The True Alpha of Lupine (Seraphina and Ronan) novel Chapter 183

Using a heater’s check up as an excuse to rest I managed to slip away long enough for a long pleasant shower By the time I dressed in my academy uniform and headed to the cafeteria, guilt nipped at me, Donan was starving and I had taken too long

Yet for some reason I felt as if someone was behind me. Still whenever I stopped to look back no one was there Since I exited the dorm room, I had this feeling of being stalked Pursing my lips, I looked straight ahead and resumed my walk Was it my imagination?

As expected, Ronan was there Leaning against the corridor wall, arms crossed, waiting. He hadn’t even stepped inside the cafeteria My steps faltered

The instant he sensed me, his head lifted, and his eyes found mine. His smile, casual, sure, possessive, polled at my chest. “Let’s go,” he said.

I almost smiled back, but caution tugged at me. My gaze flickered around, making sure no one thought us odd, before I took a step toward him. That’s when the dormitory assistant, Mr. William, appeared

“Alpha Ronan Volkstane,” the assistant bowed slightly, his tone official.

I froze mid–step.

“Alpha Gideon has summoned you to his office.”

Every muscle in my body tensed. Alpha Gideon’s summons were never good.

“Go and look for Alpha Ryker Wraithe,” Mr William ordered the other dormitory assistant, “His presence is also ordered to Alpha Gideon’s office,” saying he bowed to Ronan, “please come with me, Alpha Ronan.”

Ronan’s eyes lingered on me, steady and unreadable. “You go eat. I’ll be back.”

I nodded, lips pressed tight, as he walked away. My heart twisted uneasily. Why Ronan and Ryker? Could it be because of what happened in the Moonstone chamber? Or the curse? Had the Alpha instructors found out that Ronan and Ryker fought in the chamber breaking the rule?

“Don’t worry. He’ll be back.”

The voice behind me sent panic rushing through my veins. I turned and there was Asher. Calm, almost amused, like nothing had changed. That’s when I remembered. The Ghost Forest. The trial. The bond. His words. Crush. He knew my secret.

My mouth went dry. “Asher, I-”

“You are what?” he cut in, lifting an eyebrow

My pulse stumbled. “I didn’t mean to hide. I just-”

He chuckled, stepping closer, his expression easy. “I don’t know what you’re talking about, Seth.”

I froze. He said my false name. His smile was the same as always, his calm the same….yet behind it, the truth lingered. He knew. And he wasn’t pushing me.

My fists clenched against my pants. What was he doing?

“Let’s not talk about that trial,” he said smoothly. “It’s not our place to dwell on things that never mattered.”

My breath caught. He wasn’t talking about the trial at all. He was talking about me, about Seraphina. About my disguise.

He knew. He wouldn’t expose me.

Chapter 183 The Fake Bond

Relief washed through me, loosening my fists. ‘So he’s protecting me. Still my friend… even if I’m not Seth.

That was when Phina’s voice curled in my head, anxious. “That bond during the trial… should we really be ignoring it? He had called us his crush,” she reminded, greatly unsettled.

I swallowed and looked into Asher’s eyes. Searching. “Then…I should be ignoring what the bond said in the trial, right? We are friends, right?”

“Yes,” he answered without a flicker of hesitation. “It was just a trial made by the Academy. The trial ended and the bond ended. Moreover, it was meant to be a pack bond, not a real bond. The bond was fake.”

My chest loosened at his certainty. Relief swept me clean. If he could dismiss it so easily, then so could I. I was not his crush. That also meant that I was not Finn’s first love or anything.

“That’s what I thought,” I smiled brightly, more grateful than I could admit. “The bond was fake. Just meant to mess with us.”

“Yes,” Asher nodded coolly, that calm mask never breaking.

“Let’s go for breakfast then,” I offered.

“I’ve already eaten,” he said with a small smile. “You should go.”

“Alright then,” I returned the smile and turned toward the cafeteria happily. I was truly glad that I did not lose a friend because of that fake bond.

However, I didn’t see the way his smile slipped the moment my back was turned.

His gaze fell to his hand, curling slightly as if it still remembered the bond that tied us once. His lips moved in a quiet murmur only he could hear.

I slowly lifted my gaze, first to his plate bare, untouched then to him. He leaned back in his chair lazily, one hand in his pocket, those piercing blue eyes fixed entirely on me.

My heart lurched. Ronan. His teeth. His kisses. The rough, desperate passion of last night had left marks, and I had been so lost in it I hadn’t even considered that someone might notice. Now it was Ryker of all people.

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