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Chapter 21

Alaric’s POVI can’t sleep. My room feels like a cage as I pace the room. My wolf claws at my mind, restless, urging me toward Tessa. Her scent, her stubborn fire pull at me, a tether I can’t ignore. I lay back onto the bed but it’s no use. I need her beside me. My wolf craves her, and for once, I don’t fight it. This time, I’ll confess how I feel. I rise from the bed, heading to her room. When I reach Tessa’s door, I pause, my hand hovering over the handle. No sound comes from inside. I ease the door open.She’s there, curled beneath the furs, her hair fanning across the pillow. Her breathing is soft and steady. My wolf settles instantly, a low rumble of contentment in my chest. I entered the room, my movements soundless, and lowered myself onto the bed beside her and I slid an arm around her, pulling her close as I lay beside her. Tessa stirs, her eyes fluttering open. They lock onto mine, wide and searching. For a moment, we’re speechless, words caught in the air between us. Her

Chapter 22

Tessa’s POVI felt odd about his response but I decided to push it down. His eyes, those piercing eyes lock onto mine, unreadable as always as Lititi suddenly began to crave his wolf and I couldn’t stop it. I’m done waiting for him to make a move. My body filled with a reckless need, and before he can say a word, I step forward, my voice desperate without hesitation. “I love you Alaric,” I say, and immediately claim his lips with mine, fierce and unapologetic.For a split second, he freezes, his body rigid under my hands. Then his arms wrap around me, strong and unrelenting, lifting me off the ground like I weigh nothing. His lips move against mine, not soft, not gentle, but hungry in a way that makes my knees weak. He carried me to his room, just a few steps down the hall, as the few pack members who watched couldn’t stop staring. The door clicks shut behind us, and he sets me down on his king size bed, my feet barely touching the floor before I’m pulling at his shirt, desperate to f

Chapter 23

Tessa’s POVThe kiss stops cold. Alaric’s eyes are cold and emotionless. The air shifts, filled with tension, as Selene’s eyes are cold too as her voice cuts through the haze of heat between Alaric and me. “Well, isn’t this cozy?” she says, forcing a short smile. Her arms crossed as she leans against the wall. For some reason, her presence made me uncomfortable as I felt shiver run down my spine.I pull away from Alaric, my hands dropping from his shirt as my heart beats. His lips. He doesn’t move, doesn’t flinch, just stands there, his broad shoulders composed like the alpha he is, his hands loose at his sides. The absence of his touch leaves me lonely, and I hate how easily the moment shatters, how guilt floods in to replace the fire that was burning through me.Selene steps forward. “Don’t you two have better things to do?” she says in a tease, her voice is cutting. “Alaric, you’ve got a Luna to choose soon. The pack’s watching. You don’t need distractions.” Her eyes flick to me. “

Chapter 24

Alaric’s POVMy mind refuses to focus. Tessa’s face is filling my thoughts. Her touch, her fingers gripping my shirt, her lips soft against mine, all filled my thoughts. Selene’s interruption earlier tonight was deliberate, her voice slicing through the haze of heat between us as I could feel she’s trying everything within her power to separate me from Tessa. Her presence, her words grated more than I’ll admit, not because she was wrong, but because she was right. The pack’s eyes are always on me, watching, and waiting for any mistake in the Supreme Alpha’s armor. Tessa is that mistake they see, and I know it.I pour a glass of wine from the decanter on the side table, taking a sip as I stood at the window side now, staring blankly.Selene’s letter to Tessa, the one she didn’t know I read it's like a stone in my gut. Selene’s always been cunning but this feels different and dangerous. I’ve seen what my so-called sister’s capable of when she feels threatened, and Tessa’s presence is

Chapter 25

Tessa’s POVI wake up in Alaric’s arms, the sheets are covered around us. My body feels… good, actually. Sore in all the right ways, like every muscle remembers the press of his hands, the way he moved over me with that controlled intensity that makes my pulse stutter even now. But my heart? It’s a different story. It’s not at ease. Not even close. His words from before we fell asleep echo in my head. And yeah, it weighed on me heavily. Staying with him is a risk, one that could get me torn apart by this pack or worse. But leaving? that’s unthinkable. In this short time, I’ve fallen hard. Love, or whatever this twisted version is, has sunk its claws in deep.I shift carefully, not wanting to wake him. One of his arm is still draped over my waist, possessive even in sleep. I ease out from under it, my skin prickling where it brushes against his. The room is still dark, the first hints of dawn just creeping through the curtains. My day was going to be a long one. I’ve got things to do i

