Lahat ng Kabanata ng MY RUNAWAY MATE: Kabanata 11 - Kabanata 20

Chapter 11:The Injured(Ignas' POV)Morning light, flecked and gold, worked its way through the trees but brought little serenity in its wake. My hands moved automatically, crushing herbs into a fine paste, yet my mind was far from the healer's camp; it was with him.Leo.Even the sound of his name could twist my stomach, though I wasn't sure if it was anger or something altogether different. My lips still tingled, faintly, from the kiss we'd shared or rather, the kiss he'd stolen.That my body had betrayed me, hadn't pulled away immediately, had let me feel… something, was something I truly hated."Darn it," I growled under my breath, crushing the herbs harder than necessary."Careful," a voice said behind me. "You'll grind that into dust if you're not careful."I turned to find Tessa, one of the other healers, standing with an impish grin on her face.She was younger than me, barely eighteen, but sharp-tongued and quick-witted, which placed her years ahead. She was also one of the few p

(Ignas' POV)I should have known the moment the wind changed, the moment the shadows shifted unnaturally around me—that I wasn’t alone.Just as the warmth of Corin’s laughter faded into the trees and a ghost of peace had begun to settle over my shoulders for the first time in days, a voice came from the darkness.Low. Sharp. Dangerous."Ignas."My breath hitched. That voice. There was no mistaking it.I turned slowly, heart hammering in my chest. I already knew who it was, even before he stepped fully into view.Alpha Leo.He moved like a predator—a shadow of power and fury wrapped in a cloak of leather and restrained violence. His dark eyes locked onto mine like they had every right to, and just that look alone unraveled the fleeting calm I had worked so hard to build.His scent hit me then—pine, leather, and something darker, something only he could wear like armor. My legs tensed. I wasn’t sure if I was preparing to run or stand my ground."Was it fun?" he asked. His voice was smoo

(Leo’s POV)I didn’t sleep.Instead, I sat alone by the firepit outside my tent, the flames reduced to embers, casting flickering light on the edges of my thoughts. The smoke curled lazily into the night, not unlike the storm brewing in my chest.Ignas.She was the beginning and end of every thought now. That look in her eyes when she pushed me away, the weight in her voice as she told me she wasn’t enough. It haunted me. Angered me. Made me want to burn the world until she saw herself the way I did.And now I couldn’t stop thinking—what was it that kept her from accepting the bond? Fear? Shame? Loyalty to a pack that treated her like garbage?Or something else?The way she’d looked at that soldier… Corin. Laughing with him. Smiling in a way she hadn’t yet smiled with me.Jealousy.It scorched through me like wildfire. Not because she shouldn’t talk to other men. But because I wanted to be the one who made her laugh like that. I wanted to be the one she trusted enough to let her walls

A Dangerous Offer(Ignas’ POV)The morning sun was too bright.It hit my face with an arrogant cheerfulness that felt like mockery. I blinked up at the sky, confused at first by the warmth pressed against my back, the strength of arms around me, and the steady rhythm of a heartbeat that wasn’t mine.And then I remembered.Leo.I froze.His arms were still around me, his head bowed slightly as if he’d nodded off while holding me. The closeness we’d shared last night hadn't vanished with the dark. It was real, and I had let it happen.Gently, I started to pull away, but he stirred and tightened his grip. “Stay,” he murmured, his voice still heavy with sleep.“Leo,” I whispered, not turning to face him, “people will see.”“I don’t care.”But I did.Not because I was ashamed—but because I wasn’t ready. I didn’t know what this was yet, and letting the world know would mean claiming it. I wasn’t ready to claim something that still felt like it could fall apart any second.“I have duties,” I

The Luna’s Warning(Ignas’ POV)I had thought the battle was over.The war between the packs. The threat on my life. The looming tension between Leo and Alden. All of it came crashing down in one calculated strike—Leo’s strike.And yet, despite the cheers that rose after Alden’s disgraceful fall, despite the newfound peace carved from spilled blood and clever strategy, I couldn’t shake the feeling that something darker lingered beneath the surface.Not everyone celebrated this union.Not everyone welcomed a wolfless healer standing beside their Alpha.And one of them was waiting for me now.It was late when I left the medic tent. Tessa had gone to bed early, and I’d stayed behind, sorting herbs and folding bandages, trying to calm the nerves that hadn’t settled since the ambush.I stepped out into the night air, intending to head straight to my quarters.But a figure blocked my path.Tall. Regal. Wrapped in a velvet-blue cloak that shimmered like the midnight sky.Her name was Calista