Todos os capítulos de Too Curvy For The Crown: Capítulo 21 - Capítulo 30

FreyaDelphine's eyes were still on Ezra when she opened her mouth again. "And who is this handsome little man? I didn't know you had…""We're not that close, Delphine." My voice came out flatter than I meant it to, but I let it stay that way. "You don't just walk into someone's apartment like you own the building."The words landed the way I wanted them to. Delphine blinked, and for a second the polish slipped off her face completely. She recovered fast, plastering a smile back on, but it didn't reach her eyes this time."Well. I was only being friendly." She smoothed her jacket down, though there was nothing wrong with it. "You'll want friends here, you know. This building isn't as forgiving as it looks.""Noted."She let herself out without another word, but at the door she turned back just enough to say, "I'll be seeing you around, I'm sure," in a tone that made it sound less like a promise and more like a warning.The door clicked shut. Harper let out a breath she'd clearly been

FreyaI left Ezra with Harper and told her I needed a few hours to think. She didn't ask questions, just waved me off with a knowing look and told me to take my time. I needed the air more than I let on. Between Vivienne, the fever, and the constant weight of hiding, my head felt like it hadn't stopped spinning in days.Blackmoor's upper ridge trails were quiet this time of day, steep enough to keep most people away. I liked that about them. No one to talk to, nothing to explain, just the sound of my own footsteps and the wind cutting through the treeline. I climbed higher than I meant to, chasing the burn in my legs because it gave my mind something else to focus on besides everything waiting for me back home.The ledge came up faster than I expected. One second I was steady, the next my foot caught loose rock and the ground gave way under me. My stomach dropped as I pitched sideways toward the edge, arms flailing for anything solid.A hand closed around my wrist and hauled me back s

Freya "Put me down." I said it to Alaric without looking away from Ronan, my mind still catching up to what I'd just heard. Cousin. The word sat wrong in my chest, refusing to settle into anything that made sense.Alaric set me on my feet slowly, one hand still braced under my elbow like he didn't trust the ankle to hold, but I barely registered it. I was still staring at Ronan, trying to reconcile the man who'd stabilized Ezra two nights ago with the one standing on this porch like he belonged here.Ronan came down the steps toward us, his expression unreadable, but I could see the calculation running behind his eyes even before he opened his mouth. I stayed still, refusing to give either of them anything to read off my face."What is the Alpha King doing here," Ronan said, voice even, "when he should be at the pack house?""I could ask you the same, considering it's my guest house you're standing in." Alaric's tone had gone clipped, guarded, the ease from the car completely gone, w

Alaric Ronan stood in my doorway like he had every right to be there, arms crossed, chin lifted the way he always held himself before a fight he'd already decided to have."You didn't answer my question." I stayed behind my desk, keeping my voice level even though my wolf had already gone sharp under my skin. "What gives you the right to walk into these premises unannounced?""I came to talk to you before this gets out of hand." He shut the door behind him, calm in a way that only made me angrier. "About this afternoon.""There's nothing to talk about. You lied to my face on my own property.""I told you the truth. She's my fiancée." He held my stare, unflinching, and the ease with how the lie left his mouth made my hands curl into fists on the desk. "You have no reason to question that.""I question everything about you, Ronan. I have for years." I stood, and I felt the shift in the air the moment I did, the way the room always changed when I stopped holding my authority back. "You'

FreyaAlaric stepped out of the car, entirely too pleased with himself for someone finding a stranded woman on the side of the road."No heroic fiancée to rescue you this time?""I don't need rescuing." I kept my voice flat, refusing to give him anything to work with. "My car will start again in a minute.""It won't. And there's no signal out here either, this whole stretch is royal patrol land." He gestured toward his driver already circling my car. "He'll deal with it. Get in.""I'm fine waiting.""For what? Dark?" He held the door open, patient in a way that told me he wasn't going to move until I gave in. "Get in the car.""You could just have your driver take me and stay behind yourself.""I could." He didn't move. "I'm not going to.""Why not?""Because I'd rather know you got home safely." He said it simply, without any of the teasing edge from a moment ago, and something about the honesty in it caught me off guard more than any of his usual arrogance had. "Call it habit."I go