Todos los capítulos de ONCE A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE LUNA NOW THE DEMON ALPHA'S BRIDE: Capítulo 61 - Capítulo 70

STELLAHe kissed me. The thought wouldn't leave my mind. Even after Damien disappeared down the corridor, I remained exactly where he had left me, staring at the empty space in front of me like he might somehow still be standing there.My fingertips slowly rose to my lips. They were still warm.I swallowed. What had I just done? I had kissed Alpha Damien. No. Worse. I had kissed him back.I squeezed my eyes shut. "Get yourself together, Stella." I lowered my hands and took a deep breath. I needed to remember who I was. I was here for a purpose. I was here because I had made a promise to the Queen. I was here because I needed to understand what Damien intended to do about Raventooth. I wasn't here to lose my mind because a man had kissed me. Especially not a man like Damien.I turned to head upstairs. Then I heard footsteps. I froze. My heart immediately jumped. For one ridiculous second I thought Damien had returned. I looked down the corridor.And my blood ran cold.Derek. He was wal

STELLAFor a moment I forgot how to breathe. The mountain opened before us, revealing something I could hardly believe was real, a scene so vivid it looked like it belonged in a painting rather than in front of me. Water thundered down from the cliffs above, spilling into a crystal-clear pool below. Mist floated through the air, catching the sunlight filtering between the trees. Wildflowers grew along the edges, their colors scattered across the green like someone had painted them there. It was extraordinary.It was beautiful. No. Beautiful wasn't enough. It was breathtaking. I had read about places like this in books. I had heard people describe hidden valleys and waterfalls so beautiful they seemed untouched by the world. But I had never imagined I would actually stand in one.I slowly climbed down from the horse. "Damien"He dismounted behind me. I barely noticed. I couldn't take my eyes off the waterfall."You like it?"I nodded. "I've never seen anything like this.""I thought yo

DAMIENDamien's eyes dropped to where my fingers hovered, so close to the thick, obvious strain in his soaked trousers. For a second his expression went completely unguarded, hunger and restraint and something almost desperate all mixed together at once, like he was fighting himself just to stay still."Fuck, Stella…" His voice came out rough, low, scraped raw at the edges. He caught my wrist gently before I could touch him, his grip firm but careful, like he didn't fully trust himself to let go. "As much as I would love that, we can't right now. You're already shivering. We have to get somewhere warm." The waterfall still crashed around us, cold water streaming down our bodies in endless sheets. Only then did I notice how hard I was trembling, and it wasn't just from the aftershocks of what his fingers had done to me. The chill had finally started sinking into my bones, turning my trembling into something closer to shivering.I swallowed, disappointment and relief tangled together in

DEREKI had been waiting for nearly an hour.The meeting place was an abandoned hunting lodge deep within the forest, far enough from the main roads that no one would stumble across us by accident. I stood beside the window, staring into the darkness. My patience was wearing thin.I hated waiting. Especially when I knew Stella was somewhere out there. With him.Damien. My jaw clenched at the thought. Of course she had gone to him. She had always been stubborn, always convinced she could make her own decisions, as though she understood what was best for her.The door opened behind me. I didn't turn around."Well?"Silence. I slowly turned to face it. Three men stood in the doorway, their clothes covered in dirt, two of them looking exhausted. My eyes narrowed."You were supposed to be watching them.""We were.""And?"The tallest man stepped forward. "They left the mansion."My expression didn't change. "When?""Earlier today.""And where did they go?""The forest."I waited until he s

DAMIEN.The man froze. For one second, neither of us moved.His hand hovered over Stella's sleeping body, the cloth still clenched tight in his other hand. My eyes moved from his face to the cloth, then to Stella. She was still asleep, completely unaware, her arms wrapped around the pillow, her face pressed into it as she slept peacefully through all of it.The man slowly turned around. His eyes met mine.I smiled. There was nothing pleasant about it.His eyes widened. He moved. So did I.My hand closed around the back of his neck before he could make another sound. I dragged him backward, away from the bed, and he struggled immediately, his hands reaching for my wrist, his feet scraping uselessly against the wooden floor.Stella shifted.I stopped instantly.The man froze too, sensing the change in me. My eyes moved toward the bed. Stella turned slightly, pulling the pillow closer to herself, murmuring something too soft to catch. For several seconds, I didn't move. Neither did the m