/ Werewolf / Alpha Asher's Forbidden Mate / Chapter 52 – The Blood Flames

공유

Chapter 52 – The Blood Flames

last update 게시일: 2025-11-20 01:16:05

The chamber doors slam shut behind me, sealing in the scent of old stone, smoke, and judgment. The council circles me like vultures dressed in ceremonial robes, their eyes gleaming with something far hungrier than truth.

I stand in the center of the arena—bare-footed, silver still biting into my wrists, though they’ve removed the shackles themselves to place me in the trial ring.

My skin tingles with heat before a single flame even appears.

The Blood Flames know I’m here.

Riven tries to push fo
이 작품을 무료로 읽으실 수 있습니다
QR 코드를 스캔하여 앱을 다운로드하세요
잠긴 챕터

최신 챕터

  • Alpha Asher's Forbidden Mate   Chapter 88 – The Betrayer Revealed

    I froze.The shadows that had struck Riven moments ago trembled behind me, then slowly began to recede—sliding back across the frost-bitten earth as if retreating from something stronger than themselves.From someone.Kael stood at the edge of the clearing.For a second, relief surged through me.He was alive. He was here.Then he lifted his head.His eyes were glowing amber.Not the warm gold I had known since childhood. Not the steady loyalty that had anchored me through every storm.This was something else.Something is wrong.“Kael?” My voice broke on his name.He didn’t answer.Riven, still braced against the wooden barrier, stiffened. “Aria,” he said quietly. “Step away from him.”The shadows at my back flickered uncertainly, as if confused. They didn’t rise. They didn’t attack.They simply watched.Kael took a step forward.His movements were rigid. Mechanical. As though he were walking through invisible chains.“Why are you here?” I asked, forcing calm into my tone. “You were

  • Alpha Asher's Forbidden Mate   Chapter 87 – A Mate’s Trial

    I didn’t sleep.The bloodstained note lay folded on my desk long after dawn brushed pale light across my chamber walls.Your mate will betray you first.I must have read it a dozen times. The words hadn’t changed. They still scraped against my thoughts like claws on stone.Riven stood by the window, arms folded across his chest, the early light carving sharp lines into his expression. He hadn’t spoken for several minutes.Finally, he turned to face me. “You believe it.”It wasn’t a question.“I don’t know what I believe,” I said honestly. “But someone wants me to doubt you.”“And you’re letting them.”I flinched at the bluntness in his tone.“I’m not,” I snapped. “I’m being cautious.”Riven crossed the room in three strides. He stopped in front of me, close enough that I could feel the warmth of him, steady and grounding.“Then let’s end this,” he said.My brows knit. “End what?”“The doubt.”His hand lifted—not to touch me, but to gesture toward the door. “Training grounds. Now.”I s

  • Alpha Asher's Forbidden Mate   Chapter 86 – Moonlit Deception

    The forest was too quiet.Moonlight spilled through the towering pines, turning the ground into a patchwork of silver and black. Every branch, every drifting mist of breath from my lips felt louder than it should have. I moved carefully along the northern patrol route, my boots pressing softly into the frost-covered earth.Normally, the night soothed me.Tonight, it felt like the woods were watching.The dagger rested beneath my cloak, strapped tightly against my side. Even through its sheath, I could feel the faint pulse of power humming through the metal—alive, restless, aware. Since the moment I had caught it mid-air in the vault, something inside me had changed.The shadows answered me now.Not just around me.Inside me.A cold wind slipped through the trees, carrying the distant scent of pine sap… and something else.Wolf.Not one of ours.My body stiffened instantly.I stopped walking.Silence swallowed the forest again, but the feeling remained—sharp and unmistakable. Someone w

  • Alpha Asher's Forbidden Mate   Chapter 85 – The Healer’s Secret

    Damien’s whisper lingered long after he disappeared into the shadows.“She’ll never choose him.”The words pressed against my ribs as I descended from the battlements, the dagger warm in my hand. The courtyard had emptied, but the tension remained—thick, metallic, waiting for something to snap.“Aria.”I turned to find Liora standing near the archway leading to the healer’s quarters. Her silver-streaked hair was unbound, falling loosely over her shoulders. Her expression was not the calm mask she usually wore.It was guilt.“We need to speak,” she said quietly.Riven stiffened beside me. “Now?”“Yes.” Her gaze flicked to the dagger. “Especially now.”Something in her tone made my stomach tighten. I nodded and followed her through the winding corridors beneath the keep. The scent of dried herbs and crushed petals grew stronger as we descended into the healer’s chamber.Liora closed the door behind us.“What is it?” I asked.She didn’t answer immediately. Instead, she crossed to a low s

