Sold to Bastard Alpha after My Divorce! novel Chapter 12

Chapter 12: Chapter 12

Aria’s POV

The cool breeze brushed against my skin as I lingered there, arms wrapped tightly around myself.

Maybe letting Kael drop me off so far from home wasn’t the smartest choice. Now I had nowhere to go but back to my mother’s house.

The road stretched empty before me. Only the distant chirping of crickets drifted through the silence.

My footsteps echoed with each step, heels clicking rhythmically against the concrete as I made my way toward my destination.

This neighborhood had never been safe. But honestly, when had it ever been?

My mind kept drifting back to the car. To his face. To those black-gold eyes that had come so close to mine.

He’d almost kissed me.

Almost.

And then he’d just... driven away. Left me standing on the curb like an idiot in a borrowed dress.

I hugged myself tighter. The navy silk was too thin for night air. Too expensive for these streets. Too pretty for someone like me.

What was I even doing?

Hours ago, I’d been Finn Nightfang’s wife. An Omega bound by mate marks and marriage vows. Trapped. Suffocating. But stable.

Now?

Now I was walking alone. Freshly divorced. Newly bonded to the most dangerous Alpha in Meridian. And completely, utterly lost.

The streetlights flickered overhead. Half of them didn’t work. Shadows pooled between the buildings like spilled ink.

I picked up my pace.

My mother’s house was only a few more blocks. Just a few more minutes of walking. I could make it.

A sound behind me. Footsteps. Not mine.

I didn’t turn around. Just walked faster.

The footsteps matched my speed.

My heart started pounding. Artemis stirred in my mind, suddenly alert.

*Something’s wrong.*

I knew. I could feel it. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

When I turned the final corner, fear flooded my stomach. I froze instantly.

Three figures emerged from the darkness. They moved with calculated ease, forming a circle around me.

My heart slammed against my ribs. My mouth went dry as sand.

Instinctively, my hands flew up. My pulse raced so violently I thought it might explode from my chest.

"Little lady?" one of them asked. His gaze roamed over me with unsettling hunger. "Not a good idea to be out here alone at night, yeah?"

He was tall. Broad. His eyes glinted yellow in the dim light. Wolf eyes.

Another one tilted his head, eyes sharpening. "Never seen this one around," he said to his companions.

"She’s hot," the third one grunted. His lips twisted into a smile that made my skin crawl.

I took a step back. Hit something solid. The first guy had moved behind me without making a sound.

Trapped.

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