Lahat ng Kabanata ng I Forgot I Loved You, Alpha: Kabanata 211 - Kabanata 220

Before he could answer, Lance appeared with a glass in each hand. “You two look like you’re negotiating a treaty, not at a party.”I accepted one of the drinks with a grateful smile. “Maybe we’re just out of practice.”“Speak for yourselves,” Lance said cheerfully. “I am having the time of my life.

“It’s good for me,” I said softly, surprising myself with the honesty. “Seeing you like this.”Her smile wavered. “You mean happy?”I nodded once. “And safe.”Something flickered in her eyes — pain, maybe, or guilt — but before she could speak, I offered my hand.“Dance with me.”She froze. “You don

“I think,” Cassian said thoughtfully, “they’re already trying.”Isla glanced between them, her expression curious. “So this is normal for them? The whole tragic eye contact, doomed tension thing?”Lance gave a short laugh. “Completely.”“Fascinating,” Isla said dryly. “Remind me never to get caught

He exhaled slowly, eyes dark with regret. “Ellie…”“I wanted you to want me,” I whispered. “I wanted to be enough.”These were thoughts that I never meant to say out loud, especially not to him. It felt like a defeat to admit to him how much his indifference had hurt me. His cruel words had been bet

“Not yet,” I said quietly.“Yet,” Lance repeated, raising a brow. “That’s optimistic of you.”I stared into my glass, the amber liquid catching the light. “It’s not optimism. It’s… conviction. I’ve spent most of my life thinking love was a weakness. Something that made you reckless. But it isn’t. It