บททั้งหมดของ THE ALPHA KING'S SUBSTITUTE BRIDE: บทที่ 101 - บทที่ 110

ANNA’S POVThe moment I told Xavier what was happening he looked like he would pass out. He turned pale and though he tried to appear as if he could handle it, I saw it in his eyes. He was loosening control.He couldn’t handle it. The poor thing.At this point, I knew I would have to do something, or he would be in great trouble with his uncle. He needed me but his ego wouldn’t let him say it.I couldn’t have folded my arms and just ignored his predicament, but my people’s lives depended on this. My father needed me. if I let Xavier go down, then my plan was going to go down with him.I released a sigh dropped the ball of cotton wool I was holding and grabbed his arm.“What are you doing?” he asked and the panic in his voice caused my eyes to roll in irritation.Men. They would always be arrogant even when they were about to pass out from fear.“Anna, where the hell are you—” he started to say but I cut him off at once.“Shut up and just come with me!” I hissed firmly. My hand tighte

XAVIER’S POVAs soon as I left the locker room, I went directly to the dungeon where the men were being kept. The easiest part was getting here and now I had to do the hardest part which was for me to get the guards at the door to leave so I could take the men out.But as I reached there, I found the door unguarded. A frown covered my face as I wondered if Anna had a hand in this. That little body of hers sometimes did things that were too much for me to comprehend —as much as I wanted to investigate it. I knew there was no time for me to do that.So quickly, I rushed into the dungeon and all the men were on their feet, staring back at me as strongly as they could muster. I admired their strength and courage but if I had truly walked in there intending to cause them harm, there was just a handful of them that could fight back.“I am here to take you all back to Nico,” I said to them. “If you can move, then please help the others who can’t. There is not much time,” I added and started

ANNA'S POV"Hey, sister. Miss me?" Kira said in that voice of hers that had a way of making me want to commit murder.I stood numb trying to figure out what was going on. How did she get here?"Anna? Is anything wrong?" I heard Xavier ask from behind me.I did not answer him, instead I was staring at my half-sister."Come on! Is that how a family should greet each other when they have missed themselves?" Lartes commented.My eyes shifted to him and I could see the gleam in his eyes, the same gleam which had tainted his voice as he had spoken to me.He was enjoying the show.He was playing his own game and I was a pawn in it.What made me angry was that I had no incline on what game it was we were playing.I felt warmth as Xavier took hold of my hand and pulled me along with him to the dining table where my sister and Alpha Lartes sat.I did not take my eyes off Kira even for a second.She had a smile on her face –a smile I had grown to know. A smile that meant there was trouble. The

ANNA'S POVI wiped the single tear that was making its way down my eyes, catching it before it could even reach my cheeks.The tear had threatened to flow when I was talking to Xavier but I had held it back and when I knew that I could not hold it back any longer, I walked away.The tear had been caused by the wedge of pain in my chest. A pain so much that I could not breathe. A pain I did not want to feel.It felt like I was losing Xavier but that was weird since I could not lose what I never had.He was never mine. And technically it shouldn't bother me that he was going away to someone else —but it did and I couldn't breathe.My wolf couldn't take it and this irritated me.Why did I care that Xavier liked Kira? Why did I give two fucks about who they coward liked?Why did it hurt that it wasn't me?Irritated with myself, I squeezed my hands into fists and stomped to the room I shared with Xavier. Thankfully, It was empty and I plopped down on the bed with a heavy sigh and a broke

ANNA’S POVSometime after Xavier shamefully finished flirting with Kira, sleep slowly started trickling into my system and I was more than grateful for the break from the chaotic thoughts in my head and the pain in my chest.—Plus, the anger I felt at myself for getting affected by all these.I should have known that Xavier was good for nothing charming man who went about breaking young girls’ hearts. As much as I hated to admit, I could openly say I understood how Abigail felt. This was punishment. It was wrong and I shouldn’t let it affect me.Hence, my joy when sleep finally started taking me to a more peaceful land where I didn’t have to worry about any of the things happening around me.But not long into my sleep, I heard the soft chuckles that always irritated me back home —it was Kira, and she was speaking with someone.I heard her door shut and the voices reduced to mumbles.My heart thumped hard in my chest and my ears were alert as I sat up instantly on my bed and tried to a