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Alpha Went
Chapter 19
Chapter 19
Celeste POV:
My delicate ankles felt unbearably fragile in Dominic’s grip, as if they were butterfly wings that he could effortlessly crush.
Slowly, he bent forward, his dark eyes fixed dangerously upon mine. In them, I clearly saw my own reflection–frightened, helpless, and utterly vulnerable. My rejection seemed to ignite something violent deep inside
him.
My heart was pounding wildly in fear and disgust. I shouted at him, “Don’t touch me with your dirty hands that have touched someone else!”
Yet the very next moment, his lips sealed mine, silencing the words I desperately wanted to scream.
My eyes widened in panic, and I shook my head frantically, struggling fiercely against him. His hand reached up behind my neck, firmly securing my head and forcing me to accept his punishing kiss.
His breath, cold and rough, relentlessly invaded my senses. The mere thought that his lips might have touched Marina made me feel sick to my stomach.
Somehow, I summoned enough strength to push Dominic away. I turned immediately to the edge of the bed, retching uncontrollably.
When I finally
covered enough to look back at him, Dominic’s handsome face was darkened with fury. His icy gaze pierced through me, yet I stubbornly repeated, word by word, “I told you, don’t touch me. You disgust me!”
I saw a flame blazing in Dominic’s eyes. The bitter scene of my vomiting had extinguished whatever twisted mood he’d had. At that very moment, his phone rang abruptly, and he left the room in a hurry.
Auntie Helen, the housemaid, quickly
and a trace of sympathy appeared entered the room to clean up. She took one glance at my pale, drained face,
“Madam,” she softly greeted.
her eyes.
Weakly, I responded, “Auntie Helen, it’s been a long time.”
“Indeed, Madam. It’s been over a year since the Young Master moved back here. What exactly happened between you two? The Young Master used to treat you so well–I’ve never seen him care so deeply about anyone else.”
I lay exhausted on the bed, gazing up at the glowing stars on the ceiling–custom–made for me. In the darkness, they shimmered softly, as if alive.
In the past, Dominic had cherished every word I’d ever spoken. But now, even if I were to die right before his eyes, he would probably believe I was just pretending.
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Luna’s Ascent: When I Walked Away, Alpha Wept
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Chapter 19
My voice was barely audible. “I also wish I knew what went wrong between us…”
Auntie Helen sighed gently. “Madam, though the Young Master seems to dote on that little fox, I can see he still cares deeply about you. Even when he came home late this past year, he always returned to sleep here. Never once did he stay at that woman’s place overnight.”
I froze briefly. Media reports had constantly depicted him spending nights elsewhere–was it really true he’d never stayed at Noble Springs Residence?
Yet soon enough, I laughed bitterly at myself. What difference would it make now, anyway? They already had a child together–his overnight stays meant nothing anymore.
“Madam,” Auntie Helen continued softly, “in a marriage, you should sometimes give way. Why not soften your attitude toward him? After all, lingering resentments rarely last between husband and wife. I believe-”
But she didn’t understand the tangled web of bitterness between Dominic and me. His grievances against me ran deep, and my love had slowly transformed into hatred. Even without Marina, we could never go back to the way things once were.
I forced myself out of bed. “Auntie Helen, let me freshen up first.”
“Of course, Madam.”
I stepped into the bathroom and washed thoroughly–every inch of skin Dominic had touched, scrubbing desperately. I even washed my hair carefully, something I hadn’t done in days.
When strands of hair began to fall freely to the floor, my heart sank. I sat numbly in the corner of the bathroom, knees drawn tightly to my chest, lost and dazed.
Hearing Auntie Helen’s voice outside finally drew me back to reality. I painstakingly picked up every fallen hair with tissue paper, tossing it discreetly into the trash.
I couldn’t let Dominic discover my illness.
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