Lahat ng Kabanata ng Blind Alpha And His Unwanted Mate: Kabanata 461 - Kabanata 470

LucasI hate that I know this was necessary. That this is what keeping everyone safe looks like, watching her walk away while I stand still, pretending it doesn’t break something inside me. I hate that I’m the logical one. The rational one. The one who has to think about what happens if I tear through her father’s men, how their bodies would fall, how questions would rise, how their blood would lead straight to us. To my people. To my family.I hate that she had to say those words. Words she didn’t mean. Words that tasted like poison even as they left her lips.And I hate that I let her suffer. That I stood there, knowing exactly what it was costing her to say them. I let her carry that weight because it was the only way to keep her safe, to keep everyone safe. But knowing that doesn’t make it hurt any less.When she looked at me for the last time, her face was a blank canvas, but I could feel everything she didn’t say. The tiny twitch in the corner of her mouth, the way her throat mo

AuroraI pull my cardigan closer around my body, tucking the fabric in tight like I am trying to hold myself together from the outside in. The room feels colder than usual, even though the heater hums softly in the corner. Maybe it is the kind of cold that settles inside a person and then makes a home there.I stand by the window, the glass cool under my fingertips. The vines that used to creep along the frame and block half my view are gone. Cut clean. It almost looks like the way it was before, the way I used to like it. A strange reminder that even things that grow without permission can be erased if someone decides they should not be there.I press my forehead lightly against the glass. The chill seeps into my skin, and for a second it feels good, like it pushes back the warmth rising behind my eyes. My reflection stares back at me.I blink, and for a heartbeat I imagine him behind me, his reflection overlapping mine. Tall. Solid. Those quiet eyes that catch everything I try to hi

Aurora The next morning, when I open my door, Ryan is already there. He stands like he has been carved into that exact spot, but then something unexpected happens. He nods his head in greeting, and a small, polite smile lifts his mouth. It is quick, almost shy, but real enough to catch me off guard. People here do not smile. Especially the guards. They move like programmed bodies, trained to look through you rather than at you. They speak only if spoken to, and even then, their voices sound like someone erased emotion from their throats. But Ryan. He is different. So to test my theory, I smile back. I keep it soft so it does not look like I am challenging him, just acknowledging him as a person. "Good morning, Ryan." "Good morning, Miss Blake." His tone stays formal, yet there is a hint of genuine warmth in it. Let's see how long it takes for this warmth to vanish from his tone after he is working here. He positions himself half a step behind me as I walk toward the dining hall

AuroraI hop onto the bonnet of the car, the metal warm under my palms. The sun hits my face, so I lift an arm and let my hand block the light. Ryan stands a few feet away, looking like he belongs in this wild stretch of green even though he was raised in concrete and iron hallways."So, tell me about yourself." My voice sounds casual. "Is James a good father?"His smile appears instantly. Effortless. It lights up his whole face, softening the angles that usually make him look older than he is."The best," he says.The certainty in his tone hits me in a place I do not like to pay attention to. A small pang of jealousy nudges inside my chest, sharp and quick, because it says everything about his relationship with his father."A little strict," he adds. Then rolls his eyes at himself. "Okay. Not little. More than little strict. But still the best."He runs his hand through his hair, messing it up in a way that makes him look younger, almost boyish. Like the version of him that existed b

Lucas My wolf starts pacing again. He does it in a tight circle, claws scraping inside me like he is trying to get free. He does not usually get this worked up unless it is about her. Aurora. He feels her in a way I cannot. Sometimes I hate how easily he tunes into her. He reacts to her emotions before I even register the faintest shift in the air. It is one of the reasons I find myself wishing the bond was complete. Maybe then I would not feel like I am always a few steps behind him when it comes to her. A low pulse forms behind my ribs. Not pain. Something sharper. Something that feels like my body is trying to warn me of something I cannot see yet. Alexei gets a mindlink from the border, and he informs that a girl is approaching our territory. He says girl, but my chest answers before my brain does. It is her. I feel it as clearly as I feel the next breath I take. My entire body reacts to it. There is a shift in the air around me. The chaos in my head draws back, just a little.