บททั้งหมดของ The Rejected Princess Elodie: บทที่ 11 - บทที่ 17

The next few days, I spent avoiding him. If he was in a room with me, I refused to raise my head. I would look at everyone, anyone, but never him. On the road, I’d turn my face away and pretend not to see him. This was my only way of surviving here without my heart being trampled on. Because I knew if I cared too much, much more than I should be caring then I would be wounded so much. I was tired. Tired of being the one to pour out all the love inside me while the other person acted like I didn’t exist. Ignoring him was the only way to protect myself. By the fifth day, I think he’d had enough. It was just the two of us in the dining room. As I ate, I hummed my favorite song, nodding to the rhythm in my head. I could feel his eyes on me, hot and heavy, but I didn’t move. I didn’t even flinch. “What do you think you’re doing?” Zoe’s voice cut through my thoughts. She was frustrated, like she always was these days. I ignored her, smiling faintly to myself. For once, I wasn’t liv

WILLIAMS“She liked it so much. You should have seen the way her whole face lit up the moment she saw the gesture,” Drew said as soon as we met up to walk to the combat field together.I nodded, keeping my face straight and my gaze fixed ahead.I shouldn’t care. My mind shouldn’t be filled with thoughts of how her face looked when she saw the field that was now hers. But deep down, I wanted to know.“Why didn’t you just give her the gift yourself? Trust me, she would have appreciated it more if it had come from you.” Drew’s words were casual, but they struck something inside me.I thought back to the field nights we had shared, the constant worry gnawing at me whenever she was there. It was dangerous, too dangerous for her. That was why I made this decision, why I went ahead and did it without thinking about that part of me that wanted nothing to do with her.But this past week, I had learned too much about her to ignore. She was kind, soft-hearted, and gentle in the way she interacte

The pack had been eerily quiet since the Alpha left. It felt as if the entire territory had turned into a graveyard overnight. No one spoke loudly, no one laughed, and the air was thick with tension. Fear lingered in every corner, creeping into our bones as we waited for news.The worst part was not knowing what would happen next.“I don’t know why we’re all so scared,” Jessica said one morning as we stood in the kitchen. She tried to sound reassuring, but the tightness in her voice betrayed her worry. “He’ll be back before we know it.”I wanted to believe her.But the silence stretched on, and the weight of uncertainty pressed down harder.I focused on preparing breakfast, my hands moving methodically as I chopped and stirred. I wasn’t cooking for myself.I was cooking for Liam.Before anyone could judge me, I had my reasons. He had barely spoken in two days since his father left. I knew he was planning something, probably his escape, but for now, he stayed. For now, he was still her

WILLIAMSAt first, I thought I misheard the sound.Told myself it was nothing, just my mind playing tricks on me.But I wasn’t wrong.The moment I heard that desperate shout, I knew what it meant.My father had returned to me… dead.A pain I never wanted to feel settled deep in my chest. As his only son and the future Alpha, I was supposed to be strong. I was meant to lead, to be unwavering until the funeral rites were completed. Through it all, I wasn’t supposed to shed a single tear.I watched the strongest man I had ever known laid to rest.Seeing him in his wolf form, I knew, he and Kevin, his wolf, had fought until the very last breath.Every warrior who had gone out with him had been slaughtered, their heads sent back to us as a warning.I told myself I couldn’t afford to let that shake me.But I was lying.The sight alone had left me dismayed, my mind spiraling.With the funeral over, the next step was inevitable, my ascension as Alpha.This was what I had been trained for my w