Semua Bab The Twin Switch: The Alpha’s Mistaken Mate: Bab 31 - Bab 34

CALLOWAY’S POVWater drips onto the thick, woven rug as I haul Elowen’s drenched, unconscious frame out of the icy courtyard pool and carry her straight up the rear stone stairwell to her private chamber in the Hartwell Estate. I drop her onto the oversized velvet mattress, my lungs heaving as I stare down at her soaked, pale yellow dress clinging to her curves.I groan in frustration, dragging both hands violently through my wet hair. Ah... women!Why the hell did I just plunge into freezing water to save her from drowning? When I saw her wobble over the edge and disappear into the dark depths of the pool, my heart stopped cold in my chest. I panicked. But why? Why would I lose my mind over a female like her? She represents everything I despise—a manipulative omega, a shameless liar, a rogue who claims to sell her body for credits. Every time she looks at me, my blood boils and my patience snaps.Yet staring down at her silent, vulnerable face, my chest tightens with a chaotic mess o

ELOWEN’S POVPersistent pounding on the heavy oak door shatters the quiet of my private chamber, pulling me out of a deep sleep. I groan softly, my body heavy with exhaustion as I reach for my pack-comm unit on the nightstand. Squinting against the sudden glare, the digital screen reads eight in the morning. I let out a low growl, tossing the unit aside and pulling the thick fur blanket over my head to block out the morning sun streaming through the terrace doors.Leaving Calloway Sterling hiding behind my curtains while I escaped to the dining hall with Cormac Vane had saved me from an immediate confrontation, but the endless political games of high-caste wolves kept me up until three in the morning. I had spent hours at the lower hall banquet with Cormac, eating, laughing, and feigning interest in his high-caste chatter just to keep my cover intact. By the time I returned to my room, Calloway was gone, leaving only his cold, dominating scent lingering in the air."Elowen! Open this