LOGINShare
12
Last Updated:
2025-05-17 14:57:35
Latest chapter
MATED TO THE RUTHLESS ALPHA AND HIS BROTHER 12
Elara’s POV Setting: Forest, pre-dawnThe trees whispered warnings as we moved deeper into the forest, Darius just a few strides ahead of me. The air was sharp and cold, and every step I took felt like a gamble. My head throbbed where the wound had flared earlier, but I clenched my teeth and pressed on.We were following Mira’s scent, faint but unmistakable. Like old lavender and a trace of mint. My sister’s scent wove through the trees like a breadcrumb trail, and I followed it with a desperation that felt like it would crack my chest open.The forest swallowed sound. Only our footsteps whispered against the underbrush, Mira’s scent leading us deeper into the belly of the woods. Darius walked beside me, silent until a low branch smacked him in the face.“That branch hates you,” I said, smirking.He groaned, brushing leaves from his hair. “You’re trouble. Every time I follow you, I get bruised, bitten, or nearly killed.” I laughed, just a little. “Yet here you are again.”“Maybe I’m
MATED TO THE RUTHLESS ALPHA AND HIS BROTHER 11
DARIUS POV Setting: Forest, Pre-DawnEvery time I shut my eyes, all I saw was blood; Kain’s blood, mine, even hers. Elara. So I gave up, threw on a cloak, and stepped outside, letting the cold bite into me as I walked the narrow trail behind the castle walls.The forest was quieter than usual. No howls, no birdsong. Just silence. Still, the air held weight, like something was watching. Then I saw it. A shadow slipping between trees, swift but clumsy. The figure was cloaked, low to the ground, dressed in dark fabric like a damned assassin. But they weren’t moving like one. No grace. No wariness. Just... determined recklessness.I narrowed my eyes and followed, silent as breath. I kept to the shadows until I was close enough. Then, with one swift movement, I picked up a fallen log and struck. The figure dropped instantly with a dull thud. I stepped back, expecting a fight, a snarl, a flash of steel. Nothing. Just the faint rustle of cloth and the sound of shallow breathing.What kind o
MATED TO THE RUTHLESS ALPHA AND HIS BROTHER 10
Elara’s POVSetting: Pack Hall, evening. The fire in the hearth casts long shadows. The pack has gathered, tension thick in the air.Kain stood at the head of the room, arms folded. His voice cut through the silence his presence commanded like a blade.. The last light of dusk filtered through the high windows, painting him in half-shadow. “The Bloodfangs are mobilizing. This isn’t a raid. It’s a war bait,” he said, scanning the faces of warriors, scouts, and elders alike. “And we won’t bite without a strategy.”The pack murmured among themselves, a low current of nerves and aggression. Then his eyes found me. “Elara stays confined.”The room shifted. Whispers buzzed. I felt the weight of their stares; some sympathetic, most suspicious. “What?” I stepped forward. “You can’t just lock me away like some helpless....”“It’s not up for debate.” His voice was sharper now, cold steel in velvet. I stared at him, fury rising like a tide. “You don’t get to decide what I do.” He stepped down
MATED TO THE RUTHLESS ALPHA AND HIS BROTHER 9
Setting: Rune’s Quarters, AfternoonElara’s POVI didn’t bother knocking.The door creaked open under my touch, revealing shelves crammed with ancient scrolls, herbs strung like trophies from the ceiling, and the strong scent of sandalwood and something almost electric. Elder Rune sat cross-legged in the centre of the room, surrounded by glowing runes carved into the floor.His eyes opened slowly, too calm for someone about to be shaken by a storm.“I need answers,” I snapped, stepping into the circle without permission. “About Mira. About why I can hear Kain’s thoughts sometimes. What the hell is happening to me?”Rune tilted his head, gaze heavy with knowing. “Your sister walks a path tangled with fate. But you, Elara… you were born to break chains.”“Don’t speak in riddles,” I growled. “Tell me what you know.”He stood, tall despite his age, moving with the grace of someone who no longer answered to time. “You and Kain share a bond that is… older than you understand. It isn’t just
MATED TO THE RUTHLESS ALPHA AND HIS BROTHER 8
Setting: Training grounds, morning.POV: ElaraThe trail led nowhere. I searched every hallway, every scent, but it was like Mira’s journal page had just appeared, with no one to trace it back to. My frustration burned hotter with every step.By the time the moon dipped low and the stars began to fade into the first whispers of morning, I found myself back where it always ended—the training ground.The air was cool, the kind of still that only comes before dawn. The dummies stood silent and waiting, like they knew what I came for.I launched into the first hit, then the second, each strike sharper than the last. I kept going until my knuckles ached and my breathing turned ragged. Until the pounding in my chest had nothing to do with the punches and everything to do with fear.Fear that I was already too late.Thump. Thump. Thump.“You hit like a kitten.” I froze.His voice came from behind me— unmistakable. Darius.I turned, and there he was. Arms crossed, hair tousled like he hadn’t
