The Witch and Her Four Dangerous Alphas

Chapter 40

Chapter 40: Chapter 40: The Moment Before the Storm

I had to look away for a moment, just to breathe.

It was suffocating any rational thought. But still I couldn’t tear my eyes from her completely; the sight of her, so broken and silent in his lap, twisted something deep in my chest I couldn’t name.

Lucian knew it too. That’s why he kept talking. That’s why he smirked like he was winning something.

And maybe he was.

He was pushing my limit, testing how far I would go before I would snap at his face.

He wanted me to lose control. To lash out. To prove that Selene still held power over me. Because if I did... if I so much as looked like I cared, Lucian would turn it on her. That was the kind of man he was. A snake who didn’t bite until he knew where your weakness lived.

And Selene? She was mine.

Or at least, she had been. Before all this.

I inhaled slowly and forced my jaw to unclench. My fingers had curled into fists behind my back. I released them one by one, letting my voice smooth into the cold courtesy I’d mastered over the years at court.

"My apologies for the interruption," I said, my tone even, perfectly measured. "I merely came to ensure everything was progressing well before the coronation. It seems I’ve intruded on a... personal moment."

Lucian’s grin widened like a man who thought he’d won a game.

"Not at all, Your Highness. You’re welcome any time. Selene doesn’t mind sharing the spotlight."

I didn’t rise to the bait.

Instead, I stepped back with careful grace and gave a shallow nod toward the door.

"Please let the others know I’ll be returning to the main estate. I suddenly remembered an urgent matter I must attend to before tomorrow’s event."

Lucian raised a brow, amused. "So soon?"

I met his gaze directly. "Yes. I think I’ve seen enough for now."

His eyes glittered. But I didn’t stay long enough to hear his reply.

hall like drumbeats against the stone, every

with its suffocating air. Only then did I let the breath out. It came like

leave. Not for

For hers.

moment longer, I might have done something reckless. And he would have made

excuse to tear into her in ways worse than what he’d

Selene would suffer.

protect her. Not when they have full control over her

But soon I would.

again, nails biting into

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Selene’s POV~

soon as the prince walked away, something

couldn’t hold it

silence I had kept so tightly shattered. My body twisted hard in Lucian’s lap, trying to get free. I didn’t care

the couch. My heart

me. The only person who might have helped me. The only person I still

had destroyed even

hated him.

I cried, but

say a word at first. He just stared at me like he couldn’t believe what

Then suddenly, he snapped.

he shouted, his

but

that it?! Feeling disgusted that he

fury. Each word hit

"That you’re crying like your heart is breaking? You didn’t even cry like

choking on a

hard, and for a moment... his eyes changed. Like something

anger didn’t fade. "You think this hurts? You

and stood over me, his chest rising with rage. His eyes burned as he looked down at me—still crying, still shaking, still

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