All Chapters of Marked By My Best Friend's Dad: Chapter 191 - Chapter 200

Chapter 190Iris The kitchen felt… normal.For the first time in days, it didn’t feel heavy or suffocating or like something was about to break. It just felt warm. Lived in. Safe.And maybe it was because of her.Alice stood beside me, sleeves rolled up, hair tied back in the most unserious way possible, trying, and failing to cut vegetables properly.“No, no, no,” I laughed, reaching over to stop her. “At this point, you’re fighting the knife, not cooking.”She gasped dramatically. “Excuse me, I am trying to bond with you. Don’t ruin my moment.”“Your moment is about to send someone to the healer’s wing,” I muttered, gently taking the knife from her hand.She leaned against the counter instead, watching me with that look she gets when she’s pretending not to care, but clearly does.“Okay,” she said, tilting her head. “Teach me then, oh wise Luna.”I smiled faintly despite myself, guiding her hands this time. “Hold it like this… steady, not aggressive. The food didn’t offend you.”She

~ KaelSomething was off.I noticed it before anyone said a word.From my window, the estate didn’t look normal.Too much movement.Too many guards shifting positions.Servants walked faster than usual, whispering, glancing around like they were waiting for something to explode.It wasn’t panic.No.It was controlled tension.And in a place like this? That was worse.I didn't know what's happening, and I didn't care at all.I took a slow sip of my wine, leaning slightly against the window frame Watching. Observing.Always observing.“This house…” I muttered under my breath, “…can never stay quiet for long.”A guard ran across the courtyard,another followed.Mira passed through, her expression serious.That caught my attention, mira didn’t panic easily.So whatever was happening…It was big.Still… No one had come to me.No one had said anything.Which meant one of two things.Either I wasn’t important enough to be informed…Or they thought I was better left out of it.I smirked slightly.

~ KaelI came downstairs like nothing was wrong.Like the air wasn’t thick with tension. Like people weren’t running around like their lives depended on it.Maybe they did.Servants rushed past me, carrying things I didn’t bother to identify. Guards stood at attention, weapons ready. The usual order of the estate had shifted into something sharper.War mode.And me? I walked straight through it.Unbothered.Uninvolved.Or at least… that’s what I wanted them to think.“Kael.”I didn’t stop.“Kael!” Thorne’s voice came again, firmer this time.I paused just enough to glance at him over my shoulder. “What?” I asked lazily.He stepped closer, jaw tight, eyes scanning the chaos around us before landing back on me. “Man, do something,” he said slowly. “I heard rogues are coming in. Not a few. Plenty.”I raised a brow.“Congratulations,” I said. “You’ve discovered danger exists.”His expression darkened. “This isn’t a joke.”“It is to me.”His patience snapped just a little. “People could di

~ EuniceThe warehouse smelled like metal, dust, and old sins.Perfect.Everything about it was exactly how I liked my plans, abandoned enough to feel forgotten, structured enough to feel controlled.Because chaos… is only useful when it listens.And tonight?It would listen to me.Chains clinked softly in the center of the room.I had been planning this since forever.Duncan Blackwood stood there.Still strong.Still proud.Still refusing to look broken.I studied him from the shadows for a moment longer than necessary.Fifteen years.That’s how long it had been since I last saw my own brother.Fifteen years since he chose a throne over blood.Over me.“Who are you?” Duncan’s voice cut through the warehouse, sharp and commanding even in captivity. “Show your face.”A small smile touched my lips, still barking orders.Even here.Even now.A voice answered before I could.“Calm down, Alpha,” Calista said smoothly, stepping forward like she belonged in the middle of this.I watched her

~ RowanFreedom doesn’t feel the way people describe it.It doesn’t feel like relief.It feels like pressure lifting just enough for you to realize how heavy it was in the first place.When Alice released me, I didn’t move immediately.Not because I couldn’t,Because I was waiting.For noise.For danger.For something to go wrong.And of course…It did.The moment we stepped into the parlor, the air shifted.Not subtle, not uncertain, immediate.Wrong.My instincts reacted before my thoughts did.A growl built low in my chest.Alice noticed it instantly.“…Rowan?” she said carefully.I didn’t answer.Because I was already listening, footsteps.Too many.Not ours.Then the first impact hit the door,Wood splintering, glass shaking.Silence breaking.And everything after that happened fast.Too fast for normal people.Not for me.The door exploded open, Rogues poured in.No warning, no negotiation, no hesitation.Just attack.Alice moved instantly beside me.“Stay behind me,” I said sharply.