All Chapters of Doomed desires with my alpha stepfather: Chapter 11 - Chapter 16

Ryder POVThe car rolled through the mansion gates before coming to a smooth stop beneath the front entrance.I stayed seated for a moment, my hand resting on the steering wheel.The silence inside the car was different from the silence back at the warehouse.There, silence carried fear.Here...It carried peace.Or at least, something close to it.One of the things I hated most in this world was betrayal.It didn't matter who it came from.Friend.Employee.Warrior.Family.Once trust was broken, there was rarely anything worth saving.Failure could be fixed.Disloyalty couldn't.The bastard back at the warehouse had made his choice long before tonight. Tonight was simply the night he paid for it.I had no reason to stay.Cassian would handle the rest.He always did.For all the trouble that man enjoyed causing, he was frighteningly efficient when work needed to be done. He talked too much, joked too much, smiled too much...But when it came to loyalty, there wasn't a soul I'd trust

Elara POVBy the time I stepped onto the academy field, almost everyone had already gathered.Students from different departments clustered together in small groups, some stretching, some complaining dramatically about having to exercise, while others looked far too excited for what was clearly going to be several hours of torture disguised as "physical education."The morning sun hung high above us, warm without being unbearable. A light breeze swept across the enormous training grounds, carrying the scent of fresh grass and damp earth."This weather is lying," someone muttered behind me. "It looks peaceful now, but Coach is about to make us regret being born."A few students burst into laughter.I couldn't help smiling.Maybe today wouldn't be so bad after all.I spotted Kael immediately.He was sitting cross-legged on the grass, lazily spinning a whistle he'd somehow stolen from somewhere.The moment he noticed me, his entire face lit up."There she is!" he called, waving both hand

Elara POVKael had gone to get lunch for both of us.Apparently, the tray he'd picked up was empty, so he insisted on joining the queue again.“Don't disappear,” he'd told me before walking away.“As if I have somewhere else to be,” I'd laughed.Now I sat alone, absentmindedly tracing circles on the wooden table with my fingertip while waiting for him to return.The cafeteria remained just as lively as ever.Conversations bounced from one table to another.Someone burst into loud laughter near the vending machines.A group from the engineering department were arguing over whose project deserved the highest grade.Another table had somehow started singing.Normal academy chaos.I rested my chin on my palm.Then...I felt it again.That strange feeling.The unmistakable sensation of being watched.Slowly, I lifted my head.And there he was.Cassian.Standing only a few steps away.His gaze met mine the moment I looked up.Just like always.For a second, neither of us looked away.Withou