All Chapters of Alpha Daddy, My Se(X)cret Desire: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

The apartment door finally opened with the soft sound of a key turning in the lock. I had been sitting on the sofa for hours after Marcus left, my thoughts tangled and my heart shattered, and I immediately tried to pull myself together. I smoothed my cream-colored silk robe, making sure the fabric still covered the seductive red beneath it, and forced a faint smile that was meant to be alluring. Maybe, after everything I had heard tonight, Gabriel’s warmth, his touch, could erase the poison of Marcus’s words and the fear that had begun to creep in.But the moment Gabriel stepped into the room, all my plans collapsed.He did not walk toward me as he usually did. He did not shrug off his jacket with a relaxed motion. He simply stood there, at the doorway, like someone who had lost his way. His face, usually full of confidence and a powerful intensity, now looked empty.“Gabriel?”He turned his head, but his gaze seemed to pass straight through me. He did not even notice my robe, let alo

The phone vibrated again in my hand. I stared at the screen, my eyes wide. The photo was clearly taken from inside this room, from an angle that made my hair stand on end."Gabriel, wake up."He stirred behind me, his arm instinctively tightening."Hmm?""Look at this."I shoved the phone towards his face. It took a second for his sleepy eyes to focus, but as soon as he realized what he was seeing, he sat up straight. The blanket covering us slipped, revealing his tense, naked body."Bastard," he hissed.He snatched the phone from my hand, his fingers moving quickly to open the message fully. I moved closer to him, trying to calm myself down."This was taken a minute ago," he said."W-what?"Someone had been watching us tonight.Gabriel leaped out of bed, his naked body glistening with the night's sweat. He grabbed his bathrobe, putting it on with swift movements, then took something from the nightstand drawer—a small folding knife I had never seen before."Stay here," he commanded, h

The sound of howling echoed through the trees, followed by the sound of car doors opening and closing one after another. Maybe more than ten people. Gabriel moved quickly, grabbing my bag and pushing it into my arms."The bathroom. Behind the wooden wall, there's a narrow space. Get in there and don't make a sound. No matter what happens, don't come out until I come for you.""I'm scared."He cupped my face, kissing me quickly."Trust me. I'll handle this."I wanted to reach for him, to hold him back, but he was already running towards the door. Before opening it, he glanced back one more time, his eyes glinting in the dim light of the fireplace."I love you, Sera. Don't forget that."The door opened and closed, leaving me alone with a roar of fear in my chest. I ran to the small bathroom, feeling along the wooden wall as he had instructed. My fingers found a crack, then pressed it. A small panel opened, revealing a dark space about a meter wide. I crawled inside, closed the panel aga

Author's pov“What would be enough? My blood? Do you want me to swear before the moon? Do you want me to kneel and declare my loyalty like in an ancient ceremony? I did that twenty five years ago, and I have never broken it.”Gabriel turned away and walked to the window.“Then who? If not you, who?”Marcus approached and stood beside him. “You have an ex fiancée who holds a grudge. You have rivals in the pack who are jealous. You have elders who disapprove of your relationship with a human. And you have, forgive me, a habit of underestimating your personal security.”“I do not underestimate it.”Marcus turned to face Gabriel seriously.“Selly might be the mastermind, but she is not working alone. She is not clever enough to design all this by herself. There is someone else behind her. Someone who has access to your technology, someone who knows the weaknesses in your security system.”“Do you have a name?”Marcus shook his head. “No. But I have a way to find out.”He walked to Gabriel

Night had fallen when Gabriel finally arrived at the cabin. The journey back into the forest felt longer than before, perhaps because his mind had not been at peace for a single moment. After the meeting with his father and the conversation with Marcus, his head felt as if it might explode.But the moment he saw the cabin appear between the trees, with warm light glowing from the windows, some of the chaos inside him eased.Sera was there.She was sitting in front of the fireplace, hugging her knees, her hair falling loose and covering part of her face. A thick book lay open on her lap, one of the old novels she had found on the cabin shelf, but she was not reading. Her eyes were fixed blankly on the fire.The door creaked as Gabriel entered. Sera turned her head, and a faint smile appeared on her face, but Gabriel could see the dark circles beneath her eyes, the pale skin, the tense shoulders.“You’re home,” she whispered.“I’m home.”Gabriel removed his jacket, set down his bag, the