The Alpha's Naughty Human의 모든 챕터: 챕터 21 - 챕터 24

Zolani’s pov We finished breakfast in companionable chaos, pack members drifting over to hug Aradia, tease her about the wedding, and ask me endless questions about “human traditions.”I answered politely, smiled when I was supposed to, laughed when they expected it. My plate was empty, my coffee cold, and my stomach was full but the moment I pushed back my chair, Aradia grabbed my wrist and dragged me out of the dining hall like she had a mission.“Should I give Ronan your contact info?” she announced as we moved down the corridor, her voice loud enough to echo off the stone walls. “And yes...he’s willing to pay a million to get it from me.”“What!” I rolled my eyes so hard I felt it in my skull. “That’s unrealistic.”She laughed bright, and unhinged. “Girl, he’s old money. Loaded. Not as rich as Daddy, but he could buy half this town without blinking. So should I give it to him? I take the money and give you. Savings. Capital. Whatever you want.”I opened my mouth to tell her no, f

Zolani’s POV I followed Cassian down the stairs, each step heavier than the last, the noise and music swelling louder with every descent.The deep bass vibrating through the stone, laughter rolling, voices overlapping in a dozen accents. My heart was trying to punch its way out of my chest, so I focused on breathing, in through the nose, out through the mouth, slow, and steady, like the therapist had taught me years ago when the anxiety attacks started.It wasn’t working. My palms were slick, my stomach a knotted mess, and the sapphire dress suddenly felt like it was painted on, every sway of my hips, every flash of thigh through the slit, screaming look at me.I hesitated on the landing, one hand gripping the banister like it could anchor me. I needed a second. Just one second to remember how to exist in a room full of people who could smell every secret I was trying to hide.Cassian stopped too.He turned, slowly, those storm-grey eyes locking on mine.“Come,” he said quietly.It w