Semua Bab The cruel alpha’s hired Luna: Bab 21 - Bab 30

Selena’s POVI didn’t know what I had expected but it definitely wasn’t that he would walk through that doorLeaving just sisi and I in the room I watched him thoHe seemed hesitant Was he expecting me to protest?To maybe try to stop him But instead I sat and watched till the door clicked shut behind himAnd the silence that followed was differentIt felt like a breath that had been held for too long. It was heavy like a weight that was pressing over Everything that was left unsaid.I didn’t move.More like I couldn’t.Sis was in my arms, her body climbed to me Amd I couldn’t lieI liked how it feltNatural Like she belonged hereHer position was funnyShe had one hand near her chin like a fist while the other kne was loosely clutching my shirt Her breathing was streaky now it’s been like thst since the past hour And it brought peace to my soulEverything about herHow peaceful she looked with her eyelashes resting on her cheekbones Too peaceful evenMy fingers instinctively

Selena’s POVI watched him close the door It wasn’t loud.Not harsh.But sure. Final. Like he needed to go before he did something stupid. Like stay.i could still perceive his scentIt remainedin the air even after he had left.A mixture of Smoke and pine. It felt like, it was stuck to my skin.And for a second, I wanted to bury my face in the pillow he’d used just to hold on to something real.But I didn’t move.Couldn’t.Not when Sisi was curled so perfectly against me, one hand tangled in the fabric of my nightgown like she was afraid I’d disappear if she let go.I stayed frozen in place. Arms wrapped around the small, warm weight nestled on my chest.Sisi.My heartbeat.My breath.My reason.She hadn’t turned or moved all through the night. Her breathing was even, slow.She was still fragile.Still breakable. Like if I shifted too quickly, I’d wake her or worse, chase away the peace that had finally settled into her bones.So I just breathed.In time with her.For her.Until

Cassian’s POV It took me longer to process things in relative to the average wolf Most times it took a stick of cigarette and a bottle of whiskey And that? Was the comfort i was offering myself this night The cigarette sat beautifully between my fingers The smile curled in the air It was bitter and familiar An old friend that never gave up on me. It coiled around my throat like it knew exactly what I didn’t want to say. I leaned back in the chair by the window, a half-empty glass of whiskey in one hand, a cigar burning slowly in the other. It was late already and everywhere was quiet The windows now looked like mirrors, throwing my face back at me. I looked like a man unraveling. Tired. Mean. And a little lost. Adeline’s voice was still a drumbeat in my skull, steady and cruel “She’s not playing house, Cassian. She’s building one.” “Don’t wait until she stops waiting for you.”I hated how much that haunted me. But what I hated more… was how real it had become. Be

Cassian’s POVIt must have been my ears.Or perhaps my imagination playing tricks on meBut I was sure I heard a knock on the doorIt was soft at first and just when I wanted to concentrate.It came againAnd if you didn’t pay attention You would miss the soundI looked up from the clutter on my deskIt was a mix of patrol logs, broken treaties, lists of supply shortages and a letter from elder Norvan about “illegal herb gathering.” I hadn’t even touched it yet amd the seal was still intact.I wasn’t ready to stomach another complaint.The knock came again.It was quiet, hesitant.Like it didn’t want to interrupt, Like it was just wanted to be acknowledged.And me?I couldn’t take it anymore.I frowned. “Come in.”I waited. One breath. Two. Ten.Still nothing.Then I forced myself up, my teeth threatening to break from how hard I had clenched them.I crossed the room, swinging the door faster than I had intended to.Nothing.Just cold stone floors and the empty doorway InsanityIt

Cassian’s POVI wasn’t sure what I had expected.Maybe unbearable silence Stiff smiles thst were too obvious to lie thst they weren’t fakeI had expected that we wouldn’t as much as glance at it each other But not this.Not Sisi skipping ahead with a basket swinging from her tiny arms like the whole world had been fixed overnight. Not the sun coming out like it had been waiting for this moment. Not the way Selena’s laughIt was quiet and different from the practiced laughter the nobles had ,We hadn’t even sat down yet, and I already felt… off balance.We followed the winding stone path to the field behind the palaceIt was less formal than the royal gardens, more wild. Sisi called it “her picnic land” like she had built it with her own hands. She darted between tall grass and dandelions, plucking yellow flowers for Selena’s crown.“You said I’d wear yellow,” Selena reminded her gently.“You will.” Sisi’s voice was full of purpose. “But I need at least twenty.”“Why twenty?”She pu