Oh My Beta!의 모든 챕터: 챕터 21 - 챕터 30

Aria’s POVFifteen or twenty minutes had passed since Beta Riven’s quiet footsteps faded down the corridor. The silence in the holding room felt heavier now, pressing in from every corner like the walls themselves were listening. I stayed curled on the thin mattress, jacket pulled tight around me, trying to ignore the gnawing void in my stomach and the dull throb of every bruise.Then, a soft scrape. Something small and careful sliding under the door.“Luna… are you okay?” a female voice whispered from the other side, gentle and laced with real worry. “No need to speak; just knock once if you can hear me.”My heart stuttered. I dragged myself closer to the door on shaking knees and tapped once against the wood lightly.“Oh, thank the Goddess,” she breathed, relief flooding her tone. A small, joyful sound followed like she’d been holding her breath for hours. It tugged an unexpected smile across my cracked lips despite everything.Who is this?I opened my mouth to ask, but before the w

Kade’s POVThe guards hauled Riven away like he was any other traitor. He didn’t beg, shout, or even look back at me with hate. Just that same steady, disappointed stare until the corridor swallowed him whole.The sword trembled in my grip long after they were gone. I forced my fingers to unclench. The blade clattered against the marble when I let it fall.The living room was empty now.Maids had vanished the second the fight started, smart enough to disappear when an Alpha’s temper ignites. Only the faint smell of rage and sweat lingered, mixing with the sharp metallic tang of the sword.I stood there, chest heaving, staring at the spot where Riven had been. My eyes caught a maid hiding feebly behind the curtain.What are you looking at? I yelled.The maid dropped to her knees so fast her tray clattered against the floor. Steam rose from the spilled water like smoke from a battlefield.“The Lu… Aria has woken up,” she stammered, eyes glued to the marble. “And the doctor wants to see

Claire's POVI slammed her back against the heavy oak door of the supply room so hard the hinges rattled. The head omega, tall, broad-shouldered, and always carrying herself like she owned the place let out a sharp gasp. Her tray of folded linens clattered to the floor between us.“Luna… what… what is the matter?” she stammered, voice trembling for the first time in all the years I’d known her. Her eyes, usually sharp and calculating were wide, pupils blown with fear.I leaned in close, close enough to smell the faint lavender soap she always used and the sour undercurrent of terror-sweat now rising from her skin.“You,” I hissed, fingers tightening around the front of her uniform until the fabric bunched painfully against her collarbone, “have a very big mouth.”She swallowed hard. “I… I don’t understand…”“Don’t.” My free hand shot up, pressing two fingers against her lips to silence her. “Don’t insult me by pretending. Kade knows. He knows Aria didn’t poison his food. And the only

Claire’s POVThe moment we stepped outside, I braced myself for whatever loomed ahead.I expected Kade to explode, to shout, to demand answers, to let his anger tear into me the way I knew it could. I was already forming apologies in my head, excuses and explanations tumbling over one another, desperate to be heard before he decided I wasn’t worth listening to anymore.But instead, he let go of my hand.That single action landed harder than any scream ever could.I knew, I knew it, this was really the end of his patience and tolerance. The end of us standing on the same side of things. Had I really gone too far? I opened my mouth anyway, panic rushing in as words clawed their way up my throat.“Kade, I…”But I never got the chance.In one swift movement, he bent down and scooped me off the floor as if I weighed nothing at all. My protest died instantly, confusion eclipsing everything else.What the hell was he doing?He carried me through the halls without a word, past the stairwell,

The hours between afternoon and eight o’clock crawled.I tried to rest, but every time I closed my eyes I saw Riven’s face. Sapphire stayed quiet after that one smug huff earlier, but I could feel her coiled inside me alert, waiting, and almost excited.When the sky outside the small window finally turned deep indigo, Olive slipped back into the room.She carried a tray covered with a thin cloth. Nothing fancy, just bread, cheese, and a jug of water which was the usual guard rations.Her hands shook slightly as she set it on the stool.“I did it,” she whispered. “A pinch of wolfsbane powder had been mixed into the cheese spread. They won’t taste it.”I sat up straighter. “That's good. How long until it works?”“With the tiny quantity, about an hour, or maybe two. They’ll get drowsy first, then nod off. Once they eat, it'll take approximately five minutes before it hits them hard. I'll try to strike a conversation with them to be sure they're out. Then, I'll come get you.”I nodded, m