บททั้งหมดของ Alpha Salvatore: บทที่ 61 - บทที่ 70

Dominic:Breakfast felt wrong the moment I stepped into the dining hall.The long wooden table gleamed under the morning light, silverware neatly arranged, steam rising from freshly prepared dishes… and Katherine sat at the far end, posture perfect, chin lifted, a smile practiced into place.She’d arranged this.She wanted me to be seen by her side, to convince herself and others that things were going well between us.I took my seat without greeting her. Servants laid out the plates. The tension was a living thing, thick, sharp enough to cut.She waited until the servants stepped away before speaking.“Good morning, Dominic.”I didn’t answer. She knew that I wouldn’t.She tried again, voice smoother, gentler. “Did you sleep well? It has been a while since the two of us have had breakfast together. I figured that we might as well do so.”“I slept,” I said flatly, pouring myself water. One of the maids looked at me, wanting to pour me a cup of coffee, I put my hand on the cup, silently

Aria:“The Luna wants to see you.” One of the maids said, approaching me.I frowned and shook my head in question, knowing that this was not something that she should be considering. “I beg your pardon?”“Luna Katherine wants to see you.” The maid said, repeating herself. “She is waiting for you in your chambers.”“I heard you the first time, but why would the Luna call for me?” I asked, glaring at her.“Are you questioning why the Luna has requested for you?”“Given the circumstances, yes.” I said, crossing my arms over my chest. Brenna looked at the maid, frowning, and the two of them shared a glance before Brenna put her hand on my lower back.“She is not going to harm you.” Brenna said, and I raised an eyebrow at her, knowing that she would have wanted me to trust her. “I will be waiting for you here.”I studied her expression for a second, and the consorts went quiet before I sighed and walked toward them, following them, knowing that it was something that I should be cautious to

Dominic:She sat beside me on the rug near the fireplace, knees tucked beneath her, fingers fidgeting in her lap.Not like Aria.Not like the fire-spit girl who shoved me and argued until she was breathless.Tonight, she looked small.Uneasy.And I could tell, that though she wasn’t saying a word, that she had a lot on her mind.And I hated seeing that in her.I reached over, brushing her hand lightly. “Did you like them?”Her eyes lifted just a little. “The gifts?”I nodded.She hesitated before answering. “They’re beautiful. I didn’t get the chance to see them much, but what I saw, they’re beautiful.”But her voice lacked warmth.Something trembled underneath it.“You don’t sound convinced,” I said softly. “If anything, you look more uneasy than I have ever seen you.”Her fingers tightened around the hem of her dress. And I could tell that she was fighting the urge to say the right words, even worse, that she was fighting to actually speak. Unsure how she should, or maybe even if sh

Aria:The guards placed the heavy box in the center of Dominic’s chamber, their expressions pale, tense.I stood behind them, hands clasped tightly, trying to steady my breathing.My heart ached, and Katherine’s face was the one thing that I could see amidst all of this…“Dominic, you need to listen…”He didn’t bother, nor did he stop. Instead, his attention was on the box that they brought in. The presents that he’d given me.Dominic watched from beside his desk, arms crossed, jaw set like stone.“Open it,” he ordered.The lid lifted.Silk, jewelry, boots, fabrics, the gifts he’d sent.I stared at the box, knowing that I hadn’t moved anything from there. I didn’t even get to see most of what was inside.But as Dominic’s eyes scanned the contents, his expression darkened.“Where is the silver necklace?” he demanded. “I know for fucking fact that I put in this silver necklace.”My heart dropped.I hadn’t even seen the necklace, the guards had opened the box, but I barely glanced at the

Dominic:Katherine stepped up beside me the second Aria was gone, her silk skirts brushing my arm like she had the right to stand that close.“Dominic,” she whispered, breath shallow, eyes wide with false concern, “are you alright? Did she hurt you? She stood with the glass piece in front of you, did she…?”I didn’t even look at her.Instead, I lifted my gaze to the two maids waiting silently at the door. They looked down at their feet, clearly as stunned as anyone would have been, but right now that was the least of my concerns. Aria looked too honest, in too much pain, and was completely lost for words to be lying.“Search the whole room, every corner, every inch, and every little brick…” I ordered, voice low, cold, absolute. “Now.”Katherine’s spine snapped straight.For the first time since I’d known her, true fear, real, visceral fear, flashed across her face.“Dominic,” she said sharply, “surely you’re not ordering for your Luna’s room to be searched while you stand. What kind o