جميع فصول : الفصل -الفصل 5

Cage’s room door was slightly open when I arrived, which was strange because he never left it open.I smiled and turned the small box over in my hands. Inside was a match to the silver chain resting against my collarbone, the one he'd fastened there himself, a year ago tonight, right before he swore I'd never face the world alone.I pushed the door open fully and froze.Diana Channing, the woman everyone wanted as Luna, was pressed against Cage, kissing him. Her hands clutched his shirt, pulling him down, while his large, scarred hands, hands that knew every curve of my body, rested firmly on her waist.Diana moaned softly as Cage deepened the kiss. I didn't move. I couldn't. My mind refused to process what my eyes were showing me.My fingers went numb, and the gift box slipped from my hands, crashing onto the floor. The lid had popped open. The silver chain lay spilled across the floorboards, catching the lamplight.They immediately pulled apart.Cage stepped back like he'd been burn

"Are we clearing the east wing for them or not, Alpha?"Gideon's voice pulled me from my thoughts. I'd been staring at the same spot on the report for ten minutes without reading a word."Clear it," I said, leaning back in my chair and forcing my voice to remain perfectly level. "Give Alpha Elena's inner circle the main suites. Put their guards on the outer perimeter."Gideon frowned. "That puts them close to the armoury. It’s a massive risk for an unknown pack. We always put visiting Alphas in visitor suites.""Right," I muttered, closing the file on my desk sharply. “Move them to the visitor area.”He stopped writing and studied me for a moment. “You’re completely distracted today, Cage. You haven’t made a slip-up like that in years.”“I’m fine,” I snapped, getting up from the desk. "She's here for an alliance. Treat her like any other visiting Alpha."I didn’t wait for a response and stalked outside the room.Later, I stood at the top of the courtyard steps waiting for the Dark Fan

I didn't flinch.Cage's thumb was still against the side of my neck, right over the pulse point where Louisa's scent oil coated my skin. He wasn't pressing hard. His hand barely touched me, but his fingers were unsteady, trembling against the hollow of my throat as if touching a phantom. A quiet breath hitched in his chest, his eyes wide and stunned, caught in a daze that looked almost like grief.Before he could lean closer, I brought my forearm up and hit his wrist.The hit broke his contact. In the same breath, I stepped inside his reach and hooked my boot behind his heel.He stumbled back into the map table, caught himself on the edge, and just stood there, staring at his own hand like he couldn't figure out why it had been on my skin in the first place."Whatever game this is," I said, keeping my voice flat, "drop it. My scent isn't your business. Keep your hands off me, Alpha."Cage straightened. The tightness in his mouth hadn't eased. He searched my face like he was trying to