Semua Bab JILTED LUNA, CLAIMED BY THE ALPHA KING: Bab 11 - Bab 20

***AURORA***The moment those words left Cassian's mouth, the temperature in the hallway suddenly dropped, and everything else seemed to hold its breath. For a minute, I completely forgot about everything else except for one face bugging my mind—my father's.There's no way Cassian knew anything. Of course, he must be bluffing to make me spare him some attention. But the way he looked at Ronan when he said those words…My thoughts got interrupted as Cassian started walking towards me, eyes fixed dead on me. He was two steps away from me when he finally stopped. Then his eyes traced towards Ronan, and they both locked gaze, while I felt like prey caught between two powerful predators. Finally, Cassian broke the gaze and looked at me, clenching his jaw before he finally spoke. “Aurora, I need to speak with you alone.”I answered before I could even think. “Not interested.”“Aurora…” He gritted his teeth.“I already told you,” I said, staring at him dead in the eyes. “I'm not interested

***AURORA***My eyes were glued to the first page of the document so hard that the words started blurring together. Lenora Vale—my aunt's name sat at the top of the document that refused to go away no matter how hard I tried to erase it. She practically helped me through the time of my father's death. She was also the one who handled estate matters when I was too overwhelmed with hospital visits, funeral arrangements, and trying to keep the Vale household together. Even after Cassian entered her life, Lenora had remained a constant presence.So… how's her name topping the list of the people that took my father down?“What's the meaning of this?” I asked, stretching the document towards Harold.Harold looked completely exhausted, like he'd been carrying something really heavy for a long time.“It was never supposed to reach this point.”“What point?” I asked, already out of patience. Harold hesitated, and Ronan remained silent beside me, allowing the conversation to continue while hi

***AURORA***I left the hospital with a broken heart. Everything was falling apart around me, and I was too powerless to stop it. The drive home was filled with an awful quiet—Ronan was sitting right beside me, but I felt completely alone. Then the door slid open, and Ronan stepped out. He stretched his hand towards me, and I grabbed him as he led me out of the car carefully. The moment my feet touched the ground, I dashed into my room, completely ignoring the greetings of the guards and the house workers. All I wanted was to be away from everyone, to process the things I'd just learnt.As soon as the door closed behind me, I sank to the floor right beside my bed and broke down in tears. My mind traced back to the face of my father. His smile. The way he was always there whenever I needed someone to rely on. Now, the possibility that he might have been murdered for someone to take control of his wealth was making me lose my mind.I let out a scream, and I slammed my fist hard agains

***CASSIAN***After what happened yesterday, there's no way I could give her another chance. So I decided to see Lenora before she pulls another crazy move.I straightened and walked towards Celeste, who was watching her favorite show on the TV.“Hey baby,” I muttered, planting a kiss on her forehead. “There's somewhere I need to go.”She lifted her gaze towards me. “What… I thought we were supposed to spend the day together.”“I know,” I forced a smile, combing my fingers through her hair. “I just need to take care of something very fast. I'll be back soon.”“Work?”“Yeah…” I lied. Well, not absolutely. “Don't be late,” she said, tugging her sip cup closer to her chest.“I won't,” I kissed her one more time. “Love you…”“I love you more.”And with that, I darted out of the house into my car. I let out a deep breath as I ignited the engine and drove towards Lenora’s house.***Minutes later, I slammed on the brakes and pulled my car to a stop, then I alighted from the car to a beauti

***RONAN***I sat in my private study, elbows on my table, and hands propping my head up as I thought about my conversation with Aurora, and how much it hit me to see her cry. I straightened and started walking towards the exit when my phone buzzed in my pocket, and I pulled it out.I picked it up at once. “Is it done?The line went quiet for a second, and I knew immediately that something was wrong.“I'm sorry, Alpha. It seems there's someone very powerful at work here.”My brows pulled together. “What do you mean?”“Every major law firm that agreed to help push the transfers to a halt has all backed down one after the other.”My jaw clenched, and my fist tightened around the phone.“Hmm…” I scoffed and nodded. “Find out who's responsible for this, and get back to me as soon as you can.”“I'll do just that,” he responded, and I ended the call.I rested my hand against the wall and leaned my head back as I exhaled slowly. After staying in that position for a few seconds, I tilted the