Semua Bab Claimed By The Alpha Billionaire: Bab 41 - Bab 50

By the time Aria descended the grand staircase, the sky beyond the windows had shifted to darkness. The golden hues of late afternoon had given way to velvet night, the mansion now blanketed in silence and shadows. Every creak of the old wood beneath her feet echoed louder in the stillness. A strange electricity hummed beneath her skin, a combination of nerves, unanswered questions, and something else she didn’t want to name.Sleep was out of the question.The idea of retreating to her bedroom and risking another encounter with Kieran, seeing him, hearing him, feeling him was unbearable. Her pulse had only just settled after the library discovery, and even then, barely. The books still haunted her thoughts. Her body still remembered how it felt to be close to him, it hummed with the desire to find him. You’re just tired, she repeated silently, though her chest told a different story.Instead of heading back upstairs, she slipped through one of the side doors and stepped out into the

The mansion was too quiet that night. Shadows stretched across the walls of the bedroom Kieran had claimed as theirs, though he was nowhere in sight. Aria stood at the window for a long time, arms wrapped around herself, her thoughts a riot of emotion and confusion.Her body still remembered his kiss. Still ached in secret places she tried to ignore. But Kieran hadn’t returned to the room. He hadn’t come back to try to touch her again.That shouldn’t bother her. Her mind was screaming at her that it shouldn’t. But it did.Eventually, giving up on watching for signs of him in the woods where he had disappeared. Turning to the now ridiculously full wardrobe she dug around for something to wear to bed, groaning when she saw the thin

Chapter 44 Aria woke to warmth.Not from the soft sheets or the slivers of dawn cutting through the curtains, but from the familiar heavy weight of his arm wrapped around her waist, his body pressed tightly against her back. Kieran’s scent surrounded her, cedar and smoke and something darker, something that lived beneath the surface.She didn’t move right away. Her mind was slow, thick with dreams of his mouth, his hands, his voice growling in her ear. She breathed in, let it sink into her chest like an ache.“You’re awake.”His voice rumbled low behind her, like thunder hiding in the distance. She twisted in his hold just enough to see his eyes, still lazy with sleep, but that familiar heat already there.“Barely,” she muttered.He sat up and stretched, the sheet slipping low on his hips, exposing his breathtaking torso, and deep v-lines leading down into his tight boxers. “Get dressed. You’re training with me this morning.”Aria blinked. “What?”“Self defense,” he said simply. “Yo

Aria’s skin was still slick with sweat, the heat of training pulsing under her skin as she and Kieran stepped off the training mat. Her legs ached pleasantly, her lungs still recovering from the sparring session that had left her pinned again and again, Kieran’s body pressed against hers until she wasn’t sure if she wanted to fight him or pull him closer.She was still catching her breath when he offered her a smug, satisfied smile, like he knew exactly how flustered she felt. She rolled her eyes and turned away, but the smirk lingered in her thoughts long after he started walking."Come on," he said, brushing his hand gently against her lower back to guide her forward. "Let me show you the rest of the Pack House. You’ve only seen the surface."They walked side by side through the winding pathway that led to the main entrance. The building loomed tall and solid, carved from heavy stone and timber, with large arched windows and thick doors propped open to let in the breeze. It was rust

The morning light was pale and hazy when Aria stirred, the warmth of Kieran’s body no longer curled around her. The bed felt too big, the sheets too cool. She sat up slowly, blinking sleep from her eyes, but the empty space beside her was a louder message than any note could have left. He was gone.He hadn’t made a big thing of it. No long goodbyes or dramatic declarations. Just a quiet mention the night before that he’d be leaving early for his meeting with the Ashfall pack. That it would only be for a few days. She had tried to pretend that she didn’t care either way. Now she wasn’t so sure.She found Lena and Nyah waiting outside, already stretching. Lena was bundled up in a lightweight hoodie, her blonde hair in a braid that hung over her shoulder. Nyah gave Aria a nod, warm a