Marked By the Pureblood Alpha (Deanna and Luis) novel Chapter 293

Chapter 293 The Storm Outside, the Storm Inside

Chapter 293 The Storm Outside, the Storm Inside

Deanna’s POV:

I blinked and tried to pull away from his overly intimate hug, but Luis held me tight.

After a moment, I looked at the lightning tearing across the night sky and said softly, “Actually, I’m not scared of thunder. I lied that night.”

“Oh?”

“I just wanted you to stay with me back then.”

Luis’s movements paused. “Sorry. I wasn’t there for you that night.”

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Right after saying that, he scooped me up by the waist, walked over to the couch, sat down, and settled me on his lap. Then he stared at me with an intense gaze.

My ears burned under that kind of stare.

I tried to get up.

Then I suddenly felt something cold on my wrist.

I looked down. That familiar moonstone bracelet was already on me.

Luis said, “Keep it.”

I stared at it. “I gave it back to you.”

“It’s always been yours.”

I touched the bright moonstone and said softly, It’s not mine anymore.”

Luis lifted my chin, making me look at him.

“Deanna, I know you don’t believe I’m into you. That’s fine. This time we’ll take it slow. I’ll wait for you to fall for me.”

His eyes were calm and deep, almost pulling me in.

That look felt like he was asking me to trust him again.

Not long after, Luis’s phone rang–it was an urgent video conference with Mooncrown Pack

He gently set me on the couch and ruffled my hair before heading into the study and closing

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Chapter 293 The Storm

the Storm Inside

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the door.

I went to the room to wash up. After soaking in the bath for a bit, the fatigue slowly faded.

When I came out, Luis’s meeting was already over.

I grabbed a magazine from the living room and went back to the guest room like usual.

He was standing by the kitchen counter, drinking water. His Adam’s apple moved up and down as he drank, and in the quiet stormy night, it somehow felt suggestive.

I hesitated for a long time before finally saying, “I’m going to bed.”

“Mm.” His voice was low. His eyes burned as he looked at me.

Under that intense stare, I turned and walked step by step toward the guest room.

Even without looking back, I could feel his gaze glued to me, making my hands and feet clumsy.

I opened the guest room door, stepped inside, and glanced at him. “Good night.”

Luis didn’t move. He just kept staring at me with that completely unfiltered ‘

Click.

I closed the door, leaned against it, and pressed a hand to my racing heart, waiting for it to calm down.

That jerk. How dare he try to seduce me.

In the middle of the night.

Thunder kept rumbling nonstop, the storm sounding like it wanted to tear the world apart.

I woke up. My throat was dry, so I headed out to get some water.

The living room was pitch–black.

I didn’t turn on the lights. I just used a bit of light coming through the windows to find my way to the kitchen and pour a glass of water.

After drinking it in one go, the irritation from being woken up slowly faded.

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