Todos os capítulos de Replaced by His First Love: Capítulo 11 - Capítulo 14

The night air bit at Phoenix’s exposed skin, a sharp mercy after the suffocating heat of the ballroom. She gripped the stone railing, knuckles white, the scar beneath her shoulder still tingling from Kael’s touch earlier. He had felt it. The lightning-shaped mark—the price she had paid for his life ten years ago.Glass doors groaned behind her. She didn’t turn. The scent of rain and crushed pine—once her sanctuary, now a trigger for bitter nausea—flooded the balcony.“Stop running,” Kael’s voice snapped, ragged, nearly broken.Phoenix turned slowly, resting her elbows on the stone. She swirled the gold liquid in her glass, amusement flickering across her features. “Running?” She arched a perfect brow. “I stepped out for air, Alpha. Your party is stifling. And your Luna’s voice… grating.”He didn’t flinch. Two strides closed the distance. His hands slammed onto the railing at her sides, caging her. Heat radiated off him, waves of desperation that made her chest tighten.His pupils were

The air in the boardroom of Blackwood Corporate was thin, filtered, and heavy with the scent of high-stakes tension.Phoenix stood at the head of the mahogany table, a laser pointer in her hand. She wore a charcoal power suit tailored to a lethal edge, looking like a blade carved from volcanic glass. Behind her, a holographic display flickered with supply chain logistics and fabric prototypes.Ten executives sat in rapt silence. Even Marcus, Kael’s seasoned Beta, was leaning forward, his pen poised over his tablet in genuine respect."The Moon Pack’s current textile output is stagnant," Phoenix said, her voice a steady, rhythmic cadence. She didn't look at Kael, who sat at the opposite end of the table, his eyes fixed on her with a predatory, suffocating intensity. "You are selling raw wool when you should be selling luxury. My brand, Rebirth, provides the bridge. We don't just need your labor; we need your—"The heavy double doors swung open without a knock.The flow of the meeting s