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A fight between predators

Author: Funmilayo
last update publish date: 2026-05-03 07:18:48

Chapter 38 – Talia’s POV

The sensation of water trickling down my forehead was what finally pulled me from sleep. "Stop wasting the water, Aria," I muttered, my voice thick with exhaustion. I forced one eye open, expecting to see Aria’s grumpy face, but the figure standing over me was different.

It was Cassie.

"Oh my God! Oh my God, you found us!" I cried. Adrenaline surged through me as I scrambled up from my bed of leaves and tackled her in a fierce hug. I was so overwhelmed with relief I cou
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  • Craving The Cruel Alpha   A fight between predators

    Chapter 38 – Talia’s POVThe sensation of water trickling down my forehead was what finally pulled me from sleep. "Stop wasting the water, Aria," I muttered, my voice thick with exhaustion. I forced one eye open, expecting to see Aria’s grumpy face, but the figure standing over me was different.It was Cassie."Oh my God! Oh my God, you found us!" I cried. Adrenaline surged through me as I scrambled up from my bed of leaves and tackled her in a fierce hug. I was so overwhelmed with relief I could barely breathe. "I knew you’d find us."The commotion woke the others. Clyde sat up, squinting through the morning light as he rubbed his eyes with his bound hands, taking in the reunion with a confused frown."Aria, look! It's Cassie. Clyde it's Alpha Vermont's sister," I said, my voice rising with excitement as I turned to where Aria was standing. "She found us! We must be closer to home than we thought. Come on, pack the bags. We need to move before Dylan’s trackers..."I stopped. Aria was

  • Craving The Cruel Alpha   Out of my grip

    Chapter 37 – Vermont’s POVMikel’s body was still warm when I ordered the palace gates locked. No one in, no one out. I didn't care about the laws of the pack or the inevitable protests of the council; there was a rat in my house, and I was going to smoke them out even if I had to burn the whole palace to the ground.Rigor mortis hadn't even begun to set in, which meant the killer had been in this cell only moments before I arrived. I crouched beside the body, my eyes scanning the skin until I found it: a single neat prick of blood and a needle mark at the base of his neck. Professional.I stood up and turned to the nearest guard. “Dispose of the body. Then, gather everyone in the ballroom. Every single person currently inside these palace walls.”The guard bowed, his face pale, and I walked out without a second glance.By the time I moved from the dungeons to my chambers and finally to the ballroom, the room was packed. I dismissed the kitchen staff and the groundskeepers until only

  • Craving The Cruel Alpha   In my pack

    Chapter 36 – Vermont’s POVThree days. Seventy-two hours since Talia vanished, and the trail was stone-cold. I’d already sent word to the Red Eagle Pack, a formal demand to Dylan’s people to see if they were holding her for ransom.But I wasn't the type to sit around waiting for a reply that might never come. I needed answers now so I decided to interview every single person who had attended Cassie’s party.I started with Cassie herself. She didn’t even try to hide her annoyance, pacing my office like my questions were a personal insult.“When did you last see her?” I asked, leaning back in my chair with my fingers drumming against the desk. I kept my voice flat, devoid of the rage simmering just under my skin.“Are we really doing this? You actually think I’m involved?” Cassie snapped, her brow arching.“Answer the question, Cassie,” I replied, barely acknowledging her theatrics.“No. I’m not sitting here while you interrogate me like a criminal. This is ridiculous!” she hissed, turn

  • Craving The Cruel Alpha   Still breathing

    Chapter 35 – Talia’s POVThe moment the last chain link on Aria gave way, the snap of a dry branch echoed from outside. We both froze, then scrambled to the narrow gap between the wall planks. Through the hole, I saw Clyde approaching the clearing.“We need to get out. Now,” I whispered.Aria didn't move toward the door. Instead, she pulled me back, her fingers digging into my arm as she flattened herself against the wall next to the entrance. She reached down and snatched up a heavy length of firewood.“What are you going to do?” I asked, my heart hammering against my ribs.She just cut me a look that said, Seriously?The door creaked open. The second Clyde stepped inside, Aria swung. The wood connected with the side of his head with a sickening thud, and he crumpled to the floor instantly.“Oh my God, you killed him!” I hissed, staring down at his limp body.Aria didn't even look phased. She just shrugged. “Whatever you saw in that journal; the one you’ve got stuffed in your waistba

  • Craving The Cruel Alpha   Cunning Humans

    Chapter 34 – Talia’s POVThe fire crackled between us, filling the silent room. It was barely 2 p.m., and Aria was still chained to the wall. Clyde had made it clear he "wasn’t taking the risk," and no matter how much I pushed for him to unchain her, he didn't budge.He moved around the small space dressed in a grime-stained shirt and pants with a faded baseball cap pulled low over his eyes."Where are you going?" Aria asked. She shifted, trying to find a comfortable position, her cuffed hands moving in unison to brush a stray hair from her face."Hunting," Clyde said. He didn't even look at her. He slung a rifle over his shoulder and tucked a stun gun into his pocket before finally turning his attention to me."I’ll be gone about two hours. I’m not chaining you up because I don’t think you're a flight risk, Talia. Please don’t make me regret that." He gave me a pointed look, and I instinctively held my hands up in surrender."So you’re really going to leave me here like an animal for

  • Craving The Cruel Alpha   Can't blame a lad for trying

    Chapter 33 – Vermont's POV “What do you mean she’s missing?”The words exploded out of me as I lunged, my fingers locking around the guard's throat. I didn't just push him; I slammed him into the wall with enough force to make the framed paintings rattle.“Where were you? How did you not see her leave?” I growled. His scent was thick with terror, his heart hammering a frantic, uneven rhythm against my palm. He stuttered, his mouth moving like a fish out of water as he tried to find his voice.Cassie stepped forward, her hand firm as she pried my fingers back. She pushed the guard away, though she didn’t look any kinder than I felt. “Where were you?” she demanded.“Since... since the party was at your place, Ms Cassie,” he stammered, clutching his bruised neck. “I thought she’d be inside for the night. I figured I’d head into town for an hour to see… to see my girlfriend. I swear, I was back before midnight!”The fear in his eyes was pathetic. He knew exactly what happened to guards

  • Craving The Cruel Alpha   It Weakens You

    Chapter 16 – Talia’s POVFor a moment, no one moved.It was like the entire room had forgotten how to.The elders who had walked in so confidently only minutes ago were already stepping back, one after the other, their shoulders stiff, their eyes flicking toward the door like they were calculating

  • Craving The Cruel Alpha   The elders and the seer

    Chapter 15 – Talia’s POVI sat curled up on the couch, the television playing softly in the background, but I wasn’t really watching it. The voices from it blurred together, turning into nothing more than noise as my mind kept circling back to what had happened earlier.Abena’s words wouldn’t leave

  • Craving The Cruel Alpha   Addicted

    Chapter 14 – Vermont’s POVThe room wouldn’t stop spinning.I barely felt myself go down, my knees giving out as I crumpled to the floor, breath tearing out of my chest in loud, ugly heaves. My palms hit the stone, cold biting into my skin, but even that didn’t drag me back to reality.“That’s a fu

  • Craving The Cruel Alpha   Twisted Truths

    Chapter 13 – Vermont’s POV“So you’re telling me nothing happened after the sex?” Adrian asked.We were halfway down the corridor. I could see the doors to the conference room waiting. I had a meeting with the elders that morning, and I was dreading it already.I’d told Adrian the short version of

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