All Chapters of Dangerous Desire: Chapter 161 - Chapter 170

The Clearing — Minutes After the Bond RitualAlexander knelt in the snow, Lena cradled tightly in his arms.His breath trembled.His veins glowed faint white beneath his skin — lines of light pulsing like new scars.His entire body shook.Elias stared at him, wide-eyed:“A-Alex… your veins… they’re glowing.”Alexander didn’t look at him.He didn’t look at anything except Lena.Her hair spilled across his arm like silk.Her skin glowed faintly with the remnants of the ritual.Her breathing — shallow, fragile — brushed against his collarbone.“Lena… please wake up,” he whispered.His voice cracked.“Baby, please wake up…”Her fingers twitched slightly.But she did not wake.He pressed his cheek to her forehead.He’d take every ounce of pain for her.He’d die for her.But this—watching her lie unconscious, barely breathing—this was hell.Jay’s Suffering Breaks the SilenceA strangled cry shattered the quiet.Alexander looked up sharply.Jay convulsed on the ground, glowing fissures tea

The Clearing — Immediately After Lena CollapsesAlexander held Lena’s limp body in his arms, shaking her gently.“Lena—Lena—HEY—wake up—!!”Her head fell to the side.Her glow dimmed to the faintest shimmer.Her breathing was barely there—weak, shallow, fading.Alexander’s own newly strengthened pulse thundered, fear choking him.He pressed his forehead to hers.“No—no—baby, come on—open your eyes—Lena, please—!!”But she didn’t move.Elias rushed forward.“Oh god— Alex—her pulse—! It’s barely there—!!”Jay crawled toward them, trembling, still half-mutated.His voice was a terrified whisper:“Did… did I kill her…?”Alexander snapped his head toward him—rage, grief, and agony all twisted together—“NO.You didn’t.The bond did.”Z-03 stepped closer.Its voice was heavy with something almost like sorrow.“Energy transfer complete.The bonded one was stabilized.But the heart has lost an essential fragment.”Alexander looked up sharply.“What do you mean—lost what fragment?! What did

The Clearing — Dawn BreaksBy the time the sky began to lighten, the forest no longer felt like a forest.The snow had melted in huge circles around the clearing from the sheer heat of the awakenings.Trees leaned at unnatural angles.Branches dripped with condensed energy instead of frost.The ground pulsed faintly, like a heartbeat lingering in the soil.The Alpha had gone still, a towering statue of molten metal and silent threat.Z-03 stood guard near Lena and Alexander.Z-04 scanned the horizon, its cold lights flickering.Elias rubbed his numb fingers together, exhausted.Jay sat hunched on the ground, half-human, half-something else—his breathing shallow, his spine still glowing with that awful golden fracture.Alexander tightened his hold around Lena as she tried to sit upright.“Easy,” he murmured.“You’re still weak.”She frowned, frustrated.“I need to stand. We can’t stay here. Not with that—”Her gaze drifted to the Alpha, and her voice broke.“—watching us.”Jay made a s

The Town Street — Sirens and SnowBlue and red lights washed over the snow like war paint.Police cars skidded to a stop in a sharp, screeching arc, doors flying open.Officers spilled out, guns raised, shouting over one another.“ON THE GROUND—NOW!”“STEP AWAY FROM HIM!”“DO NOT MOVE!”Lena flinched, still half in Alexander’s arms.The lights were too bright.The voices too loud.Every heartbeat in the area pulsed inside her skull like a drum.She clutched her head with a shaky hand.“Too many… Alex… I can feel them all…”Alexander shifted, shielding her with his body, his own heart pounding in sync.“I’ve got you. I’ve got you.”Jay knelt in the snow beside them, shaking, his half-mutated spine exposed.The spotlight washed over the cracked golden bone, making it look like molten metal.People screamed behind the police line.“WHAT IS THAT?!”“HE’S NOT HUMAN!”“BACK UP!”Elias raised his hands, turning toward the officers.“Please—please just LISTEN—we need a hospital—!”One officer

The Street — A Breath Before ChaosEverything felt stretched thin.Lena’s fingers clutched Alexander’s jacket.Jay trembled, golden cracks flickering under his skin.Elias kept both arms around him, legs braced like he expected the earth to shatter.Z-03 and Z-04 stood in front, towering, unmovable.Dr. Ren tilted her head slightly.“You’re choosing a war.”Alexander didn’t hesitate.“We already chose.”Dr. Ren raised her hand—And all hell broke loose.Gunfire and Fear“MOVE!” Alexander roared.Three things happened at once:The police officers panicked and fired.Kass’s agents raised tranquilizer rifles.Jay’s mutation surged again, golden cracks glowing violently.Lena screamed as gunshots split the air.“NO—!!”Z-03 deployed its shields instantly, two massive metal plates slamming outward and catching the first wave of bullets with deafening clangs.Alexander dove behind the right shield, holding Lena tight.Jay collapsed into Elias’s arms, spine blazing like molten lightning.The