The Alpha's Stolen Luna의 모든 챕터: 챕터 231 - 챕터 240

I rushed through the trees, not really paying attention to where I was going. I was trying hard not to cry. I knew that Sutton meant well. I did. But that didn’t make it easier. Not anymore. For the first time since my diagnosis, I felt like I was making progress. I actually felt like I was coming close to some semblance of a normal life.And maybe it was because she called me out in front of Jaden. Yeah, sure, he knows about my condition and all that, but that doesn’t mean I want everyone to keep reminding him.My steps slowed. I took a deep breath and released it slowly as I began to calm down. I had finally admitted to myself that I had a crush on Jaden. But I also knew that nothing would ever happen between us. Even if I wasn’t just a sickly human, he was a lycan and a Beta. Ranking members of lycan packs always waited for their fated mates. I knew that much at least.That was enough for me to, at the very least, not make a fool of myself in front of him. Yet I still wanted to be

I sat on the couch with my legs tucked up on my chest, staring at the jewelry box on the coffee table in front of me. I’d woken up not wanting to think about it. Not wanting to think about my argument with Hannah. Not wanting to think about the pressure of splitting my time between home and the capital. Not wanting to think about everything that was making my life so complicated these days.So, I avoided it. I went down to the gardens and worked with Tanjie for a few hours. We were doing a lot of planting at this stage now. This was the one thing I had been looking forward to the most since the fountain. So, I spent a few hours just throwing myself into the work. Putting all my focus into the work I had missed more than I realized.But… I couldn’t escape the rest of my life for long. After a couple of hours, my focus wavered, and my mind kept coming back to my mother and her journals. And the jewelry box that I had stolen. So, I excused myself and returned to the empty apartment, too

My reason for delaying may have sounded like an excuse to Helene, but I didn’t care. It didn’t take a psychic to know that once we found Korinna, everything was going to change. And likely faster than any of us could handle. Regardless, my statement was valid. We all needed to take a step away and focus on more pressing responsibilities before we were potentially pulled away from them for the foreseeable future.Sutton fixed some dinner and Helene left soon after. As Sutton cleaned up, I was reminded of another reason I had insisted we stay, and it wasn’t the spike of anxiety I had sensed in her earlier. I moved behind her to put the dishes in the cabinet, stopping to breathe in her scent, deeply and completely. It was in these moments I missed our time at the manor house. When our time was just about the two of us.Sutton turned to face me, her arms snaking around my neck as she pushed up on her toes. She kissed me firmly. Her tongue darting out to find mine as my hands started to ro

A growl rumbled low in my chest. The sound was instinctual, primal, a vibration that reached past words and into the old, marrow-deep language of dominance. The envelope in his hand was as much a weapon as a gift, and he knew it. I didn’t like the threat behind his tone. Or the fact that he thought he could go behind my back in my own pack.“I don’t cave to threats, Wesley,” I warned him. My voice didn’t raise but it cut, the syllables cold as steel. “Remember why you returned to Dranfort in the first place.”Wesley swallowed. “I am,” he said. “That’s why I’m doing this. I failed one child. I won’t fail another.”His jaw set, the cords in his neck standing out. For all his flaws, the man had the desperate tenacity of a father with nothing left to lose. But he still had plenty to lose.“By discounting the damage Hannah did to Sutton,” I retorted, letting the words linger, charged and ugly. “She set Sutton up to be murdered.”“She didn’t know he was…”“Don’t give me that bullshit,” I be

“Earth to Sutton. Hello,” Tarrah waved a hand in front of my face.“Huh… oh, sorry. What were we talking about?” I said, shaking myself out of my thoughts.“Girl, that’s, like, the third time you’ve zoned out on us today,” Sera said as she held out a glass of champaign for me.I winced. Realizing I was being rude. They had been such a big help with planning this ceremony that they deserved my full attention.“I’m sorry,” I said, taking the glass. “I’m a bit distracted. A lot going on, you know. But I’m all yours now.”“That seems like more than just a distraction,” Sera speculated. “Is everything okay?”I chewed my lip, not sure I wanted to get into it all with everyone. Tarrah and the others had tried on their dresses first. They all had looked beautiful and I could see why they were so excited for the ceremony. I was trying to figure out how to change the subject when Simone came out of the back room with a broad smile and a dress draped over her arms. Lenesha, the designer, right b