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CHAPTER FIFTY-ONE
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The Alpha's Fated Desireย ย ย CHAPTER FIFTY-TWO
{Dominic}I sat in my study, brooding, the ring hadn't stopped haunting me. Even now, hours later, the memory of how it pulsed, and how Evangeline had nearly slipped it on. No matter how many reports piled on my desk, or how many wolves came knocking for orders, my mind kept drifting back.The problem was, there wasnโt a soul I could ask about what had happened back there. Not Ryker, not Allen, not even the books rotting in the east wing library had anything close to an answer.There was only one person who came to mind, and that was Elder Bram. He was the oldest wolf in the entire pack, some say he was an Elder in the times of my grandfather, but I knew better than to listen to rumors.Bram was a living relic of a time when wolves still fought with claws and teeth instead of politics. If anyone knew what the hell kind of power was trapped in that statue, or why that ring had latched onto Evangeline so fiercely, it would be him.I got up from my desk, needing a break. But as my feet d
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2025-04-30The Alpha's Fated Desireย ย ย CHAPTER FIFTY-THREE
{Lyra}No matter how much I tried to occupy my mind with other things, I still couldnโt get the words out of my head.โThe ring is the key to everything.โ I muttered to myself.It rang through my head like a bell long after Dominic led me into the dining hall. Odessa sat at the far end of the table, bundled in a thick sweater, while Isaac was busy showing her something on his phone, and for a half-second, my heart clenched. I saw flashes of her face, with those glowing green eyes from the dream that clung to my skin like cold sweat.โItโs not real,โ I told myself fiercely. โIt was just a dream. Sheโs fine.โOdessa laughed at something Isaac said, tossing her wet hair over her shoulder. She seemed completely normal and not at all possessed by evil.Still, it took everything I had not to stare too long.Dominic vanished sometime after dinner, and I was left fiddling with my spoon and pretending to care about dessert.I wanted, more than anything, to go back to the garden. But then I re
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2025-04-30The Alpha's Fated Desireย ย ย CHAPTER FIFTY-FOUR
{Lyra}The morning sunlight was too cheery for how sick my stomach felt. For a minute, I just lay there, tangled in the cool sheets for a good twenty minutes, staring at the ceiling, and feeling... weird. Not bad, not good, just weird.Varenโs text last night kept looping in my brain. I didnโt know what he was planning to pull to get Dominic out of the house, but knowing Varen, it would be messy.Still, the day started off normal enough. Over breakfast, Isaac scarfed down toast while Odessa talked about how she wanted to start painting again. My heart twisted when she smiled. She looked so normal and un-possessed.Dominic, on the other hand, didnโt say much. After breakfast, Isaac bolted for school, Odessa floated off to her room to hunt for old paintbrushes, and Dominic muttered something about needing to work and disappeared into his study, leaving me with the world's longest waiting game.I wandered onto the terrace, soaking up the weak sun, while scrolling mindlessly through my ph
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2025-04-30The Alpha's Fated Desireย ย ย CHAPTER FIFTY-FIVE
{Dominic}The tires screamed as I whipped the car down the road, with one hand clenched around the wheel, the other gripped my phone so tight it mightโve cracked. Maceโs message flashed on the screen againโan SOS and her live location pinned deep inside the forest.Mace didnโt panic easily. She was easily one of my toughest Deltas, a born fighter with nerves wired out of iron. For her to send a distress call, then something had to be bad. Real bad.I hit Rykerโs contact and put him on speaker.โAlpha?โ he answered in a rough voice, like he hadnโt slept.โMace sent an SOS. I'm heading to her now. Iโll forward her location to you. Get your ass there, fast.โโShit. On my way,โ Ryker barked.I killed the call and floored it. Trees blurred past as I tore toward the edge of the woods. The second I hit the border, I slammed the brakes, killing the engine mid-skid. Gravel and dirt sprayed out behind me.From her location, she was still moving, but barely.I shoved the car door open, kicking i
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2025-04-30The Alpha's Fated Desireย ย ย CHAPTER FIFTY-SIX -ย
