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.

flickered toward Kieran, her chest still tight. "I can

thudding from more than just the interruption. The phone rested heavy in her lap, but the weight of Kieran’s gaze

bit of sense she thought she had, lost herself in his eyes like

been made her chest tighten even more. Her lips tingled, her body felt weak, and she wanted to bury her face in her palms.

look at him. Not after that. Just the thought of meeting his gaze made her whole body heat up again, shame crawling

he know how badly she had wanted it? Did he see

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 was cool, but

remained silent beside her. He didn’t even try to break the silence. But his presence filled the car, heavy and impossible to ignore. And his

as if he were memorizing her. The heat of it wrapped around her like a flame, burning her from the inside. The longer it lingered, the harder it became to

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

I want to bury myself somewhere

skidded to a stop in front of her house.

she said quickly, her voice shaky and uneven. She didn’t dare look at him, not even once. "If you want to go back, you can take my car. Or... if you’d rather, you can stay

Her steps were fast, almost frantic, like a demon was chasing her,

did not even look back when she ran inside the house. Her steps were fast, uneven, almost like she

eyes fixed on the space where she had disappeared. His gaze burned hot, heavy, almost too much for him

had just seen. Even now, it felt unreal. Selene, the same Selene who

could almost taste her breath. Her eyes had softened, her lips parted, and for a second, it had felt as if

rubbing his hand across his face as if he could wipe away the heat burning in him. "Get a

had been holding himself back. Only he knew how much restraint it took not to close that last inch, not to pull her against him and claim the kiss that