Chapter 43

Chapter 43 The Kiss
Aubrey’s POV
Moon Goddess, have mercy! That recording was a public execution!
And why–why did he have to hear it right when I was trying to let him go for good?

If it had been before, if he could’ve understood and accepted my feelings, I would’ve been over the moon. But now? Hearing my most pathetic, lovesick ramblings? I just wanted to go back in time and slap myself- twice!
Damn it. Damn it!
Alpha Henry’s laughter lashed at my nerves like a whip.
“You bastard! Give it back!”
Burning with shame and fury, I couldn’t hold back Ella’s alpha–grade power any longer. With an explosive move, I flipped us over, trying to wrestle it from him–but the guy’s all limbs, and even then, I still couldn’t. get it.
He didn’t seem to notice anything strange. He just laughed louder, like he’d stumbled on something wildly entertaining.
“So this is what puppy love sounds like? What else did you imagine, huh? Having my babies?”
Like a cursed prophecy, the recorder responded by playing the one line I never wanted him to hear.
“…Our pups would definitely have the most beautiful silver–gray fur…”
The moment it played, Alpha Henry’s expression exploded with glee. He opened his mouth–anyone could guess the next words would be even crueler than the last.
No! Before he could humiliate me again, I lunged forward–and crushed my lips against i
Shut up, you bastard alpha.
nug mouth.
Time stopped. And in that frozen instant, while he stood stunned, I finally snatched the recorder and shut it off.
Thank the Moon Goddess. At least I salvaged a shred of dignity…
Then, before he could snap out of it, I bolted.
Darn it–if I didn’t have to hide Ella’s existence, I would’ve shifted and leapt out the window as a wolf. Thankfully, Alpha Henry didn’t follow me. If he had, I honestly don’t know how I would’ve faced him.
I sprinted all the way back to the car.
Dad looked at me, startled. “What happened? You don’t look so good.”
“It’s nothing, Dad.” Itook a deep breath. “I’m just tired. I want to go home.”
“Okay… alright.” He seemed to think of something but didn’t press me. He just started the engine
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Chapter 43 The Kiss
But even sitting there, I couldn’t calm down.
** 10 Pean
When I kissed Alpha Henry just now, my heart had raced–and I’d felt a powerful hunger surge inside me And he… he hadn’t pushed me away. He’d even reacted…
Stop!
I dug my nails into my palm.
Wasn’t twenty years of coldness in our past life enough? Do I seriously want to fall into that firepit again?
I shut my eyes.
No. I won’t.
That craving just now–it was a simple biological response. No different from a beast in heat. This life, I know exactly what I want. With that, I finally steadied myself.
First order of business–move out of the Mary family estate. I’m not insane enough to live with my enemy.
Henry’s POV
“Aubrey didn’t look too good when she left just now. Did you bully her?” Mom suddenly appeared in the room, eyes sharp. Sometimes I seriously wonder if she wishes Aubrey were her actual daughter instead of
I snapped back to the moment and stood. “No.”
“You’d better not have,” she said with a frown. “I already spoke with your father. He agrees–Aubrey should be our foster daughter. From now on, she’s your sister. You need to learn how to protect her.”
A sister again. Why the hell does everyone–her included–keep forcing that label on her?
“I’ve got things to do.” I yanked the terrace door open. My bones cracked as silver–gray furupted over my body–Ishifted into a massive wolf and leapt from the third floor.
Claws tore through the lawn as I bolted into the Black Forest, hoping the icy wind would kill the fire raging in my blood.
When she kissed me back there to take the recorder, that cool scent of hers burrowed straight into me. Her lips were small and soft… just one kiss, and I was already reacting.
No point lying to myself. My body made it painfully clear–I wanted her.
“Admit it!” Callen howled inside me. “You want to pin her under the moonlight and bite her neck to mark her!”
F*ck! I slashed through an oak tree as thick as a bowl.
What the hell did she do to me?
Why was I acting like a damn pup going through his first heat?
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