All Chapters of Guarding His Forbidden Mate: Chapter 31 - Chapter 36

“My Lady…” His voice stopped me, even though I didn’t want it to.I didn’t look at him immediately. I didn’t want to give him that satisfaction, I didn’t want him to think that a single word from him could still pull my attention so easily. But my heart… my stupid, traitorous heart was already racing like it knew something I was still trying to deny. Slowly, I lifted my eyes to him, my expression turning cold. “What is it?” I questioned, not minding how rude I sounded. “Aren’t you done?”He didn’t move at first. He just stood there, his hand still on the door handle, his back half-turned toward me like he was fighting with himself. Then slowly, he turned fully, his eyes locking onto mine in a way that made my chest tighten painfully. There was something in that look—something raw—that I had never seen before.I forced myself to hold his gaze. “Are you going to say something, or are you just going to keep staring at me?” He said nothing. “If you don’t have anything to say, then quietl

For a long moment after Kaelen spoke, neither of us moved.The room felt painfully small, too small to contain everything crashing inside my chest. My breathing increased, my hands trembling slightly at my sides as I stared at him. I could still feel the sting on my neck where he had marked me, but the pain was nothing compared to the chaos happening inside my heart. The bond between us no longer felt distant. No. It was alive now, breathing inside me like something that had finally awakened after years of sleeping.And the worst part? I had wanted this. Moon Goddess help me, I had wanted this for so long.For so many nights, I had laid awake imagining what it would feel like for Kaelen to finally hold me like I mattered to him. I had imagined him confessing, imagined him looking into my eyes and telling me I wasn’t crazy for loving him. I had spent weeks hoping for even the smallest sign that maybe I wasn’t alone in this bond. Yet now that it had finally happened, now that he was sta

The moment Jessica walked into the dining hall that morning, everything inside me softened.It was ridiculous how easily she affected me. Before she arrived, I had been sitting there listening to Alpha Silas speak about pack matters, but honestly, my mind had been elsewhere. I had woken up that morning restless for reasons I couldn't explain. Even after a full night’s rest, something inside me still felt unsettled.But then Jessica stepped into the room. And just like that, the heaviness disappeared.Moon Goddess.There was something dangerously peaceful about that woman.Sometimes, when I was alone in my room at night, I found myself wondering if she was the answer to prayers I had stopped saying years ago. Because the peace I felt around her wasn't normal. It wasn't an ordinary attraction or childhood affection. No. This was deeper than I had ever imagined, the kind of feeling that wrapped around a man slowly until he started imagining forever without even realizing it.Even with my