บททั้งหมดของ The Beta’s Unwilling Bride: บทที่ 21 - บทที่ 30

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

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

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

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

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