LOGINChapter 94Elara's PovSlow footsteps echoed behind me and I hoped I had heard Riley wrongly. But now she had even gone deadly silent.How could the monster Alpha be my mate? I was as good as dead then.I turned around in fear, expecting to see the monster I met two years ago, but what I saw was different.Alpha Kael Draven stood in the corridor. His black coat fell perfectly against his broad shoulders and his expression wasn't cruel, just fixed. Fixed on me, my body like a wolf ready to devour.The servants present all dropped to one knee after seeing the man they always heard about. But he didn't glance at them. His eyes were just locked on me."Leave," he said calmly, but they hesitated with fear."Now." That was all it took before they vanished.Now, I was all alone with him in the corridor. I could feel his eyes from the hall still fixed on me.Riley stirred. "Steady," she whispered. "Do not show your throat.""Is he our mate? Can you communicate with his wolf?" She was quiet fo
Chapter 93Elara's PovThe first time I understood that my birthday was a curse, I was five years old.Today, at eighteen, I finally understood it was a death sentence.Hot oil splattered across my wrist, but I didn't flinch."Move faster!" Chef Shirley barked, her voice slicing through the kitchen. "The Obsidian elders are already seated. Do you plan to embarrass the Alpha further?"Embarrass him? As if my existence hadn't been doing that since the day I was born.It was my eighteenth birthday. The day the Moon Goddess reveals my mate. Upstairs, the pack's daughters would be stepping into silk gowns, but down here, I was scrubbing grease from silver trays. If today goes wrong, I won't survive it."Stop thinking like a prey," Riley muttered in my head. My wolf's voice was smooth and calm, unlike me.I ran my hand through my hair. "I should be up there, attending to guests on a special day like this, not down here.""I smell visitors," Riley added. "Important ones."I knew who she mean
Sarah's POV I woke up in an unfamiliar room, the smell of antiseptic filled the air. I tried to sit up, but a gentle hand pushed me back down."Easy," a woman's voice said. "You're in no condition to be moving around."I blinked, and my vision cleared to reveal a woman."Who are you?""Lisa Barnes,""I'm the pack healer. You were in pretty bad shape, you recovered fast."The memories came rushing back."The panthers…""Gone, Alex took care of them." I nodded."Where am I?" I had a strange feeling, why would he go this far to save me? Was he really my mate? I barely knew him and he was risking his life for mine."This is Stone Creek Pack." She suddenly said and I immediately sat up.I needed to leave immediately, I'm not supposed to be here. How did I let my guard down to the extent of being treated by a wolf healer?"Alpha Alex will soon be here, you can't leave." She stopped me."He watched over you, and hasn't left your side since." She added as if reading my thoughts.And as if on
Sara's point of viewI leaned against the bar, wiping down the counter for the umpteenth time, my eyes flicking to the table by the door every few seconds.The pub was buzzing with the usual Friday night crowd, but my mind was elsewhere. I couldn't shake the image of the man who had saved me earlier.Alex Cross, Alpha of the Stone Creek Pack.The name was being whispered among the regulars like he was some kind of legend."Stop thinking about him." I cautioned, but my eyes still met him and a blush crept up my face as I remembered the way he carried himself that even the panthers backed off.Despite my detest towards wolves, there was something about him that drew me to him.Soon, a bang on the table made my heart jump as I came back to my senses."Faye, you scared me." I frowned as she giggled."Wow, that guy is hot you know." But I acted like I didn't know who she was talking about."Faye, table 3 needs a mug." I tried distracting her."Oh my, he is staring at me." She was all giddy
Chapter 90Kael's POV"You're free to go, Mr. Kael." The warden said with a pat on my back. I stared at the scar on my left eye, reminding me of my horrible experience and slowly walked towards the gates. Finally… I was going home to my family.The heavy iron gates of Greyridge Prison slowly opened and for the first time in three years, real sunlight hit my face. I squinted, raised a hand to shield my eyes. The air smelled different out here and for some seconds, I couldn't breathe… I was getting my life back. I took two steps, but before I could take another, the sounds of footsteps running stopped me."Boss…" A man called between sobs. I didn't turn, I knew who it was."The Boss." more than a hundred men called. These weren't petty thieves or street thugs, they were the most dangerous men in the country, the kings of the underworld.They knelt on both sides of the path. "We will await your command."I looked back. Their heads were bowed, with their hands pressed to the ground. Me
Chapter 89Elara's PovI didn't sleep that night.How could I? The children were out there. The door was open. The twins were in danger. And I was trapped in a cabin with no way out.Rowan was asleep. He had finally closed his eyes. I didn't wake him. He needed the rest.I sat by the window. I watched the woods. I waited.The children didn't come back.But I knew they would.---Dawn came slowly.The sun rose. The light crept through the trees. The birds started singing. The world went on like nothing had happened.But everything had happened.I looked at the twins. They were still asleep. My daughter's tiny hand was curled around my finger. My son's chest rose and fell with each breath.They were so small. So fragile. So innocent.I didn't know how to protect them. I didn't know if I could."Elara." Rowan's voice was soft. He was awake. His eyes were red."Good morning.""Is it?""I don't know."He sat up. He looked at the twins. He looked at me."Did you sleep?""No.""You need to r
Elara’s Pov Chapter 4 "No." Cassian didn't even look at me when he said it. He just turned back to Seris, his hand resting on her bare shoulder like I had already left the room. "You can't refuse a divorce," I said, my voice steadier than I felt. "Our contract ends in thirty days.” Now he
Elara’s Pov Chapter 3That day, I didn't hear from Cassian again and everything turned to shit. The files I was supposed to finish, the ones with the reports for the election… just piled up.What if Avery actually believes I was pregnant or calls the doctor.What if she tells him? The thought circl
Chapter 2 Elara’s Pov "I know you still love me." Her voice curled through the dark. I stopped breathing and Cassian didn't deny it. He just stood there, letting her words hang. “You know Pius never hurt me. He didn't even touch me for one day, I kept myself for you." My hands covered my mouth o
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