Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Alpha’s Pretty Mistake: Kabanata 21 - Kabanata 30

Kol Kathy was warm beside me. And so were the rest of my Luna’s asides from Aria. Her skin was soft and perfumed. She used to have the kind of presence that once satisfied the restlessness I had been feeling. But now—now it felt like a placeholder. A distraction pretending it could be anything better than Aria.I didn’t touch them. I just lay still, eyes open, staring at the ceiling while I kept thinking about her.Aria.There was tension between us now so thick I could almost taste it. The kind that doesn't spark fights—it just sits heavy between two people until one of them finally suffocates. She hadn’t spoken more than a few civil words since the night I said I loved her.I hadn’t meant to say it. Not then. Not like that. But when she kissed me, when her hands slid up my neck and her breath hitched like she wanted me back, I lost it. I completely lost the mask. I lost the cold. Lost every plan I had to keep things simple.And the moment the words left my mouth, I saw it. The reco

AriaI couldn’t move at first. I just stood there, blinking at Jeremy like he’d been pulled from a dream I barely remembered having.“Happy birthday,” he said again, holding out his box that was meant for me. His smile was soft and uncertain, like he didn’t know whether I’d slam the door in his face or hug him.We stood there in silence as my hand tightened on the doorframe.“What… What are you doing here?” I asked, finally finding my voice.“Today was your special day. Took me a while to figure out where. I asked around.” He glanced down the hallway like he wasn’t sure he belonged here. “It wasn’t easy getting past Kol’s perimeter guards, by the way.”I exhaled slowly and stepped aside. “You shouldn’t be here.”“I brought you a gift,” he said again, as though it explained everything.Reluctantly, I let him in. He walked in slowly, his eyes scanning the room with mild curiosity, but I could feel the unease radiating off him. Jeremy had always hated pack politics, even though he was th

AriaI could no longer bare the silence in my room. I stood by the window with one hand on the glass, watching the moonlight. I could sight Kol, out there, still swimming, probably still fuming. I hadn’t followed him. I couldn’t. Not after what he said. Not after what I said.I didn’t love him. That wasn’t the complete truth. But it still hurt to say.Maybe because there was a part of me, a foolish, small part, that wished I could completely love him. Wished I could forget what he did to my family. Wished I could forget Lira. But I looked like her, her ghost was me whenever I looked at the mirror, and her pain was stitched into my name. Loving Kol would be like betraying her and my family all over again.Still… the look on his face when I said it. It gutted something in me.I turned away from the window, wrapping my arms around myself as if I could hold myself together with pressure alone. My mind wouldn’t stop spinning. Jeremy’s unexpected visit. Kol’s confession. The tension between

KolMy study was quiet, too quiet for someone like me. I sat behind my desk, tapping my fingers against its surface as I waited for the call. I wasn’t sure if I wanted it to. Then the landline rang. I snatched it before the second ring. “Yes?”“It’s Jeremy.”I stilled. “You agreed then?”There was a pause, then his smooth voice filtered through. “I’ll meet you at your estate.”I didn’t reply right away. My fingers tightened around the receiver. “Good. I’ll send someone to fetch you.”We hung up without any more words. I leaned back in the chair and stared up at the ceiling for a long moment. Then I stood and walked to Aria’s room. There was something about this I needed her to see.I knocked, and when she opened the door, the scent of roses hit me first. She had just bathed. Her eyes were curious and guarded, like she thought I had come to question her. But I wasn’t.“You look lovely already,” I said.She folded her arms. “Thanks, any problem?”“I want you to get dressed,” I said. “Y

LiamI drove through the far side of the territory. I had packed light—just a duffel bag with clean clothes, bottled water, and takeout from Kol’s private kitchen. The roads were quiet. Dust and wind rose behind me as I turned off the main path and approached a secluded motel where she was hiding.Room 11. Back corner. Low visibility. Just the way she liked it.I knocked once, hard. It didn’t take much time.She opened the door and standing there was Lira, crossed-armed and leaning against the frame.“Took you long enough,” Lira commented, with a raised eyebrow.I rolled my eyes and pushed the bag into her arms. “I had to be careful. You're not exactly supposed to exist right now.”“Relax,” she said with a scoff. “I haven’t even left the building.”“Now, this is a lie,” I countered. “You left the day of the wedding. You were there, Lira. You risked everything just to watch them say ‘I do.’”Her expression darkened.“That was months ago,” she muttered, walking back into the room.I fol