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2026-06-19 06:05:11I crossed the door first, feeling the fresher air outside touch my face, and headed toward the stables, with Rose right behind me, her steps light but hurried, while the sound of breakfast remained distant, unaware of what we were about to do.
We left the castle without any further problems. The smell of damp hay and old leather irritated my nostrils as soon as we entered the stable. The sound of flies buzzing near the lanterns mixed with the scraping of the wooden comb against the ani
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THE SLAVE WHO REJECTED THE ALPHA 63
The order spread with delay, as if it needed to cross an invisible resistance before being accepted. One by one, the barrels of the weapons began to lower. Some soldiers exchanged quick glances before obeying, others simply gave in, as if that were the only possible way out within a scene that had already slipped out of control.Behind me, the murmur returned. It was not full relief. Not yet. It was the beginning of it, mixed with the fear that everything could change again at any second.I did not move.My eyes remained fixed on the spot where Ravok had been, as if the space still held his presence, as if it had not truly ended. Because it had not.He had not gone back.He had only… allowed someone else to resolve it for him.And that was worse.The woman’s hand was still in mine, firm, warm, alive. I squeezed back, but my chest did not follow the gesture. The feeling was not victory.At some point during the week
THE SLAVE WHO REJECTED THE ALPHA 62
Valassan stared at me from afar, his eyes narrowed, assessing, not hiding his discomfort, or perhaps the challenge.Rose appeared running right after, her breathing failing, her hurried steps echoing across the courtyard. “Melany, please!”For a second, no one moved.The soldiers exchanged quick glances among themselves, the formation still firm, but marked by obvious hesitation, tense fingers on their weapons, not knowing whether they could shoot or whether they should wait for a new order. Some adjusted their posture, others looked away for a second, seeking a confirmation that did not come, trapped between the command already given and the unexpected presence I represented there.Behind me, the humans’ silence was even heavier. I felt their eyes on my back, and it was not hard to imagine what they were thinking. I was a useless interruption, a weak attempt before something inevitable, someone who had placed herself in the wrong place
THE SLAVE WHO REJECTED THE ALPHA 61
At some point, in the middle of crying, I fell asleep, my exhausted body giving in without me realizing it, my mind finally shutting off after insisting for so long on feeling.I woke to the sound of footsteps in the corridor, several of them, hurried, cutting through the silence of the early morning in a harsh, disorganized way, and for a second it took me a while to understand where I was, the blanket still heavy over me, my face damp, my breathing uneven.The door opened suddenly.I lifted my eyes, still confused, blinking against the light that invaded the room, until I recognized the figure standing there.Rose.She was at the door, her chest rising and falling far too quickly, her eyes shining with tears that threatened to fall, her hands close to her face, trembling, as if they did not know where to rest.“What happened?” I asked, my voice hoarse, still heavy with sleep and with everything I had cried before.“Oh, girl…”She closed the door behind her in a hurry and came to me,
THE SLAVE WHO REJECTED THE ALPHA 60
The silence that followed was heavy, loaded with things unsaid, contained questions, something uncomfortable that insisted on remaining between us. Our gazes met through the mirror, held for a second that stretched beyond what was comfortable.Ravok opened his mouth, about to speak, but stopped. His expression changed for an instant, his jaw tightening before he retreated from his own intention. He closed his lips and looked away. “All right. Good night.”He turned toward the door with sudden decision, extending his hand to the handle.My body reacted before I could think.“Ravok.”I remembered what Rose had told me before, about not all wolves being bad, and the idea returned insistently, opening space between the certainties I had been sustaining until then. Maybe Ravok was not so bad. Maybe, if I gave him the chance to prove it, he could surprise me.He stopped with his hand on the handle. He did not turn around.
THE SLAVE WHO REJECTED THE ALPHA 59
She nodded, but the movement was fragile, and it convinced neither me nor herself. “I am sorry, Melany,” she said, and now her voice came broken, scraping in her throat. “I also lost my daughter to powerful people. These wolves…” She turned her face toward the castle. “They take everything from people like us, less important people. I would love to be your mother, because that would mean my daughter is alive, but…”The air grew heavy between us, unbearable, and I felt that, if she finished that sentence, something inside me would not withstand it.“You are not my mother,” I completed, before she could say it. The words came out fast, and in the next instant they were already hurting me.She brought her hand to her mouth, her body bending slightly, and the crying that had been silent before broke completely, stronger, louder, impossible to contain.I did not move. I could not. I stayed there, st
THE SLAVE WHO REJECTED THE ALPHA 58
I crossed the door first, feeling the fresher air outside touch my face, and headed toward the stables, with Rose right behind me, her steps light but hurried, while the sound of breakfast remained distant, unaware of what we were about to do.We left the castle without any further problems. The smell of damp hay and old leather irritated my nostrils as soon as we entered the stable. The sound of flies buzzing near the lanterns mixed with the scraping of the wooden comb against the animal’s mane.The red-haired woman had her back to us, her shoulders covered by a linen blouse already stained with sweat and straw. Her arm moved in a rough, repetitive rhythm, dragging the comb through the mane with force, as if she intended to rip out every knot by brute strength. Each tug made the mare shake her head, but the woman did not give in.Loose, misaligned red strands fell beside her face, but even so she did not turn around. Only when she heard Rose’s steps
THE SLAVE WHO REJECTED THE ALPHA 57
The next day, the smell of strong coffee already filled the air before I even crossed the kitchen door, mixed with the sweetness of freshly cut fruit and the damp heat rising from the stove that had been lit since early morning. I followed Rose in silence, watching how naturally she moved through
THE SLAVE WHO REJECTED THE ALPHA 54
I turned my face, letting my gaze escape to the window above the sink. The glass was fogged by the cold air of dawn, and outside I could see the outline of the stables against the sky that was beginning to lighten. “The humans…” I said, without looking at him. “What will
THE SLAVE WHO REJECTED THE ALPHA 53
His voice came out low, near my head, and his breath slid down my neck.Then he pulled.The sword came off the floor without effort in his hands, while mine merely followed the movement. The weight that had seemed impossible before simply rose, controlled by him, making my arms rise
THE SLAVE WHO REJECTED THE ALPHA 50
That night, I had a dream…From far away, I recognized the house. Small, made of pale wood, with a low roof… the same one where I had lived with my parents when I was so little I could not even remember. Except now it was completely on fire. The flames swallowed the walls as
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