Semua Bab The Alpha's Ice Queen: Bab 91 - Bab 97

AIDEN.The night air was cold after the heavy downpour when I pulled up at the lot. My headlights cut through the drizzle, and Derek landed under the old floodlight, his shoulders hunched, hands jammed into his pockets like he was trying to hold himself together. He looked rough, eyes dark, jaw tight, chest rising too fast.I slammed the door shut and walked over, “You look like shit,” I said, because that was easier than saying what I was actually thinking. He didn’t smile. Didn’t even look at me. His eyes stayed on the ground. “Don’t start,” he muttered, voice low, tense. I stopped a few feet from him, crossing my arms. “I’m not starting anything. You called me.”He lifted his head then, and I saw it — the fury burning under his skin. His nostrils flared, his hands flexed once. “She lied,” he said simply. I blinked once. “Nina?”He nodded once. His throat moved like he was swallowing broken glass. “She said she needed space. She said she needed time. But she didn’t say she was l

NINA.My body is still warm from earlier, but inside, I’m shaking so badly it’s hard to breathe properly. The phone in my hand feels heavier than it should. I keep seeing that video every time I blink. I see Jace’s hand at the girl’s waist, his mouth pressing against hers like it was nothing. The image sticks under my eyelids, a bruise that won’t fade. I hate that I can still taste him on my lips from earlier. It makes my stomach turn.My legs feel stiff, but I force myself forward. The sound of my boots on the concrete seems too loud. I don’t even realize I’ve walked halfway through the courtyard until I hear a familiar voice behind me.“Nina?” I stop so fast my breath catches. Killian. Of course, he’s here. The one person I can’t deal with right now. He’s leaning against the brick wall near the gym doors, arms crossed, half-smirk on his face. That usual look of lazy amusement that never fits the moment. His dark hair is a little messy, jacket unzipped. He looks too calm.“You look l

JACE.I couldn’t get the sound of Killian’s voice out of my head. Even after he walked off, my ears kept ringing with it. Every word. Every curse. The look on his face when he said Derek’s name like he was ready to tear him apart. I was still standing by the fence near the parking lot, hands gripping the metal so tight my knuckles hurt. My chest wouldn’t settle. It felt like something was pressing against it from the inside, like my lungs couldn’t expand enough.Nina’s face flashed in my head again. The way she’d looked earlier — pale, shaking, eyes wide and wet. I hadn’t seen her since lunch. She’d snapped at Killian, stormed off somewhere, and now no one knew where she was. My throat went dry. What if she knew? What if she’d found out?I pulled my phone out so fast I almost dropped it. My thumb hit her name before I even thought about what I’d say. It rang. Once. Twice. Straight to voicemail. I tried again. Same thing. I swallowed hard and tried to tell myself she was fine, that may

NINA.I woke up feeling like absolute shit; my eyes felt dry, but I couldn’t go back to sleep. The house was quiet; the echo was mocking me, making me recall how Jace had left last night. I sat up, kicked off the blanket, and stared at my reflection in the mirror across the room.I looked like shit yesterday, but not today. Today, I refused to. Jace might’ve thought he could break me, walk away like I was nothing, but he forgot one thing — our deal wasn’t over. Three months, that was the rule. We still had one month and a few weeks left. He wanted to play? I’d play harder. I’d ruin him before he even saw it coming. He’d learn what it felt like to be gutted and smiling at the same time.My wolf stirred inside, uneasy. *Don’t do this,* she murmured faintly in my head, but I pushed the thought away. I didn’t want her voice right now. I didn’t need her soft instincts or her fucking conscience. I forced the block up between us. It was cold and silent right after — like shutting a door and