{Dominic}By the time I reached Allenโs tower, the corpse in my arms had started to cool. I didnโt know how much time had passed, but I knew better than to waste another precious time rushing up the stairs of the tower.I bent my knees low, feeling my muscles coil, and pushed off the ground with everything I had. Air tore past my ears as I shot up, one hand outstretched, while the other held the corpse close to my chest.My claws scraped against the rough stone until I caught a handhold. My fingers dug deep into the stone, peeling chunks off with every slight movement. I pulled myself upward in short jumps and without looking down.When the open window finally came into reach, I launched myself through it, landing hard enough to make the old wood floor groan.Allen was hunched over a crooked little altar made of black iron and worn oak, and was arranging a circle of bones, candles that bled smoke, and shimmering crystals.Before I could say a word, Allen said, without even looking at
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2025-04-30The Alpha's Fated Desireย ย ย CHAPTER FIFTY-SEVEN -ย
{Lyra}โThe attempt on your life during you and Dominicโs wedding dance wasnโt as simple as you think.โ Regina said to me.A part of me had wanted to forget that night so much that it actually did. But as Reginaโs words landed, that night came rushing back into my head.โWโWhatโฆ What are you trying to say?โShe took a deep breath and tried to keep her eyes level, but I could see how they wavered ever so slightly. โIt was me.โโYou?โโMe and my brother actually.โ she corrected. โYou see Corvin didnโt want the Bloodhound name to die out all because of someโฆโ she squeezed her mouth shut and gestured to me, โ...well, you. And neither did I. I couldnโt understand why Dominic would chose you over the countless number of powerful candidates, and so I joined him and we created the resistance, a small number of wolves who believed you have no right to be our Luna.โโYou what?โ I croaked, my voice trembling slightly.โWe didnโt expect it to go that far. We just... wanted you to give up and run
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2025-04-30The Alpha's Fated Desireย ย ย CHAPTER FIFTY-EIGHT
{Lyra}I made sure to keep my distance from the statue, but the memory of my dream kept replaying in my head. I fought hard to shove it deep inside of me, and keep the voices out of my head. Dreams were just dreams, I couldnโt take the words of a possessed Odessa to heart. For all I know, it could be a trap.Reginaโs voice snapped me back to reality. โSit, and listen carefully.โ She motioned to the fountain, and I hesitated, half-glancing at the witch statue, then forced my feet to move. I sat down on the cool stone rim of the fountain, just as Regina began.โListen closely, Evangeline.โ I turned to her, dragging my attention away from the statueโs beckoning hand. โThe Luna Trials arenโt about strength or speed, at least not entirely,โ she began, pacing in a slow circle around me. โTheyโre about enduranc, loyalty. And above allโฆ desire.โShe stopped in front of me, and her eyes locked on mine. โYou have to want your place beside Dominic more than you want to even breathe.โI felt a
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2025-04-30The Alpha's Fated Desireย ย ย CHAPTER FIFTY-NINE
{Dominic}Two whole days. Thatโs how long it took for Maceโs condition to turn from bad to worse.I and Ryker managed to drag her to Allenโs tower, before the corruption started digging its claws deeper into her. She breathed heavily in gasps, and her body jerked every now and again as if some invisible hand was tearing her apart from the inside.The gash across her stomach had darkened, veins spreading outwards from the wound like black lightning beneath her skin. Her wolf was fighting hard, but it was losing.And it looked far too familiar. I felt like i was looking at Odessa all over again.I felt guilty that I let this happen, watching as Allen adjusted the silver restraints around Maceโs wrists. Her body bucked against them with unnatural strength.โSheโs still in there,โ I growled under my breath.โWhich means thereโs still time.โ Allen shot me a look as he began gathering supplies. โBut not much. Without the pure essence of the magic, I canโt brew a cure, only slow it down.โโH
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The Alpha's Fated Desireย ย ย CHAPTER SEVENTY-ONE
