The Witch and Her Four Dangerous Alphas

Chapter 121: Chapter 121: Losing Herself

Her heart whispered, Kiss him.

But just as the world held its breath...

Ring. Ring.

The sudden shrill of the phone shattered the moment like glass. Selene jumped, startled so badly that her body jerked, and she almost stumbled off her seat. Panic rushed through, her face burning as if she had been caught doing something forbidden.

But before she could fall, a strong arm wrapped around her waist. Kieran’s grip steadied her, firm and unyielding. The heat of his touch sank through her. His breath brushed against her ear as he spoke softly with his low voice.

"Be careful."

The words sent a different kind of shiver through her. Selene’s throat tightened, her cheeks flaming. She could only nod quickly, unable to meet his eyes. Her hands fumbled for the phone, desperate for escape from the weight of what almost happened.

She pressed it to her ear. "H-hello?"

"Selene?" It was Sara’s voice. "I won’t be able to come back tomorrow. Something came up. You need to be careful, alright? If you want, I can ask Rael or Aswin to come and stay with you."

Selene forced her voice steady, though her fingers still trembled. "No... no, it’s fine. Really. I’ll be fine. There’s no need."

"Are you sure?" Sara pressed gently.

toward Kieran, her chest

her heart still thudding from more than just the interruption. The phone rested

She had almost kissed him. She had lost every bit of sense she thought she had, lost herself

and she wanted to bury her face in her palms. What was I even thinking? She scolded herself. How could

him. Not after that. Just the thought of meeting his gaze made her

she dared to see his eyes, what would she find there? Did he know

steering wheel tightly. Without another word, she started the car and pulled away from the coven, her eyes fixed on the road as if it were the only thing keeping her alive. The night air outside

But his presence filled the car, heavy and impossible to ignore. And his gaze—oh,

sliding over her hands gripping the wheel, tracing every inch of her as if he were memorizing her. The heat of it wrapped around her like a flame, burning her from the inside. The longer

harder on the pedal, speeding through the roads as though she could run away from it, run away from him, and run away from the shame that clawed

thought desperately. I want to bury myself somewhere no one will

in front of her house. She jumped out almost instantly, fumbling with the gate and pushing

even once. "If you want to go back, you can take my car. Or... if you’d

before he could answer, before he could even react, Selene rushed inside. Her steps were fast, almost frantic, like a demon was chasing her, like the

house. Her steps were fast, uneven, almost like

she had disappeared. His gaze burned hot, heavy, almost too much

he had just seen. Even now, it felt unreal. Selene, the same Selene who always kept her distance, who always guarded herself like a fortress, had looked at

her breath. Her eyes had softened, her lips parted, and for a

face as if he could wipe away

it took not to close that last inch, not to