All Chapters of The Alpha Beast's Hundred-Night Bride.: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

The doctor exhaled heavily before he spoke, the kind of exhale that carries the full weight of several hours of uncertainty.He looked at them both, there was something genuinely warm sitting behind his professional composure."After putting her through a series of intensive medications and close monitoring," the doctor said, folding his hands together, "it is with a very glad heart that I can tell you both, she is getting better. Significantly and steadily better. We expect a full recovery with continued treatment and proper rest."Elara's entire body responded before her mind caught up with the words...her shoulders dropped, her hand flew to her mouth, and her eyes filled immediately with the kind of tears that come not from sadness but from the sudden and overwhelming release of something that had been gripping you far too tightly for far too long.A sound left her that was somewhere between a laugh and a sob, and she pressed her fingers hard against her lips trying to contain it.

"What is wrong with your eyes?" Elara asked, her voice was dropping to something careful and uncertain.She reached out instinctively, her fingers moving toward his face.Kael grabbed her hand and removed it from the air between them in one sharp motion.He held her wrist for exactly one second, then released it, turned away, reached for his car keys from the table beside the bed, and walked toward the ward door without looking back."Meet me outside when you are ready to prepare the meal," Kael said, and then he was gone, the door swinging shut behind him and leaving the two women standing in a silence that had its own particular weight.Elara stood completely still for a moment, staring at the door.Then she turned to Jasmine, who was watching her from the bed with an expression that was difficult to read."Did you see that?" Elara said quietly.Jasmine said nothing. She pulled the blanket slightly higher and looked away.Elara stood there another moment, her mind already running th

Kael pushed open the bedroom door and gently dropped her onto the large, soft bed, his eyes never leaving hers as he stayed close.He began kissing every inch of her body slowly and deliberately, his lips trailing fire across her skin from her neck down to her shoulders and lower, making her arch beneath him.Elara laughed softly, a light breathless sound that filled the room as she ran her fingers through his hair. “I know we are supposed to be enemies, but I would not lie to you, Kael. You are so good at making a girl fall for you so easily.”He paused, lifting his head to look at her with a raised eyebrow and a playful smirk. “Is that a compliment or what?”“Well, being a flirt can be a compliment when you've got the money to sponsor it." she replied, her eyes sparkling with mischief.“I have the money, so that makes sense,” he said, and they both burst into laughter together.Their shared laughter eased the tension for a moment.His face softened with genuine amusement while hers

Kael turned toward her slowly, and a smile spread across his face, easy and unbothered."Hello," he said. "Why do you look so surprised? Last I remember, you were calling my name and enjoying every bit of my touch. So why does this shock you now?"Elara grabbed the sheet and pulled it around her body, scrambling back until her shoulders hit the wall."I don't understand any of this," she said, her voice shaking. "I was with Lucas. How did you get in here? What is happening right now?"Kael laughed softly. "You should already know that coming to Lucas means coming to me. The two of us have never truly been separated."Immediately, the door opened.Lucas stepped inside, and Elara's expression shifted the moment she saw him, disappointment and fury rising together."I trusted you, Lucas," Elara said, her voice cracking.Lucas looked at her for a long moment before looking away. "Elara, I told you Kael is not someone you joke with. You walked into this yourself and I'm sorry but now you h

Elara walked away from Orella with her chin high and her shoulders back.She had learned a long time ago that the only way to let a power move behind you is to leave it completely.No looking back.No second-guessing.No softening of what you just said.She had told her exactly what she needed to hear, and now the ball was sitting entirely in Orella's court.Orella called her name before she had taken four steps. "Elara."Elara stopped walking and smiled...not at her, just to herself, just for that one private second of quiet satisfaction, because of course she called her back.Nobody walks away from a good offer twice, and Orella, for all her sharp edges and polished pride, was still a businesswoman at her core.Elara smoothed her expression into something gracious and turned around slowly, walking back toward her with the kind of ease that belongs to someone who knows they currently hold something another person wants."Seems someone changed their mind so quickly," Elara said pleasa