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.

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

the call quickly, her heart still thudding from more than just the interruption. The phone

bit of

Her lips tingled, her body felt weak, and she wanted to bury her face in her palms. What was I even thinking? She scolded herself. How could I do

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

she find there? Did he know how badly she had wanted it? Did he

the road as if it were the only

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

on her neck, 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 it lingered,

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

disappear, she thought desperately. I want to

skidded to a stop in front of her house. She jumped out almost instantly, fumbling with the gate

him, not even once. "If you want to go back, you can take my car. Or... if you’d rather, you can stay

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

back when she ran inside the house. Her steps were fast, uneven, almost

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

unreal. Selene, the same Selene who always kept her distance, who always guarded herself like a fortress, had looked

lips parted, and for a second, it had felt as if she wanted him just as much as he wanted

into a fist at his side. He closed his eyes tightly, rubbing his hand across his face as if he could wipe away

to close that last inch, not to pull her against him and claim the kiss that had been hanging