{Dominic}โIโm sorry to disturb the council, Alpha,โ the young servant said, shifting awkwardly at the door of the Elderโs chamber. โWhat is it?โ I asked, sharper than I intended.โItโs your mother, Alpha. She collapsed and was rushed to the hospital. Lady Odessa is with her.โFor a second, I stopped breathing. I wasnโt sure what I felt; despite everything, despite her betrayal and her alliance with Corvin, she was still my mother.โI must leave now,โ I turned, ready to walk out.โWe are not finished with this meeting,โ Corvin barked from his seat, his voice was as arrogant as ever.I stopped, just shy of the door. โAre you out of your mind? Thatโs your sister.โ I fought to stop myself from yelling. โHave you no love in your heart?โCorvin didnโt flinch. โEverything I do, I do for the good of this pack. That is what a true leader does.โI let out a bitter scoff and turned toward him. โThen may the Moon Goddess bless this pack, because if you're the model of what a true leader is mean
The Alpha's Fated Desireย ย ย CHAPTER SEVENTY
{Lyra}Panic surged through me as the sterile scent of disinfectant clawed up my nose, only adding to the nausea that settled in my stomach. My heart shook in my chest like it wanted out, and my limbs felt like water. I tried to sit up, but the moment I soved, the nurseโs sharp gaze caught me. โStay still, sweetheart," she said, her voice like sugar-coated poison. โIโll be right back.โBefore I could move again, thick leather restraints snapped around my wrists and ankles as the nurse restricted me to the bed. I wriggled uselessly, and my wolf felt sluggish and angry, but still too weak to do anything. The sedatives theyโd pumped into me earlier still kept her at bay, and all I could do was stare at the door as it closed behind the nurse.โI have to get out of here,โ I whispered to no one in particular. My voice was hoarse, and my eyes darted around the room for a way out. The nurse definitely knew who I was; my face had been splashed across every single news channel as the wife of
The Alpha's Fated Desireย ย ย CHAPTER SIXTY-NINE
{Dominic}It had been a pretty long while since I stepped through the polished glass doors of NovaCore. The familiar scent of cedarwood polish, cold steel, and faint traces of coffee welcomed me as I walked in.The moment my boots hit the marble floors, heads had already begun to turn. It was times like these that I honestly didnโt need to announce myself; my presence kind of did that on its own. Every wolf in that lobby straightened their spine, and their eyes widened like theyโd seen a ghost. I caught the words โAlphaโ and โFounderโ more times than I could count as I made my way to the elevators.Before I even made it, a young womanโCynthia, if I remembered correctlyโscrambled up from behind the receptionist desk, and quickly approached me.โAlpha, sir, welcome back. CEO Ryker is in his office. Iโll justโโ she reached for the desk phone to inform him of my arrival.โNo need,โ I said flatly, brushing past her.She froze mid-dial as I stalked past the glossy walls of the executive wi
The Alpha's Fated Desireย ย ย CHAPTER SIXTY-EIGHT
{Dominic}Maceโs screams had stopped being human a long time ago. The sound of her voice ripped through Allenโs tower like she was dying, and her body kept jerking so hard that it rattled the silver chains clamped around her wrists and ankles. The corruption had almost taken her, that much was easy to tell. My eyes followed the black veins that moved from the gash across her stomach, reaching all the way to her collarbone, to her arms, and even her jaw. Half her face looked like it was covered in a spiderweb of dark veins.She didnโt even smell like herself anymore; the scent of her wolf had been buried beneath the smell of blood and decay. Mace was strong, I could still sense the fight inside of her, but she was fading away right before my eyes.I tore my gaze away from her and turned to Allen, who stood beside his bubbling cauldron with his sleeves rolled up, and eyes completely focused on what he was doing.โAre you sure this will work?โ I asked.Allen didnโt so much as spare me a
The Alpha's Fated Desireย ย ย CHAPTER SIXTY-SEVEN
{Lyra}The iron door groaned open, and the stench of rot and mildew gave way to fresher air, mixed faintly with pine and dust. My eyes squinted against the sudden shift in light as Varen dragged me up the narrow staircase.My knees buckled the moment we reached the top step, but I didnโt dare fall. I stumbled forward, feeling the unexpected warmth of hardwood beneath my feet. For a moment, my brain refused to process what I was seeing. The chipped hallway mirror, the floral wallpaper faded by time, the scuff mark on the left panel of the stair railโฆ I knew this place.My throat closed. โThis isโฆ my house.โVaren didnโt look at me as he kept walking. โSurprised?โ his tone dripped with mockery. I turned in a slow circle, taking everything in. To think there was a freaking cellar under the very safehouse I and Isaac had been living in all that time.โHow long has it been there?โ I whispered softly.โDoes it matter?โ he said, stopping in his tracks and turning to look at me. โYouโre out
