The Witch and Her Four Dangerous Alphas

Chapter 108: Chapter 108: The Morning After

Selene’s POV ~

When my eyes blinked open the next morning, the first thing I noticed was how strangely well I felt.

That in itself was wrong.

Normally, after a night like that, my body would be aching all over. Every breath would sting, my legs would be heavy, and my head would be throbbing. But this time, there was nothing. Only a strange lightness, as if I had slept soundly and peacefully.

Except I knew I hadn’t.

I hadn’t even been able to sleep properly last night. My body had been too restless and too tense. So how could I feel so... normal now?

My heart began to pound in unease as fragments of memory rushed back to me. I remembered being in the washroom. The way my hands had trembled, how my legs had wobbled so badly that I could barely stand. And then—yes, there had been a knock.

I froze.

The knock.

And then... a voice. A voice that had cut through the haze, grounding me for just one moment before everything went black.

Kieran.

It was his voice. I was sure of it. Even in the fog of my dazed mind, I remembered the low steadiness of it. He had been there.

But after that—nothing.

blurred as though covered by mist. I tried to reach for it, but it slipped away, leaving only a hollow unease in my chest. My breathing quickened as I sat up, clutching the

Even my hair felt clean, with no trace of the sweat and mess from last night. I glanced toward the washroom. The door

So how?

had carried me back? Unless someone had seen me

wave of heat rushed to my face. Shame burned through me, twisting deep in

seen me like that? Broken, helpless, sprawled on the floor

would open and swallow me whole. I could not remember what had happened after hearing his voice, and that only made it worse. What if I had said something? What if I

had carried

flinch, my hands curling into fists against my lap. I had no answers, only the pounding terror that I had embarrassed myself before him in the

hope—pray—that maybe I had imagined it all. That maybe he hadn’t been there at

about it,

been

realization horrified me

much I thought, I could not piece the truth together. My mind was too foggy, too uncertain. With a deep breath, I pressed my steps onto

my face, and then filled the tub for a quick bath. The warm water calmed me, but my thoughts

realized another problem—I had no clothes. The only set I had was the one I had worn last night. There

my hand resting on the knob. My heart pounded so hard I thought it might

the faint sound of dishes clinking came from the kitchen. I realized with a start that it was already past noon. I had slept far

and heavy. A single thought filled my head—leave.

debating with myself, half-ready