THE ALPHA’S PUBLIC REJECTION のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 111 - チャプター 120

LILLIAN POVThe hospital was my private place. The sterile clean scent of antiseptic, the rhythmic beeping of the equipments, the straightforward needs of my patients, was a welcomed distraction from the tangled mess of my personal life. I focused all my energy into my patients, checking for broken bones, swelling, wounds, and reviewing charts. Anything to scrub out the memory of Baron’s kiss on my forehead and his whispered promise from my mind.I knew I had not been entirely truthful with Andre. I had removed the intimacy of that moment, which felt like I had lied to them, but the thought of starting another explosive argument, another wave of protective, suffocating and tiring drama in my name, was unbearable. “Lillian, that is the third chart you have almost dropped,” Salome called out loudly, her voice cutting through my concentration. She gently took the clipboard from my trembling hands. “Come with me.”She did not ask, instead, she guided me to a quiet store room, away from p

LILLIAN POV We found my mother in her bright study, but her attention was far from her beloved plants. She was seated at her small, round desk, holding a gorgeous necklace up to the light. It was packed with diamonds, with each stone catching the sun and reflecting tiny rainbows across the polished walls. The sight of it all was breathtaking. “Mother!” I said in surprise we froze in the door way, completely enamored with all the glitters. “That is….new. And incredibly expensive. Where in the Moon’s name did you get that?” Elena did not startle. She simply placed the necklace slowly back into its casing with a wistful expression on her face. “Alpha Kael is making preparations to return to his pack. I thought it to be a kind gesture to gift him a rare moonflower sapling from my private collection as a farewell. It’s a popular plant, but he seemed genuinely charmed by it. This,” she said and gestured to the neck now resting in its plush velvet box, “was his thank you.” I glanc

LILLIAN POVI followed Alpha Kael into the corridor, with my heart beating tirelessly against my ribs. His demeanor was calm, which was a stark contrast to the storm I felt was coming.“Your mother has quite the golden eye,” he began courteously. “That moonflower is a truly remarkable specimen. It must be very comforting for her to have such a peaceful hobby.”“It is, Alpha Kael,” I replied politely. “Her garden is her sanctuary. And thank you, again, for the necklace. It was…an unexpectedly generous gift.”“Oh don’t worry about it,” he waved his hand dismissively. “It is a small token for the kindness shown to a guest. Tell me, how are you finding life in the pack house now? It must be a significant change from your work at the hospital.”The small talk felt like a hand crushing my heart. Where was this going? I could not hold it any longer.I cleared my throat lightly. “Alpha Kael, if I may….is everything alright? You mentioned a private audience.”He glanced at me as a slow smile s

DRAKE POV The door swung open instantly before the echo of my knock faded from the hallway. Elara’s face, a perfect mix of disdain and anger greeted me from the door way. But I barely noticed her. The tension inside the room hit me like a physical blow. It was a trap, just as Lucas had said, and I was stepping right into its jaws. “Alpha Drake,” Elara said, her voice dripping with false sweetness. “So kind of you to join us.” I ignored her as my gaze swept the room. And there she was. Lillian, seated in a chair that seemed too large for her, with her back rigid and her eyes firmly fixed on the floor. Her scent, that beautiful blend of Jasmine and citrus, was filled with fear. Sensing it, my wolf surged within me with a possessive demand to remove her from this cave of vipers. “Drake, my boy!” Alpha Kael called out from where he sat, like a king holding court in his daughter’s sitting room. He looked calm and relaxed, but his eyes, which were sharp and calculating, missed no

ANDRE POVI paced the length of Drake’s study restlessly. “How long does a ‘clarification’ meeting need to be? They have been in there for over an hour. What could they possibly be discussing that takes this long?”Lucas, slumped in the sofa, did not look up from his brooding stare at the fireplace. “I don’t know. But I have got a bad feeling about this, Andre. A real bad feeling. It is like a rock in my gut, and I can’t shake it.”“That is what I am saying!” I stopped pacing and roughened up my hair. “This is not a social call. Kael laid a trap, and Drake walked right into it. The question is, what kind of trap was it, and did our Alpha manage to chew his way out of it?”Before Lucas could answer, the study door swung open and Drake walked in stiffly with a distant look on his face. “Don’t you two have beds to be in?” He asked wearily, as he moved straight to the wine bar at the corner of his study. “Have you both decided to forsake the moon and become vampires, haunting my study in