Semua Bab The Alpha Heiress in Disguise: Bab 51 - Bab 60

“Why?”“I played a stupid game of truth or dare.”She laughed once, though there was no humor in it.“They made me take off my shirt.”Her eyes drifted back to his face.“Are you really going to keep wearing that creepy mask?”He ignored the question.“What happens if you can’t change back?”His voice grew sharper.“You can’t walk around looking like this. The moment anyone sees you, they’ll know exactly who you are.”A hollow laugh escaped her.“What does it matter anymore?”Fresh tears filled her eyes.“I don’t care.”Her voice cracked.“I don’t care about any of it anymore.”Rain poured harder between them.Neither of them spoke for a long time.Then, slowly, he reached up.The mask came away.Daniela blinked.Without the glasses and the mask hiding him, his blue eyes seemed almost unbearably bright.Even through the haze clouding her thoughts, she found herself staring.“What happened?”His voice had softened.Not much.Just enough.She sniffled.“It’s hard, Professor.”Her smile

Then she leaned closer, lowering her voice as though she were about to reveal the greatest secret in the world.“We cuddle.”She giggled.“You know what’s funny?”Her smile grew wider.“He has absolutely no idea I turn back into a girl every night.”She covered her mouth dramatically.“I always change back before he wakes up.”Something unreadable crossed Kieran’s face.He continued walking, disappearing into the darkest parts of the academy grounds where no wandering student would see them.“And why,” he asked carefully, “do you have to cuddle him?”“It’s the pendant.”Her playful expression faded.“It somehow keeps the nightmares away.”Fear crept quietly into her eyes.“Nico acts like nothing bothers him.”She lowered her voice.“But he’s been through so much.”“He can’t sleep.”She looked down at her hands.“Not unless I’m there.”For some reason, those words landed harder than Kieran expected.“So what happens now?”His voice had grown quieter.“Are you finally ready to tell him

Hours passed.By morning, the storm had finally exhausted itself.Sunlight spilled gently through the windows, painting soft strips of gold across the floorboards.Nico stirred.Still half asleep, he rolled onto his side.His arm reached instinctively across the mattress.Searching.For someone who should have been there.Someone who usually ended up tucked somewhere between his arms before dawn.His fingers met only cold sheets.His eyes snapped open.He stared at the empty side of the bed.Then at his own hand.Slowly, he pulled it back.“…Get a grip.”The words barely left his mouth.Yet they did nothing to quiet the feeling growing inside him.Hellcat hadn’t come back last night.His jaw tightened.Thoughts he had no interest in entertaining immediately crowded his head.Had something happened?Was that idiot still wandering around the academy?Had the patrols caught him?“…Damn it.”He shoved the blanket aside and swung his legs over the edge of the bed.Then he froze.The cold h

He answered a little too quickly before stepping completely out of the cubicle.“Okay,” she said easily.He heard the soft sound of her trousers dropping to the floor.“But don’t leave me, okay?”“Just take your bath.”Daniela stood beneath the warm stream of water and let out a satisfied sigh.Heat spread across her chilled skin, washing away the lingering discomfort in her body.Already, she felt better.Through the mist and falling water, she could still make out Kieran’s silhouette outside the glass.His shoulders looked even stiffer than before.They rose and fell with unusually quick breaths.Was something wrong?“Professor?” she called.No answer.“Are you sick?”Silence.“They always say a warm bath helps when you’re sick.”Only the steady rush of water filled the room.She took an unsteady step forward.“You should really try it. I already feel much better, and maybe you could…”“You need to stop talking!”The sharpness in his voice echoed through the bathroom.Daniela flinch

She froze.Floyd had appeared so suddenly that she hadn’t even seen him coming. One moment Jeremy and Miles had a clear view of her, and the next, his broad frame stood between them, cutting off their line of sight as though he’d instinctively understood the situation without needing a single explanation.Daniela stared at his back.Maybe she had simply never paid enough attention before, but Floyd really was… handsome.He was built like someone carved out of stone, broad shoulders tapering into a powerful frame that filled the corridor with effortless confidence. His rugged haircut suited him far better than the polished styles most boys at Westmoor preferred. There was nothing elegant about him. Nothing refined.And somehow, that only made him stand out more.A crooked smile found its way onto her face.“You look good.”He stopped.After a brief pause, he looked over his shoulder at her with a puzzled frown.“What?”“Nothing.”She leaned slightly to peek around him.Jeremy and Miles