บททั้งหมดของ Alpha Salvatore: บทที่ 71 - บทที่ 80

Dominic:Brenna stood in front of me with her hands clasped tightly, as if bracing herself for impact.It was the next morning, and though I hadn’t closed my eyes, I couldn’t if I wanted to, I had hoped that this was going to be nothing more than a nightmare. I hoped to open my eyes and find her beside me.“The box is in her room,” she said quietly. “As you ordered. I saw that she got it in her room myself. The guards out it down, no one opened it as you’ve ordered.”“Did you tell her that I wanted to see her tonight?”I nodded once.“I did…” She hesitated, then exhaled. “And… she gave me a message to send to you.”My chest tightened. “Say it.”“She said…” Brenna swallowed, “…she doesn’t want to see you. At all. She said you can find someone else to warm your bed. Someone you can actually believe. She didn’t even want the box, and wanted me to take it out of the room. I left her in the room before she could say anything else as not to cross certain boundaries.”The words hit harder th

Brenna:I had seen Dominic furious before.In battle.In council.In the aftermath of betrayal.But nothing, nothing, came close to the raw, dangerous rage radiating off him now.The entire Luna’s wing shook with it.And the news, rumors, and the words spreading around were far more than just frightening.“We don’t know what to do, Headmistress Brenna… if the Alpha kicked her out, what it going to happen to the rest of us?” One of the maids asked, looking at me.“Nothing is going to happen. I will handle this. For now, just follow the Alpha’s order. I will fix whatever this is.” I said, knowing well that this was far beyond whatever I wanted to fix.Servants were pressed against the walls, trembling. Guards kept their heads down, afraid to even breathe wrong. And at the center of it stood Dominic, fists clenched, breathing like he was holding back the urge to tear the palace apart brick by brick.The moment I saw Katherine walking out of her chambers, nearly faint, I knew something ir

Dominic:I had watched her leave me earlier this morning.I had to endure going through the day knowing that she was furious with me, and also knowing well that she wanted nothing to do with me.And I had to go through without at least being able to speak to her, for one second, because I knew that she didn’t want to spare me a glance.But now… now was my breaking point. And I had no intention of going to sleep without her beside me.Brenna walked beside me down the quiet north hallway, her steps silent, her face composed, but her eyes told me she knew exactly why I was here.She glanced up at me once. “Alpha… she is in no state to see you, and right now, she is going to kick you out. She has already done so more than once. You don’t want the consorts to keep seeing that.”“I’ll deal with it,” I said. “And if anyone dares to speak, then they are going to be dealing with me. and I am sure that they don’t want to do that.”“She is still angry with you.” Brenna said, making my chest ache

Dominic:The morning air was sharp when I stepped out of the consort hall, but nothing cut through me as deeply as the sight of her.Katherine.Standing in the corridor like she still had a place in my world.Like nothing had changed.Like she hadn’t nearly ruined everything.Her gaze locked on mine the moment I appeared.Her face brightened, too quickly, too desperately.“Dominic…”Before she could take a single step, Brenna moved.She positioned herself between us, head bowed slightly toward me, one hand lifted to halt Katherine.“Luna,” Brenna said, voice controlled, “the Alpha will not be receiving anyone right now. Please, come with me, there are things that he needs to take care of, and there are papers on your desk that I need you to check.”Katherine stiffened, her pride shattering at the edges. “I wasn’t speaking to you,” she hissed. “I believe that I know when the Alpha is busy and when he is not.”“You are speaking through me,” Brenna corrected sharply. “As protocol dictate

Katherine:“You shouldn’t have stopped me when I was trying to speak to Dominic.” I said, knowing well that Brenna was listening to every word that I said. “I am staying here, under the title of his Luna. I have a say…”“No. You are staying here because I had to remind the Alpha of the rules, Luna.” She said, not bothering to turn to look at me. “The new suite is going to be fit for a Luna. But he has given direct orders to now allow you to speak to him unless it through me, and he would not hear it unless it was important.”“A suite, huh?” I muttered, shaking my head. “The name itself is simply to soften the humiliation that I should be feeling. The idea of being an outcast in the place that I had called my home for a long time.”“Lunas get relocated regularly, Luna.” Brenna said calmly.“Yes, you mean to the furthest room in the house, where the Alpha can never see me.” I said as if this was not cutting through me like a knife. The idea of being away from him, of someone else takin