《The Alpha's Icebound Secret》全部章節：第 1 章 - 第 4 章

Aria's POV My phone felt like a live grenade in my pocket, thrumming against my thigh with every nervous beat of my heart. I hadn’t slept. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw the grainy footage, heard the phantom echo of voices from a life I’d tried so hard to outrun. Walking into school, the fluorescent lights hummed, threatening to short-circuit my already frayed nerves. I kept my head down, a nervous tickle crawling up my spine, half-expecting to hear whispers, to see accusing glances. Each locker I passed felt like a potential ambush, every laughing group a jury deliberating my fate. My thumb hovered over the message icon, praying no new notifications would pop up, yet morbidly desperate to know if they had. Just the thought of another video, another cryptic threat, sent a chill through me. Who *knew*? Who remembered? The circle narrowed fast. Only one person had been that deeply ingrained in my past, that intimately aware of its ugliest corners. One person who would actively wa

Aria's POV“Kael?” My voice was a croak, rusty from sleep and a night I mostly couldn’t remember.Silence. Only the faint hum of a refrigerator from another room. My stomach churned. What happened last night? My mind raced, trying to piece together the blurry edges of the party. The music, the drinks – too many drinks. Talking to Kael. And then… nothing. An empty void.I swung my legs over the side of the bed, spotting my clothes neatly folded on a chair. Relief, small but significant, washed over me. At least I hadn't made a total ass of myself by sleeping in my party dress. I dressed quickly, my fingers fumbling with buttons. My phone. I dug it out of my purse, my heart hammering. No new messages from the blackmailer, thankfully. But still, the cold dread lingered.I checked the time. Seven AM. Way too early for a Saturday. I needed to leave, needed to figure out what happened, needed to forget this whole messy situation. As I tiptoed towards the door, I heard footsteps approaching