Caught in the Alpha's Billion-Dollar Cage

grounds as Selene wandered the campus, her eyes search

uly spoken with him. Selene hesitated at the door, her hand hov

ized by the rare sight of his unguarded face. Without his fierce expression, he looked almost peaceful. Her e

awn by an inexplicable urge to touch him. In a flash, Lucas's eyes sn

ng?" His voice wa

cheeks flaming. "I-I'm s

re inches apart, and Selene could see the internal struggl

rly," Selene managed, her he

," Lucas growled, releasing

raging within him – the primal desire warring against his iron control. Every fiber of hi

"But I wanted to give it anyway. And... I brough

er, more vulnerable. Selene held out the neatly wrapped bento boxes, a

said nothing. Then, almos

n haunting Lucas's dreams. It was a smile that soothed the restlessness

ht streaming through the dusty window caught in her hair, creating a halo effect that made her appear almost ethereal

id, offering him a

lied, his voice s

...............

struggling from the tigh

eteria, and she felt like a monk

ing and snickering. It was not har

ure you'll have fun," The man smi

rash sounded in t

ed, she only saw Lucas's back rushing toward

uc

hear screams around her. The mean girls were now frightened too and the gang of the beaten men went t

st that she could not keep

cas

out of control. There was nothi

nd vi

llar and gave him a heavy punch. Punch after punch no

y but with a sway of his hand and kic

ed with screams and the sound of broken glass, but Luca

tor. Now lying on the floor oozing with his own blood, a you

he approached him expressionlessly,

es relaxed and his clenched heart loosened. He felt soft a

The thirst and crave for violence and bloo

t entered his eyes were his hands covered in

more, as he saw a few bodies sprawled on

he people around him gave him t

rs at him, they stared at

This gave her a sigh of relief. Her heart was still beat

t like Lucas, it was l

d really kill the man and be in big trouble. So she braced herself

m and went to face him. She saw his blank and bewilde

ly they hea

Quick cal

It was Megan's group. They were staring horrifyingl

membered the peopl

heard gasps and screams

!" Someone from t

police!" Oth

ers and spouted disdainful

but her words were drowned by the bl

acked up and he

erything blankly when he fel

ot know how she pulled a large, tall yet dazed man out of

k in front of him, but he didn't why,

her fragrance attacked his nostrils mor

uld not explain, something that wak

arrived outside and at the back of the school. She bro

nds, there were no other injuries on

and aid your wound." Selene l

ed for a while, before obediently sittin

d it and shuffled inside. She took out her handkerchief, w

handkerchief and gentl

egg and with no blemishes. Her eyelashes were long, and her ros

he whispered wi

trouble be

d he was woken up from his tho

fault." He said w

her gaze and

t.." Her words trailed off as s

ot have to beat him o

new what she meant. He rememb

he almost ki

s as if he felt something burning inside him and he blanked. The next ti

sig

" He can't

. You must've been terrified." H

his repentance and melancholic

e said quietly and gratefully. Although she was truly frightened, a feelin

hing gaze. This made her cheeks warm, so she lower

y applied them. She did it in both h

g this, she can

be in trouble becaus

r words, they heard the

ice right now. Again, Lucas Smith, c

ucas looked

would." Lucas answe

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