Semua Bab The Alpha's dirty game: Bab 51 - Bab 60

~KAELRIC~ Raeliya and I got to the conference hall later than we were supposed to because I wanted to spend as little time as I could with those people. Everyday I keep asking myself why I willingly agreed to take the Alpha title. Today wasn't like every other conference meeting because it wasn't just us with the elders, it was us, the elders and a select few of the public and several broadcasting stations and journalists. Today, Chase and I would have to address the problems of the public and thinking of that was already giving me a headache. I didn't want to admit it but having Raeliya seated close to me, so close I could feel her body heat, made me feel better and less agitated. If she wasn't here, I would have probably never gone. She was nervous, I could feel it. Not only was she also going to be in the spotlight but she was going to be in the spotlight as my girlfriend, my woman. I could only imagine how angry she was to be tied to the wrong brother. The

~RAELIYA~ The meeting finally ended after an hour of thinly veiled challenges, strategic interruptions, and silent warnings. Immediately Kaelric stood up, he was bombarded with questions from the council as they led him towards the corner. He glanced at me, and I smiled, assuring him that I was going to be okay before walking backstage and down the hall with an aim to wait for him by the car. “How do you enjoy your new home?” I paused when I heard Sophia's voice behind me. “Sorry I wasn't there and wasn't there to welcome you in” She uttered, and I pursed my lips as I heard her heels click against the floor as she walked towards me. “I also heard you're both alone in the house now, so be careful” She said, and I frowned as I turned to her. “Why?” “Because now, Kaelric will easily get tired of seeing your face every day. You do know that some men only need you until someone better comes along” She uttered and I opened my mouth to say something but before I coul

~RAELIYA~ Morning came too quickly.I barely slept, replaying Kaelric’s reaction over and over until it burrowed under my skin. By the time sunlight filtered through the curtains, I’d made a quiet decision:If he wanted distance…If he wanted coldness…If he wanted walls, then I would give him exactly that.When I stepped out of the bedroom, Kaelric was already downstairs, dressed for the day. His shirt sleeves were rolled up, his hair slightly messy, as if he didn’t sleep either.He looked at me.I didn’t look back.“Morning,” he muttered, voice low.“Morning,” I replied, neutral. Not warm. Not angry. Just… polite.The same tone I would use with a stranger.His jaw twitched.I made breakfast without hovering, without checking if he wanted his coffee a certain way, without trying to read him. I placed his plate on the table without meeting his eyes and sat on the opposite end.He watched me.I felt it.But I didn’t engage.I didn’t ask if he slept well.I didn’t ask if he needed any

~KAELRIC~ Something was wrong.I felt it the moment she turned away. Raeliya had always been quiet, always careful, but she’d never looked at me like that, like I was a stranger she didn’t need to acknowledge. There was no hesitation in her movement, no uncertainty. Just a clean break of eye contact and a retreat so deliberate it struck something sharp in my chest.I ended my conversation with the elder Micheal. mid-sentence.He looked mildly offended. I didn’t care.My attention tracked her as she walked toward the pack house, Dante a step behind her. She didn’t look back. Not once. And the pull, the mark, shifted strangely, not weaker, but… restrained. Like a door closing between us.That unsettled me more than it should have.“What’s wrong?” the elder asked.“We’ll continue later,” I said flatly and turned away.By the time I reached the pack house, she was already gone.~She avoided me.Not dramatically. Not in a way anyone else would notice. But I noticed everything about her,

~KAELRIC~ Distance was supposed to make things easier.That was the lie I told myself.Distance was supposed to quiet the mark, steady my thoughts, give me control again. Instead, it did the opposite. The space Raeliya put between us felt like standing too close to a cliff edge, one wrong step and I’d lose something I couldn’t name yet but already feared.She followed the rules perfectly.That was the worst part.In public, she was flawless. Gentle smiles. Soft laughter. Fingers resting lightly on my arm like she belonged there. The pack adored her. Elders praised her composure. Warriors bowed their heads to her with respect usually reserved for an Alpha’s mate.And every time, my wolf stirred.Possessive. Watchful. Proud.At night, she vanished.She went straight to the living room which I wasn’t allowed in. Her presence faded from shared spaces. The mansion felt hollow, too large, and too silent. I caught myself listening for her footsteps more than once, irritation flaring when I