Rejected by my Mate, Accepted by his Alpha Uncle のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 31 - チャプター 40

AlanThe moment those words left Raymond’s mouth, something inside me shifted in a way I could neither explain nor undo, and it wasn’t the kind of reaction that came with shouting or reckless movement, but rather the quiet, controlled kind that settles deep within a man and hardens him from the inside out.I lowered my gaze to Natasha, who was still seated on my lap, her fingers clutching tightly at my shirt as though letting go would send her spiraling into something she couldn’t recover from, and the sight of her like that, fragile, shaken, and still haunted by whatever had happened out there, made something cold and decisive settle firmly in my chest.My hand came up to her face, brushing away the last traces of tears that clung stubbornly to her skin, and even though my touch was gentle, there was nothing gentle about the thoughts running through my mind at that moment.“Raymond,” I called, my voice calm but carrying a weight that made him stop just as he reached the door, “call f

AlanThe alarm was still blaring when I stepped out of the boardroom, its sharp, unrelenting sound echoing through the halls in a way that made it impossible for anyone to ignore the urgency of the situation, and as I walked forward, taking in the hurried movements of guards and the tension that clung to every corner of the corridor, I could already feel it settling deep within me that whatever had just unfolded outside was no minor disturbance, but something far more deliberate, something that tied directly into everything we had just discussed moments ago.“Alpha!”The call came from ahead of me, and when I turned, I saw one of the guards approaching at a hurried pace, his face drawn tight with the kind of strain that told me he wasn’t just delivering routine information, but something far more serious, and the moment he stopped in front of me, I didn’t bother with pleasantries or patience.“What is it?” I asked, my voice steady but firm enough to make it clear that I expected nothi

MattStanding in the middle of that council room felt like being placed right at the center of a storm that I couldn’t step out of, no matter how much I wanted to, and yet I refused to show even the smallest crack in my composure because the moment I did, they would take it as proof that I was already guilty. My shoulders stayed straight, my chin lifted just enough to show defiance, and my hands remained calmly clasped behind me even though the tension in my body was so tight it almost hurt.“I did not betray anyone,” I said, making sure my voice carried clearly across the room, steady and firm, without even the slightest shake. “And I plead not guilty to every accusation placed against me.”The silence that followed wasn’t the kind that gave comfort; it was the kind that judged, heavy and thick, filled with doubt and quiet whispers that didn’t need to be spoken aloud for me to hear them. Their eyes were on me, every single one of them, and not one of those looks held belief. Not one

NatashaI hadn’t gone far from Alan’s office before I stopped in the middle of the hallway, pressing my hand against the wall like I needed something solid to hold on to, because the weight of everything we had just said was still sitting heavily on my chest, and no matter how much I tried to shake it off, it refused to leave me alone.Alan wasn’t going to listen, that much was clear.And Matt… Matt wasn’t the kind of man who let things go.I closed my eyes for a second, letting out a slow breath, trying to calm myself down before I completely lost it, because the last thing I needed was for anyone to see me falling apart when I was supposed to be holding it together.“You’re fine,” I muttered under my breath. “You’re fine.”But even as I said it, I didn’t believe it.I pushed myself off the wall and started walking again, my steps slow at first, then a little faster, like moving would somehow clear my head, but it didn’t, because every thought kept circling back to the same thing.Ma

NatashaThe sound didn’t just reach me, it crashed into me, loud and sharp and impossible to ignore, and for a moment, it felt like the entire world had tilted on its axis because gunfire was not something that belonged here, not in this place that had started to feel safe in a way I hadn’t allowed myself to feel in a long time.My fingers tightened around Alan’s hand without me even realizing it, my heart pounding so hard against my chest that I could hear it in my ears, each beat louder than the last, almost drowning out everything else.“Alan…” I said, but my voice came out softer than I expected, like it had been caught somewhere between fear and disbelief.He didn’t answer me immediately, not because he didn’t hear me, but because he was already moving, already shifting into something else entirely, something sharper, more focused, more dangerous, and in the next second, his hand slipped from mine as he headed straight for the door like there was no other choice.“Stay here,” he