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Chapter 72: Fractured Light
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Fated To The Alphas Who Despise Me Chapter 72: Fractured Light
SELENE’S POV The heavy chain around my wrist dug into my skin with every small movement I made. I lay on the narrow bed in the unfamiliar room, staring at the wooden beams overhead while my heart pounded so hard it felt like it might burst through my ribs. The northern safe house smelled of damp stone and pine, the air thick and cold. Bars covered the single window, blocking any view except patches of dark forest. The door had been locked from the outside hours ago. No escape, no sound except my own ragged breathing and the occasional creak of the old wooden frame beneath me.Fear sat like ice in my stomach. I had woken up here after Caelum knocked me out, head throbbing, one wrist fastened to the thick oak bedpost with a silver chain. The last thing I remembered was struggling against him in his study, his hand coming down sharp against my neck. Darius would be looking for me by now. He would tear apart every inch of both packs when he realized I was gone. But how long would it ta
Fated To The Alphas Who Despise Me Chapter 71: Silver Storm
DARIUS’ POV I tore through the northern forests like a man possessed, boots pounding over roots and fallen branches while my wolf clawed at the edges of my control. Every second without Selene felt like a blade twisting deeper in my chest. She had been gone too long. No calls. No messages. Nothing. The driver’s story about Lady Veylor sending him away rang false in my gut. Caelum had her. I knew it with every fiber of my being. He had taken her after our fight, hidden her somewhere to break her away from me.My lieutenant, Ronan’s replacement and the man I planned to name beta, ran beside me. His name was Kael. He kept pace without complaint, eyes scanning the trees.“Alpha, he knows more than he’s letting on,” Kael said between breaths. “Caelum’s guards were too nervous. His aunt was too calm. She’s pulling strings.”“I know.” My voice came out rough. “He took her. I’m done asking nicely.”We had left the main pack house hours ago. I couldn’t sit still after returning from Caelum’s
Fated To The Alphas Who Despise Me Chapter 70: The Safe House
CAELUM’S POV I stepped through the front doors of the main pack house just as the morning sun climbed higher, my body still aching from the fight with Darius yesterday. Bruises throbbed along my ribs and jaw, but the satisfaction of knowing Selene now lay chained in the northern safe house made every twinge worth it. Lady Veylor had chosen the location well. Isolated, heavily guarded, impossible to find unless you knew exactly where to look. She was mine now, and no one, especially not Darius, would take her away again.Marcus met me in the hallway, his face tight with urgency. “Alpha, Darius just arrived at the gates. He’s demanding to see you and Selene. The guards are holding him, but he looks ready to force his way in.”I stopped walking. A slow smile spread across my face. “Perfect timing. Let him in. I’ll handle this personally.”Marcus hesitated for half a second before nodding and heading back outside. I followed at a slower pace, straightening my shirt and rolling my shoulde
Fated To The Alphas Who Despise Me Chapter 69: Empty House
DARIUS’ POV I pushed the front door open well past midnight, the wood creaking softly in the quiet house. The long council meeting had dragged far longer than I expected, filled with endless arguments and pointed questions I barely managed to deflect. My shoulders ache from sitting rigid in that chair for hours. I expected to find Selene waiting in our bedroom, maybe curled up with a book or already asleep with the lamp still on. Instead the room sat dark and empty. The sheets lay rumpled from this morning, but her side of the bed remained untouched. No familiar shape under the covers, no soft breathing filling the silence.A thread of concern pulled tight in my chest. She had every reason to be upset with me for returning so late after promising to be back before lunch. I told myself she had probably stepped outside for some fresh air to clear her head. I crossed to the window and scanned the moonlit yard. The garden paths stood empty, the trees swaying gently in the night breeze.
Fated To The Alphas Who Despise Me Chapter 68: Broken Chains
CAELUM’S POV I watched Selene step into the study, and everything inside me shifted. She stood there in the doorway, eyes wide as she took in the scene. My body still throbbed from the beating Darius had given me earlier, but none of that mattered now. She had come. She stood in my house, and this time I would not let her walk back out.Lady Veylor stayed quiet near the window, but I felt her approval like a shadow at my back. I pushed myself up from the couch, ignoring the sharp pull in my ribs.“You came,” I said.Selene’s gaze flicked to my aunt, then back to me. “I came to understand why you and Darius fought. But I see the reason right here. Why is she free? You locked her away for trying to kill me.”I took a step closer. “She told me the truth. Darius killed my mother during that fight four years ago. He made sure every clue pointed at your father. He started the war that ruined both our packs. He wanted you for himself, so he cleared the path by destroying everything around y
Fated To The Alphas Who Despise Me Chapter 67: Unspoken Fractures
SELENE’S POV I paced the living room for the hundredth time, my bare feet silent on the thick rug while my heart hammered against my ribs. Darius had left hours ago with nothing more than a quick kiss and a vague promise to return before lunch. The house felt too quiet without him, every creak of the floorboards making me jump. I kept replaying the image of him sitting in that armchair last night, glass of wine in hand, staring into nothing while I slept. He never drank alone like that. He never stayed awake guarding me unless something heavy weighed on his mind. Darius hid secrets better than anyone I knew, locking them behind that calm mask he wore so well, but last night the mask had slipped. Something was wrong, and he refused to share it.Lunch came and went. The food I prepared sat untouched on the table, growing cold. I checked the clock again. He always kept his word. Always. When the afternoon stretched into early evening and still no sign of his truck in the driveway, the
Fated To The Alphas Who Despise Me Chapter 50: Shadows in the Locket
SELENE’S POV I sat on the edge of the bed with my knees drawn up, the silver locket warm from being clutched in my fist for the last hour. The afternoon light poured through the narrow window slit carved into the cliff wall, painting thin golden bars across the stone floor. The room smelled faintl
Fated To The Alphas Who Despise Me Chapter 49: The Weight of Truth
CAELUM’S POV“So you’re saying the Duskbane family were innocent all along?” Darius asked confused. I nodded, running my hands through my hair in frustration because even I am confused with the new discovery. “How do we tell her the truth?” Darius asked in an almost inaudible voice. “I have no c
Fated To The Alphas Who Despise Me Chapter 48: Awakening Fire
SELENE’S POV I woke to sunlight stabbing through the curtains and two heavy arms pinning me in place. Darius lay behind me, one thick thigh slung over mine, his chest rising and falling against my back in slow, steady rhythm. Caelum faced me, face inches away, lashes dark against pale skin, hand r
Fated To The Alphas Who Despise Me Chapter 47: Fevered Bonds
DARIUS’ POV I woke before dawn with Selene curled against my chest, her skin scorching through the thin sheet. Heat poured off her in waves, unnatural, like her body had turned into a furnace overnight. Her breaths came shallow and fast, little pants that worried my wolf more than any battle scar
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