Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Alpha's Unworthy Luna : Kabanata 61 - Kabanata 65

ELENA’S POV,Lauren's sharp words echoed in my ears long after she left.I sat there in the lobby, waiting for Ryan while my brain kept thinking over her words, even when I didn't want to. I was exhausted and hungry, my body felt unnecessarily heavy, and I wanted to close my eyes and fall asleep for days. However, due to the new revelations she made, I was sure proper sleep was going to be a luxury for me.I felt numb to everything, whereas her words swirled in my chest like venom and honey, both fighting to drown the other. When Ryan returned, carrying two blue colored files, his smile faltered the second his eyes fell on me. Seeing me like that, he didn’t hesitate and dropped the files on the chair next to mine, before kneeling in front of me, right there on the marble floor.“Elena,” his voice was careful, and he searched my face for any answers. “What happened to you? Are you okay?”The sight of him kneeling—the Alpha President of the nation, the man everyone else looked at with r

ELENA’S POV, The castle cake stood proudly in the center of the table, a frosted dream in cream and grey colour, with ice cream cone towers dusted in powdered sugar like snow. Ollie’s eyes shone with awe as she circled it for the tenth time, hands clasped in front of her chest like she was afraid to touch something so magical. “It’s perfect, Elena,” she whispered to me, her voice was trembling with excitement. “Just the way I wanted.” My heart swelled at her words. All the hours spent stacking, frosting, and adjusting tiny details had been worth it just to see that look on her face. Behind us, Ryan moved about the kitchen, humming under his breath as he stirred something on the stove. The smell of herbs and roasted vegetables filled the air, while he cooked the dinner for us. He wasn't kidding when he said that he was a good cook, and that made me see in a different light. He glanced over his shoulder, watching Ollie’s bouncing figure as she added paper flags to the cake towers.

ELENA’S POV,“I-I should… I should check on the food and prepare the salad,” I stammered, before I even realized the words were tumbling out of my mouth. “Ollie would want dinner soon. It's almost time for her dinner.”Ryan looked at me in confusion, and the smirk he had on his face when he pulled away from the kiss, turned into a frown. He tried to ask... to understand what happened, but I couldn't face him, even though I wanted to kiss him again. Without waiting for his words, I slipped away, practically fleeing into the kitchen.“—Elena,” I heard Ryan call after me, but I didn’t stop or look back. I couldn't, because looking back meant running back into his arms. The kitchen was safe, kind of a neutral territory, but I wasn't completely sure of that.I braced my hands on the island and took a deep breath, but it didn’t slow down the blood rushing through my veins. My lips were still tingling from his touch, and the cheeks were burning. I could still feel the warmth of his breath a