Semua Bab Marked By My Best Friend's Dad: Bab 11 - Bab 20

~DuncanWaiting until 8 p.m. felt like slow torture. Every minute dragged, the clock mocking me while I paced the study, whiskey untouched. At 7:55 I left the estate in the Mitsubishi, windows down, night air cutting sharp across my skin. Thorne followed in the SUV behind me.We pulled up to The Obsidian Grand at exactly 8:00.I stepped out, coat open, and looked at my Beta.“Lock it down,” I said. “Whole hotel. No one in, no one out, no one leaves their room. Clear the staff from the top floors.”Thorne nodded once. Guards moved like shadows, quiet, efficient. Within minutes the building was sealed. Guests would think it was a security drill. They’d stay put.I didn’t wait to watch.I walked through the empty lobby alone, took the private elevator straight to the penthouse suite, the same one she’d run from last time.The door was already unlocked. I’d had it arranged.I stepped inside.The lights were low, city glow spilling through the windows. The room smelled faintly of her alre

~DuncanThe cab rolled through the darkened streets, city lights streaking across the windows like blurred memories. Iris sat beside me, rigid at first, staring straight ahead like she could will me out of existence. But the tears came anyway, silent at first, then harder, shoulders shaking as she tried to hold them in.I watched her for a long minute, the bond twisting in my chest like a knife. She looked small, fragile in a way that made every protective instinct I had roar to life. And beneath that, the darker one, the need to claim, to comfort, to erase whatever had hurt her with my own hands.She finally broke the silence, voice raw and cracked.“Everyone just wants to take advantage of me,” she whispered, wiping angrily at her cheeks. “No one actually loves me. They just want something. My body. My submission. Whatever they can get.”The words hit harder than I expected.I shifted closer, careful not to crowd her, and rested a hand on her knee, light, offering.“I’m here,” I s

~AliceWhy the hell was Iris’s phone with him?My hand started shaking so badly I nearly dropped the phone.My father didn’t even like omegas. He’d never shown interest in anyone after Mom died. And Iris… Iris was mine. She’d always been mine.But the way he’d said “she’s not available”… like he had every right to speak for her.Like she was with him right now.I stood up from the bar stool so fast it scraped loud across the floor. The room spun a little, tequila hitting my head harder than I expected but I didn’t care.I had to know.I grabbed my keys and stormed out of the club, the bass thumping behind me as the door swung shut.If Iris was with him…If my own father had taken her from me…I didn’t know what I’d do.But I was going to find out.I pulled up to the estate gates doing twice the speed limit, tires screeching as I braked hard. The iron bars loomed in my headlights, closed tight.Thorne stood in front of them, arms crossed, face blank, the perfect wall of muscle and loya

~AliceI swallowed hard, the words sticking in my throat like glass shards.Iris stood there, arms crossed loosely, waiting for whatever I had to say.I stared at my plate, fork pushing noodles around in circles.“I don’t have a good excuse,” I said finally, voice barely above a whisper. “There isn’t one.”She didn’t interrupt, she waited patiently for me to pull something together.I forced myself to look at her.“You started pulling away,” I said, hating how defensive it sounded even to me. “Little things at first. You’d flinch when I touched you. You stopped kissing me back like you used to. You were gone half the night, saying you needed space, or you were tired, or whatever.”Tears welled up again. I didn’t bother wiping them.“I felt you slipping, Iris. And I got scared. Angry. Lonely. All of it.”I took a shaky breath.“Sandra was just… there. She was flirting like always. And that day I was drunk and hurt and stupid, and I let it happen. I hated myself the second it started, b

Sorry this was supposed to be chapter 19 and THE SHOCKING NEWS to be Chapter 20. Please don't be annoyed. Iris’ POV Weeks later, I was in the bathroom, seated in the bathtub, thinking about everything. Ever since the day I caught Alice with Sasha, the Alpha, everything had become complicated, and I was extremely stressed. I can’t believe I survived the lie. I was hurt, but I wasn’t any better either, because I was fucking her daddy. After showering, I changed into blue jorts, a black tank top, and a jacket. I hurried downstairs and met Alice. For the past few weeks, we’d been spending time together at my house. She smiled at me, and this time, I smiled back for real. I kissed her and smacked her ass playfully. She blushed hard. I grabbed an apple before we headed out. We took a cab. As the car moved, we stayed silent throughout the journey until my phone rang. It was Alpha Duncan. I switched it off and looked out the window, scratching my neck. It hurt, the place