Lahat ng Kabanata ng THE ALPHA'S FORSAKEN SECRET : Kabanata 141 - Kabanata 150

"You shouldn't have come here," I said, my voice shaky with both relief and incredulity. In many respects, the guy facing me—my father, the man I believed had deserted me—was a stranger."Did you not agree I wouldn't?" His voice was harsh, almost as though the years had sapped him in more than one capacity. His eyes fixed on mine, and in spite of years of quiet, his stare at me carried familiarity. He had not really departed at all."Why?." Stepping back, I asked, my body still hurting from the tumult all around us. "Why now, after everything??""Because you're my daughter," he stated simply, his eyes darting to Levi, who was barely awake on the ground. And because I owe you more than just an apology."Apologism?" I laughed cruelly and started to cry. "Is that all you have to offer?.""Not even close," he murmured, approaching Dante, who was looking at us with a hard, mechanical look. But I'll begin with this.He lifted his rifle with that, his aim constant. As I understood what he wa

"I won't let you walk away this time," his voice spoke low and dangerously in the darkness.I stopped; his words felt to me like a tidal wave. Levi's fingers clenched around me, his grasp defensive and possessive. Like me, he sensed that the storm we had been waiting for was here. Tension permeated the air, as every pulse counted toward anarchy."Then you leave me no choice," I said, my voice a kind challenge but my heart surged as though it tried to flee my chest. I could not let him control the words any more. Not this time. Not following everything.Levi's eyes flickered across to me, a flutter of doubt in them, but the moment passed too quickly to see clearly. He had more in mind than simply me. Like I was, he worried about the ticking time bomb hovering over us both.The man before us—the one whose name I still hadn't heard spoken—was a menace. a legitimate one. the type that, given the opportunity, would cause everything to fall apart. His stony gaze fixed on me as he moved forw

My tummy turned around and the knowledge struck like a blow to the belly. For some warped retribution, he was not after me. He wants something considerably more hazardous, something more expansive.Levi's hand sprang out to grasp my wrist and drag me back. "Don't listen to him," he said, his voice pinched with resentment. "We're leaving here.."I couldn't simply walk away though. Not without replies. Not without understanding what he wanted, why was he treating us this way?"What precisely do you mean?" My voice faltering with dread and indignation, I asked. "What are you going to do?"The man's smile widened, more evil. You will see soon enough. But don't panic, girl," he continued, his voice tinged with contempt. "Whether you want to or not, you will certainly contribute."The words dropped on my chest like weight. Though I did not want to yet , I was beginning to comprehend. Levi's fingers tightened around mine, yet the sensation of time running short persisted.I froze at a tremen

Turning to meet her, I found myself unable to respond. Not quite yet.The hum turned into a scream, a sharp noise that seemed as though it were breaking through my head. The earth shook once more then, this time more forcefully.Above, a shadow moved bigger than anything I had ever seen. My heart skipped a beat as terror surged across my chest.And then the sky above us burst into fire.As if the very skies were collapsing, the flames appeared to reach for the sky, an inferno tore over the night. My bones trembled from the thunderous noise of the explosion, flinging shards of trash all about us, and for a second everything was anarchy. The ground shook under our feet, and I drew Evie in naturally to protect her from the terrible power.Her voice almost heard over the devastation, "Levi!" she whispered. Her hold on my arm got tighter. "What the hell is going on?!"I ran out of the responses. Over the sharp screaming noise filling the air, I even hear myself thinking. The light from the

The planet appeared to spin at that instant. A huge crack sounded far away, then a deep, rumbling sound shook the earth underneath. The very ground seemed to be complaining, straying under the weight of something far more potent than I could understand.The shadows moved suddenly, then the unmistakable sound of shackles rattling. From the distance, a weak glow flickering revealed a shadowy figure rising from the gloom.Her face was hidden yet her shape was silhouetted against the low light. Her motions frenetic as she twisted and tugged, I could see her trying against the chains but she was nowhere."Evie!," My heart was hammering in my chest, I yelled. "Don't—,"The man's grasp tightened on my arm, pressing till it seemed as though the bones in my wrist were about to break before I could finish. "Don't waste your breath," he remarked frigantly. She had already left.Fury blazing in my chest, I turned to confront him. "You are lying!"But another crack louder this time rang in the dis