All Chapters of Once Betrayed; Now Wanted By The Lycan King: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Selene's POV The ChoiceKael tense behind me “One more step and this meeting ends differently,” he warned, voice low and lethal.Lucian ignored him and stopped a foot away from me, close enough that the heat between us charged up. My heart hammered against my rubs.“You’re caught,” he said softly.I frowned. “What?”He lifted the tablet strap gently, where a stubborn strand of my silver hair had wrapped tightly around the buckle. Without asking permission, Lucian’s fingers moved carefully and untangled the strand. His knuckles brushed the side of my neck once, sending a spark of warmth through the bond.He was so close I forgot how to breathe, and the entire room seemed to hold its breath with me. Neither of us spoke.Kael finally snapped. He yanked Lucian’s wrist away. “Enough!”Lucian glanced down at his freed hand, completely unfazed. “Relax.” A tiny smile curved his lips as he looked back at me. “I just saved your sister from sacrificing half her hair.”I almost laughed. The soun

I woke with force, gasping for air, my whole body covered in cold sweat. The nightmare still clung to me like smoke.Amelia’s scream, Tyler’s disappointed eyes, the way everyone looked at me like I was poison, like I had lost my senses completely. I sat up in bed and hugged my knees, my chest felt tight as the past I've been trying to forget came crashing down again. The fear, the betrayal, the rejection. The accusation, and my desperate cry to be heard, to be believed. After steadying myself, I got ready and headed down for breakfast.Kael sat directly across from me at the table, his gaze never leaving my face. “How was your night?" I forced a small smile. “Fine." A small silence stretched.“I would love to go for a walk," I said. “I need to clear my head and get some fresh air," I added, before they could protest.“Don’t wander too far,” Kieran said.“I won't," I replied, forcing another smile.I could tell from their faces that they knew I wasn't okay, but didn't press.After

Selene's POVMy heart refused to slow, even now, even after he had carried me away from the battlefield.The inside of the SUV was strangely quiet despite the chaos raging outside. Every shout, every growl, every order sounded distant, muffled by the heavy doors.Yet all I could hear was my own heartbeat, it pounded so violently against my ribs that I was certain he could hear it.Lucian still held me effortlessly in his arms, one arm supported my back, while the other rested beneath my knees.I should have asked him to put me down, I should have struggled, instead...I found myself staring.Not because he was handsome, I'd noticed that long ago. But I stared because I had never been this close before.His hair wasn't simply black, tiny strands of dark brown dangled slightly over his forehead. His jaw carried the faint shadow of hair that somehow made him look even more composed instead of untidy, there was the slightest scar beneath his left ear.Barely noticeable.A thin silver line h

Selene's POVAfter a few minutes of awkward driving, Lucian's SUV rolled through the towering iron gates of Stormborn palace before stopping beneath a glass canopy.As soon as the engine was turned off, I reached for the door.“Selene," Lucian called, his voice making my hand freeze halfway to the handle.My heart skipped, so I kept my eyes down on the handle. " I can open a door myself.”"I know."I let the silence stretch, knowing he won't speak more than those two words. He never does. His words are always calm and simple, and he is always impossible to read.Heat rushed into my cheeks all over again as memories of the drive replayed in my head. His teasing back at the street, his steady gaze. The way every time I tried to ignore him, he'd somehow make me react anyway. I had kept stealing glances at him on our way here, I know he noticed, but he never spared me a glance. Not once.Without saying another word, I pushed the door open and climbed out faster than I should. Behind me, I

Selene's POVThe Meridian PoolI startled at the sharp click of the door locking, as it echoed through the healing chamber.For a brief moment I stared at the door, then slowly turned toward Lucian. “Did…you just locked my brothers outside?”He leaned casually against the door, completely unbothered. "I did.”My eyes widened. "Open it."He shook his head lightly. "No.""Lucian," I called, my voice laced with a warning."No."I folded my arms. "You can't just lock two Alphas outside."He shrugged a shoulder. "I already have.""They're furious."His lips twitched. "I know."A loud bang shook the door."Lucian!" Kael's voice thundered from the other side. "I’m going to break this door."Lucian barely blinked. "It seems your brother enjoys making threats.""He's serious.""So am I."Another heavy thud rattled the room, this time, Kieran's calmer voice followed."Selene, are you alright?""I..." I looked helplessly at Lucian, who immediately spoke before I could. "She's perfectly safe."K