Burn in <b>the </b>Alpha <b>Princess’s </b>Wrath
Chapter 353 Shattered
<b>Kirby’s </b><b>POV </b>
Her <b>scent </b><b>intoxicated </b>me.
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Leslie pushed back harder, and I answered with the strength of an alpha. <b>This </b>time, I <b>wasn’t </b>letting <b>go</b>.
The sh of forcested for more than ten seconds.
That was when I noticed the blue box in her hand.
For some reason, a sharp sting pricked my chest, a fleeting pain that burned and vanished.
I narrowed my eyes. Lance’s voice sneered in my mind. “Kirby, what are you waiting for? <b>That’s </b>Adler’s gift! You going to let her treasure it?”
Without hesitation, I snatched the box from her hands and tore it open.
Insidey a golden chrysanthemum, so polished it nearly blinded me.
I gave a coldugh. I didn’t need to guess who it was from.
Adler. The polished gentleman from Gold Pack. Hah. What tacky taste.
<b>Leslie </b>frowned and opened her mouth, about to demand it back, but I raised my arm and hurled the box into the trash can beside us. Itnded with perfect uracy, like a clean shot.
“Some gifts aren’t worth keeping. I threw it out for you. I’ll buy you something better.” My voice <b>was </b><b>low</b><b>, </b>struggling to cage the storm raging inside me.
<b>My </b>mint pheromones burst outward, brimming with aggression even I couldn’t rein in.
<b>Leslie </b><b>lifted </b><b>her </b><b>gaze</b>. Her eyes were cold, sharp as ice. She held them on me for a long time before speaking with calm indifference. “Pick it up.”
<b>I </b><bughed</b><b>, </b>a chill in <b>the </b>sound. My arm slid around her slim waist, pulling her closer. “Leslie<b>, </b><b>I </b>want to <b>mark </b>you.”
The words were <b>soft </b><b>as </b>a whisper<b>, </b>but they carried an iron weight.
<b>I </b>wanted her to be mine. To carve my ce in her heart, no matter <b>how </b><b>dirty </b>the method.
<b>Her </b><b>pine</b><b>–</b><b>scented </b>pheromones surged in warning. <b>I </b><b>ignored it</b>, <b>my </b>fingers <b>brushing </b>the cur her waist<b>, </b>daring <b>her </b>to <b>react</b>.
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Her face remained nk, her eyes sharper than des. “Pick it up.”
“Not a chance.” I chuckled. Pick Adler’s trash out of the bin? Dream on.
I searched her eyes for even the slightest crack, a flicker of doubt.
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But she gave me none. Instead, she seized my hand and twisted it with such force my arm nearly snapped.
I hadn’t expected her counterattack and froze for an instant, but the next second, my strength surged back.
I braced on either side of her, my arms trembling from the effort. Damn, this woman was
ruthless.
Her re grew colder. She lifted her leg to kick me where it would hurt most. Anticipating it, I moved to catch her leg, to lock her in ce.
But she was faster. She pulled her leg back, grabbed my tie, and yanked me forward.
My heart lurched. My eyes dropped to her lips.
No gaudy lipstick. Just soft, pink, like ripe peaches. My throat tightened.
I wanted a taste.
I started to lean down.
Her sudden kicknded square in my groin. Pain exploded, my vision went ck, and I staggered back two steps, stunned.
She stood there, face like ice, then turned away, her pine pheromones crashing over me like a suffocating tide.
A vein throbbed in my forehead. I lunged forward, seizing her wrist in a desperate grip. “Leslie, you said we could leave the past behind. Why won’t you give me a chance? You can ept Adler -why can’t you ept me?”
She turned her head, eyes cutting into me like des. “You think you canpare to Adler?”
The words struck like a lightning bolt.
I froze. The fire in my chest was doused in an instant, leaving nothing but ice.
Was she angry because I threw that gift away–or because of what I said?
Lance snarled. “She’s humiliating you, Kirby! She’s choosing Adler!”
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My teeth ground together. My throat ached. “So you’ve decided to be with him?”
She looked at me for several seconds, the corner of her lips lifting. “Yeah…”
It felt like something inside me cracked, the pain so sharp I couldn’t breathe.
“So, you’ve introduced him to your family?”
“Yeah…” Her voice was soft as air, yet every syble cut into my chest like a de.
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“You’ll be mates?” My voice sank deeper, my mint pheromones thickening the air until it turned solid.
Her gaze never wavered. The curve of her lips grew sharper. “Yeah…”
Ice swallowed me whole. Even my grip on her wrist trembled.
The night was too quiet. The wind scraped past, mocking my disgrace.
Leslie, are you really choosing him?
I could ept punishment for the mistakes of my past. But losing you that price was too high.
My voice broke low, torn from my throat. “Even criminals who’ve been to prison get a second chance. In your heart, Leslie… don’t I deserve even that much?”
Her gaze was as light and untouchable as a wisp of wind. “Yeah…”
And with that, my world copsed.
The pain tore me apart, crushing my chest, stealing my breath. No light. No hope.
Even Lance went silent. He had no words left.
I stood there, still gripping her wrist, fighting to keep the corner of my mouth from trembling.
I had known her answer would destroy me. Still, I had wanted to hear it from her own lips.
Now I had it.
And I no longer had the strength to stand.
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