Semua Bab The Royal Alphas’ Captive Maid: Bab 151 - Bab 160

Melina's POVShe was in one of the guest suites. Comfortable. Spacious. But still isolated.The brothers had set her up here days ago....."somewhere you can have your own space but still be close to us." She'd appreciated it at the time. A break from their constant presence. Room to think.Now she realized it was perfect. Private. Secure. Easy to protect.Her phone buzzed. Aiden.Aiden: We need to talk. All four of us. Can you come to Alaric's quarters?She read the message three times. Something was wrong. She could feel it in the formal tone. In the timing....it was past midnight.Melina: What's wrong?Aiden: Nothing's wrong. Just something we need to discuss. Please?She got dressed. Pulled on sweatpants and a hoodie. Walked through the corridors toward the main house.Guards watched her pass. More guards than usual. They nodded respectfully but didn't move. Didn't leave their posts.Something was definitely happening.Alaric's quarters were at the end of the north wing. She'd been

"Silly could be discovered," Sarah said immediately. "If anyone gets suspicious, if they test the water, if they figure out she's not who she claims to be....""Then we extract her before the assault," Victor interrupted. "We lose the inside advantage. But we still assault. We still take what we need. We just do it the hard way.""With significantly higher casualties," Sarah said."Acceptable losses," Victor replied coldly.Silas was quiet for a moment. Then: "What about the brothers? The mated pair? Will the sedatives affect them?""The Strain carrier's mates will be just as affected as everyone else. Maybe more so, supernatural physiology means the compounds will work faster on them. By the time the assault happens, they'll be sluggish. Confused. Operating at perhaps fifty percent capacity instead of the usual ninety-five." Victor smiled. "They won't be able to mount a coordinated defense. Won't be able to protect her effectively.""Good." Silas pulled up another display. The assaul

"There's one problem," Aiden said quietly. "Melina doesn't know about this. When Silly signals the Vigil. When the assault comes. Melina's going to panic. She's going to be terrified.""Which is why we brief her carefully," Alaric said. "We tell her about Silly. We explain the plan. We make sure she understands that we have control of the situation. And we keep her in the vault during the assault....not as a prisoner, but as a protected asset. She stays safe while we handle the Vigil.""She's not going to like being kept in the dark," Archer said."She doesn't have to like it. She just has to trust us." Alaric looked at all of them. "This is our best opportunity to end the Vigil threat permanently. They're going to come. They're going to think they have the advantage. And we're going to destroy them.""Timeline?" Vasquez asked." Silly takes her break at seven PM. You have until then to confirm the compound. You have one hour....seven to eight PM, to prepare the antidote. You have unt

Silas Crane watched the monitors in horror.The attack was failing.Worse than failing. The Howlingtons weren't even defending. They were attacking, they were eliminating every Vigil operative on the estate.And then the intercepted message came through:"EXTRACTION TEAM NEUTRALIZED. INFILTRATOR CAPTURED. ASSAULT COMPROMISED. ALL UNITS RETREAT."It was Silly's voice. Or a close approximation. Enough to convince the operatives in the field.They began pulling back. Trying to escape.And as they retreated, they found the perimeter had been sealed.The Howlingtons had let them in.Now they weren't letting them out."What the fuck happened?" Silas demanded. His voice was shaking. Furious. "How did they know? How did they anticipate....""They found Silly," Dr. Sarah Reeves said quietly. She was monitoring the operatives' communication feeds. "Somehow they found her. Figured out the plan. They've been feeding her false information. They've been using her against us.""For how long?""Since

"Again," he whispered. "Come for me again. Show me you're here. Show me you're alive."She came again. Harder this time. Her hands gripping his shoulders. Her nails digging in.The water had become almost unbearable.....too hot, too steamy, too intimate."Up," he said. "Stand up."She did. Water cascading down her body.He stood with her. His own body responding visibly to her arousal. He was hard. Obvious. Ready.He grabbed towels. Wrapped her in them. Patted her dry with care.Then he lifted her. Cradled her against his chest."Where are we going?" she asked, breathless."Bedroom. This is just the beginning."***He laid her on the bed.He stood at the foot of the bed. Just looking at her. Taking in every detail."You're beautiful," he said. "Even scared. Especially scared. Because even scared, you're still here. You're still fighting. You're still mine.""I'm yours," she confirmed. "Completely."He moved onto the bed. Positioned himself between her legs. Looked at her face."This i