The Beta's Temptation のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 101 - チャプター 110

Esme's POV Work finally closed for the day, and the hospital slowly emptied out, the usual noise fading into something quieter, something that always made my thoughts louder in my head. Since I didn’t live far, I decided to walk instead of taking a cab. I needed air. I needed movement. I needed something to shake off the heaviness sitting in my chest. I had seen Cole today. Even thinking about it made my steps slow. Seeing him had been hard. Harder than I expected. I had practiced looking past him, practiced that blank face, practiced pretending he didn’t still affect me. But the moment my eyes landed on him, all of that effort almost shattered. Acting indifferent took everything in me. Resisting him took even more. And the worst part was knowing that it wasn’t entirely his fault. I had heard everything from Raid. Everything. How Cole had been ambushed. How he had nearly died. How he had torn through men thrice his number just to get to Lior. How he had refused to stop even

Cole's POV The moment we dropped Alban to the floor, we turned and started walking away like it was already done.That was my mistake.Alban’s laugh suddenly echoed behind us, low and ugly, scraping against my nerves.“If you escape this place unscathed,” he called out, coughing as he laughed, “then good luck to you.”Something in my gut twisted.Before I could even turn fully, Mark’s voice exploded in my ear.“Cole—there’s movement everywhere. Multiple entries. This is a trap.”Then I saw them.Men poured in from the side doors, the back entrances, even from above on the metal walkways. They came fast, coordinated, disciplined. Not street thugs. Soldiers. Trained killers.“Count?” I muttered.“Rough estimate?” Mark replied quickly. “Forty. Maybe fifty.”Raid looked at me once.Just once and he nodded.Gunfire ripped through the air at once.I dove sideways as bullets tore into the space where I’d been standing a second earlier. The sound was deafening, metal screaming as rounds hit

Cole's POV After Shawn said what he said, I didn’t waste another second. I turned sharply and dashed out of the house like something was chasing me. My vision pulsed, and my body ached for rest, but I ignored every single warning. I slid onto my bike, the engine roaring to life beneath me, and I sped off into the road like hell itself was behind my back. Fuck. What if something had already happened? What if I was already too late? Bringing them to Italy had been a gamble. Shawn warned me back in the pack. Even my instincts warned me. I thought it would be quieter here with fewer enemies, fewer eyes watching my every move, but that was a lie I told myself because I was desperate. Turns out, I had enemies everywhere. Every country. Every street. Every shadow. I sped faster, the wind tearing against my face, my hands gripping the handles so tightly my knuckles ached. My mind was racing nonstop, replaying that message over and over again, twisting it into something darker wit

Cole's POV We arrived at the house and I stopped the bike immediately, cutting the engine as soon as my feet touched the ground. I released a long, heavy breath I didn’t even realize I’d been holding. My shoulder burned and my arms were shaking slightly now that the adrenaline was finally settling down.I scooped Lior down from the bike first, setting him gently on his feet. Before I could even turn around, Esme was already off the bike, standing solidly on the ground like nothing had happened.Interesting. She’d gotten tougher.I glanced at her for a second longer than necessary, then turned to Lior and held out my hand. “Come on,” I said. “Let’s go inside.”Lior took my hand instantly, squeezing it tight like he was afraid I might disappear again.As we walked toward the house, his eyes lit up, scanning the place like he was seeing it for the first time and also remembering it at the same time.“Finally,” he said happily. “We’re back here. I missed this place so much, Daddy.”My h

Cole's POV“What a fucking sly fate,” I hissed as I watched her run straight into my fucking room. I instantly clapped my hands together once and followed right after her because right now I think the venom was messing with my damn senses bad. I was suddenly craving her so much it hurt deep in my gut. My wolf did not give two fucks if she hated me or not at this point and that was making things really hard for us both.The rejection had not broken the bond and the damn venom kept pumping fire through my veins every time I got close to her. I needed to taste her again more than I needed the fucking air.I reached the room fast and pushed the door open wide. She was standing by the window side looking out at the yard. When she turned and saw me there her eyes went wide with shock and her mouth fell open a little. She looked so damn good even when she was pissed. Her hair was messy from the fall earlier and her cheeks were still flushed pink. I could smell her arousal from before mix