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Chapter 49: The Beast Beneath His Skin
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2026-09-17 03:34:46
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Destined to Save the Cursed Alpha Chapter 84: What the Garden Remembers
ANAIYAHThe gold ring in Nikolai’s eyes vanished.I blinked, but the dark line through his pupils was gone too. His usual silver-gray stare returned, though his jaw remained tight.“Don’t tell me I imagined that.”“I wasn’t going to.”“You were about to tell me it was nothing.”His mouth shifted. “I was about to tell you I don’t know what happened.”That answer unsettled me more than a denial. Seren watched him from beside the training circle, her expression unreadable. Nikolai glanced at her, then reached for my hand.“Come. You need air.”“I need an explanation.”“And I need one too. We can be confused outside.”I let him lead me from the chamber.The gardens lay beyond the east terrace. Vines climbed the arches, and clipped hedges bordered beds of roses and lilies.I slowed beside a row of pale flowers. “You take care of all this?”“I oversee it.”“That sounds suspiciously close to admitting you enjoy gardening.”“I enjoy having grounds that don’t look neglected.”“Of course. Even
Destined to Save the Cursed Alpha Chapter 83: The Eyes of the Alpha
NIKOLAISeren’s warning remained in my head as I watched Anaiyah. Her fingers curled against her palms, but she lifted her chin.“So what happens now?” she asked.“We stop pushing it,” Seren replied. “Your magic needs time to respond without being forced. Fear can trigger it, and we don't know how much damage an uncontrolled surge could cause.”“Then teach me how to control it.”I stepped forward. “Not if there's a chance that you'll hurt yourself.”Her eyes snapped toward me. “I'm standing right here, Nikolai.”“I noticed.”“Then stop discussing me as though I can't make decisions.”Seren glanced between us. I held Anaiyah's gaze, knowing an argument would get us nowhere.“I won't stop you from learning,” I told her. “But we do this somewhere we can contain the damage.”“The training chamber,” Seren suggested. “Its protective markings should help.”Anaiyah nodded. “Let's go.”I wasn't pleased with the arrangement, but I followed.The training chamber had been cleared of its usual equ
Destined to Save the Cursed Alpha Chapter 82: The Shape of Her Power
ANAIYAHThe next morning, I stood in Nikolai’s private study, staring at the woman who claimed to know something about my magic.Seren had a small collection of books and papers spread across the desk. Nikolai stood beside the window; his arms folded across his chest. He hadn't said much since I arrived, but his eyes hadn't left Seren for long."Are you planning to question her all morning?" I asked him."That depends on her answers."Seren glanced between us. "I can hear you both.""Good," I replied. "Then we can save time."A faint smile touched her lips. "I see you haven't lost your temper.""I haven't decided whether to trust you yet.""That's fair."She pulled out a chair. "Sit down, Anaiyah. We need to start with what your magic is, not what everyone believes it can do."I took the seat, keeping my eyes on her."Moonblood magic responds to three things," she began. "Emotion, memory, and intention.""Meaning?""Your emotions can stir it. Your memories can awaken parts of it, and
Destined to Save the Cursed Alpha Chapter 81: The Woman at the Door
SEREN"Start talking. Who are you, and why have you come here?"Nikolai Dravenmoor stood between me and the young woman beside him. His silver eyes held no welcome. The warriors surrounding the entrance hall had their hands near their weapons, and the growl beneath his skin made the air feel heavy.I kept my hands where everyone could see them."My name is Seren. I've spent years tracing records connected to the old arrangement between your bloodlines. Something beneath this territory has awakened. I came because I believe I can help.""Believe?" His jaw tightened. "You know about the chamber. You know what happened to her. How?""Not here.""You're standing in my territory. You'll answer my questions.""Then ask the ones you actually need answered."His wolf stirred. I felt its hostility before Nikolai's expression changed. Draven was awake, and he wanted me away from his mate.'Interesting.'The young woman stepped out from behind Nikolai's shoulder."Why did you tell him not to let
Destined to Save the Cursed Alpha Chapter 80: The Woman Who Knows
NIKOLAI'The curse isn't yours.' Draven's words cut through the pain.I gripped the edge of the table as another wave tore through my chest. The black veins climbed past my elbow, spreading beneath my skin.Anaiyah held my wrist, silver light pouring from her palm, but the darkness pushed against it."Get back!" I snapped when Orion moved closer."I'm trying to help, you stubborn bastard.""Then give her room."Orion stopped. Anaiyah tightened her grip, her jaw clenched as she fought to hold the light in place.'Listen to me,' Draven growled. 'Stop fighting the truth.''What truth?' I demanded inside my head.The pain eased before he answered.My knees nearly gave out. Anaiyah caught my arm, and I leaned against the table until the room stopped spinning. The black veins remained, but they had stopped spreading.I looked at her hands. "Are you hurt?"She frowned. "I'm fine.""Your hands.""Nikolai, they're attached to me. I would know if something were wrong."I turned them over anyway
Destined to Save the Cursed Alpha Chapter 79: The Lie Beneath the Curse
NIKOLAIAnaiyah sat across from me, her fingers tracing the edge of the folded parchment she had brought from the hidden chamber beneath the library.“The symbols were connected,” she explained. “The Moonblood mark and the Dravenmoor crest. Not placed beside each other. Joined. There was a mechanism in the chamber, but part of it was damaged. The inscription said something about a choice that had to be made by the last Moonblood descendant and the Dravenmoor Alpha.”I leaned forward. “A choice about what?”“That’s what I’m trying to understand.”Her gaze dropped to the parchment. She had already told me about the chamber, the strange voice that had greeted her, and the memory she had experienced when the stone awakened. But obviously something else was troubling her.“Seraphine wasn't the traitor the records made her out to be,” she continued. “I saw her trying to protect something, Nikolai. She was arguing against the violence, and she hid something inside the boundary marker. I coul
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