MATED TO THE RUTHLESS ALPHA AND HIS BROTHER 7
Setting: Compound mess hall, dawnPOV: ElaraThe smell of roasted meat and wood smoke clung to the air as I stepped into the mess hall. It was just past dawn, but the long wooden tables were already filled with packmates, some talking in low voices, others eating in silence. All of them looked up when I entered.The moment was brief, just a flicker of recognition but I felt it like claws scraping down my spine. Eyes tracked me as I walked past. Some were filled with curiosity. Others held something colder, probably Hostility or resentment.I kept my chin high, even as the stares dug into my skin.I sat at the far end of the table, away from the crowd. A steaming bowl of broth was already waiting there—someone had placed it out for me. Darius, maybe. Or a peace offering from Kain’s side. I wasn’t sure which made me more uneasy.The whispers started almost immediately. “Is that her?” “She’s the reason Darius disobeyed the Alpha.” “No way she’s just human…”“Hey,” someone said, slidin
MATED TO THE RUTHLESS ALPHA AND HIS BROTHER 6
Elara's POVI didn’t even think. The moment Darius staggered through the castle doors with Kain slung over his shoulder, bloodied and broken, I ran to them.Kain looked… destroyed. His skin was torn where silver had kissed it, deep gashes trailing down his chest, blood soaking into every inch of him. His head hung low, limp, and for the first time since I met him, he looked small. Mortal.“He needs water,” I said, my voice cracking. “Bandages. Fire—he’s freezing.”I didn’t realise Darius was still standing there, watching us. Watching me. But I felt it.His presence was heavy, dark and quiet in a way that made the back of my neck prickle. When I finally glanced up, his eyes were unreadable and distant, like something inside him had cracked open. He didn’t say a word. Just stood there while I worked, while I whispered Kain’s name, and tried to stop the bleeding. The air between us was thick with something unspoken.I could feel it building. And I hated it because I didn’t know what it
MATED TO THE RUTHLESS ALPHA AND HIS BROTHER 5
Darius POVMy limbs were still trembling from the pain. The chains may be gone, but the ache lingered in my bones, I need to save my brother. After he threw me in that cell like a traitor. He’s still my blood. And he's walking straight into a trap.Kain had existential beef with the Nightfall Pack. That much, I knew. The tension between them had been a ticking time bomb; territorial disputes, border raids, blood spilled over who ruled what. Kain and the Nightfall Alpha were two wolves cut from the same cloth: ruthless and unwilling to yield. For them, there would be no peace—only death.But this… this wasn’t about territory anymore. Elara’s sister, Maya, wasn’t taken by the Blackthornes. She was taken by Nightfall.They staged it; planted the clues, left the scent trails, even dropped the necklace Kain had given Elara for her sister. All of it designed to frame the Blackthornes. Because they knew Kain would bite. Knew he’d charge in headfirst, blinded by rage, haunted by our mother’s
MATED TO THE RUTHLESS ALPHA AND HIS BROTHER 4
Elara's POVThe only thing I could do was go back. Back to Darius… maybe even Kain. As much as I hated the idea, I needed help. Real help. Someone who knew the kind of darkness that might’ve taken Maya. I made up my mind, I’d retrace my steps. Go back to the woods, to where I escaped. Look for signs or left trails or anything that could tell me if they came after her too.There was no way in hell I was sitting still while my sister was out there; somewhere. I’d be out there too, hunting for answers, tearing through the trees if I had to. But I knew one thing for sure: I couldn’t do it alone. I remembered the old stories. Whispers in hushed voices. Silver, they said. Silver or holy water. They fend off wolves. Demons. Whatever the hell those creatures are.I grabbed a small bottle of holy water from the drawer where I kept my old church stuff. Just in case. And then, I reached for the silver cross necklace on the floor, the one I gave maya. The second my fingers closed around it, pain
You may also like
The Alpha's Unwanted Mate
Gaydar527.8K viewsAlpha Theo
C.J. Primer838.0K viewsHis Dark Obsession
Moonlight Muse593.5K viewsTriplet Alphas Gifted Luna
Samantha Doyle1.8M viewsThe Wolf Hunter's Daughter
Charmeleon49 viewsAlpha's Eclipse
Rosie Alcoph497 viewsTHE SHADOW MARKED LUNA; MY EX ALPHA MATE WANTS ME BACK
Destell136 viewsRejected and Banished; The kids are his.
ORJI383 views
