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By the time the last student left my class, I was ready to fall apart.I didn’t let myself. I smiled, stacked the graded assignments with aching precision, and turned off my laptop and projector as properly as I could. I took my time. I stayed long after the lecture had ended, alone in the classroom with the fluorescent lights buzzing overhead like bees inside my skull. The silence should have helped. It didn’t.The day had started badly and snowballed into something worse. I’d barely made it to class on time, and the moment I stepped into the lecture hall, I knew the rumors hadn’t died.They’d grown teeth.Someone near the back had whistled under their breath when I walked in. Another muttered something about parties and princes, loud enough for half the room to hear. A third leaned toward me and interrupted during an explanation, just to ask with a smirk if I’d be willing to pick him up from the next party too—or was that service reserved for royalty only?The entire room had snicke
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-04-10ALPHA PRINCE’S FORBIDDEN DESIRE 62| ELIJAH
And deal with it, I did. Football practice was over, and after a short speech, Coach Burke dismissed us… or, well—everyone except me. I stayed behind, dragging my feet across the dew-damp grass as the others dispersed with laughter and shoulder bumps. I could hear Hunter’s voice somewhere in the distance, too loud and too smug. I ignored it. Coach Burke’s office was the only place on campus that felt remotely like a safe space. Cluttered with the smell of sweat, old wood, and varnished leather, it was messy in a way that didn’t ask anything of me. I stepped inside and took a long breath. The shelves were still lined with trophies from generations before me, with faded photographs of former players pinned up like aging ghosts. Medals, ribbons, a cracked hockey puck with someone’s initials carved into it—everything was packed in there. The couch was more of a suggestion than an actual seat. I opted for the chair in front of his desk, nudging aside a stray basketball with the toe
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-04-11ALPHA PRINCE’S FORBIDDEN DESIRE 63| ELIJAH
Burke didn’t keep me in his office for much longer. Since I’d skipped previous practices and team meetings, he gave me a basic rundown for the next month—information I should’ve already known as captain. Information he’d already shared with the others.The faculty gala was coming up and, as usual, on the final day there would be a football game between our school and another college from our pack. Burke handed me the papers detailing the plays, then gave me the kind of scolding that didn’t raise his voice but somehow still made me feel ten inches tall.I took it. Quietly.After everything, I deserved worse. Any other coach would have had me kicked off the team given how often I missed practice. Before letting me go, he handed me a bottle of iced coffee—cold enough that condensation slid over my fingers—and muttered, “Fix things with Luka. Whatever the hell’s going on, it’s not helping either of you to be at odds.”I didn’t say anything in response, mostly because I didn’t know if I c
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-04-12ALPHA PRINCE’S FORBIDDEN DESIRE 64| ELIJAH
I was out of pills again. I pulled out the top drawer in my room and yanked out the pill bottle, scowling when I found it empty. With a curse, I threw it atop the many other bottles and took a step back, falling onto my bed. Luka had come an hour ago to grab his things. I’d considered using that time to talk to him and take Burke’s advice to “fix” it, but I’d ended up just hiding in my room while he and Neil packed. When they were done, Luka left immediately, and Neil stopped by my room to tell me in a small voice that they were leaving. He also told me about Luka’s recent issues with his father. When Neil left, I’d walked out to see what was left of Luka’s room—and it was almost nothing. A few of his clothes were still there. A few t-shirts, a pair of sneakers, a watch, a couple empty notebooks. But none of the things that really made the space his. Not the weird cactus-shaped lamp, not the horror movie posters he used to tape onto the wall with surgical precision, not the worn-o
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-04-13ALPHA PRINCE’S FORBIDDEN DESIRE 65| LENORA
With the gala drawing closer and closer, I had less and less time to do anything other than sit through faculty ‘meetings’ that were really just a congregation of Evelyn’s most devout followers swapping basic ideas and acting like it was groundbreaking. Anytime someone other than her dared to speak, they were shut down explicitly—but none more so than me.Though I was silenced rather rudely most of the time, I was also the one forced to run most of the errands and do all the actual planning. When I asked why, an older professor looked me dead in the eyes and said it was because I was the newest addition to the faculty, therefore it was only right.And who was I to argue?I did as asked—made calls, ran around campus, juggled my classes and sessions with Elijah—all while enduring every backhanded comment with gritted teeth. And yet, as expected, there was no gratitude. Not from the faculty members, and certainly not from the Dean, who nitpicked everything I did.In short, I was tired. T
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-04-14ALPHA PRINCE’S FORBIDDEN DESIRE 66| ELIJAH
“You’re driving?” I heard Lenora ask from behind me. I only turned my head to the side slightly as I replied, “Yeah, it’s kinda far.” I heard her mumble something under her breath, and a smile almost graced my lips—almost. There was silence for a moment… then, “Should I be worried?” This time, I chuckled and turned around fully, regretting the action almost immediately. I could still feel the heat of her palm cradled in mine, and with her looking like that—her dark hair loose and curly, falling all over her shoulders—it was taking the little self-control I had left not to grab that hand again, yank her to me, and make a mess of what was left of her lipstick. It was such a fucking ridiculous idea to hold her hand. Lenora’s eyebrow jumped up, and she reached up to push back the errant strands of her hair that fell across her face. In the process, the collar of her shirt shifted, and I caught sight of her mark again. Irritation filled my throat. “I’m not going to hu
