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Chapter 152 Sienna The morning sun spilled gently through the tall windows, its warn light brushing across my face as I slowly drifted awake, and for the first time since yesterday my mood felt strangely light, and giddy, as if something wonderful had happened to wash away all that anger. A soft, excited smile curved my lips as I opened my eyes and turned my head toward the other side of the bed, where Prince Adrian lay sleeping beside me, his handsome features relaxed as the golden light traced the sharp lines of his face.
He looked breathtaking like this, far softer than he ever did when he was awake and distant, and the sight of him there, so close to me, made my smile widen. I still could not quite believe it. Last night, Adrian and I had finally been together in the way I had dreamed about for so long, and unlike all the other men who had eagerly tried to touch me, he had always kept me at arm's length, cold and uninterested, until now.
But last night he had given me more than I had ever dared to hope for, and the memory of it made my chest feel warm and fluttery, because it had been better than anything I had imagined. And ye...my smile faded as quickly as it had come. Because beneath the warmth, beneath the sweetness of it all, there was one detail I couldn't ignore. The woman Adrian loved was Selene.
I still did not understand how it had happened, how he had gone from barely noticing her to looking at her as if she were everything, especially after that incident when she almost drowned and he suddenly refused to push her away, but I refused to dwell on it. Whatever feelings he once had, they were irrelevant now. From this moment on, Prince Adrian belonged to me. I was sure of it now, Selene would never experience something like that, because I was going to make Adrian mine and mine alone.
Even though the bitterness of yesterday still lingered somewhere deep inside me, I could not deny the overwhelming sense of victory curling in my heart Selene had lost, and I had won. Smiling to myself, I leaned closer to him, my heart fluttering as lifted my face, about to press a soft kiss to his lips. But just as I moved, his eyes snapped open. Those sharp green eyes immediately locked onto me, so alert an intense that it made my breath hitch. I smiled at him instinctively, warmth flooding my chest as I whispered, "Good morning, my prince-" I never got to finish.
In the next instant, his expression turned terrifyingly cold, and is hand shot out, wrapping around my throat as a suffocating pressure cut off my breath and my eyes flew wide with shock and fear. A deadly aura came out of him as he leaned over me, his gaze filled with fury rather than affection. "A-Adrian-" I tried to say, but the word barely escaped my lips. He stared down at me as if I were something disgusting beneath his hand, then tilted his head slightly, his voice sharp and cruel as he spoke. "You dare," he said quietly. "How dare you come into my chambers.
Do you have a death wish?" 1/4 10:20 Fri, Feb 20 Chapter 152 96% 1956 youchers. My heart pounded wildly as he continued, his grip tightening just enough to make it clear he was not joking. "And where is your twin sister, Selene?" At the sound of her name, I flinched. That was when I realized it, the illusion was gone. The potion must have worn off, and I no longer looked like her. When I did not answer him right away, his eyes darkened, and is fingers closed even tighter around my neck.
"If you do not answer me," he said coldly, "you will lose your life Where is my mate?" The word hit me harder than his grip ever could. Mate. My chest ached painfully as I stared up at him, because in that moment, I understood something I never wanted to accept: he was not looking for me at all. He was looking for Selene. And for the first time in my life, I found myself wishing, just for a moment, that I really were her. Adrian's hand tightened even more around my throat, and the world began to blur at the edges as panic and pain crashed through me, because I truly felt how close death was.
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My chest burned as I tried to drag in air that would not come, and with what little strength I had left I clawed weakly at his wrist, forcing out broken words through my closing throat. "P-Prince... A-Adrian... Adrian..." My vision swam, dark spots dancing in front of my eyes, and just when I was certain I was about to die right there in his bed, the door burst open. "Adrian, drop her this instant," a deep, commanding Alpha voice thundered through the room.
The crushing grip on my throat loosened just enough for me to suck in a desperate breath, though his hand was still there, reminding me that my life was only being spared because his father had ordered him to stop. Gasping and trembling, I turned my head as much as I could and saw them standing in the doorway, Alpha Rhydian, the Luna, my father, my stepmother, and fan, all staring at us with expressions ranging from shock to cold calculation. "Sienna!" my stepmother cried out dramatically, her hand flying to her chest.
"Oh my goddess, Sienna!" Relief flooded through me so hard my body nearly gave out, because I knew that if they had not come when they did, Prince Adrian would truly have killed me. "M-Mother... Father... Brother... please help me," I pleaded hoarsely, tears pricking my eyes as I clung to the only thing that could save me. My stepmother rushed forward, her voice sharp with panic as she cried, "Let her go, Prince Adrian, you are going to kill her!" My father turned to the Alpha, his face pale as he said, "Alpha Rhydian, please, what is the meaning of this?
