جميع فصول : الفصل -الفصل 40

Liora’s POVThe room felt smaller even though it hadn’t changed. It was the same wide bed, the same tall windows, the same heavy curtains that swallowed light and softened the edges of everything around me but now it pressed in.The walls were too close, the air too thick as I paced back and forth continuously.My bare feet brushed against the polished floor, cool against my skin, grounding me just enough to keep from unraveling completely.“She should be back by now…” I muttered under my breath.I stopped, looked at the door but there was nothing.My chest tightened.“What if he said no?” I whispered, the thought slipping in before I could stop it.I shook my head immediately.“No, he won’t.”He had to listen because what I saw, what I felt in that dungeon and other parts of the estate wasn’t something I could just ignore.I turned again, resuming my pacing, my fingers curling and uncurling at my sides as my thoughts spiraled.A shiver ran through me.I wrapped my arms around myself

Liora’s POV The sky had darkened, not completely, but enough for shadows to stretch longer across the walls, enough for the golden light of evening to fade into something softer. I lay still on the bed, my eyes closed. Fay sat somewhere in the room. I could hear her faint movements, the soft rustle of fabric, the careful way she shifted like she didn’t want to disturb me. “She’s asleep,” she murmured softly, more to herself than anyone else. I kept my body loose and unresponsive. A few seconds passed then I heard the sound of footsteps followed by the soft click of the door. I waited then slowly, I opened my eyes. I sat up, every movement quiet. “She’s gone,” I whispered to myself but that didn’t mean I had time. This was my chance. I swung my legs off the bed, my bare feet touching the cool floor once again. My gaze shifted to the window, the same one I had fallen from then a small, bitter smile touched my lips. “Not this time,” I said quietly. I carefully

Rio’s POVPain was the only thing keeping my thoughts from spiraling too far ahead.Amarok’s hand was still on me, firm and unforgiving.His claws, just barely retracted now, dragged slowly away from my chest, leaving behind a burning trail that pulsed with every beat of my heart.I sucked in a quiet breath but it still hurt.“Careful, you’re going to ruin something valuable” I muttered, forcing a faint smirk despite the sting. His gaze didn’t soften, not even slightly.“You’re already ruined,” he said flatly.His hand dropped from me finally but the heat of it lingered.“You’ve made your point,” I said, my voice steadier than I felt.“Have I?” he asked.He took a step closer.“You disappear, you lie, you delay” he continued, his tone low and dangerous. I held his gaze.“I survive.”A flicker of something crossed his eyes.“I told you, I have a plan” I continued, forcing confidence back into my voice.“Your plans fail.”“Not this one.”He tilted his head slightly, studying me like I

Alpha Kael’s POVHer body trembled beneath my touch, every movement I made thursting into her pulled another broken sound from her lips, soft at first, then rising, unsteady, until it filled the room in uneven waves.“Alpha...please…” she gasped, her voice thin with strain. My grip tightened instinctively, my desire to crush her with the full force of my cock pushing me forward. My wolf stirred beneath my skin, restless, pacing, pressing forward with a hunger that had not been satisfied in far too long.The woman beneath me shifted weakly, her hands bracing against my shoulders, her fingers curling as though she could push me away but she couldn't.“Please…It’s too much…” she whispered again, her breath hitching, her legs shaking against my grip.The words meant nothing. What burned inside me, what clawed its way through my veins had never known what “enough” felt like.I exhaled slowly, forcing control into my body, forcing restraint into movements that wanted none.Her skin was wa

Alpha Kael’s POVShe didn’t look away, even now, even lying there, her breath uneven, her chest rising and falling too quickly, her eyes betraying the fear she tried so hard to bury.She still didn’t look away.My gaze dragged slowly over her form where she lay against the bed, the dim light tracing the curve of her body beneath the thin fabric that clung to her like it had no right to exist between us.Foolish girl.“You don’t understand what you’ve just offered,” I said quietly, my voice lower than before, roughened by restraint.Her throat moved as she swallowed.“I understand enough,” she replied, though the slight tremble beneath her words did not escape me.A faint, humorless smile touched my lips.“No, you don’t” I murmured. If she did, she would have run and begged just like that others before her.Instead, she stayed and challenged me, demanded something from me as though she had any right to it.I stepped closer to the bed and her body reacted instinctively.Her fingers tig