บททั้งหมดของ THE ALPHA’S PUBLIC REJECTION : บทที่ 91 - บทที่ 100

LILLIAN POVThe click of door was like a sentence. It echoed in the silence he left behind, a silence so thick with the ghosts of what nearly happened. I slid down the wall until I sat on the floor and placed my knees up to my chest. I buried my face in my hands, as if I could hide from the emotions that was tearing me apart.I could still feel his touch. His taste, wild and familiar was like a brand on my lips. My body buzzed with need so hot, that it was like a physical pain. Then came reality….Andre’s betrayal, Elara, and my own defiant words that now seemed foolish and desperate. Shame , desire, frustration, and a huge, soul crushing weariness within me until I felt like I was being pulled apart.‘Our mate wanted us. He still wants us!’ Nyla whispered excitedly in my mind. Her joy was a direct opposite to my despair. “He doesn’t Nyla,” I muttered into my palms, my voice heavy from crying. “He is not meant for me.”‘But he fought for us. He warned the other male away. He claims us

LILLIAN POV The pack kitchen was my sanctuary, filled with the warm, comforting smells of baking bread and boiling stews. Today, with Salome’s blazing excitement, it almost was. “And the clarity!” Salome breathed as she held her hand out to the light from the window, which caught the delicate diamond bracelet on her wrist. “Lucas said it reminded him of the first snow we saw together. Isn’t it breathtaking?” “it is beautiful, Salome,” I said, trying to force a genuine smile on my face. It was a welcome distraction from the storm of thoughts in my mind about Andre and Drake. “Lucas has wonderful taste” Lydia, always the practical one, chuckled as she kneaded the dough. “He does. Though I hope his taste extends to knowing a good security detail for when your father sees that. It looks expensive.” We were all laughing heartily when we heard a mocking chuckle from the doorway. We all turned to see Sharon leaning against the frame with a familiar, evil smirk plastered on h

LILLIAN POV The heavy door to my mother’s chambers clicked shut, which sealed the four of us in the room with no outside noise. The scent of her dried herbs and oils, usually so comforting, did nothing to calm the frantic beat of my heart. My mother, Elena, turned with her arms crossed firmly on her chest and gazed at me intently. “Alright, Lillian. Start talking. And do not leave a single thing out.” I sank onto the edge of her plush chair with my shoulders slumped under the weight of it all. Salome and Lydia settled beside me in silence. I began to speak, with my voice sounding very hollow. I told them about Andre’s heartbreaking visit, his anguish, his ultimatum that this couldn’t continue. I told her about the confrontation in the kitchen, Sharon’s venom, Elara’s cold entrance, and her calculated, poisonous politeness. I was just getting to the part where Drake burst in when Salome interrupted with her eyes wide. “But what started it all? Why was the princess so suspici

LILLIAN POV Avoiding Drake had become a full time Buisness, a draining routine of ensuring his movement in the corridors doesn’t clash with my own, and holding my breath until his powerful aura and scent faded from the air. It was exhausting. But what was more exhausting was the constant, sugary summons from Elara. “Lillian, darling, join me for tea.” “Lillian, let us take a walk in the eastern gardens. The air over there is so refreshing.” “Lillian, I am feeling a little lonely. Come keep me company.” Each request was like a leash, while her chambers were like a decorated cage where every polite question felt like an interrogation, and every sweet smile hid a dark dangerous intention. It was like I was living under a microscope, and the stress of it all was getting to me. My only sanctuary, my only place to breathe, was the Luxembourg hospital. Here, under Andre’s watchful but respectful gaze from his post at the main entrance, I could work freely. He did not follow

DRAKE POVThe weight of the silence on us all was like a physical blow. Her words—sharp and utterly devastating hung in the air, shattering the last shards of my control. “Remove my Buisness from your mind…don’t be bothered with anything that concerns me until you have settled your situation.”I stood there, frozen with my mind in chaos. This was not the Lillian I knew. This was a stranger, a cold, cold woman, and she had just publicly stripped me open. The shock was so overwhelming that it momentarily overtook the fury. I was the first to recover, my Alpha instincts fighting their way to the surface through the cloud of pain.“Everyone out,” I commanded, with a growl that gave room for no argument. “Lillian. A word. In private. Now.”She did not even flinch. Her gaze, which was once filled with softness for me, was now hard as stone. “I cannot, Alpha. I am expected back at the pack house for tea with your mate by an hour. I have no desire to give her another reason to interrogate me