Stop your son from killing my daughter." The Alpha's brows furrowed as he looked at Adrian. "Adrian, I told you to let her go. Do you want to disobey me?" The Luna nodded urgently beside him. "Yes, Adrian, listen to your father. Let Sienna go." But Adrian did not look at any of them. His eyes were dark, cold and utterly indifferent to their presence, as if nothing 2/4 3.96%0 Chapter 152 anyone said carried any weight at all. Was he really that furious about last night? I did not understand what I had done to deserve this.
Seeing that Adrian was not moving, my stepmother turned sharply toward lan. "Ian, help your sister. The prince will kill her." fan did not even spare her a glance. He leaned lazily against the doorframe, arms crossed, his expression bored as if this were nothing more than a tedious interruption. "I only came here to talk to the Alpha about Selene," he said slowly, his tone unhurried and dry.
"You two barged in saying Sienna was missing and that the last place she said she was going was to the prince, so that is why we are here now, catching them like this." He shifted slightly, eyes half-lidded with disinterest, "Why should I intervene when I was not planning on looking for her in the first place? I am not the type to do something I do not want to do." His words stung worse than any slap. I clenched my fists weakly, rage boiling beneath my fear, because I knew that if it were Selene in my place, Adrian would already be dead for daring to touch her.
My parents clearly hated Ian's words, but they did not dare argue with him. A low growl rumbled from Adrian's chest as his gaze finally shifted, burning with something dark and dangerous. "What did you do to me last night?" he demanded. I looked up at him with terror burning in my eyes, my whole body still shaking as I forced the words past my bruised throa "L-last night... I came to visit you when I heard you came back," said in a trembling voice, every syllable carefully chosen.
"I really wanted to see you, so I sneaked into your chambers, but I didn't expect you to grab me and take my first time. That is what happened, my prince. I promise." My heart pounded so loudly in my ears that I was sure everyone could hear it, because if he knew about the potion, if he realized what I had really done, then this would not end with me merely being humiliated. Adrian stared at me, his green eyes sharp and suspicious, as if he were trying to peel apart my words to see what lay beneath them, and for a terrifying moment I thought he already knew everything.
He took a slow, controlled breath, his free hand running through his hair as if he were trying to steady himself, and then, without warning, he released me and threw me back onto the bed beside him. I landed hard against the mattress, hurriedly pulling the sheets up to cover my naked body, my hands trembling as tears spilled down my cheeks. My stepmother rushed to my side at once, wrapping an arm around me, while I shook in her embrace, still tasting fear on my tongue. Adrian sat up, completely ignoring us, the blanket hanging low around his waist as he spoke in a cold, flat voice. "Get lost.
I never want to see your face again." "That is not possible," my stepmother said sharply, stepping forward despite the danger in his eyes. Adrian turned his head toward her, and she flinched and took a step back, but the Luna moved beside her, lifting her chin. 3/4 10:21 Fri, Feb 20 Chapter 152 chers "Yes, Adrian, that is not possible," the Luna said as she pointed at the red stain on the sheets. "Look. You took her first time. It is now your duty to make her your mate. Those are the rules, or else the royal family will face criticism from the people" My father nodded in agreement. "Yes.
You have to take responsibility for taking my daughter's first time. It is already a disgrace. If you do not do this, the temple will not sit by and watch." Alpha Rhydian remained silent, standing there like a looming shadow as he observed everything with unreadable eyes. I glanced toward the door and realized Ian was no longer there; he must have left the moment he grew bored, that irritating, cold brother of mine who never cared what happened to me. But it did not matter, because Adrian had no choice now, and that thought made something dark and satisfied coil inside my chest.
Adrian slowly stood, pulling another blanket around his waist, his posture rigid and unyielding as his gaze swept across the room. "Selene is my mate," he said. "I will not mark anyone except her and no one can tell me otherwise." Without sparing anyone another glance, he turned away from leaving his words hanging in the room. My hands clenched in the sheets, nails digging into the fabric as age and desperation twisted inside me, but my stepmother leaned close and whispered softly into my ear, her voice smooth and reassuring. "Do not worry, Sienna.
Even if he says no, there is nothing he can do. He will still marry you, and you will become the Luna of the pack." 4/4 AD Comment Send gift Editorial board Editorial Board: Our editorial team works behind the scenes to refine each chapter, maintain consistency, and deliver the best reading experience.
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