Chapter 283 The Knock at the Door

Third Person POV

+ Peats

Aubrey didn’t spare Justin another glance. Coldly withdrawing her gaze, she scooped the orange cat into her arms and turned, leaving without hesitation.

Her poise was effortless, as if she had brushed aside nothing more than a speck of dust.

Perched on her shoulder, the fat cat looked back at the still–frozen Justin. Its round amber eyes glimmered with mockery and disdain, as though to say: You? Worthy?

But as Aubrey’s figure disappeared into the trees, Justin’s fear and humiliation twisted, reshaping into something far more deranged. His gaze burned, feverish and hungry.

That overwhelming aura–that cold, irresistible dominance—it didn’t scare him. It intoxicated him. It ignited something poisonous in his chest: a hunger to conquer, to claim, to destroy.

“So beautiful… this is the power of a female alpha…”

He lowered his head to his hand, where he clutched a single strand of reddish–brown hair. He had plucked it from Aubrey’s clothes in that fleeting instant.

short, perhaps. But hers,

clear pouch and tucked it away. Then,

from hair. Mixed with his own,

agree to marry him willingly, but he wouldn’t give up. Not on the chance


paths with Justin, Aubrey had no desire to keep walking. She carried the orange cat back

meet her–toast browned to perfection, eggs sizzling in oil, the faint

hadn’t even taken off her shoes when Charles poked his head

tension in his shoulders eased at once. Relief softened his face into a smile. “You’re back? You were gone a while. I was just about to call you.” A spatula was in his

his waist.

Aubrey said vaguely, setting the orange cat down. It bounded off, springing onto the sofa

eyes noting the strands of orange fur clinging to her clothes. He chuckled ruefully. “Long–haired cats shed a lot. Look at you, covered already.

The Knock at

unconcerned. “It’s fine. Let’s

at

in

But it didn’t last.

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