บททั้งหมดของ The Alpha's Possession: บทที่ 11 - บทที่ 20

Adrian's POV I watched Tyler's car disappear down the street and felt my wolf snarl inside me.Stefan was in that car. With Tyler. Going to some arcade to do god knows what while I stood here like an idiot.I shouldn't care. I didn't care.Except I did. And I hated it."Are we going home, sir?" the driver asked."No," I said. "Take me to the club."I needed to clear my head. Needed to do something other than stand around thinking about Stefan and his new friends.The club was quieter during the day. A few staff members were cleaning up from the weekend. The manager looked surprised to see me."Adrian. Didn't expect you today.""I need to check on something," I said, brushing past him.I went to my office on the second floor and closed the door. Sat down at my desk and tried to focus on paperwork. Bills. Inventory. Normal business things.But my mind kept drifting back to Stefan.The way he'd smiled when Tyler invited him. The excitement in his eyes. Like going to some stupid arcade w

Adrian's POV The council members arrived exactly on time. Six of them, all high ranking wolves from different packs. They came with their mates and fake smiles.I stood in the entryway with my father, Stefan, and Adeline. We were the perfect picture of a happy family. It made my skin crawl."Alpha Kael," the first council member said, shaking my father's hand. "Thank you for having us.""The pleasure is mine, Councilman Rivers."They went through the greetings one by one. Handshakes. Polite words. Empty pleasantries. I played my part, shaking hands and nodding at the right moments.When they got to Stefan, I watched him carefully. He was nervous. I could see it in the way his hands fidgeted at his sides. But he kept his composure, greeting each person with a polite smile."And this must be your new stepson," Councilwoman Marsh said to my father. She looked Stefan up and down like she was appraising livestock. "He's quite young.""Eighteen," Adeline said, putting her hand on Stefan's

Adrian's POV Stefan knew.He didn't know everything. Not yet. But he knew enough to start asking questions. And questions were dangerous.I paced my room, my wolf snarling inside me. Cassandra. Of course it was Cassandra. She couldn't just leave things alone. Had to stick her nose where it didn't belong.I grabbed my phone and called her.She answered on the second ring. "Adrian.""What the hell did you tell Stefan?""The truth. That you found your mate at the party.""You had no right.""Someone needed to warn him. You're going to hurt him, Adrian. You always hurt people.""Stay away from him," I said. My voice was low and dangerous. "I mean it, Cassandra. If you talk to him again, we're going to have a problem.""We already have a problem. You're obsessed with your stepbrother and you won't admit it."I ended the call and threw my phone on the bed. My hands were shaking. She was right and I hated it. I was obsessed with Stefan. Every thought led back to him. Every decision revolved

Stefan's POVSomething was wrong.Adrian had been acting strange all day. More protective than usual. More tense. And now he'd told me to stay in the car while he went inside alone.I watched him disappear through the front door. Every instinct told me to follow him. To make sure he was okay.I waited thirty seconds. Then a minute. He didn't come back out.I couldn't just sit here.I opened the car door and stepped out. The evening air was cold. The wind had picked up and the trees swayed overhead. Storm clouds blocked out the last of the daylight.I walked toward the house slowly. The front door was still open. I could see light spilling out onto the porch."Adrian?" I called softly.No answer.I stepped inside. The house was quiet. Too quiet. Usually I could hear the staff moving around. The television. Something. But now there was nothing."Mom?" I called.Still nothing.My heart started racing. Something was very wrong.I walked further into the house. Past the entryway. Past the

Adrian's POV I couldn't sleep.Every time I closed my eyes, I saw my father's body. The blood. Adeline standing over him with that too calm expression.I sat up in bed and checked my phone. Two in the morning. The house was silent. Dawson was asleep. Stefan was probably asleep too.But I couldn't rest. Not when everything about tonight felt wrong.I grabbed my laptop and opened it. Started searching for information about Adeline. Her background. Her history. Anything that might explain who she really was.There was almost nothing. A few mentions of the wedding. One article about my father remarrying. But nothing about Adeline herself. No maiden name listed. No family connections. No pack affiliation.For someone marrying an alpha, that was more than strange. It was suspicious.I searched for Stefan next. Birth records. School history. Medical records. Also nothing public. It was like they'd both appeared out of nowhere a week ago.People didn't just appear from nowhere. Everyone had