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-04-15ALPHA PRINCE’S FORBIDDEN DESIRE 67| LENORA
As awed as I was by the sight before me—the sea of wildflowers stretching into the horizon, catching the golden light like something out of a dream—I couldn’t help but notice that Elijah had gone still. Not with wonder, but with a strange, distant vacancy. His body was here, but something in his eyes… wasn’t. I looked down at him from where he held me. “Are you okay?” He didn’t answer right away. His gaze remained fixed on the field, his features emptied of the emotion that had softened it ever since we left the library. There was a beat of silence, then, slowly, he nodded and bent to set me down. The flowers swayed gently beneath my feet, brushing my shins like whispers. The earth was soft—unlike the sharp stones and hard paths I’d expected. I glanced down at the delicate blooms, admiring the colour and fragileness of them. I looked up to say something to Elijah, but when I turned back to look for him—he was gone. Not entirely. Just… walking away. “Elijah!” I called out, hea
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-04-15ALPHA PRINCE’S FORBIDDEN DESIRE 68| LENORA
I dreamt of Elijah that night.And I didn’t want that dream to end.It had just been us, wrapped in the stillness of that wildflower field. The warmth of his skin pressed against mine, the sunlight in his smile, the way his golden eyes had softened just for me—it had all felt so real. So safe… he’d leaned forward, hand ghosting against my upper arm, our lips were so close, barely a hairs breath away from each other…But then the sound of my phone ringing jolted me right out of that dream. I groaned, flinging my hand toward my bedside table. My fingers scraped uselessly against the surface until, finally, I found the phone and dragged it to my chest, squinting blearily at the screen in the early morning gloom.Izaak.The name alone was enough to chase away any trace of comfort. My stomach twisted as I sat up and answered before the next ring.“Professor Monroe,” Izaak’s lifeless voice drawled. “So nice of you to respond so quickly.”My face went pale with fear, then flushed red with a
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-04-16
Bab terbaru
ALPHA PRINCE’S FORBIDDEN DESIRE 84| ELIJAH
Lenora had nightmares.Really bad ones from the state she’d been in when her screams and sobs had sent me running upstairs. I’d reduced it to just shaking and sobbing when I spoke to her, but she was full-on thrashing, sobbing, and murmuring semi-incoherent words in her sleep.I’d only caught the words ‘mother’ and ‘please… let me leave’ before I wrapped my arms around her. I honestly didn’t know what prompted me to do that, but I had no regrets. The way she’d almost instantly quieted had sent a rush of relief and softness through me.I looked up from the breakfast I was preparing to see Lenora ambling down the stairs, dressed in a white, long-sleeve shirt and black slacks. Both of those clothes were mine, and I felt my wolf twist with satisfaction at the sight. She looked good dressed in my things, smelling like me, looking like—Mine.Those words came from my wolf, not me, and that was when I realized how hard I was gripping the counter. I released it and shoved my wolf back into th
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I guess being completely drained meant horrifying nightmares, because the moment my eyes drifted closed, I was once again dragged into the dredges of another memory-nightmare.I was in my parents’ parlour. Their room was beautiful, tastefully decorated to suit their new status as the mother and father of not only the one blessed by the goddess, but the parents of the Luna. It was a far cry from the humble bungalow I’d grown up in—and an even further cry from the humility of the temple I’d spent most of my life in.I looked around. Our bungalow might have been small and not as elaborate, but it had felt like home. This place… it didn’t feel real.“Well *~*?” my mother spoke, eyebrows raised slightly. “What is it you want, exactly?”The use of my real name was, for whatever reason, unfocused, muffled. I blinked.“I…” I stuttered, the way I always stuttered when met with my mother’s unfeeling stare. “I want to leave.”“What?” That was my father’s voice.I turned and met the eyes of the m
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I pressed a trembling hand to my forehead, trying to will myself to think, to remember something more.But all I could feel was the fear—the helpless, suffocating fear—lingering like a ghost just out of reach. And then came the blinding fatigue before everything went black.Someone had to have carted off my body while I was unconscious. I would have guessed Victor, but somehow, I doubted he would be generous enough to tuck me into a bed. He would have been just as willing to toss my body out into the catacombs somewhere. Besides, this room didn’t look like it belonged in his home.I reached for the edge of the blanket, ready to yank it off me and bolt for the door, but before I could, the door creaked softly—the sound making me flinch.I dragged my eyes to the entrance, pulse pounding.Someone was coming.I scanned the room desperately for something to defend myself with and settled on the lamp on the bedside table. I grabbed it, lifting it like a weapon just as the door opened to rev
