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Chapter 121Aria's POVMom's mouth snapped shut instantly‚ her knees buckling slightly under the sheer‚ suffocating weight of his Alpha aura filling the space.Kael stood anchored against the locked door‚ his black eyes fixed on her. "Sit down‚" he said coldly.Mom didn't sit. Her chest heaved in ragged‚ furious gasps‚ her eyes darting back and forth between me and Kael like a cornered animal trying to decide which throat to tear out first."Yes‚ this is exactly what it looks like‚ Diane‚" Kael said‚ his deep voice dropping into a steady‚ unflinching register. "I'm not going to lie to you‚ and I'm not going to make any excuses. Yes‚ I'm with Aria. Yes‚ I've been sleeping with her. And the baby she's carrying in her belly right now is mine."The heavy silence that followed was so thick it felt like a physical weight pressing down on us.Mom's face went entirely blank‚ a cold‚ terrifying blankness‚ as if someone had reached into her mind and erased every emotion all at once."Yours‚" sh

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Chapter 122Aria's POV"After everything I did for you!" She snapped‚ taking another step forward. Kael shifted his body‚ instantly preparing to intercept her‚ but she stopped on her own at the foot of the bed. “After every single sacrifice I made! I raised you all by myself from the time I was fifteen years old! I starved so that you could eat! I slept on cold floors so that you could have a proper bed! I gave you my entire life‚ Aria! My entire fucking life! And this is what you do?! You run straight to the man who's planning to throw us out on the street‚ and you hand him every weapon he needs to destroy your own mother?!""Mom‚ that's not what happened—""Because he's fucking you?!" Her voice cracked into a sharp‚ hysterical pitch. "Because he whispers pretty little things in your ear while he's inside you?! Because he tells you he loves you and you're stupid enough to actually believe him?!"Every single word felt like a serrated blade twisting deeper into my chest. Tears poured

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Chapter 123Kael's POVThe heavy door slammed shut and Diane's heels clicked rapidly down the hallway.I stood completely frozen for five seconds‚ maybe six, my broad hand still gripping the wooden doorframe. My knuckles turned stark white under the force of my grip as the poison she had spat into the room hung thick in the air like dark smoke from an explosion. My mind raced at lightning speed‚ calculating every angle faster than my own pulse.She was lying. She had to be lying. Diane was nothing more than a desperate‚ cornered animal‚ and when a wild animal is backed into a corner‚ it bites at whatever is standing closest.I turned my head to look at Aria.She was pressed tightly against the wooden headboard‚ her knees pulled up flush against her chest while she clutched the rumpled sheets against her bare body. Her eyes were wide‚ glassy‚ and staring blankly into space. Her whole frame was shaking in small‚ violent shudders‚ her face so pale she looked as if she were about to pass

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Chapter 124Kael's POV"Aria‚ please listen to me. I am certain—""Please leave‚ Kael!" Her voice shattered completely into heavy‚ desperate sobs. She pressed her forehead flat against her knees‚ her body curling inward into a tight ball. "I don't... I don't want to see you right now! I don't want to see you ever again! I don't want to have anything to do with you! Please... just go!"Every single word felt like a knife sliding deep between my ribs. I stood anchored at the edge of her bed‚ clutching the strands of her hair tightly in my fist‚ while the woman I loved‚ the woman carrying my child‚ couldn't even stand the sight of me."I'm going to have my private doctor run the DNA test tonight‚" I declared‚ my deep voice dropping into an absolute‚ unyielding command. "By tomorrow morning‚ those official results will be sitting in your hands. And when they confirm what I already know—that Diane is a pathetic liar and we share no blood—I will be right back here‚ and we will put this behi

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Chapter 125Aria’s POVThe heavy door clicked shut.His footsteps faded slowly down the long hallway‚ growing softer and softer until they disappeared completely into the silence.I sat frozen on the mattress for maybe ten seconds before my stomach suddenly twisted violently.I threw the sheet off my body and stumbled into the tiny bathroom‚ my knees slamming hard against the cold tile floor just as everything came up. I gripped the toilet bowl with both hands and vomited until my stomach was empty‚ leaving only bitter bile and the burning taste of acid at the back of my throat.I flushed the toilet and tried to stand up‚ but my legs instantly gave out. I slid sideways against the bathroom wall‚ my bare skin flinching against the cold tile. I sat there on the floor‚ shaking badly and gasping for air that seemed impossible to catch.My chest was too tight‚ my lungs refusing to expand. I took rapid breaths‚ one after another‚ but none of it seemed to be helping. My vision quickly became

