Lahat ng Kabanata ng MY EX BETRAYED ME, SO I SEDUCED HIS ALPHA UNCLE: Kabanata 71 - Kabanata 80

“When war came, everything shifted,” he said. “Tensions with the northern packs escalated. My brother was no warrior. He never had the stomach for blood, or the instinct for battle.” He paused. “So he handed me the title. Declared me the better leader. Claimed the people trusted me more.”His voice lowered, bitter and flat. “But it wasn’t a gift. It was a death sentence.”Cassandra frowned. “What do you mean?”Darius’s lips pressed into a grim line. He stared at the fire, as if it held the truth in its flickering depths. “He sent me to die,” he said simply. “He named me Alpha so he wouldn’t have to be the one to fight. And if I died in battle? Well… then the threat would be gone. Clean hands. No blame.”Cassandra felt a chill crawl down her spine. “That’s... unforgivable.”He didn’t respond. The silence stretched betw

Her breath caught again, but she didn’t look away this time. She felt the flutter in her chest, the warmth blooming in her stomach, the way her skin prickled with electricity as he shifted forward just slightly, only inches, but enough to make her breath hitch.“You’re staring,” she whispered.“So are you,” he said.“I was trying not to,” she said, unable to stop the small, shaky laugh that left her.“Don’t stop,” he murmured, voice low. “I like it when you look at me like that.”She bit her bottom lip, and that alone made something flicker in his gaze, something deep and burning and barely restrained.He leaned forward then, not fast, not forceful. Just slow. Deliberate. Giving her the space to pull back if she wanted to. But she didn’t. She didn’t move at all. Her eyes fluttered closed just before their lips met.The kiss was soft.

The kiss deepened, their bodies pressing closer, and for a moment the world outside the room disappeared.There was only the heat of his skin, the sound of their breathing, and the way his hands found their way to her waist, gentle but firm, like he needed her closer, like he didn’t know how to be without her anymore.When they finally broke apart, both breathless, he didn’t move far. His forehead rested against hers. His voice was a low murmur, almost like a confession.“You drive me crazy, Angel.”She smiled up at him, her heart still racing. “Good.”And for the first time that night, Darius let out a soft, real laugh, the kind that only she could pull from him.Darius didn’t give her time to say anything else.His lips met hers again, firm, warm, needing. This kiss wasn’t playful or teasing like before. It was deeper. Hungrier. His hand slid down her side slowly, fingers tracing the curve of her waist, then the line of her hip. Cassandra gasped softly against his mouth. Her body ar

Ashera looked up at him, her fingers absentmindedly drawing little patterns on his chest. “So, if I’m not careful, you’ll hear everything?”“Pretty much,” he said, smirking. “Though I wouldn’t mind a few more thoughts about Alpha snuggles. Preferably accompanied by actual snuggles.”She rolled her eyes with a grin but nestled closer anyway, resting her head on his chest where she could hear the steady thump of his heart.“Deal,” she whispered. “But only if you stop reading my mind without permission.”“No promises,” he said, kissing her hair.Ashera smiled to herself. It was strange how quickly she was adjusting to all of this, his warmth, the bond, the idea of sharing parts of her soul with someone else. She’d spent so much of her life being alone, walled off, guarded. And yet, with Darius, those walls were crumbling without effort.Maybe this was what it meant to be mated. Not just a bond of instinct, but something that grew deeper each time they shared a breath, a glance, a secret.

Darius didn’t answer right away. His hands rested on the arms of the chair, fingers tapping lightly.“I think,” he said slowly, “that Evan has spent most of his life trying to be loved by a mother who only sees him as a pawn. That kind of child either becomes like her… or runs the opposite way.”“And which is he?”Darius met Rowan’s eyes for the first time in minutes.“I don’t know yet.”Darius sat back in his chair, his expression calm but cold. His sharp eyes didn’t leave the screen where Evan’s face had just disappeared as the feed ended.“Keep an eye on him,” Darius said quietly but firmly. “If we’re attending that council meeting, things might get heated. And I want to know exactly what they’re planning.”Rowan gave a small nod. “I’m on it,” he replied without hesitation. “I’ll hav