ログインJAY:
I’ve been having dreams. Blurry, shaded dreams. When I told my father and his doctor, they both said the same thing: my memories were coming back.
But one dream kept repeating until I became the director of the scene.
In it, I was in th
ELSIE:Papa saw me walking through the gate.He had followed my line of sight to where Tabitha dashed out of the fields and slipped back into the detached quarters.He had followed me.He saw Vendra's body disappear beneath the earth.He watched me lie about it.More than disappointing him, I had shattered his trust.Instead of finding him to explain myself, to apologize, I ran out of my room and hurried toward the detached building.Papa was no longer in the living room.That could only mean one thing.Feena.Tabitha.I hadn't even reached the quarters when Feena's scream tore through the estate.By the time I pushed through the guards and the people awakened by the commotion, it was already over.Tabitha's lifeless body lay sprawled across the floor.Feena hung in the air, struggling to breathe as Papa drained the life from her body. His eyes had turned completely black, devoid of warmth, devoid of reason.I had never seen him like that.Never."Papa!"I threw myself between them be
ELSIE:That kiss tattooed itself onto my mind.The image of them walking into the detached quarters together clung to my thoughts like a stubborn plague… More than the scent I had lost."I don't feel good about this," Maxwell muttered, staring in the same direction."Me neither.""I think we should tell your father.""No," I blurted. "Papa can't know yet."He turned slowly, studying me with obvious disbelief before marching toward the main building.Papa can't know yet?Who exactly did I think he was?A blind alpha?Nothing escaped him.Not a whisper.Not a glance.Not a stranger stepping into his territory.Even if I convinced Max to keep quiet, what about the rest of the community?Everyone had witnessed it.A beautiful stranger had barely entered the gates before kissing Feena in front of them.In front of me.My appetite disappeared.Breakfast came and went.Lunch followed.I stayed hidden inside my room, nursing emotions I didn't know what to do with.The chaos inside me almost m
FEENA:"Tabitha!"I giggled happily as she swung me around.It had barely been two weeks since I last saw her in person. Yet, her arrival at the Corato mansion felt like a reunion after a century.Then she kissed me.For a moment, I wanted to pull away. But her lips held me captive, leaving me no choice but to drape my arms around her shoulders and kiss her back as deeply as she wanted."I've missed you," she breathed against my lips, her eyes searching mine.“Jasmine.”I froze.Immediately, I looked behind me to see if anyone had heard, forgetting that Tabitha had only spoken the name inside my head.Elsie's eyes were on me.No.They were on Tabitha.I turned and found Tabitha staring back at her."I will have fun killing that one," she whispered into my mind again.A cold chill crawled down my spine.I couldn't stop wondering if inviting her here had been a mistake.After that night...The night with Elsie in my room...I had been completely torn apart by what happened between us. B
ELSIE: I burned for her, too—maybe even more. But hearing her confess that…it softened my heart. I almost asked if she loved me. Her words and pleas contradicted everything I meant to believe. Maybe she tried to spell me because she truly loved me. Maybe we were all misjudging her. Maybe Papa’s nightmare was exaggerated. Maybe…it wasn’t even about her. “Elsie…” I pulled away from her body, obediently kneeling between her legs. I lifted one leg, resting my butt against the other, and pushed forward until our aroused, wet clits pressed together in a scissoring motion. The connection sent me into another world. I shut my eyes to embrace the wave, while she arched her neck, savouring the sensation. Eyes closed too. When I opened mine again, she was staring at me. Something new—something pure—flashed in her eyes, but it vanished before I could register it. Then she shut her eyes again, a silent plea for me to continue…or maybe an escape from her own emotions. I moved. Holding her leg
ELSIE:A knock pulled me out of the lingering tremors. I dismissed Feena’s image from my wall and slipped into my pants and top.I knew who it was. Papa and Mama hardly knocked anymore. With the telepathy, I will find them. Uncle Luo never bothered to. That left only one possible visitor.“Maxwell,” I greeted as I opened the door.“What’s that smell?” he asked, sniffing the air.“What smell?”“Did you…?”“Shut up…” I said, reaching for the curtains.Max was twice my age, yet when we were together, seniority meant nothing to us. He was eighteen when with me, and I was thirty-six when with him.“Vendra must be special,” he started, easing into the interrogation I was already expecting. “Why didn’t I see it?”“Because there was nothing to see. I shouldn’t have brought her in. I was carried away.”“Elsie,” he said, sitting down. “What are you not telling me? Are we keeping secrets now?”Remember when I told you about Mama telling Papa about Max’s secrets? Max is no different. If you don’t
ELSIE:“I ordered that witch out of my house,” Papa roared as I entered their bedroom. “You dared oppose it?”“Papa?” I tried the smitten voice.“Do you want me to kill you along with her?!” That didn’t work. That soft voice lost its effect years ago. Once upon a time, he’d never have raised his voice at me; I was his princess. Now I was Elsie, the disobedient child playing with fire.“Papa, tell me about this nightmare so I can understand.”“Until I share, you would disobey me?” he shot back.“I didn’t say that, Papa. I just want to help. If I understand, I can prepare.”“Prepare?” he echoed, glancing at Mama. “Prepare to keep her in?”“Mama…” I turned to his love at once. I was losing. “Can you say something?”“Jay,” Mama stepped in, and I finally breathed. “It’s time you let us help. Tell us about this nightmare. Please.”Papa shook his head, begging to keep suffering.“Jaden, what is it?”Instead of speaking, Papa covered his face and broke down.That had never happened—never, no







