All Chapters of Alpha Tarian and The Crazy Bride Of May Town: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Tarian POVThe private jet glided through the clouds at thirty-thousand feet, the engines doing nothing to soothe the pounding headache building behind my eyes. I sat in the leather captain’s chair, completely buried under a mountain of pack financial audits and territorial reports, deliberately establishing a wall of distance between myself and the woman sitting across the aisle.And by woman, she is one who must not be named.I wished my mother hadn’t coerced me into bringing her along. The emotional blackmail before we left had been insufferable.I leaned back, resting my chin on my knuckle as my dark eyes drifted toward Livyana. I watched her closely, my brow furrowing as I noted several strange, glaring inconsistencies. She was fidgeting constantly with the conservative collar of her dress, tugging at the lace as if it were suffocating her. She moved with an unusual, restless nervous energy, bouncing her leg subtly against the carpet—completely lacking the meek, quiet stillness m

Livia POVThe moment we got back into our luxury suite, I kicked my high heels into the nearest corner, not caring where they landed.I marched straight to the mini-bar, poured myself a generous glass of scotch, and swallowed a large gulp. The liquid burned down my throat, but it did nothing to soothe the storm inside me. “I don’t care anymore,” I declared to the empty living room, my voice trembling with raw frustration. “I am not going to let any man treat me like garbage!”I snatched my phone off the counter and opened HiWolf Messenger to text Livyana.Livy, I am reaching my breaking point, I typed frantically, my thumbs flying over the screen. I swear, one of these days I am going to completely snap and blow our cover!I hit send, but there was no instant reply. In fact, there was no read receipt at all.I scrolled up, a dark knot of anxiety twisting in my gut as I noted the long, unanswered streak of messages I had sent her over the past forty-eight hours:Liv, I think the Queen

Livia POVI ran into my room, panting heavily as I clicked the door shut behind me and leaned my back against the cold wood.Livia, that was way too close! I whispered to myself, clutching my chest to steady my drumming heart.I could still feel the electric lingering sensation from his deep, storm-filled stares and the searing heat where his lips had almost touched mine. Fuck. Alpha Tarian was so ridiculously handsome. Why on earth was he so devastatingly handsome and yet so insanely, utterly annoying?!I immediately logged into HiWolf Messenger to tell Livyana everything that had just transpired at the spa. My fingers flew across the keyboard in a panicked frenzy:Livy, I am so, so sorry for pushing him this far, but I couldn’t help myself when he touched me! Especially after seeing the raw jealousy burning

Livia POV“Hold her closer, Alpha King! Tilt her jaw up, look into her eyes like she’s your entire world!”Celia had one or more events planned for us every single day, and today we were being dragged through a mandatory ninety-minute couples’ photoshoot across the resort’s manicured gardens and lakefront.Tarian complied stiffly, leaving me wondering why he came in the first place, his massive arm wrapped around my waist with the warmth of a marble statue. He pulled me against his broad chest, his fingers digging into my hip just hard enough to leave a subtle bruise.I took a small step forward to shift my weight, but my foot caught on the damp grass. I stumbled, clutching his lapels to keep from falling.“Watch your feet,” Tarian growled near my ear, his voice laced with disdain. “Must yo

Livia POVI sat on the edge of the plush velvet armchair, staring blankly at my reflection in the full-length mirror. For the past hour, my mind had been trapped in a relentless spiral, contemplating if this whole charade was really worth it. The stress, the secret tailoring, the constant threat of slipping up, and the unbearable weight of carrying my sister’s identity—it was suffocating.However, other things were quickly lined up to distract me from my dark thoughts. Tonight was the resort’s famed “White Party: Love on the Water.”“Luna, you look so ethereal,” Amelia gushed softly, stepping up behind me with a silver hairbrush in hand. She noticed the deep, troubled scowl on my face and paused. “You aren’t planning on skipping tonight, are you?”“Honestly, Amelia, I don’t think I can do thi