e room, barely illuminating the thin

dream or perhaps a twisted nightmare, until her hands

a cruel, twisted real

ed for the figure that should h

ian hadn'

iness crept beneath her skin. It felt as though a razor-

er part of her desired to leave things as they were. She might feel a shred of pit

a bodyguard guided her

home adorned with glistening chandeliers and antique vases, easily mesmerizing any visitor. S

inside, her eyes fell upon a tall, straight figure eme

, the man who had attempted to steal

nstinct urging her to flee. But the man's

tled her. She took a step back, observing his warm pr

d was happening?

by the young master's actions. Was he engagin

n further, the bodyguar

ave a home of his own? She couldn't fathom what he ga

asses, then turning her gaze towards the bodyguar

nced at Alpha Kilian, who be

this charade. "The young master has fall

ed her, ensuring she remained hidden in the shadows, never stealing the spotlight from her sib

f the bodyguard f

matter further. Instead, she simply nod

e bodyguard replied through gritted

harbor any affection towards h

on the dining table and casually

s no chef within the Castle. She blinked, eyeing the plate

uldn't help but feel cautious. After

lian leaned closer, his eyes brimming with relen

ck, repulsed. "Thank you for the

er conversation. The last thing she need

astle the previous day. "Um, could you do me a favor?" She hesitated, offering a hesitant smi

o collect clothes and other items. She had observed on her way here that the Castle was

s gaze fixated on the figure lurking behin

ticed "Alpha Dominic" had st

ay towards her without a care. "So my cousin's wife wishes to return home for a visit

e air as his arm enc

kly shrugged off his t

ay, he had called her ugly, yet today he per

the bodyguard interjected swiftly. "I have other obligations

eemed she had no ot

lpha Kilian spoke with

and began her trek towards the p

hispering in her ear, "Your body

t, she had no option but to r

She refused to spare a glance towards "Alpha Dominic," denying him the satisfaction of wit

, Alpha Kilian's inter

idered unattractive, she must p

However, her reactions revealed a side of her that intri

in," he thought w