Semua Bab The Alpha’s Broken Seal: Bab 21 - Bab 25

The line on my phone was dead. The lights flickered and died, plunging the office into an eerie twilight."Elena…" a venomous voice whispered from the shadows. "I've missed you."Isabella materialized in the center of the room. She was a ruined version of her former self, her skin ashen, her face twisted, her eyes burning with a mad, red light."You destroyed me!" she shrieked. "My love, my future, my family! All gone because of you!""Those were your choices.""I have nothing left to lose! But you… you have everything."She raised a hand. A ball of crackling black energy shot toward me. I threw myself to the side just as it hit the wall behind me, which didn't just dent—it dissolved, turning to black dust."You die tonight, Elena!"I scrambled around the office, dodging her frenzied attacks. Just as she cornered me, the door burst open.Adrian burst in, a blade forged from moonlight humming in his hand."Elena!" He moved with impossible speed, blocking a blast of dark energy mean

A week later, I asked Adrian to meet me at the restaurant where we had our first real date."Elena," he said, his voice cautious. "You look… better.""I've been thinking," I said, getting straight to it. "About what you told me.""If you can't forgive me for hiding it, I understand—""Adrian," I interrupted. "One question. If there had been no mission, no Isabella… if we had just met at a party, would you still have fallen for me?"He paused, and then a genuine, heart-stopping smile spread across his face."Elena, the mission put me in your path. That's all it did. Falling in love with your brilliance, your strength, your heart... that was inevitable from the moment we first spoke.""And now that the mission is over?""If you'll have me, my plan is to spend the rest of my life proving my love is real. If you won't… I will respect your decision. But I will never forget you."I looked into his eyes and saw my future."I've decided to trust you, Adrian."Relief washed over his face. "Real

One year later.I stood before the newly completed wing of the Louvre in Paris, my greatest professional achievement. Adrian stood nearby, talking with investors, his eyes catching mine with a proud, loving smile.We had been married for two months, in a beautiful ceremony surrounded by our closest friends. Life was a perfect, harmonious blend of love and work.That evening, we walked along the Seine."Two years ago, I thought my life was over," I confessed, leaning my head on his shoulder."And now?""Now, I feel like it's just beginning," I said.Adrian stopped, turning to me, his eyes alight with a joy so profound it took my breath away. He gently took my hand and placed it on my stomach. He didn't say a word, just looked into my eyes, waiting.It took me a moment to understand. My own senses, heightened by my connection to him, picked up on the subtle shift. A change in my own scent. A faint, nascent spark of a new life within.Realization dawned. "Adrian, are you saying…?"