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“It’s been six months! Six months since the two of you mated and still, nothing?!” Marcus’s mother yelled, flinging her glass of wine at me. The glass shattered against me and the shards dug into my skin, drawing blood.I hung my head. “I apologise Luna. I don’t—”“You apologise!” She screeched. “An apology isn’t going to put a baby in your womb! It’s your job as the Luna of the pack to produce a child and you can’t even do that right?!”I didn’t say anything, eyes fixed on the marble floors that were now stained with red wine and covered in glass shards. I would be the one to clean this all up later. I heard Marcus mutter something placating to her, but it wasn’t enough. “I knew we shouldn’t have taken her as the Luna,” she spat, voice dripping venom, “but you all insisted that she’s blessed by the goddess. Ha!” She laughed bitterly, a sound that scraped against my skin. “A blessing? She’s nothing but a cursed wretch dragging this pack down with her filth!”Each word landed like a
ALPHA PRINCE’S FORBIDDEN DESIRE 80| ELIJAH
‘Be on the lookout, something huge will happen today…’Connor’s voice echoed in my mind, low and tense, as the music swelled around me. Those were his only words to me before I left for tonight’s event, I hadn’t wanted to attend but Luka and Sophie were convinced that something would actually happen today and since I was the only one actually invited, it made sense for me to attend. I was supposed to be on the lookout for something, anything that might hint at my father’s current game plans, but I wasn’t…Because all I could think about was her.The dance played over and over behind my eyes. The way Lenora’s body had fit against mine like a secret she didn’t even realize she was telling. Soft curves brushing up against hard muscle, her scent—warm, sweet, laced with something darker underneath—clinging to me like it didn’t want to let go.I didn’t want to let go either.Goddess, it had felt good. Too good.But it had also felt like a betrayal. The high of it was already starting to ro
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The scent hit first—mildew, rot, blood. Copper and fear.I hesitated at the first stone step, blinking into the heavy dark, then slowly descended, one hand pressed to the wall to steady myself.With every step, the temperature dropped. The kind of cold that didn’t just settle on your skin—it slithered into your bones. Into your marrow. It was unnatural. Stale. Wrong.And then I saw it.Not a catacomb.A lab.No—a prison.Rows of metallic beds bolted to the floor. Chains looped through iron rings, blood crusted into their links. Bodies—some conscious, others still—lay draped across the beds. Wounded. Bandaged. Bent in positions no body should bend. A woman sat in a corner, her throat stitched into silence. Her eyes met mine, wide and broken, as a child beside her whimpered through a metal muzzle.Buzzing fluorescent lights cast pale yellow shadows on the grey stone walls, flickering occasionally like the space itself couldn’t bear to see what lived in it. IV bags swayed gently, their t
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The dress clung to me like a second skin—dark green, satin, soft beneath my fingers as I smoothed it down for what had to be the fiftieth time. It matched my eyes a little too well.My hair was swept up into an elaborate twist that had taken me thirty minutes and a pair of aching biceps to perfect. My makeup was done exactly how I liked it—how Jessie had taught me to do it. The dress covered the crook of my neck, at the same time, covering the mark there, and the back was high enough to keep my scars covered.I looked… pretty. Really pretty, actually. The kind of pretty that once might’ve made me feel powerful.But all I felt was dread.It had draped itself over my shoulders all day, this slow, smothering dread. I’d spent the hours pacing my apartment, waiting for something—anything—to shatter the quiet. For a hand to twist the doorknob, for a shadow to pass across the window, for someone to finally come and slit my throat.Maybe I should’ve taken Morgan up on her offer and stayed at
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The library was quiet, dim with late-afternoon light filtering through the stained glass windows. I made my way to the back shelves, searching for a specific book I’d used earlier in the semester. My fingers skimmed across spines until I found it—too high on the shelf to reach. I stood on my toes, stretched as far as I could, fingertips just brushing the edge of the spine— A body moved behind me. Close. Too close. Before I could react, an arm reached over my head and plucked the book from the shelf like it weighed nothing. “Here you go.” I froze. My breath hitched, heart leaping into my throat. My body tensed, instinct screaming danger. For a split second, I imagined a hand clamping over my mouth, dragging me away—no sound, no struggle, just vanishing. But then I caught the scent. Apples. Spice. Earthy undertones. Elijah. A tremor ran through me, and I let out a slow, shuddering breath, slumping slightly against the shelf. “Lenora?” His voice was soft, concerned. “Are you ok
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“We didn’t notice anyone unfamiliar coming into the apartment building at all,” Gerald said. He lifted his shoulders a little higher and addressed the Pack enforcer before him. “I always make sure to confirm every unfamiliar person’s identity before they even come in.” “I see,” the enforcer replied, scribbling something into the tiny notepad he’d been carrying around all day. Gerald shot me a pitying look. “I’m so sorry, dear. This kind of thing has never happened around here before.” I gave him a tight smile. “It’s fine. It’s not your fault.” No, it was mine—for waving away the past few instances where I’d felt like someone had been in my home as nothing more than paranoia. The enforcer stepped aside to take what seemed like a phone call, leaving me to assure Gerald that I didn’t blame him or the building’s management for the break-in. When the enforcer returned, the other one—who’d been questioning my neighbors—came with him. One look at his face told me everything. They’d fou