The Alpha's Fated Desireย ย ย CHAPTER SIXTY-SIX
{Lyra}My bare legs ached from the cold, rough concrete. My wrists were free, but what did that even matter when my legs were bolted to the wall like some wild dog. I shifted slightly, dragging the chains with me, clinking like mocking bells. The cellar stank of mildew, dried blood, and damp rot. Somewhere above, water dripped steadily, echoing down the stairwell like a ticking clock, slowly driving me mad.I pulled at the shackles again with a sigh. Varen wasnโt stupid; he knew the moment I tried to break free and run, heโd catch me before I even made it past the first step. So he gave me the illusion of freedom, just enough to remind me I had none.My ankles burned from the chafing iron, and the wall behind me was stained with scratches where Iโd tried clawing my way out on the first night, or maybe it was the third. Iโd stopped counting after the nausea set in from lack of food.I leaned my head back against the wall and closed my eyes. My wolf whimpered in the back of my mind, cu
The Alpha's Fated Desireย ย ย CHAPTER SIXTY-FIVE
{Dominic}The creature collapsed with a sickening crunch, and its brittle limbs broke apart like scorched paper. I stood over it, with my chest heaving, and blood dripping from my claw. My breath still came in short gasps, and I could still taste the acrid magic that had spilled from Sorrenโs body.There it wasโthe vial.It had rolled just a few inches from his fingers, faintly glowing with a sick green glow. I crouched slowly, even with trembling hand, and picked it up. The essence inside sloshed dangerously.โHopefully, this is enough to save Mace,โ I muttered and slipped it into the pouch at my hip, sealing the flap shut.Only then did I notice the taste of blood, and the pain hit me all at once.My legs buckled, and I slammed my palm into the stone wall to steady myself. The gash in my side throbbed with every single breath. My arm felt limp, and my shoulder was probably dislocated. My ribs ached like theyโd caved in. And still, I forced one foot in front of the other.โGet back t
The Alpha's Fated Desireย ย ย CHAPTER SIXTY-FOUR
{Dominic}The passage narrowed the farther I went, until, being in my full wolf form, I had to lower my head and turn my shoulders slightly just to move forward. It finally became too narrow to remain in my full wolf form, so I shifted into my Lycan form.Each time I took a breath, the stench of rot and burned flesh fused into one putrid odor.The pressure around the tomb had changed as well. It felt strong and heavier. It seemed the magic had condensed into the air and became so thick I could practically taste it on my tongue.I finally reached an opening, and the tunnel gave way to a wide, but hollow cavern where the only source of light was the veins of sickly green light running through the stone walls. There were bones littered on the ground, broken and scattered.From the looks of the skulls, femurs, and ribs snapped in half and somewhat gnawed on, I could only imagine the horrors that went on there.A low scrape echoed through the chamber, and I lifted my head to see a figure c
The Alpha's Fated Desireย ย ย CHAPTER SIXTY-THREE
{Dominic}Ryker didnโt bother speaking to me as we walked. My legs barely worked, but somehow I kept moving. The forest disappeared behind us as we left the Grove behind, and the moon seemed to follow us out.I kept looking over my shoulder, half-expecting the wind to shift and Evangeline to be standing there, barefoot in the moonlight, with that spark in her eyes and her usual smirk.But she wasnโt there.I wanted to believe that she wasnโt gone, that she was somehow still out there. But if that was true, then how was I supposed to find her? There was no scent, no trace, no trail to followโnothing but complete and utter silence.And then there was Maceโฆ โMoon goddess help me.โ She was slipping deeper into the darkness that hadcorrupted her, and it was my job to find the source of that corruption. So how the fuck was I supposed to do both? How do you choose between saving a loyal Delta, and chasing a ghost?By the time we arrived at the Elderโs Villa, Corvinโs voice was the first th
