All Chapters of Reborn Queen: Watch Me Claim Both Alphas: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

Celeste’s POV"Can you just get out of here?" "Stop it, both of you," I sighed, rubbing my temples as a headache began to form. I turned my gaze to Caius. I could see the dark, heavy circles of exhaustion beneath his golden eyes. He had just lost his father, and regardless of how aggressively he was acting, I knew the grief was still an open wound. "Caius, please," I murmured gently. "Just sit down and finish your food. Don't let him rile you up."Caius took a deep, ragged breath, his jaw ticking furiously, but he actually listened to me. He slowly sat back down and finished his meal in a suffocatingly tense silence.Once his plate was empty, he stood up. "I have the training grounds today," he said, his voice dropping to a much softer tone as he looked down at me. "Wanna come with me?"I looked up at him, caught off guard. In my past life, it had always been my absolute duty to stand by the ring and act as his personal healer during combat training. Old habits died incredibly hard

Celeste’s POVAs the grueling training session finally came to an end, I quickly gathered my things. Caius walked over to his combat team, exchanging brief nods and casual goodbyes with the elite warriors he called friends.I slung my worn-out backpack over my shoulder, intentionally avoiding his gaze. "I should get going too," I muttered to no one in particular.I turned on my heel, desperate to escape the heavy, lingering tension between us. But before I could take a second step, a large, warm hand wrapped firmly around my arm, stopping me dead in my tracks."Who said you get to leave me here all alone?" Caius rumbled.I paused, tilting my head to give him an exasperated look. "What are you? A clingy toddler?""I’m your Alpha," he corrected smoothly. He took a slow step closer until his solid chest almost brushed my shoulder, his scent wrapping around me like a heavy blanket. "And you are my personal healer.""You're already fully healed," I shot back, pointing down at his flawles

Celeste’s POV"We can't..." I breathed, the protest sounding pathetic and empty even to my own ears."Are you sure we can't?" he challenged in a low, husky whisper.Then, his mouth crashed down on mine. His large hand slid from my waist up to the nape of my neck, his long fingers tangling deep into my hair to hold my head firmly in place. There was no escape, and heaven help me, I didn't want one. He kissed me with a starving, territorial desperation, his hot tongue parting my lips and sweeping inside to taste every inch of my mouth.A soft, breathless moan escaped my throat. I kept my hands flat against his chest, desperately trying to remember all the reasons I should hate him, trying with every ounce of my fading sanity not to kiss him back.But the moment his kiss deepened—so unapologetically passionate and demanding—my last line of defense completely shattered.I finally let go. I surrendered crazily. Sliding my hands up his broad chest, I wrapped my arms tightly around his nec

Celeste’s POV"Are you okay?" he whispered.I let my lower lip tremble, forcing myself to look up at him with wide, tearful eyes. "You ask if I'm okay... when you're the one who just did this to me?"Caius flinched violently, as if I had just physically struck him."I'm sorry," he choked out, his deep voice cracking with unbearable guilt. "I'm so sorry, I swear I'm not forcing you anymore."He hurriedly grabbed one of his own soft, oversized shirts and carefully slipped it over my head, dressing my naked body with incredibly gentle, shaking hands. Then, he crawled onto the bed and pulled my trembling frame tightly against his solid chest, wrapping his massive arms around me like a protective shield.I stayed perfectly still in his protective embrace for a moment, letting the heavy, guilty silence stretch between us before I finally spoke."How about you?" I asked softly.He pulled back slightly with confusion. "What about me?""You didn't finish," I pointed out. My voice was calm and

Celeste’s POV"Why are you walking like that?"A deep voice echoed right behind me. My heart violently dropped into my stomach. I turned my head, my eyes widening as I met a pair of intense, dark eyes.It was Nathan.He can't know, I chanted in my head, my pulse racing. There is no way he knows what just happened between me and Caius.And why the hell did I suddenly feel this heavy twist of guilt in my chest? It felt exactly like I had just been caught cheating. Stop it, I mentally slapped myself. I wasn't his girlfriend. We weren't a couple. Just because we shared one kiss didn't mean he owned me. I was supposed to be using them, not falling into their traps.I took a deep breath and forced myself to stand up completely straight, desperately trying to mask the heavy, dragging fatigue in my limbs. Every single movement was a struggle. My lower back was throbbing, and the sensitive skin between my thighs was still incredibly sore and tender from Caius's ruthless, relentless claiming.