Chapter 26

Tessa’s POV“Do you think you’re special? We make love in his room under his sheets while you’re off playing library mouse. And siblings? Please. That’s just the pretty lie we tell people like you. Blood doesn’t bind us like that.” Her grip tightens, twisting my wrist until I gasp. I can feel the bones grinding. “Wise up, Tessa. I’m the future Luna. The one he’ll choose when the trials end and the pack needs strength, not some married slut dragging him down.”The words hit like punches, Alaric is with her? No. It can’t be. But doubt creeps in, cold and slimy. “You’re lying,” I manage, my voice shaky. I twist against her hold, my free hand shoving at her shoulder. “Let go. Now.”She laughs again, short and cruel, but her eyes are dead serious. “Lying? Ask him yourself. But you won’t. Because deep down, you know you’re just a distraction. A weakness.” Her fingers dig deeper into my skin, and she yanks me so close our noses almost touch. “Stay away from him. Or next time, it won’t be a

Chapter 27

I pick up the call, my thumb swiping across the screen just as the ringing cuts through the quiet of my room. “Aunty Clara?” I say, pressing the phone to my ear, my voice still a little overwhelmed rom everything that’s been churning inside me.“Tessa! Oh, my sweet girl, finally!” Her voice explodes through the line, all dramatic flair like she’s been holding this rant in for weeks. I can picture her already as she paces. “I’ve made it to Frostbane! Can you believe it? After all that nonsense, I’m here. Standing on this frozen tundra of pack territory, breathing in air that smells like stress. Praise the moon goddess, or whatever you all call it up there, I’ve arrived!”I sink onto the edge of my bed, a small smile tugging at my lips despite the ache in my wrist from Selene’s grip. “Aunty, that’s amazing. Welcome to Frostbane. I’m so glad you made it finally. How was the flight?”She snorts, loud and unbothered, the sound filling through the speaker. “The flight? Ha! Don’t get me star

Chapter 28

Tessa’s POVHe doesn’t move, doesn’t reach out, just watches me with that steady, piercing gaze. “Something.” He says.I pause at the threshold, hand on the door handle, forcing a casual facial expression. “Family stuff. Nothing big.” It’s indirect, vague on purpose, because spilling about Aunty Clara feels too personal. I don’t wait for his response, can’t risk it breaking me open. I step out, letting the door thud shut behind me.The path to the pack gate blurs as I walk, Selene’s laugh echoes in my head, cruel and cold “the future Luna, the one he’ll choose.” She’s said. By the time I hail a cab at the outpost, my jaw aches from clenching it. The Frost Hollow Inn hotel squats on the outskirts, a sturdy brick building with fogged windows and a neon sign flickering against the overcast sky. Aunty Clara’s text pings as we pull up. “Room 214.” I pay the driver quick, and head up towards the receptionist who directed me..I knock once, and push the door open. There she is, my Aunty Cl

Chapter 29

Alaric’s POVI push open the doors to the council chamber of my pack. Whispers ripple through the long table as I entered. Lord Garrick’s murmuring something low to Elder Thorne, their heads bent close, eyes darting my way. A few others, pack betas from the outer territories, shift in their seats uncomfortably to my presence, papers rustling as they pretend to study maps of our northern borders. The second I reached, the noise dies finally. Silence drops. Every eye locks on me, shoulders straightening, gazes dropping just enough to show respect but not enough to hide the wariness.I don’t acknowledge it. I stride to the head of the table, my chair waiting like a throne, fitting for an alpha who doesn’t bend on pack words. I lower myself into it, elbows planting on the scarred surface, my fingers steepled. My presence alone fills the room, a power that makes the air feel charged. No one speaks until I do.“Reports,” I say, my voice professional, cutting through. Lord Garrick clears hi

Chapter 30

Tessa’s POVMy eyes lock on the spot where Alaric stood inch from Selene, her body pressed too damn close to his, that red-lipsticked smile twisting as she looks in my direction. I didn’t scream or snap or question him. I say no words as I act like they both are invisible. I just entered and I ignored it all but it hurts. They were probably kissing.I shut the door with a soft click, not a slam, and didn’t give them the satisfaction of my rage as I headed the staircase when Alaric’s voice sliced through. “It’s 6:00. Your curfew was supposed to be 5:00.”I freeze mid-step, one hand on the banister. My heart hammers in fury and jealousy, but I don’t turn. Don’t give him that. I said nothing and just kept walking. He spoke again, his tone unchanged, emotionless as always. “I don’t want to repeat myself.”That does it. The damn words I’d been holding. I whirl around, storming back down the stairs two at a time in rage as I headed and stood in front of him. Alaric stands there, his both

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