The Alpha's Wife, The Lycan King's Obsession 의 모든 챕터: 챕터 91 - 챕터 100

"You slept better with me?" she asked. "Yes." "Why?" "I do not know. But I did." Gianna looked down. She could feel the heat in her face again. Could feel the way her pulse was racing. "What if people find out?" she asked quietly. "Then they find out." "It will cause problems." "I do not care." "You should care." "Gianna." He said her name firmly and she looked up. "I do not care what anyone thinks. Not the servants. Not the council. Not Cyrus. The only thing I care about is keeping you here with me tonight. That is all." Gianna bit her lip. She wanted to argue. She wanted to insist on a separate room. She wanted to do the reasonable thing. But she did not want to leave. She had not realized it until now but she did not want to go to another room and sleep alone. She wanted to stay here. With him. "This is a bad idea," she said. "Probably." "People will talk." "Let them." "Cyrus will hear about it." "Good." Gianna shook her head. "You are impossible." "You already

His voice was final. Gianna opened her mouth to say something else but the words did not come. She turned and followed Elmund out into the corridor. The door closed behind her with a quiet click. Elmund led her through the hallways without speaking. Gianna followed in silence. Her mind was spinning. Her chest felt tight. She had not meant to hurt him. She had only wanted the truth. But the look on his face when she asked that question. The way his voice had changed. She suddenly felt guilty. Elmund stopped in front of a door and opened it. The room inside was smaller than Nolan's chambers but it was clean and comfortable. A fire was already burning in the hearth. "Will this be suitable, my lady?" Elmund asked. "Yes," Gianna said quietly. "Thank you." Elmund bowed and left. The door closed and Gianna was alone. She walked to the bed and sat down. She did not lie down. She just sat there with her hands in her lap and stared at the fire. She kept thinking about what Nolan had sa

Gianna's cheeks turned fiery red. She could feel the heat spreading down her neck and across her chest. She reached out carefully and picked the steak off his skin with her fingers. Her fingertips brushed against him in the process. His skin was warm. She pulled her hand back quickly but Nolan caught her wrist before she could step away. "Do not let go yet," he said. Gianna looked up at him. "Why not?" "Because I am not ready for you to." His grip was gentle but firm. His thumb was resting against her pulse point and she knew he could feel how fast her heart was beating. "Nolan—" "Stay," he said quietly. "Just for a moment." Gianna looked at their hands. Then she looked back at his face. There was something vulnerable in his expression that she had not seen before. She stayed. They stood like that for a long moment. Neither of them speaking, just looking at each other. Then Nolan let go of her wrist. Gianna pulled her hand back and hit him lightly on the shoulder. It was a

Gianna quickly brushed it off. She stood from the chair and forced a smile. "I need to check on my plants," she said. Alexandra looked at her carefully. "Gianna—" "I will be right back." She left the study before he could say anything else. Her heart was pounding. She had been so close to telling him everything. So close to spilling the entire truth under his scrutinizing stare. She was glad she had not. She walked to the garden and found her plant exactly where she had left it. It had grown taller since the last time she had seen it. The leaves were greener. Healthier. She knelt beside it and touched the soil. It was damp. Someone had been watering it while she was gone. She stayed there for a while. Just looking at the plant and letting her heartbeat slow down. Then she stood and went back inside. She had a bath and changed into clean clothes. The water was warm and it helped ease the tension in her shoulders. When she was done she went downstairs and joined her father fo

Alexandra looked up from his desk. "Gianna –""Why did you not tell me?" she asked.Alexandra's expression shifted. "Tell you what?""About the Alpha from the North. About the threats. About the raids."Alexandra went very still. His jaw tightened."Who told you?" he asked quietly."It does not matter who told me. What matters is that you kept it from me."Alexandra stood. "Gianna—""Do not," she said. She held up one hand. "Do not try to deny it. I already know everything."Alexandra sighed. He walked around the desk and leaned against it."I was going to tell you," he said."When? When he showed up at the gates with an army?""I did not want you to worry.""That is not your decision to make," Gianna said. Her voice was shaking now. "I am not a child, Father. You cannot keep things from me because you think it will protect me.""I was trying to—""I know what you were trying to do. But it was wrong. You should have told me."Alexandra looked at her for a long moment. Then he nodded.