The Witch and Her Four Dangerous Alphas

Chapter 202: Chapter 202: My Lady...

Serena’s POV~

Lira’s words completely froze me.

The smile dropped right off my face, and I nearly choked on air.

"What...what do you mean?" I stammered, trying to sound casual.

Lira tilted her head, the grin never fading.

"Oh, princess, you can tell me. Did the Alphas of Silver Dawn do something to make you blush like that?"

My eyes went wide, and I coughed, hard. "W–what? Lira!"

She only giggled, covering her mouth.

"No need to be shy, Princess. It’s only natural. Those Alphas are dangerously handsome. Every girl in the palace is half in love with them already."

I groaned. "Lira, stop..."

But she didn’t.

She clasped her hands dramatically and sighed, "Oh, especially Alpha Aeron... he’s so tall, so strong. Can you imagine being held by him? Those arms could crush me, and I’d still thank him."

She squealed softly, and I could only stare at her with embarrassment and amusement.

"Lira!" I tried to sound stern, but it came out more like a laugh.

"Oh, come on," she teased, stepping closer with a mischievous glint in her eyes. "Don’t tell me you never thought about it... about being in his arms... or maybe..." she leaned in closer, voice dropping to a whisper..."maybe it wasn’t Alpha Aeron who made you blush like that."

My breath caught.

For a second, Lucian’s face flashed in my mind... his hands on me, his lips, the sound of my name breaking from his throat.

Heat rushed up my neck before I could stop it.

"I...I don’t know what you’re talking about," I muttered, turning away quickly.

"Oh, you so do," Lira laughed, clapping her hands. "The way you just turned red says everything."

I grabbed a comb and pretended to be busy with my hair, though my fingers trembled slightly. My heart wouldn’t calm down.

I hated that she was right.

I hated that I was blushing over him.

Lucian’s name lingered in my mind like a forbidden word, and the memory of how it felt to be in his arms made my stomach twist.

I was a mess.

stupid, blushing, guilty

as I glanced at my reflection

neck hidden by my hair,

no better

pressed my palms against my cheeks and whispered under my breath, "Get a grip, Selene... stop

he’d said my name... made it impossible to

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Author’s POV~

The corridor was silent.

silence that comes from peace, but the kind that feels like someone is watching from the dark. The long passage stretched into darkness, lined with unlit lights and cold walls that

broke that stillness. Slow, deliberate,

the corridor, completely veiled from head to toe. The black fabric draped over her form left no trace of skin visible...not

about the way she walked, the

wooden door. Her gloved hand rose slowly, pressing against the door. With one firm push, the door pushed open,

the flicker of a single light casting uneven light across his face. He was tall and well-dressed,

her, he stood up abruptly, a spark of delight flashing in

here," he said, voice smooth as silk and dripping with

forward quickly, bowing with exaggerated grace before taking her gloved hand. He bent down, pressing his lips lightly to it in a

she pulled her hand back

voice was low, steady, and strangely cold beneath the veil. "What more do you

the surface, gleamed with

he murmured, his tone both charming and dangerous, "what is

"Sit down. You must be tired from

soft rustle of her robes filling the room. She sat gracefully in the

she reached up and removed her

heavy fabric fell away, revealing a face both beautiful and commanding...pale skin, sharp eyes that seemed to glow faintly in the dim light, and lips that curved in an expression

would

none other

the briefest second. His eyes drank her in with thinly veiled hunger, yet his smile

wine, "you grow more radiant with every passing

Mother tilted her head slightly, her expression

doesn’t suit you,"

swirling the glass in his hand. "Oh, but honesty does. And I am

gaze was heavy. He looked at her as a man looks at something both sacred and

stretching their shadows against

"You didn’t summon me here just

The man’s smile deepened.

he replied, setting the wine glass down with a quiet clink. "But first... I want you to

flickered once, a glint

she said softly. "You

the air seemed to shiver. The only burning candle flame

wider, bowing his head slightly as