Todos los capítulos de Marked for Ruin: The Alphas’ Rejected Mate: Capítulo 131 - Capítulo 140

KADE“I don’t know how his sense of humor is still intact despite what he’s been through,” my mom said, and the lady broke into a grin. It was the most genuine expression I had seen on her face since we locked gazes, but her smile made me uneasy. It felt out of place.“Maybe that’s a good thing. We all have different ways to cope with the things happening around us. Maybe this is his,” she replied, and I glanced at my mom.“Oh, yes, I haven’t introduced you,” my mom said, turning to me. “Kade,” she pointed at the lady. “This is Nina Sherman. She’s the new therapist at the school, or at least she was supposed to be before it got shut down temporarily.”“Hi, Kade. I think it’s sad that we met at a time like this,” Ms. Sherman muttered, and I shrugged.“Could’ve been worse,” I replied.“Yes, thankfully it’s not,” she said and turned to my mom. “I came by on behalf of the book club too. It’s not an official visit, everyone will drop by soon, but Dolores asked me to give this to you.”That

LUCIANI didn’t realize how terrified I was of losing Kade until I was holding him in my arms and he feigned a groan.“Are you trying to finish the job? I can’t breathe,” he said, and I chuckled as I shoved him gently. He staggered a little, then regained his balance.“Oh, I’m so glad you’re back. I was… scared,” I said, letting my eyes roam all over his body. He seemed to be in good shape, even better than I imagined for someone who had been knocked out for so long.“The almighty Lucian Blackthorn has something that makes him shake in his boots?” he teased, and I chuckled.“I was petrified, but if you think I had it bad, you should’ve seen the council running around like headless chickens.”He also seemed more jovial than usual. Kade and I were always making jokes, but lately he had donned a quiet and uninterested persona. Seeing him like this felt a little different. My gaze shifted to the rake in his hand, and I arched an eyebrow.“Have you been gardening?” I asked in a surprised t

KADE“I didn’t have enough time to get a bus and then a train, neither was I willing to go through that tedious process. Given the circumstances, the woods were the best option, and no one would pay attention to an animal running through them. The journey was going well until I got closer to La Derte, just a few miles away from the main town, when I was ambushed by a pack. I couldn’t pick up a familiar scent, and that instantly made me defensive. They came at me with everything they had. It wasn’t hard to see that their plan was to tear me into shreds of mangled flesh, but I wasn’t going to back down without a fight. I killed or mortally injured everyone who came at me until the only thing left was a heap of bodies in the woods. I thought it was over, until one more wolf stepped out of the shadows. He was bigger than the rest of them, and just as I was ready to take him on, the most extraordinary thing happened. I saw another wolf running toward the clearing where we stood and realize

KADE“Are you trying to imply that our reaction to the orb is somehow linked to Harper?” Lucian asked, trying to keep his tone in check, but I could tell he was irritated.“It’s not implied anymore; it’s pretty obvious. When she held the orb, I didn’t react to it physically like both of you have, but I could tell that something was different—the colour. It was nothing like I’d ever seen before. It certainly threw off the energy in the room for a bit, and I had to burn incense.”“This incense,” I said, remembering my thoughts about it. “Is it the same one that the healers burned in my room?”“No. Well, they have similar ingredients, but about two or three are interchangeable, depending on the goal in mind. Why?” she responded with a curious tone.“Nothing. I’m probably just overthinking the situation, but I was a little jumpy earlier, and I thought it might be the incense making me paranoid. Is that far-fetched?”“A little bit, but we can’t completely rule anything out. And I think it’

ELLA“Hey, sleepyhead,” Claire’s voice called out, and I opened my eyes.“How long have I been asleep?” I asked and sat up as she rolled the chair back to her table.“Long enough,” came the reply. “I see you enjoyed the soup; I brought some more—and some news.”“What news? Good or bad?” I asked, and she shrugged.“That’s dependent on how you take it,” came the reply, and I braced myself for the worst.“I don’t think this is going to be good,” I muttered, and she chuckled.“I’m feeling a little under the weather, and while I have it under control, I feel like continuing the process right away might be you making a rash decision. And I know that you’ve been over this a couple of times before you got here, but I think you should give it one last thought.”“Did anything happen back at the house that’s—”“No,” she interrupted and sighed. “I’ve just been thinking about the events of the last few hours.”“Does Lucian have anything to do with this?” I asked, and she nodded.“Yes. His arrival