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Alina’s POV I turned back to the flowers, exhaling slowly. Their scent wrapped around me, soothing yet somehow hollow.Maybe Cade was right. Maybe not every calm was peace. Maybe not every kiss meant safety.And yet, even knowing that, I couldn’t stop the small smile that curved my lips when I remembered Lucian’s parting words “Just us”.The sun slipped lower, spilling light through the leaves. The garden swayed, a gentle whisper brushing my ears.Still, beneath it all, something inside me shifted, a quiet knowing that love, when it came from Lucian, would never be simple.It would always come with shadows.But what if the shadows were what I dreaded most, and far more than I ever imagined?Cade’s words still lingered in my head, sharp and heavy, like whispers trapped in my chest. It was as if he’d been about to tell me something, something that would change everything. Yet he couldn't.Lucian had appeared and he had changed. But maybe if Lucian hadn't appeared, I wouldn't have still

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Alina’s POV The air around me thickened as I stared at the outline of the hidden door. No, no, what secrets of something darker? Gosh, I think I’m just overthinking this. It has to be a private vault behind that door.Yes, he could possibly store money or gold there, thinking banks are useless.Or… it could just be a safe space. Yes.I tried to convince myself, forcing a small laugh that cracked in my throat before dying midway. “But could that really be it?”My voice sounded too small, swallowed whole by the stillness of the study. The walls seemed to lean in closer, the books themselves standing too still, like they were listening.I didn’t move. I couldn’t. My eyes were pinned to that faint, almost invisible outline of the door. It seemed to breathe, subtle, patient, as if it was waiting for me to take the bait.Waiting for me to open it.I swallowed hard. Every instinct in me whispered to step away, but my legs didn’t obey. Curiosity pulsed inside me, tangling itself with a str

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Alina‘s POV Sabrina stepped forward quickly, her tone brisk, almost too brisk. “No, Luna,” she said, shaking her head as though trying to erase my thoughts. “You’re overthinking. It’s just a storage space that has some of Alpha’s old things.”Lucian’s things?My brow furrowed. “His things? Like what?” I asked, voice calm but skeptical, my eyes narrowing slightly.Sabrina hesitated. Then, almost reluctantly, she explained, “They’re… items the Alpha packed himself. Things he never wants to see again. Memories he wants buried. People who hurt him. Especially…” She trailed off and her gaze darted to me, almost guilty. “…those belonging to his mother.”I caught the flicker in her eyes, that regret for even saying the word.“Oh.” I nodded slowly, letting her explanation settle between us. “Yeah, I get that. But—” my eyes drifted to the door again, “why build something hidden in his office to store things he hates?”Sabrina’s silence lingered. Her face didn’t betray much, but her eyes flick

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Alina’s POV My lips parted slightly. I wanted to protest, to tease, to do something, but my voice betrayed me. My gaze locked with his, and everything else fell away.The candles flickered. The faint hum of soft music pulsed through the silence. My heart raced, chasing the moment.His breath brushed mine.And as our eyes lingered, hovering at that fragile edge between hesitation and surrender, I felt the world hold still.But not too still enough as his lips met mine.The breath left my chest, stolen, melted into his warmth. His lips moved against mine, firm, consuming, and unbearably deep. My fingers curled by his sides, gripping his shirt to steady myself as my eyes shut tight. Heat spiraled through me, tingling under my skin, alive in every nerve.The kiss wasn’t rushed, yet it burned like it could devour time. I felt electrified, my heartbeat syncing with his. The air thinned between us, every sound dimming until all I could hear was the soft rhythm of our breathing.And then… he

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Alina’s POV“I burnt them long ago.”Those words tumbled through my head, echoing in a slow, disbelieving rhythm. For a moment, my hand stilled midway to my lips, the fork trembling faintly before I caught myself and set it down with quiet grace. Then words slipped out before I could stop them, a whisper of disbelief that tasted strange on my tongue. “You burnt them?”Lucian’s eyes flicked up from his plate. “Yes.” His tone was calm, measured, almost too measured. “Years ago.”I forced myself to chew the bite I hadn’t yet taken, though it felt like sawdust in my mouth. My chest tightened, but I schooled my expression quickly, forcing a small, casual smile that didn’t quite reach my eyes.If he burnt them, then why did Sabrina say he kept them in the hidden room?A quiet panic rippled beneath my calm surface, but I masked it with a soft hum, pretending to be lost in thought about something else. My heart thudded, yet I made sure my tone came out light when I finally spoke.“Is ther

