Chapter 90 The Third Option
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My heart started beating so fast in my chest at his words that I found it hard to keep my expression straight. Moreover, everyone’s curious eyes were stuck on Ronan and screaming the unasked question “His lover? Who was she?”
But what unsettled me was Asher’s gaze. He was friends with Ronan and they might know everything about each other. So Ronan’s sudden confession must have been news for him.
Ronan sat there unaffected by the others like before. Grace’s soft laughter rang out, delighted. “In that case,” she said, leaning slightly closer, “I’m even more interested in you.”
He met her eyes but didn’t respond.
She didn’t seem to mind at all.
However, the moment her eyes met mine, a frown crossed her face. Surely it was not friendly. She looked me up and down for a moment with an unreadable expression that made me panic a little. Was she questioning something?
But then she completely ignored me as if I did not exist. I secretly let out a relieved breath and unknown to me Ronan had been watching me at that moment. I was not a man so I clearly had no interest in becoming her mate or anything. It was better that she ignored me. Otherwise given to her status as Alpha Gideon’s daughter she could cause me problems.
Then, her gaze slid to Ryker and her smile slowly faded.
She ulted her head. “Have we met before?”
As the words left her lips a dead silence spread in the library. I glanced up in Ryker’s direction to find him watching Grace without blinking but his face had no expression. That question hung in the air, curious and open–ended. Several Alphas leaned forward, eager for the answer.
Ryker’s expression didn’t change, “No.”
His voice was deep as always,
Her eyes looked at him with more intensity. “Are you sure? It feels like I have seen you somewhere.”
At my side, Ronan slowly looked between the two of them meaningfully.
“Or do you also have someone you love,” Grace raised an eyebrow
him.
He stared down at her with his usual gaze, “I don’t share my private life with strangers,” he flatly replied,
The other Alphas secretly frowned at Ryker’s rudeness towards Grace. While Grace just studied him, eyes narrowing slightly like she was trying to remember something. Whatever it was, she let it go. A small smirk tugged at her lips before she looked
And landed on Finn
Something shifted in her then that was almost magical. Her eyes lit up, lips parted, ani she stepped closer as if magnetically drawn I saw the ripple of unease among the other Alphas. They sat up straighter, clearly threatened.
“You she whispered. “What’s your name?”
Fun sened slightly under the weight of her attention lie looked to the side at me, avoiding eye contact with her, and quietly
Her eyes shone. “Such an innern yet handsome face! She looked like she had been holding her breath. “You don’t have a soulmate nigh
Fins blusked and smiled awkwardly. “I don’t but I’m a normal Alpha. Not the kind of guy you’re looking for
Grace’s lips curled
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She reached out and took his hand.
Finn looked at her, startled. The room practically burst into flames with envy,
Cassius stepped forward frowning, “Miss Grace, there are better guys here if you look carefully.”
One of his friends joined him along with the others. “Yeah, how about you look at those who are already interested in you? The kind of guy you are into…..
“Miss Grace, what kind of mate are you looking for?” someone asked.
Grace turned back to the room, eyes gleaming. “Since you’re all dying to know what kind of mate I want…” she paused, sweeping her gaze dramatically over every stunned face, “I’ll tell you.”
“I want someone who’s stronger than me. Taller. Smarter. Richer. Handsome, yes–but more than that, he needs to hold my interest. Command it. Someone who could beat my abilities, challenge me, and still make me want to follow him into battle. Romance, strength, dominance. I want it all.”
Every Alpha puffed their chest.
bit the inside of my cheek. Of course, she wanted the whole package. Most of these Alphas believed they fit the criteria. But I had a feeling she wasn’t done yet.
She turned suddenly and clapped once.
And just like that, we were outside.
A group of us stood in front of the massive waterfall that was not far from the Academy grounds. The sound of crashing water filled the air, mist dancing across our skin. At its base. the waterfall spilled into a deadly drop, a rocky descent into the turbulent sea.
I stood at the back of the crowd, my eyes searching to find Grace coming over while talking to Finn. They had disappeared for quite a while. And for some reason, Finn looked more comfortable with her. Asher was lazily lying at the base of a tree as if he had nothing to do with it while Ryker was nowhere to be seen,
As for him…
I looked in the other direction and found Ronan by a tree, just there for formality.
Grace stood on a large rock above us, her red dress a flame against the grey spray. Beside her stood Alpha Jude with a bored expression, “Don’t make me run errands for you again,” he extended a scroll towards her.
Grace grinned at him innocently, “Please hold it for me, Alpha Jude,” saying that she turned to face everyone.
“Hell, why are you gathering these Alphas here? They are warriors, fighters not suitable for your doll house.”
“They don’t have anything to do, Alpha Jude,” Grace pouted, “and what is wrong with having fun and also getting a mate?” she
smiled.
Alpha Jude stared at her blankly and then looked away.
Grace continued to the Alphas, “So to win my heart,” she declared, “you’ll have to complete ten tasks. There will be no elinunation. Everyone will take part in all the ten tasks. The task begins now”
She held up a string of luminous white pearls in her palm.
“I dropped a few of these into the sea earlier. Whoever retrieves one and returns it to me first, carns my favor.”
She smiled
Ju the end, whoever wins all ten trials will receive the Blank Check”
*Blank check?” Everyone looked at her curiously.
Me took the sealed scroll bearing the crest of Alpha Cadeon from Alpha pale, “This”
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Gasps rang out around us.
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“A favor from Alpha Gideon himself,” she said. “Write anything on it, anything within reason, and it will be honored. It will become law.”
My mouth gaped and I could not believe my ears. It was truly a blank check!
It wasn’t just a prize.
It was power.
Everyone was tempted.
Even me.
And then-
Chaos erupted among the Alpbas. They started stripping out of their shirts and were all ready to jump down into the sea no matter how high the water level was.
Grace laughed and yelled. “Start”
The Alphas surged toward the edge and began diving in. Dozens of them hit the water at once, splashing wildly, desperate to
be first.
Except me.
I stayed frozen and frustrated.
Because the moment I went into that water, everything would wash away: my perfume, my disguise. I couldn’t risk it. But I really wanted to have that scroll…
I bit my lip feeling frustrated as I could do nothing but stand and watch, that’s when I felt his presence behind me.
“Do you want that blank scroll?” Ronan’s voice was low in my car.
I secretly held my breath but did not react or flinch. I refused to turn around and meet his gaze, heart thundering from the memory of his kiss. I kept my tone neutral.
“What if I do?” I murmured. “Would you drain the sea for me? Or change the location?”
I casually looked ahead as if his presence did
lid not affect me but he never answered.
The longer he remained mute the more uneasy I felt.
After a couple of seconds, I finally turned.
But he was already gone. I blinked looking around only to find him standing at the edge. The most dangerous place was that
waterfall
My face turned pale. “Wh. what are you doing?”
He looked over his shoulder, right at me, and smiled. “I’ll choose the third option.”
Then he jumped
Hight to the raging sea
into
1 gasped and stumbled forward “Ronan!”
Iran to the edge heart in my threat, staring down into the churning water
He’d disappeared beneath the waves
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All to win the scroll.
All for me.
