Semua Bab THE ALPHA KING AND THE HYBRID CRYSTAL QUEEN : Bab 11 - Bab 20

Luca She looked at me like I’d just torn her apart from the inside out…and gods, that expression clawed at something I didn’t want to feel. “Way to go, you fucker,” my wolf Klin growled inside my head. Lana walked out of my office in silence, which was somehow worse. My fist slammed against the table hard enough to rattle the glass. Arya arched her brows at me and I could tell she was judging me. “What?” I snapped. “You know you can’t afford to get her on your bad side, Luca,” she said evenly. “She’s your mate.” “I don’t need a damn lecture on how to treat my mate.” Arya tilted her head, unshaken. “Look, I’m no expert, but her emotions are heightened even without the bond sealed. And there are other reasons why we can’t let her hate you… at least not yet.” I turned away from her, refusing to let her see my face. She was right but admitting it? That wasn’t like me. Anyone with my history would never fully let their guard down. I had built walls and no one got past them so wh

What did they say?” “Lanarla.” Arya paused as she walked around the room. “That’s what they were chanting earlier.” She sounded like she’d just solved part of a puzzle. “What exactly is that?” I asked. “Sounds like a name. But I don’t know what it means. I’ll need to do some digging. Maybe make some calls but Luca needs to come home first.” The sound of Luca’s name turned something in me. I crossed my arms. My patience was breaking out. “Can’t you just do something now? With your…witchy powers?” She sighed and ran a hand through her hair. “I wasn’t raised by witches, okay? There’s a lot I don’t know. Honestly, it would’ve been better if I’d been born a full wolf.” Everywhere suddenly became quiet. “Where’s Luca?” I asked finally Arya let out a frustrated sound “Damn, you ask a lot of questions.” I flinched but she wasn’t wrong. Anyone in my shoes would’ve asked more. I folded myself onto the couch, hugging my knees to my chest. Arya’s face softened as she squatted in

Lana I flinched at the sound of the door clicking shut. He just locked the door. “And where exactly would you stay?” I asked cautiously. “Here,” he said without hesitation, returning to the same spot he had been standing in. “But don’t worry, I’ll be out of here tomorrow evening. This isn’t my main room and I would’ve placed you somewhere else, but a lot of the other rooms still need repairs.” He continued as he leaned casually against the table. My eyes betrayed me, falling to the waistband of his sweatpants hanging low on his hips. I bit my lip and not from nerves this time, but something else. “That’s the third time tonight,” he said, bringing my attention back to his face. “Stop doing that with your lips.” His arms folded across his chest, and I watched his muscles flex. He had always been attractive, but now... now he was unexplainably, devastatingly hotter. “I…I’m sorry. It’s a bad habit,” I stammered, clamping my thighs together as if that would hide the treachery of my

Lana I fought to lift my head, but Tina’s grip was incredibly strong. Water filled my mouth and nose as she shoved me under again. I tried to fight her off but my attacks did nothing. When she yanked me back up, I coughed violently, gasping for air. “What silly little games are you playing with me, huh?” she asked as her fingers dug into my throat. I coughed as I tried to gather as much air as I could. “What are you doing here?” “Saving your pathetic ass, obviously.” Her smirk made me more furious. “But let’s be real…I shouldn’t even be here. Luca asked me to cleanse you of whatever dark shit’s chasing you. What he doesn’t know is that I knew about the crystal before he did.” She tilted my chin up as she forced me to look at her. “Which means you didn’t open that big mouth of yours.” Before I could answer, she shoved my head underwater again and I almost thought I was going to die by drowning. When she pulled me back up, I was coughing so hard I could barely breathe. “What are

Lana Only a minute had passed, but it felt like an hour waiting for Arya to come back with the juice. Maybe I should’ve told her I didn’t want it because sitting alone with Tina was its own form of torture. Tina hadn’t stopped staring at me with those devouring eyes. It was like she was enjoying watching me. “Sometimes I wonder what Luca ever saw in you.” She said as she broke the silence. I guess staying quiet never worked with her. “I’m not sure what I’m supposed to say to that, Tina…” I bit down on my lips as I tried not to show how much her words hurt. Her smile widened. “Do you think he wants me back? Could that be why he called me here? Because the Luca I know wouldn’t invite me over… for someone like you.” “Then I guess you don’t know him as well as you think.” I snapped before I could hold myself. Unbothered by what I said, she rolled her eyes and sipped her drink like she was bored. I forced the words out before my courage disappeared or disappointed me. “The fi