Mag-log inChapter 154Stella’s POVI could not stop thinking about the building.Ever since I had noticed the guards around it, I had felt that there was something important inside, and the way the servant had warned me not to ask questions only made me more curious.Chase had clearly wanted that place kept away from everyone and after everything that had happened between us, I could not ignore that feeling in my chest telling me that whatever was inside had something to do with me.That night, I waited until the pack had become quiet before leaving my room.I moved carefully through the hallway, making sure the guards were not watching me, and when I reached the back entrance, I slipped outside and followed the path I had memorized earlier.The building stood away from the main house, surrounded by trees and guarded from a distance.I waited until the nearest guard walked away before moving toward the door.To my surprise, it was not locked.I pushed it open slowly and stepped inside.The room
Chapter 153Stella’s POVThe moment I stepped into Chase’s territory, I could feel the eyes of the pack members following me.They stared at me as Chase walked beside me, and some of them quickly lowered their heads when he passed. Others whispered among themselves, but they were not quiet enough for me to miss what they were saying.“That is the Alpha’s mate.”“She is beautiful.”“She came back to him.”I stopped walking when I heard the last whisper.I turned toward them. “I am not his mate.”The whispers immediately stopped.The pack members looked at me nervously before turning their eyes toward Chase.I looked at him too.He had heard me, but he did not correct me or argue with me. He simply continued walking as if nothing had happened.That bothered me more than if he had argued.It was obvious that he had already told his pack a different story.He wanted them to believe I belonged to him.I followed him into the large house, but I kept my distance between us. I had agreed to c
Chapter 152Jaxon’s POVThe moment we returned to the pack, Lycan and two guards helped me out of the car.I could barely keep my eyes open.My entire body felt heavy, and every step sent pain through my muscles. I had fought for so long that I could no longer tell which part of my body hurt the most.“Slowly,” Lycan said as he held my arm. “We are almost there.”I tried to answer him, but my throat felt dry. “Stella…”It was the only word I could manage.Lycan looked at me. “We will find her.”I wanted to ask where she was, but I already knew.Chase had taken her.The thought made my chest tighten, but I was too weak to do anything about it.The guards helped me into my room, and the pack healer immediately came in.They cleaned the wounds on my body, treated the cuts, and wrapped the worst ones. I barely reacted as they worked because I was too exhausted to even complain.Lycan stayed beside me the entire time, he did not leave even after the doctor finished.I opened my eyes slowl
Chapter 151Stella’s POVJaxon finally fell.I watched his body hit the ground, and for a moment, I could not breathe. “Jaxon!”I tried to run toward him, but Lycan caught my arm before I could get far. “Stella, wait!”“Let me go!” I cried, fighting against his hold. “He needs me!”Jaxon was lying on the ground, his chest rising and falling heavily. He looked exhausted, and there was blood on his clothes from the fight. The sight of him like that broke something inside me.He had fought all those warriors because of me, he had stood alone because Chase had given him no other choice and now he was lying there because he had refused to let them take me.I could not let him die because of me, I looked at Chase.He was standing several steps away, watching Jaxon with a calm expression, as if this entire battle had gone exactly the way he wanted.Then I looked back at Jaxon.My eyes filled with tears.There was only one thing I could do.I pulled myself away from Lycan and ran toward Ch
Chapter 150Stella’s POV“Take Stella aside.”Jaxon’s voice was calm, but there was something in it that made my heart sink.I turned to him immediately, shaking my head as Lycan stepped toward me. “No, Jaxon, don’t.”Jaxon looked at me, and for a moment, everything around us seemed to disappear. I could see the determination in his eyes, but I could also see the worry he was trying to hide. “Please,” I begged, moving toward him. “You cannot do this alone. There are too many of them.”Lycan caught my arm before I could reach Jaxon.“Stella, come with me.”“No!” I pulled against his hold. “Let me go. Jaxon, please, don’t do this.”But Jaxon had already turned away from me.He walked toward the open field.My heart almost stopped.“Jaxon!”He did not turn around.The warriors surrounding the field began moving at the same time, their footsteps shaking the ground beneath us. There were so many of them that I could barely see the end of the crowd.Jaxon stood alone in the middle of them.
Chapter 148 — PROVE HOW MUCH SHE MEANS TO YOUStella’s POVI could hardly believe my eyes.For a moment, I stood completely still, staring at the doorway as though my mind was refusing to accept what I was seeing.Jaxon was standing there.My husband.The man I had been hoping would find me since the moment Chase’s men dragged me away.I did not think about the guards surrounding the building, Chase standing only a few steps away from me, or the danger that had brought Jaxon into this place.I only saw him. “Jaxon.”My voice broke as I rushed toward him.He opened his arms immediately, and I threw myself into them, holding him as tightly as I could. “You came.”.“I told you I would come for you,” he whispered, his arms tightening around me. “I can’t leave you.”I closed my eyes.I had been trying to stay strong since the kidnapping, but the moment I was in his arms, all the fear I had been holding back came rushing out. “I knew you would find me.”He pulled back slightly and looked a







