Semua Bab Rejected By MY Alpha ~ Claimed By His Beta: Bab 161 - Bab 170

TITAN’S POVI spent the whole night awake, staring up at the ceiling as my mind whirled.Sleep had refused me.I'd always prided myself on my ability to sniff out a deception no matter how far it was buried. But Indira had proved me wrong in a way that not only hurt my ego, but also my heart.Gods. For months I'd buried every feeling I had for Kari as my mate, needing to forget her in order to fully accept my life with Indira. But now they all came rushing back. Every. Single. Thing.Her sweet, soft voice. Her laughter, and the way she was never afraid to show her amusement to the fullest. But I especially missed her eyes, they always sparkled with life and mischief.The only day they'd lost their light was the day I'd rejected her and refused to believe her.I sat up in bed, the sheets bunching around me, and I exhaled a long sigh.I'd fumbled things badly, and now I was more lonely than I'd ever been in my entire life.My mind refused to succumb to the heaviness of my eyes, until I

KARI’S POVMy throat burned and my heart felt like it had been roughly pulled from my chest and hastily pushed back.What began as warmth slowly warped into cold, oppressive dread. Fog curled around my ankles, rising fast until I could barely see my own hands in front of me. Something about the darkness felt wrong, evil in a way that made my ears ring with awareness.“Viktor?” I called, my voice echoing unnaturally.A loud yelp escaped me as a strong hand suddenly clamped around mine.I whipped my head toward the touch and found Viktor standing beside me, shirtless. His eyes sharp, protective.“Kari.” His relief was a desperate sound. “Don’t let go, please.”“What?”“Just hold on tight,” he said again, his words rushed.But before I could tighten my grip, a violent force yanked me backward. My feet skidded over nothingness as if the ground had been ripped from beneath us.“No!” I screamed, arm stretching toward him.Viktor lunged, eyes wide with something I'd never seen in the before

KARI’S POVI couldn’t breathe. Not really. My chest felt like it had been crushed in a vice, and my hands shook as I gripped Viktor’s arm to steady myself.Titan’s words continued to echo in my ears as I blinked at him, hating the sneering look of victory on his face.“You really thought you could use Kari the way you used my sister?” he continued, voice low and dangerous. “Well she is alive, Viktor. All this… all this you think you have with my mate? It's nothing.”I stared at Viktor, eyes wide, searching for some trace of denial, some way to dismiss it. But his jaw was rigid, his expression tense, and his hands kept clenching and unclenching.And me? I was lost. Bianca's statement from earlier that week echoed in my mind, and along with it, my fear. The same one I'd felt even after I dismissed the rumour.Lost in fear and shock, I didn't realize Titan had moved closer, smirk still tugging at the corner of his lips, until his presence pressed against me like a physical weight.“You s

KARI’S POVI woke slowly to being surrounded by comforting warmth. Soft, insistent warmth that pulled me from the haze of sleep like a lifeline. “Mhmm,” I hummed sleepily as I felt a gentle pressure against my cheek. Then a pleased gasp at the sweet brushing of lips over every inch of my face.A subtle scent filled my senses and it took me a moment to fully register that I was awake and not dreaming about him.“Viktor?” My voice came out breathless and shaky, yet filled with the relief thronging through me.Viktor hummed softly against my temple, nuzzling closer, and I could feel his hands tracing a protective, possessive path along my arms and my shoulders.“I'm glad you managed to eat something,” he murmured, his voice as smooth as butter.I had woken up once and forced down the food Bianca had probably brought in, amidst my sobs when I realized Viktor hadn't returned.My relief spilled over. I shot upright in bed, throwing my arms around him in a fierce hug.“My love,” he cooed

KARI’S POVThe castle grounds were washed in soft morning light, the kind that made Silvermoon look almost unreal.I kept squinting up at the colourful rays that bounced off the glass windows as the sun hit it.It was beautiful. But it wasn't enough to completely hold off the bits of doubt twisting inside my chest.Bianca walked beside me with a spring in her step, hands clasped behind her back, humming as though the world had done nothing but please her.She nudged my shoulder. “So,” she said with a slow, teasing grin, “is it a good time for me to say ‘I told you so?’”“Bianca, please,” I sighed. She chuckled.“No, but it's funny that you truly believed Viktor had abandoned you? Just…” she waved a hand around, “...walked out the door and out of your life? Come on now, sister.”Heat crawled up my neck. “I didn’t…I had my reason for thinking that,” I muttered. “I just, he left without speaking to me. And after the heavy explosion Titan dropped on us before? Surely you must understand m