Todos os capítulos de Alpha Was Betrayed by Kisses, Saved in Silence: Capítulo 1 - Capítulo 4

Twyla Nightveil’s POV My shift dragged on after he left. Every time I moved, I felt the ghost of his hands on my waist, the burn of his kiss still stinging my lips like a brand. I kept my head down, finished my tables, and counted the minutes until I could go home to my son. I needed to hold him. I needed to breathe. Then my phone buzzed in my pocket. Stacey. “Twyla,” her voice was tight, urgent. “He’s running a fever. High. And he’s having trouble breathing. It’s that same tight cough again. I’ve already called the doctor. She’s on her way, but you need to come home, now.” My blood turned to ice. Bronchial asthma, the doctor had called it. It was severe and chronic. The kind that flared up without warning, the kind that could steal his breath in minutes if I wasn’t there to watch him, to help him, and to be his safe place. It meant late nights, constant care, medication, and a mother who never slept enough. It meant every extra hour I worked was for him. To pay for his bills, me

Cody Valtier’s POV I stared at the clock on my desk. Seven ten. She was already gone. Again. Every evening at seven sharp, she walked out those doors like she didn’t have a care in the world. Like she wasn’t tearing my empire apart from the inside out. Like she hadn’t broken me into a million pieces four years ago and left me to bleed. My jaw tightened until it ached. She thought I was blind. She thought I was stupid. That was fine. Let her think it. Let her get comfortable. Let her make the mistake of underestimating me. I picked up my phone and dialed the number I knew by heart. He answered on the second ring. “Sir.” “Report,” I said. No greeting. No niceties. I didn’t pay him to be polite. I paid him to see what I couldn’t. Silence on the other end. Then, “I followed her all week, sir. From the moment she left your building until she went inside her apartment. And…” He paused, like he didn’t want to say it. “There’s nothing. No contact. No meetings. No one goes near her ex