The Witch and Her Four Dangerous Alphas

Chapter 191: Chapter 191: Lies

Serena’s POV~

The call ended, and I just sat there, staring at the phone like it might still speak. My chest felt tight, too tight, like something was pressing against my ribs from the inside. For a moment, I didn’t even breathe.

Then I laughed... softly. It sounded more like a sigh. "I’m waiting for you here... Mother," I whispered, dragging the last word out until it almost hurt.

It tasted strange in my mouth. The word mother.

The phone slipped from my hand and hit the bed with a dull thud. I stood there, staring at it like it had just insulted me. My reflection in the mirror caught my eye next... wet hair, flushed cheeks, eyes that couldn’t decide whether to cry or scream. I hated what I saw.

I grabbed the towel, wiping my hair hard, as if I could scrub off the feelings clinging to me. My pulse was racing again, but this time it wasn’t because of my mother. No. It was because of him.

The moment his face flashed in my mind, my stomach turned. My hands went still.

"What the hell was he even doing here?" I muttered to myself, shaking my head. My voice sounded too small in the empty room.

He shouldn’t have been here. He had no reason to come. Pack alphas never step into Lycan territory unless something’s seriously wrong. And even then, he wasn’t supposed to be here.

I had planned everything so carefully. Staying quiet, keeping my distance, staying hidden in this place where no one would look for me. I told myself I’d finally have peace. That no one would ever find me here.

But of course, fate had to laugh in my face.

The moment I saw him... standing beside Prince Vaelen, tall, composed, radiating that same infuriating confidence, I felt my entire world collapse inside me. My heart stopped. My body forgot how to move.

I remember hiding behind the curtain, just peeking through the edge of the window. My hands were trembling so hard I thought they’d give me away. I told myself not to look. Don’t look at him, Selena. Don’t.

But then our eyes met.

And it was over.

That look. That unbearable, familiar, knowing look.

I stumbled back, hitting the wall. My breath came out shaky. My whole body screamed run, but where could I go? You can’t hide from an alpha, especially not him. I knew that. I knew it deep in my bones.

And I was right.

Because that night... he came.

I had been lying there, pretending to sleep, pretending to be calm, pretending that I didn’t care. The room was quiet, dark, safe or so I thought. But then I felt it... the presence, the heaviness, that strange electricity that always followed him.

My heart nearly stopped.

Every muscle in my body went rigid, and I begged silently, Please don’t come. Please don’t. But even as I said it in my head, I knew I didn’t mean it. Because a part of me... wanted him there.

when he leaned closer. My breath caught.

in that rough, quiet voice that always made me lose

even open my eyes

moment... it destroyed

of me. I froze, but my body didn’t listen to my mind. My heart was wild, and my skin remembered him

front of the mirror, my fingers touched my lips without thinking. The ghost of that kiss still lingered. My throat tightened. "You shouldn’t have come," I whispered, but my voice

down, I knew I didn’t really want

eyes. His hands. The way his voice cracked

protected me when no one else would. The desperation in their eyes when they thought

muttered, pressing my hand against the

my hair, my voice...

moment our eyes met again, I

He knew.

mirror, staring at the girl who stared back. She looked calm, almost cold. But her eyes... they

Saying it

even say? That I hadn’t meant to disappear? That I hadn’t meant to hurt

sounded so

the storm inside me. But it wouldn’t stop. The ache, the guilt, the stupid, unwanted

to be calm again. My face in the mirror was composed now... just

I was

I knew the truth. He had already found me. And this time... I wasn’t sure if I wanted to

his face, his voice, his touch. But then another thought struck me... if he was here, then his brothers

a shiver down my spine.

others followed. It was their way... always together, always guarding each other like

pressed a hand to my forehead and sighed.

plan had already been hanging

calm the storm in my chest, when a sudden sound broke my thoughts...

I already knew

voice came

worry. His eyes scanned me from head to toe like

he said gently. "You

small smile, pretending not to notice how tense he looked. "I

slowly, but his eyes didn’t leave my face. I hated that look, the one that

"After what happened at the club... I thought

out sharp, almost defensive. I saw the flicker of surprise

my lip. "Sorry," I muttered. "I didn’t mean to sound harsh. I’m

his gaze softened. "You don’t have to apologize. I just

Shaken.

If only he knew.

a little laugh and waved it off.