All Chapters of MY EX BETRAYED ME, SO I SEDUCED HIS ALPHA UNCLE: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

The maid arrived quietly, head bowed, placing a crystal bottle of aged red wine and three glasses on a silver tray before vanishing just as silently.Darius poured without a word, filling their glasses with the deep burgundy liquid. When he finally spoke, it was with the air of a man who knew exactly how much power each word carried.“So,” he said evenly, handing a glass to Evan first, then to Lyria, “tell me about your engagement.”Evan took the wine and smiled, looking to Lyria with affection, real or rehearsed, Darius couldn’t yet tell. “It’s still new, really. Only recently official. We wanted to tell you in person.”“Mm,” Darius murmured, swirling the wine in his own glass. “And why her?”Evan blinked, caught off-guard by the bluntness.“She’s… incredible. Strategic. Respected. Everyone in the council agrees she’s a strong match.” He hesitated, then added with a slight laugh, “And we get along.”Darius’s eyes flicked to Lyria, who raised her glass slightly in response. “High prai

Evan turned to her, jaw tight. “Kissing my uncle like that. You didn’t have to act like a slut to get my attention.”The slap of the word was instant. Her mouth parted, eyes narrowing into thin, cold slits.“What?” she said slowly, the air around her freezing.“You heard me,” Evan continued, stepping forward. “That’s the only way I can make sense of it. You—wrapped around his arm like some damn prize, letting him kiss you in front of me. Is that who you are now? A cheap little—”“Don’t you dare,” Cassandra cut him off, her voice sharp enough to slice steel. “You don’t get to come into my home and call me names because your ego couldn’t handle what you saw.”“My ego?” Evan scoffed. “You think I’m upset because you’ve moved on? No. I’m disgusted. Because the Cassandra I knew wouldn’t have

Cassandra turned away from the door, running her hand down her face. “I have no idea.”“You okay?”Cassandra didn’t answer right away. She crossed the room and sank into the couch. “He said some things. Tried to make it sound like he did what he did to protect me. Like his family is dangerous or something. I think he is just upset that he saw me kissing Darius.”Nia scoffed. “I am not surprised, he has always seem proud to me.” She tossed her purse on the counter. “So his family are dangerous, how does that explain him cheating. He is just talking nonsense.”Cassandra stared blankly at the far wall, Darius’s face flashing through her mind. His touch. His kiss. His voice calling her mine.Even if Evan was truly a jerk, he was right about one thing. His family was dangerous, and Darius was also a dangerous man but was she already part of that world without realising it?

Cassandra’s gaze flicked to him, cool and calculating."I wasn’t expecting you here so early," Darius said, voice low and smooth as he walked over to his desk and sank into the chair opposite her."Neither was I,” she replied. “But I figured if we’re doing this… whatever this is, we might as well get it over with. No point wasting time.”Darius raised a brow ever so slightly. “Efficient. I admire that.”He opened one of the side drawers, pulled out a small case of sanitizing wipes, and began calmly wiping the dried smudge of blood from the edge of his palm.Cassandra noticed immediately.Her eyes narrowed, but her expression didn’t falter. That’s blood, she thought. He didn’t even try to hide it.She took a sip of her juice, pretending not to care. But inside, her curiosity bloomed like fire. What the hell had she just interrupted? She didn’t have to stretch her imagination far. Was he just torturing someone or perhaps have killed someone. Would he go as far as to kill someone? She di

Cassandra blinked rapidly, her breath returning in shallow bursts. She looked between the three of them, dazed. “What… what the hell was that?”Darius stepped forward. “Are you alright?”She nodded, but her gaze was locked on Sela. “What just happened to me?”Sela cocked her head, amusement dancing just beneath the surface. “You felt it, didn’t you? The surge? That wasn’t me, dear. That was you.”Cassandra’s brows knit tightly. “I don’t understand.”Sela looked to Darius. “She doesn’t know but she will know now.”Cassandra’s breathing became uneven. Her hands trembled at her sides. Her knees buckled slightly as a sudden wave of dizziness hit her. The room spun, the sound of her heartbeat thudding in her ears like a war drum. She stumbled back, gripping the edge of the desk for balance.“Cassandra?” Darius move