Claimed by My Bully Alpha (by Anna Kendra) novel Chapter 203

Chapter 203

Aurora’s P.O.V

I let go of Caleb’s embrace, my face a mask of eerie calm. Every detail he revealed sank into me, one after another, like stones dropping into a bottomless well. Inside, my mind was in turmoil, spiraling between shock, pain, and a strange, unexpected sense of relief. I said nothing at first, letting him finish, even when it felt like his words were clawing at old wounds I thought I’d buried. Caroline’s panic… it had brought everything to the surface. It had given me the truth I didn’t know I needed, even though it burned to hear it.

Caleb’s breathing was even, his gaze searching mine, I drew in a steady breath. “When the sun rises tomorrow,” I said quietly, my voice measured. “I’ll apologize to Caroline.”

His brows furrowed immediately. “Apologize? Aurora, what do you mean?”

“I mean exactly what I said, Caleb. I’ll apologize. For what happened. For what she went through even when I had no clue about it. Because… I don’t want this to go on any longer. I don’t have the strength for it anymore.” My voice cracked, just slightly, but I forced it steady again.

“And maybe she doesn’t either.”

“But that’s-”

“She doesn’t need to know,” I interrupted, my tone firm now. “Not about my father. Not about why my mother betrayed him. She doesn’t need that part of the truth, Caleb. It wouldn’t change anything. It wouldn’t fix anything.” I felt his eyes on me, heavy and searching, but I refused to meet them. “It’s better this way. For all of us. Maybe some mysteries are meant to be left unsolved.”

He leaned forward, his voice dropping as he pressed, “Aurora, are you really sure about this? Are you really sure you want to end this all? What if-”

“Yes, I do,” I cut him off again, sharper this time. My hands clenched intò fists in my lap, nails biting

into my palms.

“When the sun rises tomorrow, I’ll apologize to her, and then… this is over. It has to be. I don’t want to carry this anymore. I can’t.”

There was a long silence. Caleb stared at me, his expression unreadable, and for a moment I wondered if he’d try to argue. Part of me almost hoped he would. But instead, he sighed and leaned back, his voice low. “You’ve thought this through, haven’t you?”

I nodded, finally meeting his eyes. “Yes.”

Even if my heart was screaming otherwise.

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Chapter 203

I felt like the weight of the world had been pressing against my chest for so long that I forgot what it meant to breathe freely. Clinging to the past–every scar, every betrayal, every fleeting moment of happiness–had only brought more chaos to my doorstep. And worse, it kept hurting the people f cared about. I couldn’t let it happen anymore.

The realization hit me like a slap, harsh but necessary. All I wanted now was peace. Just peace. Not revenge, not answers, not the twisted comfort of revisiting old wounds. I wanted to leave it all behind, to carve out a future where my life wasn’t dictated by shadows of the past.

“You’re different today,” Caleb’s voice cut through my thoughts as we walked back from the terrace. He wasn’t smiling, but there was a lightness in his expression that hadn’t been there in weeks.

“It’s good to see that… whatever this was, it hasn’t broken you. If anything, you seem… stronger.”

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