Claimed By The Cursed Alpha のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 61 - チャプター 70

~ ROSELLE ~Even after Celeste leaves, after her soothing words and gentle embraces fade into memory, the ache in my chest remains. It's a physical pain, that's persistent, as though there's a fist wrapped around my heart and someone is purposely squeezing the life out of me.I lie in the darkness of our... his bedroom, listening to every sound that makes my breath catch; from the faint creak of the floorboards in the hallway to the distant click of a door closing. Each noise sends my pulse racing, my body tensing with the desperate hope that maybe he's changed his mind and he's coming back. Maybe he's going to walk through that door, pull me into his arms, and tell me we can figure this out together.Every passing minute crushes that hope a little more.The hours stretch on like taffy, pulling and stretching, seemingly endless. I toss from one side of the bed to the other, unable to find a comfortable position. My mind won't stop racing. Every time I close my eyes, I see his face, th

~ ROSELLE ~A few minutes after Nikolai leaves, Ronan strolls in.My heart lurches in my chest as I take him in. He looks like a complete mess. Even though he seems to have showered, his eyes are puffy, with dark circles beneath them, as though he hasn't slept in days."Good morning. I... I only came to grab my things. I'll be out of your way in a jiffy," he says quietly, avoiding my gaze as he walks toward his walk-in closet.I slowly rise from the desk where I'd been pretending to write, my mind racing as I search for the right words. I'm sorry. I didn't mean it. I was scared. None of them sound good enough.Goddess... his scent wraps around me the moment I step closer, making it even harder to think. I don't want this to sound like a pity apology. I need him to know that if I'm apologizing, it's because I mean every single word.Taking a steadying breath, I follow him into the walk-in closet.He turns to face me, his gray eyes meeting mine. They narrow for a brief second before con

~ RONAN ~Fucking hell.Whatever that bastard thinks he's here for, it can't be anything good.Ethan and I never grew up like normal cousins. The fucker has always wanted everything I've had, and we've fought tooth and nail over the slightest things for as long as I can remember. Deep down, I know he has his eyes on the throne. He's always had his eyes on the throne. And now that I'm Alpha, and in a position of power, I'm sure he's finally come to make his move.'Fucking cousin,' Kael growls from deep within me, his voice carrying a warning that only I can hear. 'I can smell his ambition from here. He reeks of it.'Roselle insists on coming with me to see my so-called cousin. If only she knew what a complete dickhead Ethan is, what kind of manipulative, power-hungry bastard he's always been. I don't want to be the kind of man who says, "I hate him, so you have to hate him too." As much as I can't stand Ethan, he's still family. He still carries the Blackthorn surname.But that doesn'

~ ROSELLE ~I can't stop running, even as he calls my name. My heart pounds so violently it hurts. It fucking hurts. It fucking hurts.Fuck. I have no idea where I'm running, but I know one thing, I can't go back to our room. If I do, he'll corner me, and then we'll have to talk. I don't want to talk. I just want out.Maybe if I'd left sooner, it would've been better than staying... better than finding out like this.Just one fucking night. One fucking night, and he couldn't keep his hands off her.I was in my room crying while he was out there with her?The thought alone makes my knees weak. It makes me want to collapse, curl into a ball, and never come out again.I was ready to give up everything for his happiness.I was. But then... he—And as if that isn't enough, the Moon Goddess looks at Mara and says, Here. Have Ronan. As if ripping my heart out isn't enough, she has to grind salt into the wound too."Listen to me, Rose..." he says, grabbing my hands as he corners me in the hal

~ RONAN ~Ronan was restless. Even as Kael continued quipping about tearing Mara apart piece by piece, Ronan barely heard a word. His mind was elsewhere, focused on one thing alone.Rejecting her. As for the accusations she'd thrown around so confidently, he'd deal with those too. He had already instructed Nikolai to retrieve and review every second of the CCTV footage.Mara thought she was clever. She wasn't. He had survived far worse than the schemes of a desperate woman, and if she believed she could outsmart him, she was about to learn just how badly she'd miscalculated.A knock echoed through the office."Come in."The door opened, and Mara walked in with her long legs walking with an elegant confidence. She wore a dress so scandalously short it clung to every curve. The deep neckline framed her chest, while the fitted gown hugged her hips so tightly. Her lips were painted a striking crimson, and her perfume reached him long before she did.It was an outfit chosen for one purpos