Lahat ng Kabanata ng THE ALPHA WHO HATED ME: Kabanata 111 - Kabanata 120

**Evangeline's POV** My tiny apartment felt like a prison cell. The walls pressed in on me from all sides, making it hard to breathe. I'd been pacing the same three steps back and forth for hours, my bare feet wearing a path in the old carpet. The council meeting felt like it happened years ago

I ran across the street, my feet splashing through puddles. But there was no one there. Just empty sidewalk and the faint scent of something that reminded me of old graves. My hands trembled as I looked around desperately. The street was completely empty now, but I could still feel that silver eye

How I'd wanted to reach across that table and take her hand instead of sitting here listening to Celeste plan our future. I closed my eyes and tried to imagine it. What it would be like if Evangeline was sitting across from me instead. Would she order the most expensive thing on the menu? Or would

"What did you say?" "Nothing." The fake smile returned, but for just a split second, I saw something else beneath it. Something cold and calculating that made my blood freeze. "Just that accidents happen all the time, Evangeline. Especially to people like you." The words were spoken so softly th

Understanding dawned in her eyes. "The mate bond." I nodded, not trusting my voice. She sat down on the edge of my bed, her face hardening into the mask of control that made her one of the most feared Lunas in the region. "How long has this been going on?" "Since... since I rejected her again.