Let Me Go My Mafia Husband (Aria and Alessandro) novel Chapter 634

Chapter 634 Negotiation
I stood before my pack house, my legs threatening to give out beneath me as my heart and mind waged war against each other.

‘Come on, Zander. Do you really think Selena is behind those deaths?’ Lyon growled in frustration. ‘I’m not ready to believe she could do something like that.’

I let out a long sigh, a wave of defeat washing over me. I didn’t want to believe it either. But as a ruler, I couldn’t ignore the facts—and the facts were pointing in a direction I couldn't refuse to accept.

Taking a deep, steadying breath, I pushed open the doors and entered the pack house. The sight that greeted me eased a fraction of the weight on my chest.

Austin’s cheerful laughter filled the room as he sat cross-legged on the floor, his tiny hands gripping crayons. Anne knelt beside him, patiently helping him with his kindergarten coloring assignment. Seeing my son happy melted away some of the stress that had been clawing at me, even if only for a moment.

"Zander," Anne greeted me with a warm smile. "Would you like a cup of coffee?"

"No, thanks, Anne," I replied, shaking my head. "I want to freshen up first."

She nodded, her attention returning to Austin as she resumed helping him with his coloring. I walked past the kitchen, where the familiar sight of my mother and Blair overseeing the household chores greeted me.

My eyes instinctively scanned the room, searching for Selena, but she was nowhere in sight.

"Where is Selena?" I asked Blair, my tone casual yet laced with curiosity.

"I haven’t seen her all day," she answered calmly. "She might be in her room."

Without another word, I turned and headed straight to my room, where Selena had been staying.

When I opened the door, the faint trace of Selena's scent lingered in the air, but it was faded, as if she hadn’t been here for a while. I didn’t need to look further to confirm—she wasn’t here.

But where had she gone for so long without telling anyone... without telling me?

I wandered through the pack house, following any hint of her presence, until I finally caught her scent near my study. My steps faltered outside the door before I abruptly pushed it open and barged in.

Selena jolted at the sudden intrusion, her wide eyes staring at me as she froze mid-action... using my laptop?

“Hi!” she greeted hesitantly, her voice uncertain. “You’re home early?”

My frown deepened. “What are you doing here?” I asked, my gaze sweeping over the study. “No one enters this room without my permission,” I said, my piercing gaze locking onto hers.

“But I’m your mate, Alpha,” she replied softly, her voice carrying an innocent charm, her wide eyes looking at me with an almost disarming cuteness. “Do I need permission too?”

“Selena,” I said firmly, my tone laced with authority. “You are my mate, and because of that, I expect you to respect my position as the Alpha King of the North. This is my workspace, filled with confidential details I bring home to review in my free time. If you wanted to come here, you should have asked me first.”