Semua Bab Divorcing My Alpha Husband For His Uncle: Bab 21 - Bab 30

~AlaricI found her on the balcony.Same one as that night, when she came to my room. Her arms were braced on the railing, staring out at the grounds below. The evening sun cast an angelic glow over her as the cool wind blew her hair around her face, and her scent hit me again, making my wolf purr in satisfaction.“Mate,” he growled, prancing around, and urging me to go to her quickly.But I held on, no, she'd find it strange. I stayed put where I stood, admiring her serenity when she exhaled a soft sigh, shutting her eyes. A small smile tugged at her lips, and my lips involuntarily mirrored hers instantly.I'd been looking for her since the meeting ended, not obviously though, because I hadn't gone room to room or asked anyone, I just checked here first, and it happened to be right.I guess she liked it here.Finally ready to make myself known, I cleared my throat, startling her a little, which she hid almost perfectly. I walked to where she was standing, her wide eyes following me ti

~AlaricI told myself I'd stay back far enough.Well, that was what I'd said to her, that my men would be watching from a distance and that she wouldn't see them. What I didn't mention was that I'd be one of them.I watched the whole exchange from the shadows, close enough to move if I had to, far enough that she couldn't turn around and catch me without actively looking. She held herself well out there. Chin up, arms folded, not giving Vespera a single thing to hold onto, and I'd be lying if I said I wasn't watching her more than I was watching Vespera.My wolf had been restless since that name was called out. Pacing low and irritable, he wasn't settling at all, and the only thing keeping him even slightly calm was the fact that Althea was still standing and still composed.I kept my eyes on Vespera's body language the whole time, though. The way she leaned in toward the end, whatever she said in those last few seconds, the way she walked off after, like she'd dropped something and w

I sat there unmoving, trying to steady my traitorous heartbeat, which was the problem, because I was very aware of both those things happening simultaneously.I heard him clear his throat, snapping me out of whatever confused state I was in. My brows knitted slightly, and my eyes darted down to my hand, which he was still very much holding and rubbing a thumb over mine, but somehow I was still frozen in that state. Like I was half registering what was going on and half stuck somewhere in my head, trying to talk myself out of whatever I was feeling. My lips parted just for a second, long enough for my heart to skip again, like it had been inconveniently doing all day.Then slowly, I looked up. He was already watching me with that dark, insanely intense look that had absolutely every business making my heart skip the way it did, and I hated it. I genuinely hated how much my own body was just out here making decisions without consulting me.Like a slow realization dawning on me, my eyes

~AlaricNothing. I groaned, running a hand through my hair for the nth time this morning. I'd gone through every record, every document, every source I had access to regarding my nephew's death, and what I had to show for it was a desk full of papers that said absolutely nothing useful. No inconsistencies. No gaps, nothing that looked like anything other than what everyone had already said before.Which, somehow, made it worse. I pushed back from the desk and dragged a hand down my face. I could already feel an ache forming in my temple.“Something's there,” my wolf nudged. “You know it is.”I knew, but I just couldn't find it yet. A knock on my door brought me out of my head for a bit. "Enter," I called out, sitting up straight.Sera stepped inside, her posture more relaxed than the last few days, with a little smile playing on her lips, and I wondered what made her more at ease now. "There's an Alpha here," she announced, "Requesting an audience. Says he's here on trade business."I

~Althea"Shit, shit, shit." I scurried down the hallway to my room. "Why the fuck would I say that?!"I pushed my door open, shutting it behind me, and I stood there with my back against it, pressing both palms flat on the wood like I needed it to hold me up.What was wrong with me?I replayed everything in my head, which was a terrible idea, but my brain was clearly on autopilot and wasn't taking suggestions right now. I regretfully recalled the way I'd stepped closer to him, the way my voice had dropped, and I'd looked him dead in the eye and said—“Oh, for crying out loud!” I groaned, covering my face with both hands.Why did I say that? What was the plan exactly? What was I trying to accomplish by walking up to Alaric Darkmoor and whispering something like that into his face like it was the nicest idea?Yeah, why don't we go ahead and test our helper’s patience till he kicks us out?And the look on his face after? I pressed my hands harder against my face. The thing was, I'd gone