Semua Bab THE ALPHA'S FORSAKEN SECRET : Bab 101 - Bab 110

Isabella's POV Do you consider this to be love? Jackson's words were a harsh snarl, his black eyes jabbing into me as the faint light from the warehouse flickering over us."I don't know what to think anymore," I yelled back, my voice shaking but sharp. "Look around, Jackson; you claim you're shielding me. Chaos follows every time I am around you!He moved forward, the strain between us flickering like a live wire. His jaw tightened and his hands closed into fists at his sides. "You find me to have chosen this? You assume I wanted you pulled into my universe?"Then why not let me leave? I pushed past the anxiety that seized my chest and demanded.His hand darted out to grasp my wrist and drag me in front. He growled, his breath hot on my skin, "Because I can't, Isabella. Losing you is not an alternative. Not to them, and not to this craziness."My heart hammered as I gazed up at him, emotions a whirl-pool. His hold relaxed somewhat, and for a brief instant vulnerability showed over h

"Isabella... It's me."My heart fell into my stomach as the words pierced through the air, thick with an uncomfortable familiarity. The figure before me was lit by the car's headlights, creating a lengthy shadow across the ground. Though I still prayed I was wrong, I could not see his face to identify who it was.I was not moving or breathing. Though my legs would not follow, my thoughts shouted for me to flee."No... no, it can't be you," I said, my voice hardly audible, as if speaking louder might shatter the delicate reality I was attempting to hang onto.He moved closer, the faint click of his boots resounding in the still evening. "Isabella, we must speak." His speech was cool, steady, as though nothing about the circumstances had altered.Blinking confused, I "Ask?" I kept repeating, my words like a slap against the mental chaos. "You left me...you betrayed me." My chest hurt like a tsunami of wrath mixed with sadness.He was not offended by the charge. His sharp, deliberate eye

"You have to move away from this, Isabella.” Long after Luke had said them, his words broke the stillness and echoed in my head. Though his voice was cool, it was clearly urgent, as if the second was thickening the air between us and smothering us both. Every instinct screaming to leave, I could feel my pulse hammering in my ears, yet something tied me to the ground.Turning to face him, I looked for a glimpse of the man I believed I knew. All I observed, though, was a stranger—distanced, guarded, and holding something back. anything harmful."You are not understanding." This is not only about us now, he said, his slow, deliberate sentences as if he were selecting each one precisely. "That is not the scale of it. And all is lost if we delay now.I ate, the weight of his stare nearly intolerable. "What exactly do you mean, Luke? You are hiding from me what? My voice broke, terror and frustration wriggling in my chest. This was no longer about the man I had fallen in love with or about

Isabella’s POV"Do you ever consider us, Luke? My voice barely above a whisper, I queried as the dim glimmer of the dying firelight created flickering shadows on his face. Tense in his body, he sat across from me with the weight of the evening squarely between us. The air smelled moist ground and burnt wood, mixing with the bitter sense of sadness.Stormy and relentless, Luke's gaze fixed on me. "Us?" he said, his voice sharp. "Isabella, nostalgia is not appropriate right now.""It's not nostalgia," I fired back, palms twisting into fists. "Survival here is what it is. You risk everything and have been battling for me all this time; however, you would not tell me why. I mean something to you or not?He flinches at the raw sharpness in my voice, but his reply was sharp and exact. "You consider this to be about emotions? It is about ensuring your survival. If you would quit acting so carelessly once—'Reckless?' I broke off, my voice rising. "I have been working toward saving us! Every

Isabella's POV"You think you can just trash your life away for me?" Luke's voice was sharp and full of energy I had not seen before; his face was pallid but also rebellious. You promised Isabella, Said to me we would tackle this together.Breath seizing at the sight of his blood-soaked clothes and the fury in his eyes, I turned to him. The vehicle swung as it raced along the dark road, the guys gathered around silent but wary. The tight bonds caused my wrists to hurt, but my chest hurt far more.With a shaking voice, "I couldn't let you die, Luke," I shot back. "What ought I to have done? See them slay you? I decided on the one path to keep you alive.He shook his head, hurting at the action. "Like this? Knowing their intended actions against you? Not alive, Isabella; that is not THAT's—""enough!" The voice of the commander silenced us both like a whip cutting across the air. His icy eyes passed between us. " Romantic as this is, I don't need your little lovers' spat. I require you