I Hit His Balls By Accident—Now This Taken Alpha's Obsessed With Marking Me?!

iis voice leaves no room for argument ind honestly ? My body has already surrendered . tefore my brain can even formulate a protest , my hand is moving . I grab the sandwich , ignoring the sauce that smears against my fingers , and take a massive ite . he flavor explodes across my tongue - salt , fat , spice , and iron . The resistance I've been holding onto crumbles instantly , swept away by a wave of euphoric elief . m vaguely aware of Penny and Felicity watching me , but I don't care . The hunger that has been hollowing me out is finally being fed , and nothing else matters .

he first sandwich disappears in seconds . Felicity silently slides a second one onto my plate , and I tear into that one , too . ince finished . I feel more satiated than I have after any other meal in my life.I lean back , chest heaving , and wipe my mouth with the back of my hand . Good ? " I look up . Tristan is leaning back in his chair , a faint , satisfied smirk playing on his lips . Yeah , I admit , my voice hoarse . le continues eating his sandwich , and I can tell by the way he occasionally glances at me that he thinks he won . Which , admittedly , he sort of did .

Have you heard anything about Cleo ? " I ask , praying the answer is yes . I have . " le pulls out his phone , taps the screen , and slides it across the table toward me . " See for yourself . " snatch the phone up . ' s a photo of Cleo . She's walking across the campus quad , wearing all black , head down as she heads toward the library . I swipe to the next one - Cleo sitting on bench , reading a book . tap the details . Timestamp : today . he's back ? " I ask , disbelief warring with relief . " How is that possible ? We were in a hotel hours away .

" ax handled it , " Tristan says calmly . " The Witches went to the hotel . They found her in the room , hungover and confused . " ind ? " And they fixed it . A simple memory alteration spell . " [ reeze . " Alteration ? " he believes she went on a solo ski trip , " he explains , his tone casual , as if discussing the weather . " And she believes you left a week ago to study abroad in ondon . An expedited program . " tudy abroad ? " My grip on the phone tightens . " That's ridiculous . She would never believe that . " she does . The magic fills in the gaps , Aria . It feels real to her .

" stare at him , a chill running down my spine . They didn't just solve the problem ; they rewrote her reality . They reached into her mind and changed the arrative of her life . And my parents ? " I whisper , dread pooling in my stomach . They believe the same story . " 12.14 Chapter 16 He reaches over and swipes the screen for me . New photos appear . It's my house . The photo is taken from the bushes across the street . My dad is in the driveway , washing his car . My mom is visible through the kitchen window . Timestamp : today . " Your parents are fine .

The situation is handled . " I drop the phone back down on the center of the table . " How am I supposed to know these are real ? How do I know this isn't just more magic ? " 1 ask . Tristan leans forward , his dark eyes locking onto mine . The smirk is gone , replaced by a fierce intensity . " You don't . " he says simply . " You have to trust me . " He leans back , the intensity in his eyes softening just a fraction . " Until we figure out where you came from , you're part of this pack . " He holds my gaze . " And we look out for our own . " ( 0 ) admin