Burn in the Alpha Princess's Wrath novel Chapter 286

Chapter 286 The Challenge

Leslie’s POV

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Adler stopped in front of us, his gaze brushing briefly over Eren before settling on me with a gentle smile. “I saw that Alpha Kirby’s cotton candy was spoiled by Eren. Forgive him–this one is to make up for it.”

His voice was calm, carrying the composure of a Gold Empire Alpha.

Kirby’s eyes narrowed, the chill of his mint pheromones deepening. He said nothing, but the silence was heavy with hostility.

Before I could respond, Eren snatched the cotton candy from Adler’s hand, his small face flushed, his fruity scent brimming with defiance. “Daddy! Muse doesn’t even like cotton candy, hmph!”

Though only a child, he was sharp as any adult. He had caught Kirby’s attempt to stir trouble and assumed his father was trying to use it to pursue me.

“Muse is mine! Not even Daddy can take her!”

He thrust the cotton candy at Kirby, scowling. “Here–you eat it!”

Adler’s expression remained neutral, but surprise flickered in his eyes. His gaze lingered on Eren, thoughtful.

Kirby let out a low chuckle, his mint pheromones softening, a trace of mockery in his tone. “Don’t be offended, Alpha Adler. Your son’s always like this. Please, as you will…”

Adler stayed silent.

Before the tension thickened further, Eren tugged me by the hand and dragged me away, panting by the time we stopped in a quiet corner.

He looked up at me, his blue eyes stubborn and bright. “Muse, tell me–out of the three of us, who treats you the best?”

I blinked. Three? Him… Kirby… and Adler?

Meeting his pure, eager gaze, my heart softened. “Of course you.”

Eren beamed, triumphant, his fruity pheromones dancing with joy. “Of course! They’re both ugly, stingy, and old–nothing compared to me!”

I stifled a laugh and nodded. “Right.”

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He shuffled closer, clutching my hand, his voice dropping shyly. “Then wait for me to grow up. We’ll be together forever.”

I pinched his soft checks, smiling. “All right. I’ll wait for you to grow up.”

He hugged my arm, rubbing against it happily, his pheromones spilling unfiltered joy.

For a moment, all the tangled struggles of Alphas and packs seemed to dissolve into this child’s simple warmth, filling the rain–washed streets with quiet, fleeting peace.

Kirby’s POV

By afternoon, the heat rolled in with Hawaii’s sea breeze, salty and damp against my face.

I sat in the wheelchair, mint pheromones churning inside me, frustration rising like a tide.

At last Adler left, taking that irritating cub with him. I thought I could breathe easier–but Leslie immediately suggested a change of plans, moving us to an island.

She preferred lingering with Shane, the silent gamma, talking idly of sea views… anything but looking at me.

Her cold indifference pressed hard against my chest, the mint scent bleeding sharper, as if rebelling against her distance.

By evening, the hotel’s chandeliers cast a soft glow as Leslie descended the stairs in a pale apricot dress.

Her figure shone, radiant yet serene, so beautiful it stole the air from my lungs.

I was listening to the hotel manager’s report, but my eyes betrayed me, snapping to her, my heart stumbling out of rhythm.

“Going out?”

I forced calm into my voice, hiding the unrest in my pheromones.

“Mm.” She nodded lightly. “A gathering.”

Just then, a Porsche eased to a stop outside the hotel.

From the driver’s seat stepped a man who should have been long gone–Adler.

My eyes narrowed at once, Lance growling low inside me.

With smooth grace, Adler opened the car door for Leslie, his sandalwood scent steady and deliberate, a silent provocation that made my chest constrict.

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“Alpha Kirby,” he greeted, inclining his head, his voice calm yet threaded with that insufferable composure. “What a coincidence.”

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