorns or something, But Ivy? She was bouncing around like she’d just had her first kiss and a full cup of coffee.“Oh my god, Lena,” she said for the fifth time as she opened the closet door, “I still can’t believe it. You’re the Lunaris president. Like, actual president. Like, not a fake title or honorary thing. Real. Real-real!”I rolled my eyes, walking over to my wardrobe. “You know I wonder what Casey would think when he finds out that you are more than the Lena Monroe, you are actually Kessie Croft…wait, is that actually your name or another identity?”“That one is pretty etched in my blood.”“Are you sure?”“Ivy,” I warned.She turned with a half-smile. “I’m just saying! It’s kind of a big deal. You didn’t even give me time to process before we were getting kicked ou