บททั้งหมดของ The Alpha who was never mine: บทที่ 61 - บทที่ 70

AlexanderThe kiss broke.Alexander pulled back like he’d been burned, his hands still gripping Elena’s waist while water pounded down on both of them.Her lips were swollen, her eyes wide and dazed, her chest rising and falling in rapid bursts that made the towel slip lower.He couldn’t breathe. Couldn’t think past the roaring in his blood and the way his wolf was clawing at the inside of his chest demanding more.“Out.” His voice came out rough and defeated. “We need to get out.”He reached past her and shut off the water, the sudden silence almost worse than the noise.Elena didn’t move. Just stood there dripping and staring at him with those eyes that saw too much.Alexander grabbed another towel from the rack and wrapped it around her more securely, his hands shaking as he tucked the fabric tight across her chest.Then he lifted her out of the shower and set her on the bath mat, his hands lingering on her waist for a second too long before he forced himself to step back.Water dr

ElenaThe knock on her bedroom door came mid-afternoon when Elena was staring at the ceiling trying not to think about Alexander’s hand around Ethan’s throat.“Come in.”The door opened and Lila stood there with takeout bags and a sympathetic smile. “Your housekeeper let me in. Said you’ve been up here all day.”Elena sat up. “Lila. What are you doing here?”“Checking on you. You haven’t answered my texts since yesterday.” Lila came in and closed the door behind her, setting the bags on Elena’s desk. “I brought Thai food and emotional support. Whichever you need more.”“Both probably.”Lila sat on the bed beside her and pulled Elena into a hug that made her throat tight. “I’m so sorry. About Ethan. About Harper. About all of it.”Elena hugged her back and felt tears burning behind her eyes again. “You talked to Harper.”“I live with her. Kind of hard to avoid.” Lila pulled back. “She’s a mess, Elena. She hasn’t stopped crying since you left.”“Good.”“I’m not defending what she did. I

The door swung open without warning and Vivian glided into the office wearing a silk nightgown that left almost nothing to the imagination. The champagne-colored fabric clung to every curve of her body, the material so sheer it was practically translucent in the lamplight. The neckline plunged low between her breasts and the hem barely grazed the top of her thighs, revealing long legs that had once turned heads at every charity gala they’d attended together. Alexander’s face flushed hot, blood rushing to his cheeks while his jaw clenched so hard his molars ground together. His heart slammed against his ribs in a panic that had nothing to do with his wife’s state of undress and everything to do with the fact that Elena was crouched beneath his desk not five feet away. “Hi. I…” His voice came out rougher than intended and he cleared his throat, forcing himself to meet Vivian’s eyes instead of glancing at the desk. “What are you doing up so late?” “I should be asking you the same que

ElenaElena pulled into the campus parking lot and killed the engine, but her hands stayed locked on the steering wheel for a long moment. Her neck still burned where Alexander’s hickey throbbed beneath her collar, a constant reminder of what they’d done last night and what they’d do again tonight at midnight.She forced herself to let go of the wheel and grabbed her backpack from the passenger seat, slinging it over her shoulder as she climbed out of the car.The quad was already crowded with students streaming between buildings, their voices blending into white noise that Elena usually found comforting. Today it just made her head ache.She headed toward the humanities building where her first lecture was scheduled, weaving through clusters of people who stood blocking the walkways while they laughed and gossiped about things that felt impossibly trivial.Then she saw her.Harper.Sitting on a bench near the building entrance with Lila beside her, both of them bent over Lila’s lapto

Alexander and Vivian’s bedroom crackled with tension, Vivian’s voice climbing higher with each word as she sat in front of her white dresser encrusted with pearls and emeralds that caught the lamplight and threw fractured rainbows across the walls.She dragged a makeup wipe across her face with harsh strokes, scrubbing away foundation and lipstick while she twisted in her seat to glare at Alexander every few seconds, her words sharp and accusatory.“I’m beginning to get sick of the way you treat Elena like she’s your most treasured possession.” Vivian’s reflection in the mirror showed eyes blazing with fury. “She’s not even your daughter, Alexander. So why are you so obsessed with protecting her?”Alexander’s hands curled into fists at his sides, his jaw clenching so hard his teeth ached. He turned his back to her and focused on fixing his side of the bed, straightening sheets that didn’t need straightening and fluffing pillows that were already perfect.Anything to avoid this convers