All Chapters of THE ALPHA'S NAUGHTY LITTLE CHRISTMAS GIFT.: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

Ivy is taken aback, searching her mind for the right response. She isn't sure how much she should reveal since she hasn't spoken to Kai yet.Athena suddenly sneezes loudly and spectacularly ill-timed.Ivy instantly turns around. "Bless you—" She quickly scans the vanity, grabs a folded tissue, and crosses over to press it into Athena's hand. "Here."Athena accepts it, bowing. "Thank you, Luna Ivy." She dabs at her nose. "That's very kind of you."Across the room, Frida's fingers curl and then slowly uncurl before curling again. With visible effort, she flattens both hands against her thighs and forces a wide smile."Athena, darling." Her voice is smooth as silk over a blade. "Would you mind leaving me alone with my sister-in-law for a moment?"Athena's expression shifts slightly. "Lady Frida, she really should—"Frida’s eyes brighten with a pale warning glow that indicates her request is not up for discussion.Athena bows her head, gathers a brush, places it in its tray gently nudgin

“Alpha Kai, you need to address the council.”Theron walks alongside him, boots scraping against the stone floor, torches mounted on the walls illuminating the hallway. His voice echoes in the corridor, though most of it is muffled by the walls.The others had stayed behind after Kai dismissed the gathering at the town Square; Ivy and Jackson retired to their chambers, while no one saw Frida leave.Kai continues without slowing down or glancing ahead or behind him.“I’ll do it tomorrow.”Theron exhales sharply. “No. Alpha—no. If you don’t—”Kai turns his head, causing Theron to stop mid-sentence. The words he intended to say fade away, and he quickly bows his head, almost awkwardly.“Tomorrow. Of course.”He stays back as Kai keeps moving forward.Theron isn’t wrong; many things feel out of order and require Kai’s attention, especially concerning Ivy. While others may have been deceived, he needs to be honest with those responsible for the pack's safety and growth which is his council

She doesn't take a breath when Kai is on her. His mouth covers hers, and Ivy melts into the kiss, sliding her tongue along his, holding his body against hers.“Kai, I...I can explain,” she stammers, but he shakes his head.“Shh,” he breathes, and Ivy nods, kissing him again.His gaze drifts over her face, taking in every detail as though he's been gone for months instead of hours. The intensity of it makes her stomach tighten.He edges her toward the bed, laying her down on the mattress. He kisses her feverishly, like he can’t get enough, like the simple connection of his mouth with hers isn’t nearly enough, and it isn’t.He unzips her sheer white dress and slips her shoulders out, his mouth never leaving hers.Kai kisses down Ivy’s neck, over her collarbone, then releases her breast and laps at the hardened peak.She moans at the pleasure his tongue strokes through her. Her fingers dig into his biceps as he teases her, tugging at the nipple, his fingers toying with the other one as h

By the time Elias, Eliana, and Kai are done, the little hut feels smaller than it did an hour ago.Ivy stands in the middle of the room, her arms crossed tight over her chest, her jaw aggressively chewing at nothing.They told her everything.The pack she never knew existed. The massacre — names, faces, fire. The fact that she wasn't born into an ordinary quiet life but dragged out of a burning one. And Kai's visit to her parents before the surprise this morning, the conversation that happened behind her back while she slept in his arms thinking, foolishly, that she knew the shape of her own life.All eyes are on her as Ivy stops pacing."How come," she breathes through her nose, "none of you told me anything?"Elias moves the small side chair out of his way and rises to his full height."Ivy—""You ran, Dad."Her voice shakes on the last word due to anger that has nowhere left to go."You left your entire pack. Your people. You saved your own head and called it protection."Her eyes

The ride is eerily quiet. Kai absentmindedly stares out the window at the familiar landscape. The routes he’s taken before are like old wounds—recognizable, dull in places, but sharp when he least expects it. He remembers driving these roads when he was younger, when the world around him was different.It was alive.Now, he watches ruin after ruin slip past the glass: buildings stripped down to their frames, storefronts boarded up or abandoned entirely, nature already taking back its territory—weeds breaking through concrete and vines climbing what used to be walls. Swathes of land that should be filled with homes and bustling markets are empty. Hollowed out.His uncle had longed for this day, believed in it until his last moments.Kai clenches his jaw.His mother is somewhere—or nowhere. He still can’t tell which, and that uncertainty inflicts its own slow damage on him.He pushes away the thought that his father might have harmed her. He refuses to jump to conclusions until he can