Lahat ng Kabanata ng Alpha Rafael: Chasing My Ex Wife: Kabanata 71 - Kabanata 80

LILA The soft beeping of machines filled the room, steady as a ticking clock.I sat there, clutching Derrick's small hand in mine, waiting for him to wake up again. My thumb brushed lightly across his knuckles, memorizing the tiny ridges of his skin.His fingers were still warm. Still real. I'm elated, more than happy. I can't just stop thanking the moon goddess less.I had prayed, begged, bartered with the goddess for this moment.And now that it was here, I could barely breathe for the fear gripping my chest.Staring at his face, his features... All I could picture was Rafael this age battling with those demon. Fighting for his peace. They look so much alike, his long lases, the lips. And now, I'm scared. For how long do I intend to hide him? What if Rafael finds out? I know he's going to find out... But not until I've been able to tame him.Derrick stirred, a soft groan breaking past his lips. His eyelids fluttered open slowly, revealing glazed, confused brown eyes.For a second

RAFAEL POVThe war map stretched before me like a battlefield painted in blood.Pins marked rogue sightings along our borders. Red strings connected their movements, chaotic, unpredictable, like rats scrambling for crumbs.I rubbed a hand down my face, the stubble on my jaw scratching my palm. I hadn't slept. Didn't need to. Rage was a better fuel than any fucking rest.I leaned over the map, palms braced against the table. I was fucking falling apart, and I needed to clear my goddamn head.The Pack house, with its stone walls and the scent of pine and earth, was a cold comfort. It was supposed to feel like home, but instead, it felt like a cage. A reminder of the things I couldn't escape.The rogues were closing in. We couldn't afford to be distracted. But even with my thoughts scattered all over the room, the only thing I could focus on was her.Lila. She made me feel weak. I didn't know how to explain it, but it was like I was losing control every time I thought about her. It made

LILAHe didn't say anything again, not a word. Just gave me those look... Those gaze that tells me he has a lot to say, but didn't want to.His eyes darken as he watches me fall apart, my fists still trembling against his chest.One minute, I'm hitting his chest furiously, the next, he caught hold of my hands, pinned them together. His movement swift, fast.Before I can even blink, he grabs me , picks me up like I weigh absolutely nothing to him.I let out a yelp, my hands instinctively clutching at his shoulders, but it's useless.He hauls me across the hall, his grip strong, just like the Alpha he is."Alpha Rafael!" I gasp, struggling, kicking, pounding my fists against him.He doesn't even flinch. Instead, shoves open the door to his private office and kicks it shut behind him with a loud, heavy thud.The next second, my back hits the wall, hard enough to make the frame rattle, but not enough to hurt.I barely have time to catch my breath before he crashes into me.His mouth slams

LILA'S POVFor a man I should hate... For a man I should be running from... For a man who's going to ruin me, over and over again... I shouldn't be kissing him. I shouldn't be aching to inhale his cologne, to have him this close.To taste those lips again. And worst of all? To have his cock buried so deep inside me that I forget who I am.I shouldn't want any of this. I shouldn't crave it.I shouldn't desire it.But I do. My heart shouldn't be beating this fast.My thighs shouldn't be clenching just from his voice.And I sure as hell shouldn't be looking at him like I'd let him destroy me all over again, just to feel him once more.But I am. God help me... I am.He pulls me close , so close , with hands that don't ask, only take.His hips press into mine, firm and deliberate, until I feel that thick bulge, hard, throbbing beneath his trousers.It's not even touching me, not really. Just trapped heat and fabric.But it's enough. By the moon goddess, it's enough.A broken moan escapes my

RAFAEL I'm not gentle, I'm never a gentleman. I've not been one. Linda Cooper made sure if it. My father made sure of it.Inside me is hollow of myself. My ruin. My failure. The broken piece of what I am...My heart hasn't hammered this much, Ace hasn't prowled this much. It sudden feels right. Having her so close feels so fucking right.I'm trying as hard as to concentrate in the charts before me, but it's useless. My thoughts is clouded by that girl outside... I could tell she was looking at me. I could tell she was thinking of me. Same way I fucking am.My head feels like it's been running a marathon. I need to focus, but it's damn near impossible with her out there, watching me, tempting me, calling to me. The taste of her lips still clings to mine, and her scent... it's still soaked into my skin.How am I meant to focus when I've just ascended, when I've become something divine? I've found godhood, claimed the Alpha within me... and yet, when it comes to her, all that power mean