Lahat ng Kabanata ng Divided Amongst the Alpha Brothers: Kabanata 41 - Kabanata 46

“You’ve really lost your mind,” Cataleia clenched her jaw so hard that her face ached. “With five brothers competing for your hand, you must feel overwhelmed now that a king has joined the roster, yes?”She shook her head, her thoughts bitter. *This asshole is making me feel like a toy.*“What have I done so wrong to deserve this treatment? I killed the governor, yes, but what have I done to you? If anything, you should be indebted to me for taking my uncle’s life!”“Indebted? A king is never indebted to anyone,” Kai replied. “Come with me, and I’ll repay everything.”Suddenly, the door behind Cataleia slammed shut, leaving her alone in the room with Kai.She rushed to the door, trying to pry it open, but it wouldn’t budge. Kai approached her slowly, his golden eyes shifting into something venomous—like those of a snake. “Do you not wish to become Askavan’s Queen, Cataleia Reiss?” He drew nearer until his breath was just inches from her cheek. “Do you not wish to become the most pow

Ajax and Ares brought Lei back inside as she opened that rusty, bloodstained envelope. The two acted as her guardians, and their figures loomed behind her like a shadow, as always. With trembling fingers, she traced the wax engraving of the Auctioneer that sealed the letter and took a deep breath.“I can’t fucking believe he’s dead,” she palmed her face in distress as she held her struggle to tear up. “And to think, after all these years, I had never thought to ask about his welfare.”Ares’s palm squeezed her shoulder, “It’s not your fault, Lei—”“Of course, it was!” she could not help but blurt out as teardrops finally escaped from the crevices of her eyes. “Fuck... if only I hadn’t caused all of this... if only I didn’t kill the governor.”“There’s no point crying over spilled milk now.” Ajax firmly reminded her, tethering her to what is most important. “Open the letter, and we’ll make our move.”She finally opened the envelope, revealing a note on crumbling parchment. At first, the

The journey to the Moonlit Pavilion astounded the young woman. As she sat with beady eyes staring right at the speeding sea of deformed, whimsical trees— the Alpha Ares looked at her with delight.His eyes softened as he gazed at the girl with yearning. A smile creeping into the edges of his lips that he couldn’t simply urge to stop.“Goodness, that tree is huge!” Lei snapped her head at the Alpha with a beguiled expression. “Such trees exist here, my Lord?!”Ares chucked pleasantly and leaned towards her, sharing her view of the window of the carriage. “Gnosenia Magi dedicate their lives to purify the tree from dark magic. If the tree breaks, the wolves change.”“How?” Lei curiously asked. “The wolves can use magic too?”“Only a few knows how to,” he smiled at her and withdrew. “I know a few magic tricks here and there.”Several hooded silhouettes can be seen marching at the coiling steps of the humongous magical tree. Vines of mysterious glowing fauna filled the canopy, instilling t