Semua Bab Not Today, Alphas! : Bab 51 - Bab 60

Chapter 52: Fading Into WhiteEris~It continued like this for days or even weeks, to the point where the Autumn was replaced by the cold winter snow.I wanted to peel off my skin at how disgusting it was to feel Darius inside me.The chains dug into my wrists, bruising them over and over again. Darius finally let me go when the snow came, but by then, I was too broken to stand tall. My body was bruised, my legs trembled beneath me.The snow crunched under my feet as I walked to the river. The place where I first met him, the fae. The air was cold, biting against my skin.‘Why are you doing this, Eris?’ Seven’s voice in my mind spoke softly.“I don’t want to talk, Seven,” I whispered, the cold air filled my lungs.‘You’re hurt. You need to transform. The snow’s too cold for you like this.’“I came here to lay down and vanish.”‘You’ll die.’“That’s the plan.”The river wasn’t far. Ice formed along the edges, the current slow, sluggish. The snow was falling heavier now, covering eve

Chapter 54 : Sleeping-Frozen BeautySamuel~The cold wind bit at my skin as I trudged through the snow toward the graveyard.It had been three months since we buried her and started our invasion plan.Three months since we had lost Eris, and yet the ache in my chest hadn’t dulled. Time wasn’t healing the wounds—it was only making them deeper. I had told myself that coming here wouldn’t change anything, but I couldn’t stay away. Not today.Her grave was just ahead, a small mound of snow-covered earth beneath the skeletal trees. It felt wrong, seeing her name etched into that stone. Eris shouldn’t be there. She shouldn’t be gone.I slowed as I neared the spot, my heart pounding harder in my chest. But something was off. There, lying on the ground near her grave, was a body. It took me a second to process it, but when I did, my entire body went still.It was her.Eris!!!She was lying in the snow, covered in a thick fur cloak, her hair was like a wild tangle around her face. Her breat

Chapter 56: The WeaknessEris ~When I opened my eyes, I was ready to meet our Gods.I wasn’t sure where I was. My body ached, my skin felt tight and bruised, but something soft and warm was wrapped around me—a fur blanket. It smelled familiar. I blinked a few times, trying to make sense of it.I wasn’t dead.I tried to move, but a sharp pain immediately came through my limbs. The memories started coming back in pieces—Darius, the torture, the cold room. Months of suffering.But now, I was here. Wherever here was.I glanced down at my arms. Bruises covered my skin, but they were faint now, healing. I noticed something else too—a thin layer of medicine had been carefully spread over them. Someone had treated my wounds.I didn’t remember being cared for. The last thing I recalled was the icy grip of Darius’s guards as they dragged me back to my room and then a very cold snow. But now, here I was—safe, it seemed.The door opened, and I tensed, instinctively expecting more pain. But i

Chapter 58: The Mark of FateEris ~The fire crackled softly in the room as I sat on the edge of the bed, staring down at my hand. There, on my palm, was a bruise like a faint, star-shaped mark. I rubbed at it, hoping it was just from the cold or from clenching my fists too hard earlier, but it didn’t fade. It was as if the bruise had formed with purpose, as if someone—or something—had placed it there.I flexed my fingers, trying to get rid of the feeling crawling up my spine. I had healed quickly from the torture of Darius faster than I should have, even for someone like me. But this bruise… it wasn’t like the others.‘Eris.’Seven’s voice drifted into my mind, calm but watchful. ‘That’s not just a bruise. There’s magic in it. I can feel it.’“Magic?” I whispered, staring harder at the star. It glowed faintly under the firelight, almost like it was alive. “What does it mean?”‘I don’t know. But someone marked you, Eris. You need to be careful.’Marked. The word left a bitter taste i

Chapter 60: The Hunter’s WrathDarius~The air in my chambers was suffocating me from failure. I paced back and forth, my fists clenched so tightly my knuckles ached. She had escaped again. Again. I slammed my hand against the stone wall, the impact went through my arm, but it did nothing to calm the tornado inside me.“How could this happen?” I growled through gritted teeth. “How could no one find her?”‘Weak,’ Hunter snarled in my mind, rumbling. ‘You let her slip through your fingers. Again.’I could feel him prowling, his claws itched to tear something apart, anything that would make this unbearable feeling of failure go away. He had been restless ever since Eris disappeared into the snow. Every attempt to track her had come up empty, and it was driving both of us to the edge.“She can’t have gone far,” I muttered, though to whom, I wasn’t sure. I raked a hand through my hair, the strands sticking with sweat. “We’ll find her. We have to find her.”‘You better,’ Hunter growled.