บททั้งหมดของ My Big Bad Wolf: Elysia & Alex: บทที่ 31 - บทที่ 40

~ELYSIA~I awoke the next morning to the soft light of dawn filtering through the curtains, my body feeling both exhausted and alive in a way that was unfamiliar. The sheets were tangled around me, the night seeming more like a feverish dream than reality. The events played out in my mind, vivid and intense, yet tinged with a sense of unreality. Did I really have sex with Alex and some other man in such a carnally charged way?My face flushed with heat, partly from embarrassment, partly from remembrance. WIth a sigh, I blinked away the last vestiges of sleep, and sat up, looking around my apartment. My clothes from last night were scattered across the floor, a silent testament to the evening.With another sigh, and unable to believe my behavior of the night before, I pushed myself from the sheets, wiggling to the edge of the bed. I was still talking myself into standing rather than climbing back under the sheets and burying my head like an ostrich, when the door to my room creaked open

The room grew quiet, the tick of the old clock on the wall echoing through the silence, before I blew it to smithereens. "The pack's Alpha?" I shouted.Lila took a deep breath. "You have to decide. Will you embrace this new reality and stand with Alex, or will you walk away?"The gravity of her words hung in the air. Walking away was tempting. It would be easy to pretend none of this had ever happened, to return to my normal life. But deep down, I knew that was no longer an option. "What does it mean to be a werewolf's mate?" I asked, my voice barely above a whisper."It means you'll be connected to him, body and soul," Lila said. "You'll feel his emotions, his pain, his joy. And he'll feel yours." She paused, her expression serious. "It's a lifetime commitment."I swallowed hard, trying to digest the implications. "What if I can't handle it?"Lila's hand squeezed my arm. "You're stronger than you think, Elysia. And we're here to help you."My eyes had been roaming the room, but at her

~TWIX~I watched Alex from the shadows, his strong silhouette outlined by the flames in the fireplace. The Bond of the Phoenix was a legend we were all taught as pups, a myth that most of us had long since dismissed. But the way he talked about Elysia, with such fierce protection, it was hard not to believe in it. I had to find a way to convince him to step up.Quietly I approached him. "Alex," I murmured, keeping my voice low and calm. "You can't ignore this. The prophecy isn't just about you and Elysia; it's about the future of all of us."Turning to face me, his eyes reflecting the fire's glow, he muttered, his voice tight. "But I can't go back to being Alpha. I won't."I studied him, the tension in his muscles, the way his jaw clenched. I knew he was haunted by the past, by the responsibilities he'd once shouldered and the pain they'd brought him. But the pack was in trouble, and he was our best hope. "You don't have to be Alpha," I said carefully. "But you do have to accept what y

~ALEX~Looking around, I noted the room lay in ruins, a testament to the raw power that had just been unleashed between me and Travis.As the moonlight filtered through the broken windows, casting long shadows over the blood-soaked floor, a renewed sense of purpose washed over me. The cool breeze carried with it the scent of earth and the distant sound of howling wind. I would not rest until the pack was whole again, until the whispers of fear were replaced with the resounding howls of unity and strength.I looked down at my brother, sick at heart. In his death he had shifted back to his human form. Before I could stop them, memories of our childhood flooded my mind.We were two halves of a whole, once; me and Travis. The three of us, me, Travis and Kira, had grown up under the shadow of our Grandfather’s expectations, though he was kind, and most times gentle, there was a strictness within him as well. I was the golden one, destined to lead the pack with a fiery passion that consumed

The following days passed in a blur, members of the pack coming and going as I leant a hand in the kitchen or wherever I was needed, giving myself something to do in the process. I couldn't shake the feeling of Alex's hand on my cheek, the way he had looked at me when he said I was his mate. Was I really ready to dive into this rabbit hole?One evening, with the setting sun, I found myself alone with Lila. "How do you live with it? The bond I mean.” I murmured."With time and acceptance," she replied, her eyes understanding. "But it's not always easy. Being a werewolf's mate means you're part of a world that's not your own. It's a world of danger, of secrets, and of unspoken rules."I nodded, my thoughts racing. "What happens next?"Lila leaned back in her chair, her gaze drifting to the shelves of books as if searching for an answer. "If the bond is as strong as it seems, you'll feel the pull.""The pull?" I echoed, the words feeling alien on my tongue.Lila nodded. "The need to be wi