  • Alpha Asher's Forbidden Mate   Chapter 84 – Forbidden Alliance

    “You carry the first Luna’s curse.”The silver-eyed wolf’s whisper clung to me long after he crossed beyond our borders. Even now, standing on the battlements above Shadowfang’s courtyard, I felt those words coil through my thoughts like smoke that refused to clear.The dagger rested in my hand, its glow subdued but alive, as if listening.Below, the pack moved in tight clusters, their voices hushed, glances drifting north toward the forest where Fenrir waited. Dawn was only hours away. With it would come their so-called test.Footsteps approached behind me—measured, steady.“You shouldn’t be alone,” Riven said.“I’m not,” I replied quietly, watching my shadows ripple along the stone at my feet.He joined me at the parapet, shoulders squared, the weight of leadership etched into every line of his posture. “You’re thinking about what he said.”“I’m thinking about what it means.”The night air felt thinner than usual, heavy with expectation. I turned to face him fully. “Fenrir didn’t co

  • Alpha Asher's Forbidden Mate   Chapter 83 – The Silver-Eyed Wolf

    “The heir is ours to test.”The words lingered long after the Fenrir messenger finished speaking. The courtyard felt smaller somehow, the torches dimmer, as if even the firelight understood the weight of what had just been declared.Riven stepped forward, his presence a wall at my back. “You’ve delivered your message,” he said coldly. “Now leave.”But the silver-eyed wolf didn’t move.His gaze remained fixed on me—not challengingly, not mockingly. Studying.As if I were a relic he’d been searching for.“You’ve seen enough,” Riven warned, a growl threading through his voice.“Have I?” the messenger replied softly.The dagger in my hand pulsed, answering him. My shadows tightened instinctively around my arms, whispering against my skin like restless spirits.“I’ll speak with him alone,” I said.Riven turned sharply. “Aria—”“I need to know what they think they see,” I finished quietly.A tense silence followed. Wolves shifted uneasily along the courtyard’s edge. Finally, Riven gave a cu

  • Alpha Asher's Forbidden Mate   Chapter 9 – Trial by Pack

    The council chamber felt like a tomb. Cold stone walls, etched with the history of my ancestors, rose high above us, trapping every whisper, every heartbeat, every judgment that now pressed down on me. I stood in the center of the crescent chamber, the floor etched with the Moonlight crest, its sil

    last update최신 업데이트 : 2026-03-17
  • Alpha Asher's Forbidden Mate   Chapter 7 – Assassin in the Dark

    The echo of the dagger hitting stone still rattled in my bones. My breath caught, every sense straining, waiting for the next strike. The corridor seemed to shrink around me, shadows thickening, whispering promises of death.Then I heard it—the whisper of steel slicing air.I dropped instinctively,

    last update최신 업데이트 : 2026-03-17
  • Alpha Asher's Forbidden Mate   Chapter 6 – Damien’s Fury

    The corridor was cold, narrow, and far too quiet. My footsteps echoed against the stone walls, each one carrying the weight of the Moonlight mark burning across my wrist. I rubbed at it through the fabric of my sleeve, as though I could erase the glowing brand that had chosen me against my will. Wh

    last update최신 업데이트 : 2026-03-17
  • Alpha Asher's Forbidden Mate   Chapter 8 – The Alpha’s Warning

    The air in the council chamber was sharp enough to slice open lungs. Torches lined the walls, throwing shadows that stretched like claws across the stone floor. My wrists ached where Riven’s grip had pinned me earlier, dragging me through the courtyard as if I were some wayward criminal instead of

    last update최신 업데이트 : 2026-03-17
더보기
좋은 소설을 무료로 찾아 읽어보세요
GoodNovel 앱에서 수많은 인기 소설을 무료로 즐기세요! 마음에 드는 작품을 다운로드하고, 언제 어디서나 편하게 읽을 수 있습니다
앱에서 작품을 무료로 읽어보세요
앱에서 읽으려면 QR 코드를 스캔하세요.
DMCA.com Protection Status