All Chapters of The Reluctant Alpha and His Sassy Queen: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

“Do you want that?”The words left Alpha Ronan’s mouth like a challenge, low and cruel, a dangerous whisper that made Scarlet’s stomach twist.Scarlet blinked, trying to laugh it off. “What a fucking playboy,” she muttered under her breath, loud enough for him to hear. “You bully me, humiliate me, and then try to get intimate like it’s a damn game. Pathetic.”He smirked...one of those lazy, mocking ones that could make anyone want to slap or kiss him. “Careful, Scarlet,” he drawled. “Your mouth’s gonna get you in trouble one day.”“I’ve been in trouble since you showed up,” she shot back, crossing her arms.He grabbed her wrist before she could walk away. His hand was warm, strong...possessive in that Alpha way that made every nerve in her body catch fire and freeze all at once.His wolf’s voice echoed inside him, rough and mocking. You want to check her waist too?Ronan’s jaw clenched. "Stupid me," he thought bitterly. "Why would Scarlet even be the woman I’ve been searching for?" Th

Mira’s tone softened. “Scar… can I ask something?”Scarlet looked up from her bed, her fingers tracing the edge of the golden bracelet. Her voice was hollow. “What?”Mira hesitated before whispering, “Your… biological parents. Do you know who they were?”Scarlet froze. For a second, her breath hitched, her eyes widening like she’d just been slapped. The question cracked something open in her ... something she had buried so fucking deep it felt fossilized.“No,” she said finally, her voice trembling, though she tried to make it sound strong. “I never met them. I was just… there. Like a stray cat someone threw out.”Mira frowned. “What do you mean, just there?”Scarlet laughed bitterly. “I mean I don’t even remember where I came from. Darius and Helena took me in when I was barely able to speak. They said they ‘found’ me ... which is just a polite way of saying picked up a random unwanted pup off the street.”Her eyes darkened, pain glinting like broken glass. “They only took me because

“You’re telling me you can’t do shit?” she snapped, voice cracking. “You all watched them drag Mira away, and you’re just sitting here playing moral fucking saints?” The Guardian didn’t even look up from her papers. Her tone was calm, almost pitying. “Miss Scarlet, the rules of Blackwood University are very clear. Our powers are to protect, not harm. Mira broke that law. The consequence is irreversible.” Scarlet’s eyes widened. “She protected me! That’s the whole damn point of the rule!” The Guardian finally looked up, her gaze distant. “Her actions resulted in a death. The maid of Liora, the Blood Moon heir, was killed in an… unfortunate incident. We cannot intervene.” Scarlet froze. Her throat tightened, her voice a whisper. “The maid?” The woman nodded solemnly. “Crushed beneath a silver truck. The energy that caused it was traced to your friend’s power. I’m sorry, Scarlet. She crossed a line.” Scarlet’s hands dropped limply to her sides. For a moment, she couldn’t even breath

Liora’s smirk was a poucurve, her voice dripping with that fake superiority she’d perfected since childhood. “You better beg me to spare you like you’ve always done, Scarlet.”Scarlet’s blood boiled, her claws threatening to tear through her skin. She clenched her jaw, her eyes glowing faintly amber. “Beg?” she muttered, the word sharp as a blade. “I don’t beg anymore, bitch.”Before Liora could blink, Scarlet spat right in her face. The sound was wet and humiliating, and Liora jerked back, screeching like her pride had been burned alive.Alpha Ronan’s growl thundered across the room. “Enough!” His voice cracked through the air like lightning, and he was at Liora’s side in seconds, holding her as if she were some fragile doll.“Her spit...” Liora sobbed, rubbing her eyes dramatically. “It’s burning, I can’t... I can’t see!”Scarlet rolled her eyes and muttered, “Oh, for fuck’s sake. You act like I just threw acid, not saliva.”But Ronan wasn’t listening. His aura snapped into dominanc

They made their way down the echoing hall toward the Director’s Office. Every step sounded heavier than it should. The closer they got, the stronger the stench of blood and cigar smoke filled the corridor.The director of Blackwood University wasn’t just a man ... he was a monster in a suit. Everyone knew it.“Competition? You say?” the Director growled, his rough voice slicing through the silence like a blade.He sat behind a massive oak desk, his office dim except for the flickering light of the silver chandelier. One of his eyes was gone ... a gaping scar where the socket used to be. The other eye, cold and sharp as obsidian, roamed Scarlet like she was a forbidden item on display.Grey stiffened. “Yes, sir,” he said, forcing politeness. “We’d like to register our team early for the upcoming global ranking challenge.”The director’s gaze shifted lazily toward Grey, his lips curling into a sinister smirk. “Early registration, hmm? I see.”Scarlet stepped forward, clutching the form