جميع فصول : الفصل -الفصل 40

Riley's POV “I object to that union.”The voice is heavy. Powerful. It rolls through the hall like thunder, cutting straight through the murmurs and gasps, and every single sound dies instantly.My heart drops.Everyone turns at once.I turn too, slowly, my breath catching in my throat, and I see him.Sebastian.He walks forward with long, deliberate steps, his presence alone forcing people to part for him. He doesn’t look at anyone. Not the crowd. Not the Alphas.Not even me.He climbs the steps to the podium, takes the space like it belongs to him, then finally turns around to face everyone.“My sons are Alphas,” he announces, his voice loud, cold, absolute. “Alphas of Obsidian Veil.”A murmur ripples through the crowd.“They will not share one woman,” he continues. “And certainly not a human woman.”My chest tightens painfully.“And not only that,” Sebastian adds, his gaze snapping to me now, sharp and merciless, “that woman there—”He lifts his hand and points straight at me.“—i

Riley's POV We move into a dimmer part of the building, and the air feels heavier the farther we go. The lights are fewer here, the walls darker. My heart is drumming loudly in my ears, so loud I’m scared they can hear it. Cane, Caden, and Gunnar walk ahead of me like they already know every shadow in this place. I follow closely, my steps careful, my fingers curling into the fabric of my dress.There are more guards here. A lot more.They stand straighter than the others, their faces blank, their eyes sharp. As we pass, they bow slightly to the three Alphas.We stop in front of a massive door made of dark wood and metal. It looks old. Powerful.From behind the door, I hear low grunts.My stomach tightens instantly.I swallow hard.Caden raises his hand and knocks once.The grunts stop immediately.Silence.Then a deep voice speaks from inside.“Come in.”Caden pushes the door open.The room we step into is large, but dimly lit. The light crackling at the side is the main source of

Riley's POVShe starts circling me slowly, like a shark deciding if the prey is worth the bite, and I just stand there, not moving a muscle, not saying a single word. My heart is hammering so loud I swear she can hear it but I keep my face blank, refusing to give her the satisfaction of seeing me freak out."I like you," she says all of a sudden, her voice dropping low and almost sweet, and I blink hard, swallowing the lump in my throat.She keeps walking around me, eyes glued to every part of me. "I like girls like you. Bold. Fearless. Courageous." She draws the words out like she's tasting them. "But above all that… you're gorgeous. Really beautiful. I must say, the Alphas definitely have eyes for pretty things."Now she's right behind me, so close I can feel the heat coming off her body. Her fingers brush the back of my neck, light at first then firmer, tracing down the line of my collarbone over my shoulders then slowly along my arms. Goosebumps explode across my skin even thou

Riley's POV My wrists burn like fire as he releases them.The pain is sharp for one second, then suddenly gone.I stare down in shock as Gunnar drags his tongue slowly over the marks where his teeth sank into my skin. The sensation makes my stomach twist, not in pleasure, but in fear. The skin seals right in front of my eyes. No scar. No wound. Nothing. Just smooth skin like nothing ever happened.I suck in a shaky breath.He straightens, steps back from the bed, and just like that, whatever danger was in him disappears. His face goes blank. Cold. Distant. Like I’m nothing more than a problem he’s done dealing with.“That’s what people who choose scolding get,” he says flatly.No emotion. No heat. Just a statement.My heart starts pounding harder than before.Right now, I am more frightened than I have ever been in my entire life.What was I even thinking coming here?This place is filled with wolves that don’t think like humans. Wolves that don’t follow human rules. And the brothers

Riley's POV Daphne opens her mouth to say something. She barely gets a breath out before the door bursts open.The sound is loud enough to make me flinch.A man storms in so fast it feels like the air in the room shifts with him, and the moment I see his face, my chest tightens.It’s the driver.The same one who brought me here. The same one who drove me away from the pack.The way he rushes in scares the hell out of me.He stops short when he sees me sitting upright, alive and awake.For a split second, something flickers in his eyes. Relief. Then control.He straightens immediately and turns to Daphne.“The Alphas asked me to bring her.”The words hit the room hard.“What?” I blurt out before I can stop myself.Both of them turn to look at me.“What do you mean bring me?” I demand, my voice sharp and rising. “Bring me where exactly?”My heart is already racing.This makes no sense.They were the ones who told me to leave. Gunnar himself dragged me out like I was trash that didn’t b