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Alina’s POV My breath caught. The room seemed to shrink, the air too thick. I hadn’t expected that, not tonight, not so soon.I managed a laugh, though my voice trembled. “Seriously? Is this because we had intense sex last night and now your feelings are… swaying?”He chuckled softly, shaking his head. “No. I know what I feel.” He reached out, taking my hand again. His fingers were warm, his touch deliberate. “I know I once said we could keep this casual, no strings attached. But before last night… I’d already started feeling this way. I don’t know when it began. Maybe when you smiled at me for the first time. Or when you stood up to me in the heat room.”My lips parted, my throat suddenly dry.He ran his thumb gently over my knuckles. “I just want us to spend more time together, not out of obligation. Because I want to.”I swallowed hard, my heart drumming against my ribs. His words lingered in the air, thick and intimate.“Okay,” I said softly, my voice almost a whisper.He smiled,

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Alina’s POV Lily glanced around, making sure no one was nearby, then whispered, “He wasn’t there.”I frowned. “What do you mean?”“I mean he wasn’t there,” she repeated, eyes wide. “Like, he vanished. I thought maybe he’d gone out through the balcony, but then I noticed something strange.”“What?” I asked again, voice barely above a whisper.She hesitated, then leaned even closer. “The bookshelves,” she said. “They were… parted. Like someone had pushed them aside. And behind them…”I held my breath. “Behind them?”Lily nodded slowly, her voice trembling with excitement. “I think I saw something like a door. A hidden one.”My pulse quickened. “A door?” I whispered.“Yeah.” She looked around again, lowering her voice. “It’s like it leads somewhere underground. Maybe a secret room or something he uses often. An unspoken, forbidden place… just hidden away.”My heart pounded so loud I was sure Lily could hear it.A door behind the shelves.An underground room.Sabrina’s lies.Lucian’s cal

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Alina’s POV For a moment, there was silence. Then Cade chuckled, the sound forced and awkward. “It’s probably just Lucian’s safe place to keep certain documents. You know him, he’s private about work. It’s nothing. Don’t think about it too much.”His easy tone was meant to reassure, but it had the opposite effect. His words were too quick, too polished. Like he’d rehearsed them. I didn’t understand why he suddenly seemed determined to brush off everything I said.I tried to keep my voice casual. “Cade… yesterday, before Lucian came to the garden, you wanted to tell me something. It seemed serious. Were you trying to warn me about…Lucian?”“Alina…” he paused.And for that brief moment, I saw it, a flicker of something in his eyes. That same knowing look I’d seen yesterday, the one that had unsettled me. Then, just as quickly, he shook his head.“No,” he said, his tone clipped now. “I never wanted to warn you about anything.”“But—”“I don’t see any reason why I should warn you about h

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Alina’s POV When he finally broke the kiss, he stayed close, resting his forehead against mine. His breath mingled with mine, warm and heavy. “You’re doing a good job,” he murmured. “Practicing this hard every day… I believe you’ll pull it off tomorrow.”I blinked, still a little dazed. “You really think so? It’s only been a couple of weeks since I started practicing, you know.”“I know,” he said softly, brushing a strand of hair from my face. “But I believe you can. Just like us, it’s not even been a month since we met. Our marriage was only three weeks ago, but here we are, already all lovey-dovey and together.”I couldn’t help laughing at that. “Lovey-dovey? Did you really just say that?”He smirked. “It fits, doesn’t it?”Before I could reply, he leaned in again, his lips capturing mine in a deeper, hungrier kiss. I gasped softly, my hands instinctively rising to his chest. His hand slid down my back, drawing me closer until there was no space between us. The kiss turned slow bu

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Alina's POV Her silence was deafening, like the world itself had gone still just to hear her not speak. My pulse thudded unevenly in my chest, and I couldn’t bear it any longer.“Tell me, Sabrina…” I pressed, stepping closer, impatience cutting through my fear. “What do you mean by that? What do you mean by that time when the present isn't suitable?”She looked at me with that same frustrating calm, the one that made you second-guess if she was angry, sad, or utterly indifferent. Then, she sighed lightly and said, “No. You’re overanalyzing my words.”Her tone was smooth but carried that quiet, sharp edge beneath it. “I’m just plainly saying some things don’t last forever.”I froze.Her words didn’t sound like a general statement, they sounded specific, as though she was already aware of something I wasn’t. Some things don’t last forever.My throat went dry. I wanted to ask what she was really implying, if she meant Lucian and me, or something worse, but I couldn’t find my voice.Sabr

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