Semua Bab The Love Game With Enemy Alpha: Bab 11 - Bab 20

SYRA“What?” I blink, stunned. He really just dropped that bomb like it was weather talk.“Come on, sunshine,” Adrian drawls lazily, running a hand through his dark hair like he hadn’t just upended my entire nervous system. “It’s just my dad. He won’t bite you, you know?”“Bite me?” I echo, my voice sharp, almost cracking. If only he knew. No, scratch that—he didn’t know.Ten years ago, before I vanished, I met Adrian’s father briefly. A man who looked at me like I was filth dragged into his pristine world. He hadn’t yelled. He hadn’t needed to. He’d warned me in the coldest, calmest tone I’ve ever heard: “If you ever show your face again, you’ll regret it.”So yeah. He would bite.“Why the hell are you telling me this now?” I snap, panic rising in my chest like a tide.“Oh, sunshine.” Adrian chuckles darkly, stepping closer until I can feel the heat of his body pressing against my panic. “My father doesn’t believe in prior arrangements. He simply... arrives.”Jesus. This is su

SYRAYou ever find yourself in a situation that makes you pause and say, This is it. This is where I officially lose all my brain cells and self-respect? Yeah. That was me. Right now. Staring at my reflection like it just called me stupid.“No freaking way…” I mutter, blinking hard, like maybe I could glare the madness away. But it just blinked back—same flushed cheeks, same weird fluttering in my chest. Ugh, what the hell was this gooey, floaty feeling?For like half a minute—okay, fine, three—I was standing there, calm as ever, but inside? It was like something clicked. Something cosmic. I looked at Adrian… and I swear to God, I was in love with him. Like, gross. Full-blown, fireworks-in-my-blood love. I don’t do love. I barely do like. And yet, there he was. Glowing like some celestial demigod with cheekbones sharp enough to cut glass and a voice that shouldn’t be legal. And what do I get? A nosebleed.A freaking nosebleed. Who even does that in real life?! I thought that o

SYRA“You two are absolutely insane, you know that?” Neema chuckles, tossing a teasing glance over her shoulder. “I swear, I might lose my mind just listening to this.”It had been three days since that stupid, impulsive declaration I made. Three days since Adrian left on some business trip. And would you believe me if I told you I missed him?Pathetic, right?I grip the edge of the cart tighter as the thought hits me. It’s getting worse—this feeling. It’s like he's carved himself into my system without permission, and now I can’t shut it off. “But it’s so interesting,” Agness pipes up, her voice giddy with mischief as she pushes her trolley into the next aisle. Her thick braids bounce with every step. “That feeling that just consumes you. So… how are you planning to avoid, you know—” she smirks and tilts her chin at my belly.“I mean, clearly, you can’t keep pretending you won’t end up in his bed again,” she finishes slyly as Neema pauses at the shelves, plucking up a couple of skin

ADRIANWhen I came to, the world was quiet—eerily quiet.I was lying in the middle of a vast grassland, the blades tall and whispering as the wind slithered through them like breath over skin. The sky stretched above me in endless gray.My head throbbed. Every pulse was like a hammer against bone.I sat up slowly—naked from the waist up, skin streaked with dirt, blood, and sweat. My hands trembled as I looked at them. Bloodied. Not mine.The scent curled into my nostrils.Human.But there was no body. No screams.No scent trail leading away. Just... nothing.The emptiness of it all unsettled me more than any battlefield.I staggered to my feet, the breeze prickling my bare skin, and scanned the endless field. No buildings. No paths. No signs of life. Just the distant, melodic murmur of a stream nearby.Drawn by instinct more than thought, I followed the sound.The stream was narrow and clear, weaving through a bed of stones like silver thread. I crouched beside it, scooping water into

ALPHA ASHER.“You have to obtain the contract no matter what.”That was what the two elders summoned me for. The command was sharp, unyielding. It’s only two months and some weeks until the full moon marking ceremony, and it will also be my anointing ceremony—if I prove myself worthy.Huh.To be honest, I really wish Syra was around. It pisses me off that she walked out just like that. No explanation. No damn warning. We had an agreement. She knew I was waiting for Kate. Our marriage was a strict business transaction, nothing more, so why the hell was she acting like it meant something deeper? And now, she’s working for Steinhart—the same bastard she ran away from all those years ago. What the hell is her problem?Just thinking about it makes my blood boil.But no matter what, I’ll get that contract.I slam my knuckles against the bathroom mirror, watching the tremor ripple through my reflection. The cold water runs down my arms, grounding me briefly before I twist the knob off. A he