Chapter 51 Seductress

SERAPHINA

He would do exactly bwhat /bI thought? The only thought that came to my mind was his manhood pressing bagainst /bmy belly and what could happen between us. The hard pressure of his arousal pressed low against my belly, burning through the thinyers of cloth between us. My wolf and I felt the same heat for a fleeting moment from bhis /barousal before I realised bwhat /bwas going on.

My breath caught violently. No.

Panic surged up my spine, cold and feral. His confession about his heart. His closeness. His touch. All of it blurred into something dangerous, something I couldn’t afford to acknowledge let alone feel.

This wasn’t supposed to happen.

This wasn’t allowed to happen.

I thrashed bagainst /bhis grip, every instinct in me screaming to get baway/b. With an effort that felt like I was moving through at swamp, I yanked bone /bhand free and shoved it against his chest–right where his heart bhad /bdared to race for me.

“Don’t y with me!” I snapped, my voice sharp and louder than I intended, covering the tremble in my limbs with fire. He nced at my hand and then back to me, “I don’t care what’s happening to your body or to your heart–none of it is my fault. I’m not the cause of whatever chaos you’re drowning in.” I couldn’t look down at his hardness. Not at the heat still pressing against me. Not at the raw need I could feel pulsing through him.

So I only looked into his eyes, at the wolf hiding behind them.

“I’m not here to be an Alpha’s release if they went into rut,” I hissed, indicating his hardness that he med me for, “I’m not here to be imed, bused/b, or devoured just because you’ve uncovered something I didn’t want to share.”

My breath heaved. I wanted to step back, bto /bmake bthe /bspace between us but there was the door behind me.

-Unfortunately, the information you did not want to share came into my hands,” he murmured, loosening his bgrip /bon my pinned wrist, “Shouldn’t you be soft with me instead of hissing and growling at me? You already caused me enough emotional damage by lying, ying and then discarding me, what if I get angry?”

My heartbeat quickened, picking up the meaning behind bhis /bremark.

“So you are finally threatening me to expose my secret if I do not obey you?” I growled, barely containing my rage while also trembling. I knew this wasing, “Then go ahead. Expose me,” I dered, confidently meeting his gaze.

His eyes narrowed, “Did I not bjust /bsay that I want all of you for myself? I would not…”

“And bwhat /bbmakes /bbyou /bbthink /bbyou /bbcan /bdecide to have all of me for yourself?” I raised an eyebrow, “There is no way you can have your way with me, bAlpha /bRonan, you bknow /bmy secret band /bthat’s the only thing you have to use against me. But just now you said that byou /bwould not band /bwant me for yourself but let me tell you something. Without bexposing /bme you will never rip off this bdisguise /band never bring the Seraphina bout/b…” I freed my other hand too band /bput both of my hands on his chest and gave ba /bslight push sessfully bgaining /bspace. “bAlpha /bbRonan /byou will bnever /bget the chance to see Seraphina in this lifetime….

Saying that, I turned the bknob /bband /bstrode bout /bof the broom /bwith bquick /bsteps.

Unknown to me back in the room, Ronan bwho /bbwas /bsupposed to have his ego seriously bruised bhad /ba small smile ying on his lips as he nced at his bbulge /bband /bput a hand over his smiling lips. “Never going to see Seraphina in this lifetime!” he echoed softly, his grin widening. “What a seductress.”

I didn’t stop buntil /bthe grand training grounds came into view

My heart still thundered from everything Ronan had said. From everything I felt.

Thete afternoon sun bathed the arena in golden light, but there was no warmth in my bones. Only a crawling unease.

As I neared the center, I spotted then–Finn, Asher, and Dante–sitting still under the shed, I straightened my posture and forord the emotion from my face.

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“Seth.” Finn was the first to notice me. He gave a grin, “it’s good you are bback/b. bAlpha /bInstructor must being.

I nodded.

Asher, his arms crossed and expression unreadable, barely nced my way.

Dante, thoughb.. /bDante’s gaze hit me like a de.

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There was no greeting in his eyes. Only a sharp flicker of displeasure. What was wrong with him? What was that look supposed to mean? He bwasn’t /bblooking /bat me, exactly. No. his gaze shifted past me, over my shoulder, narrowing in suspicion. and something darker.

That’s when I realised bthat /bsomeone wasing bfrom /ba distance behind me.

Ronan

Dante’s eyes hardened. His nostrils red subtly, almost imperceptibly, but I saw the bshift /bin bhis /bjaw. The silent judgment. He wasn’t just looking at me, he was sensing.

Unknown to me his eyes flicked to my flushed ears. He had also picked up on Ronan’s scenting from me.

Then he turned slowly towards me, his gaze never looking baway/b.

bI /bremained silent band /bcasual, never blooking /bat him or bRonan/bb. /b

Before the tension could thicken any further, three shadows fell over us.

Alpha Gideon, broad andmanding as always, bstrode /btoward us with Alpha Hugo band /bAlpha Jude nking him. We all bstood /bup and faced them. Finally they were here.

“All five of you,” Gideon bsaid/b, his voice firm and deliberate, bstopping /bbefore us. “It’s good you are all together.”

I swallowed, shoulders squared. Whatever this was, it wasn’t casual. We were bobviously /bnot called here for my expulsion because Ronan bhad /bnot revealed anything so what could be the reason?

“You’re probably wondering why the instructors summoned you,” Gideon continued, eyes scanning beach /bof us–Ronanb, /bFinn, Asher, bDante/b, band /bbfinally /bme. “It’s not just to re or give lectures.”

Behind him, Hugo raised an eyebrow. Jude looked vaguely amused.

“The trial is breaching /bits bpeak/b,” bGideon /bbsaid/bb, /bvoice tightening. “The rankings are bgoing /bto bshift /bdrastically starting today. Those who seed in bthis /bnext phase bmay /bearn a bce /bthat is going to head into some important stage.”

I blinked.

Important stage?! What did that meanb? /b

“But His gaze bdarkened/b. “You five have been barred. Because bof /bbyour /bprevious offenses, you’ve been excluded from participating in several core trials. And under the current rules, you wouldn’t qualify for today’s trial at all.”

Silence dropped like a hammer. bAnd /beveryone tensed.

“However,” Alpha Jude finally said, stepping forward with a slight bsmirk/b, “the instructors believe that bredemption /bshould not be out of reach, if you’re willing to bprove /bthat you’ve blearned /bfrom byour /bbmistakes/b.”

Asher’s brow twitched like bFinn/bb. /bKonan renamed still like Dante, unreadable.

I kept bmy /beyes ahead, heart thudding

Gideon nodded to Jude, then looked bback /bat us. “If you bwant /bto get bback /binto this brace/b, you have to bprove /b

The bwords /bhit harder than expected.

“We’re bgiving /byou one chance,” Alpha Hugo revealed, “all of you will be on one team. One trial. To show that byou /bcan follow the rules, work as a unit, band /brise beyond your egos”

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My stomach dropped. Did he just say….

“bTeamwork /bFinn asked aloud, mirroring everyone’s thoughts

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“Yes,” bAlpha /bHugo bconfirmed/b, lips btwitching /bin amusement. “All five of you. Together. If any of byou /bfail, the others bwill /bfail as well.”

The ground slipped out from under my feet. Wait, did that mean I had to work with both Dante and Ronan?!

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