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Chapter 126Aria’s POVI walked out of the bathroom‚ pulled on jeans and an oversized sweater‚ and grabbed my duffel bag from the closet. I packed quickly and without thinking‚ clothes‚ toiletries‚ my phone charger‚ and the bottle of prenatal vitamins. Then I saw Kael’s handwritten note sitting on the nightstand: I love you so much‚ sweetpie. I stared at his handwriting for three long seconds‚ then folded the paper carefully and slipped it into the inside pocket of my bag‚ right against my chest.I zipped the bag shut‚ slung it over my shoulder‚ and took one last look around Room 214‚ at the narrow bed‚ the scratched desk‚ the broken pieces of the lamp still scattered across the floor‚ and the window Kael had climbed through so many times to see me.I turned the handle‚ stepped out into the corridor‚ and closed the door firmly behind me.The hallway was quiet in the early morning light‚ most of the students still asleep in their rooms. I kept my head down and walked quickly toward the

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Chapter 127Kael's POVI hadn't slept for a single second.I sat motionless at my desk in the dark study with Aria's hair strands sealed inside a labeled evidence bag on one side and my own blood sample resting on the other. I stared out at the pitch-black window while the agonizing hours crawled by‚ as if they were punishing me for every sin I had ever committed in my life.Dr. Henson had arrived at the mansion by 2:00 AM. He drew my blood under the harsh fluorescent lights of the kitchen while I stood there in my joggers with my jaw wired shut‚ not uttering a single word beyond what was absolutely necessary. He carefully took the evidence bag containing Aria's hair sample‚ placed both specimens into the rapid-panel testing kit‚ and left for his private laboratory without asking a single question.Smart man.The entire estate was dead quiet in the middle of the night. Diane hadn't come home‚ the house staff were fast asleep in their quarters‚ and I sat completely alone in the shadowe

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Chapter 128Kael’s POVI carefully folded the official results paper‚ slid it deep into my jacket pocket‚ and grabbed my car keys off the desk. I was going to drive straight to Lunabelle Hall‚ walk into Room 214‚ place this document directly into Aria's hands‚ and watch the overwhelming terror drain from her eyes. After that‚ I was going to pull her into my arms‚ kiss her until she was breathless‚ tell her how deeply I loved her‚ assure her that our pup was completely safe‚ and let her know that Diane's sick lie had just become the final nail in her own coffin.I marched out of the mansion‚ climbed into the SUV‚ and tore out of the driveway.The morning air was gray and freezing cold‚ barely past seven o'clock‚ leaving the territory roads largely deserted. I pulled onto the university campus within fifteen minutes‚ parking the vehicle in the designated visitor lot right outside Lunabelle Hall.Yet‚ something felt profoundly wrong before I even had the chance to cut the engine.People

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Chapter 129Aria's POVThe bus station sat completely isolated at the far edge of the territory. It was the very last stop before the border crossing into unclaimed lands‚ completely devoid of security cameras‚ guards‚ or any signs of life. I sat alone on a rusted metal bench with my duffel bag resting between my feet‚ my hood pulled low over my face while my hand remained pressed flat against the small curve of my stomach.My phone had been powered off for over an hour after the notifications became impossible to silence.Hundreds of missed calls waited for me when I finally checked it. Kael. Jace. Silvia. Even Mom.Thousands of messages had flooded my screen‚ one after another‚ while every news outlet across the territory seemed to be broadcasting the same explosive headline‚ alongside my university ID photo.The disgusting words kept replaying in my head. They made my skin crawl‚ and my stomach twisted with nausea every time I remembered them.The cross-border bus was scheduled to

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Chapter 130Aria’s POV "I... I don't know..." I stammered out‚ hesitation twisting in my chest.Before I could say another word‚ the low crunch of tires rolling over gravel cut through the quiet air.I turned my head toward the road. A massive black van was pulling slowly into the deserted bus station lot‚ it had no license plates‚ and its windows were tinted so dark they looked painted over. It rolled to a smooth stop barely fifteen feet away from our bench‚ the engine idling with a deep‚ heavy rumble."That's our ride‚" Maren said‚ standing up from the bench and extending an encouraging hand down to me. "Professor Kael sent the vehicle himself. Come on‚ let's get you somewhere safe."I stared at the idling vehicle‚ a sudden‚ icy prickle of unease creeping up the base of my neck."I don't... I don't think I want to go‚ Maren. I just want to wait for the bus and—""And go where?" Maren interrupted‚ her tone remaining gentle yet noticeably firmer. She crouched down directly in front o

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