Chapter 183: Chapter 183: The Shadowed Room
The night was quiet.
Alpha Drevan’s boots echoed against the marble floor as he walked down the corridor. The noise from the club had faded behind him; only the sound of his footsteps and the faint hum of the city outside filled the silence.
The direction written on that torn note pulled him here...to this long, dark hallway that smelled faintly of dust and old perfume. The lights flickered weakly, barely pushing back the shadows that clung to the walls.
He stopped once, scanning the darkness ahead. Nothing...there is only silence.
Still, he kept walking. Whoever had dared to send him that note had to be somewhere close.
His instincts were sharp. Someone was watching him. He could feel it. That subtle weight in the air, that cold prickle at the back of his neck.
He reached the end of the corridor. A single door was slightly open. And all other doors are closed.
Drevan’s hand moved to his belt where his dagger rested, though he didn’t draw it yet. Slowly, he pushed the door open.
Inside was a dimly lit room...empty at first glance. The curtains were drawn, the air still. A faint scent of lavender hung in the space, mixed with something metallic.
He stepped in carefully, eyes sweeping every corner. There was no movement.
But when he moved further inside, something caught his attention.
A figure was sitting on the edge of the bed. Facing away from him.
He froze, his pulse tightening.
For a moment, neither of them moved. The silence was so thick that he could hear his own breathing. Then, his temper snapped.
"You," he said sharply, his voice low but dangerous. "You sent that note."
The figure didn’t move.
"Who are you?" His voice hardened. "Speak."
Still no reply.
Anger surged hot and fast. He took a step forward, then another, until he was right behind the figure. With one swift motion, he grabbed the person by the shoulder and turned them around, only to find a young girl staring back at him.
Her eyes went wide with terror the moment she saw him. She didn’t even scream...just gasped, frozen like a deer caught in the dark.
For a heartbeat, he blinked, surprised, but his anger quickly swallowed it.
"You," he hissed, slamming her down onto the bed, pinning her wrists with a rough grip. "Who are you? What do you know about Alpha Navien’s attack?"
eyes shining with fear, but she didn’t answer.
silence enraged
his voice cutting through the air like a whip.
well up. Her lips trembled, but no
clenched. His grip tightened, pressing her wrists into the sheets. The
dare play games with me?" He growled, his face inches from hers now. His eyes burned with fury, but beneath that fire was something else; it was unease. Something about
anger falter for
the rage returned just as
and stay silent?" His voice dropped lower, colder. "I’ll ask one last time: what do
shallow. Her wide
she whispered, barely audible, "I... don’t know
was small and full of
made him
against the bedframe. The wood cracked beneath his strength. "You dare
But he wasn’t listening anymore. His wolf was
wolf stirring inside him. His
His voice dropped to a dangerous
room, but it was too late. His rage
pressed one clawed hand against
his grip only tightened. His claws grazed her skin, drawing a thin line of red. Her eyes went wide with fear, her lips trembling as she
furious
but only a strangled sound came
sinking into the sheets. His fangs began to show. His wolf
"Answer me..."
words could leave
CRACK.
blow struck him in the
was thrown backward, the air ripping from his lungs. He hit the floor hard, his claws retracting for a
and when he looked up...he
Vaelen stood before
his jaw set, his eyes glowing faintly with royal power. "Enough," he said, his voice sharp and
clutching
rise, a second punch
gut. He folded forward
didn’t rise, but the force of his authority filled the room like thunder. "You
to his knees, fury and humiliation twisting his face. "She...she sent me a note! She
golden fire, and suddenly, the weight
down
sharply, and there, still on the bed, clutching her bruised throat and gasping for breath,
His sister.
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