Claimed by My Bully Alpha (by Anna Kendra) novel Chapter 190

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Claimed by My Bully Alpha

Chapter 190

Aurora’s eyes search mine, a flicker of something daring lighting up behind her gaze. She stepped forward, taking a breath, and the smile that formed on her lips was as determined as ever.

“We’re only a few months apart, Caleb,” she said, her voice soft but firm, “and my birthday’s just around the corner. We won’t technically be doing anything wrong.”

Her words hit me harder than I expect, and the urge to kiss her, to take her right then and there, almost overpowering me. But I resisted. I pressed my hand to her cheek gently, my thumb brushing over her skin as I held her face in my hands, trying to steady my breath. She looked at me, so full of trust, of yearning, and I couldn’t deny the ache that spread through my chest. But this isn’t just

about now. It’s about what came after.

I leaned in, pressing my lips against hers, but I don’t let it last. I pulled back just as quickly, my

forehead resting against hers as I tried to keep my voice steady.

“When we actually have sex, it won’t be because you want to forget everything else. It will be because we love each other, because we can’t hold back our feelings anymore.” My heart raced as I tried to push the words past my lips, but I knew it was the truth. I needed her to understand that, to

feel it. I need her to know that the time just wasn’t right.

“No…Caleb, please…don’t do this…don’t leave me.”

I pulled away from Aurora, breathless and already regretting what I was about to do. She had been begging, practically pleading with me to let her in, to let her feel something else for once–anything other than fear. I had been trying to keep my distance, to stop this before it went too far. But the

desperation in her eyes, the way her hands trembled as they reached for me, made it impossible to

stay strong.

“I can’t,” I muttered, my voice cracking slightly. “I can’t do this, not like this. Not now, not when-”

“You don’t understand, Caleb,” she interrupted, her voice a fragile whisper of raw emotion. “The

insecurity, the fear, it’s suffocating. I need this. I need to feel alive again. Just… just for tonight.”

I hesitated, looking at her–really looking at her. There was something broken in her eyes, something

that made my chest tighten with guilt. She was so fragile right now, so lost. And for reasons I

couldn’t explain, I felt the overwhelming need to protect her, to help her forget–if only for a little

while.

“Aurora…” I started, but she stepped forward, closing the distance between us, her hands trembling

as they gently cupped my face.

“Please, Caleb. Just tonight, I need to feel something… anything, other than this…fear, this… uncertainty,” she whispered, her voice breaking as if she was on the edge of shattering.

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My resolve crumbled. I had promised myself I wouldn’t cross that line, but I couldn’t refuse her no like this. I leaned in, pressing my forehead to hers, trying to steady my breathing. I won’t… I won’t have sex with you. But I’ll help you forget. Just for today, I’ll give you that. No more, no less

Her eyes searched mine for a moment, as if weighing my words, before her lips parted, a soft exhale escaping them. She nodded, and before I could second–guess myself, I kissed her. It was soft at first, hesitant even, but then her lips moved against mine, a desperation lacing the kiss, and everything I had been holding back melted away. I kissed her deeper, my hands threading through her hair, pulling her closer, feeling her body press into mine like she was trying to lose herself in me.

We both got lost in the heat of it–the moment, the kiss, the way she needed something to keep her grounded in a world that seemed to be falling apart around us. And I, I was the one who would help her forget, if only for tonight.

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