Semua Bab After My Husband's Affair, I Met My True Love Alpha: Bab 21 - Bab 30

Seraphina's POVMaria's scream choked into a strangled sob.Clutching Marcus's arm like her life depended on it, she gasped for air, her whole face twisted into real fear for the first time.Her brother and another man rushed over, trying to pry Marcus's fingers off her."Marcus, chill! My sister's drunk, she's just talking nonsense!" Her brother's voice cracked under the pressure.Maria finally seemed to get how deep she'd dug herself.She quickly switched tones, eyes wide, voice shaky but trying to sound sincere. "Marcus, it wasn't me! I didn't do anything! A friend of mine-yeah, she saw Seraphina at Moonlight Hotel. She went into some room, and then a bunch of male wolves followed her inside! One of them's even a junkie and an HIV carrier!"Hearing her lies tumble out like that, she seemed to convince herself, voice rising with fake confidence. "I didn't even wanna say anything, but she forced me to! You two aren't even bonded anymore, and now she's messing with other guys! Marcus,

Seraphina's POVMarcus stood there like he was about to crack open. His once-handsome face was twisted with fury, disbelief, and the sting of betrayal, all mashed into one mess of an expression."Talk?" he spat the word like it burned his mouth, venom lacing every syllable.He stalked toward me, each step like a drumbeat pounding on my nerves."We're going home to talk," he growled, grabbing my wrist in one rough move.It wasn't a suggestion. It was an order. The kind he was used to giving and-yeah-I used to follow without question.Not tonight.His touch felt like fire, not the comforting warmth I once knew, but a searing, sickening burn.The bond we once had? Long gone. Whatever string was holding us together had snapped and turned rotten.Now, every time he touched me, it was like pressing a blade into a wound that should've been left alone ages ago.There was a part of me that just wanted to tear it all down. Him. Us. Every lie. Burn it to the ground and watch the ashes fly.I did

Seraphina's POVSebastian raised an eyebrow and gestured for me to go ahead.I skimmed through the acquisition files on Shadow Pack's subsidiary, fingers pausing on a few key figures."Yeah, traditional equity acquisitions are kind of a mess," I said, then pulled out my tablet and brought up a couple of market analytics, "but... why not try a joint venture instead?"Suddenly, Sebastian leaned in, bracing his arms on either side of my seat. The sharp scent of cedar hit me like a wall."Go on," he said lowly."Moonlight Corporation holds 51% with tech input, they take 49% with capital," I explained, meeting his gaze head-on. I drew up a clean equity chart on the screen. "This fixes your cash flow issue without giving up control over proprietary technology."He let out a low chuckle. "Naïve. They'll never go for that.""If they don't," I said, tapping on a set of legal references I had preloaded, the cool blue light reflecting in my eyes, "we invoke Article 17 of the Inter-Species Busine

Seraphina's POVAs I leaned in, my breath brushed his ear-warm, shaky, far too close. His exhale hit my cheek like a low growl made of heat and hunger.Then, in a blur, he moved.One second I was leaning, the next I was flat on my back, the mattress dipping beneath me as his body pressed down, solid and hot and inescapable.Before I could gasp, his lips crashed onto mine-no hesitation, no warning. Just heat and want and dominance.His scent-cedarwood tangled with sleep-warm skin-flooded my senses. His weight anchored me, his mouth demanding, tongue already pushing past my lips like he owned them.I tried to retreat, but he followed-his tongue chasing mine, curling around it, sucking until my spine arched and my fingers clenched the sheets.He licked deep, slow, then rough-scraping across the roof of my mouth in a way that made my stomach drop and heat pool between my legs. I whimpered.He swallowed the sound greedily, his hand locking behind my head, holding me right there as his tong

Seraphina's POVI bit back the urge to cough.Covering my mouth, I turned and bolted.No clue if they spotted me or not.Back in the game room, the familiar mix of cigars, expensive cologne, and greed in the air actually calmed me down a bit.I wanted to find a quiet corner and collect myself, but I wasn't sure if anyone had caught me running back. If they came in and I wasn't here... they'd put it together real fast.Better to play it safe and return to the table.I walked back to Kane like nothing happened, grabbed the champagne he'd handed me before. The cold fizz slid down my throat, easing the storm in my chest just a notch.Kane glanced at me. "You don't look too well, Seraphina.""Maybe a bit seasick," I said quickly, tossing out an excuse. My eyes, though, couldn't help drifting toward the door.Before long, Sebastian strolled back in-alone.His expression? Flawless. Like nothing had gone down on the deck moments ago.He didn't look at me directly, but I could feel it-that sha