Lahat ng Kabanata ng Alpha's Forbidden Obsession: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 5

I pulled my thin coat tighter around my shoulders, trying to block out the chill that had nothing to do with the weather. The Carpathian woods had always been my little escape after a long day at the bakery. The tall pines felt like quiet friends, and the soft moss under my boots made the world feel softer somehow. At nineteen, my life was nothing special just waking up before the sun to knead dough, smiling at the same customers every morning, and saving every spare coin in a jar under my bed. I would scribble silly dreams in my notebook sometimes, about hopping on a train to Prague and seeing all those bright city lights. Nothing wild, Just normal. But tonight the air felt different. Heavy. Like something was holding its breath. Dark clouds rolled in low, and the first rumble of thunder made my stomach tighten. I walked faster, my old backpack bumping against my back with every step. Inside it I had half a loaf of yesterday’s bread and my notebook. Nothing anyone would want. A

Morning light filtered weakly through the heavy curtains when the door clicked open. I sat up fast, clutching the silk sheet tight to my bare chest like it could protect me. My eyes felt puffy and sore from crying half the night, and my body still hummed with leftover tingles from what Damien had done to me. I couldn’t stop replaying it in my head his fingers inside me, his mouth on me, the way I had shattered apart and screamed for him even though I hated myself for it. Shame burned in my cheeks. How could my body betray me like that? I was supposed to be scared, not aching for more. Damien walked in carrying a tray with fresh bread, cheese, some fruit, and a glass of water. He looked just as commanding as last night tall, broad shoulders filling the doorway, dark hair still a little messy from the rain. Those amber eyes locked on me like he could see straight through the sheet to every secret thought I was trying to hide. “Eat,” he said. It wasn’t a request. His voice was calm, but

His grip wasn’t gentle this time. “I told you to stay put.”I yanked against him, anger mixing with the fear. “Let go of me! If you’re going to kill me, just do it. Stop playing these games. Stop making me want you when you’re just using me for revenge!”He pushed me inside the room and slammed the door behind us. His breathing was heavy. “You don’t understand what’s at stake.”“Then explain it!” I shouted, voice breaking. The sheet slipped a little from my shoulders but I didn’t care anymore. “Tell me why I should trust anything you say when your own people want me dead. Tell me why my body keeps betraying me every time you touch me. Tell me”Damien cut me off by slamming his mouth down on mine. The kiss was hard, desperate, almost angry. I tasted salt from my tears and something darker his own pain. For a moment I kissed him back, hating myself for it, then I shoved at his chest with all my strength. He pulled back, eyes glowing bright amber now. “Because the bond doesn’t lie