MY ALPHA STEPBROTHER'S OBSESSION 의 모든 챕터: 챕터 61 - 챕터 64

They did not find her mother downstairs.At first, Dahlia thought maybe she had missed her in the crowd.The ballroom was thick with bodies, laughter, perfume and expensive lies. Women glittered in gowns that caught every light in the room and men stood in circles pretending not to size each other up. Servants moved quietly through the chaos with silver trays balanced on their palms. Music drifted through the halls like something rehearsed a thousand times.And yet, no matter how many times Dahlia searched the room, no matter how many faces she turned toward, her mother was nowhere.They checked the terrace.They checked the gardens.They checked the smoking lounge where some of the older guests gathered to gossip about everyone but themselves.Nothing.Aidan said very little as they searched. His hand remained clasped around hers the entire time, warm and certain, as if he knew that if he let go, the entire night would start to tilt.“Maybe she left,” Dahlia said eventually, though t

Aidan had her pressed against the window before she could even catch her breath.The glass was cool against her back, a sharp contrast to the heat building between them. His mouth found hers with a kind of urgency that felt like it had been waiting all night, all day, maybe longer than that. Dahlia’s fingers curled into his shirt, pulling him closer as if there was still distance left to close.There wasn’t.Not really.But it didn’t stop her from trying.His hands slid to her waist, firm, grounding, and then lower, lifting her without effort. She gasped softly as her legs wrapped around him, instinctive, natural, like her body had already learned him in ways her mind was still trying to catch up with.“Aidan—”He swallowed the rest of her words with another kiss.Hungry.Not rushed, not careless, but deep enough to make her forget where they were. The party below, the noise, the questions waiting for them… all of it faded into something distant and unimportant.Right now, it was just