Semua Bab The Alpha's Vengeance: Bab 41 - Bab 50

DAMONIt has been a month. A whole month since Aurora; my sunshine slipped through my finger. Each day she stays away from me feels like the air I breathe is poisoned.Each night, her absence in our bed is like a blade twisting deeper into my chest. How could she flee?I paced the length of my study, my hands clenched tightly. The rage and despair inside me battled with no end in sight.Eden, Aaron, and Marcus sat nearby, watching me. But even their presence did nothing to stop the storm inside me. They had heard and came around.Joyce had confessed, and though she carried a child; one that might be mine. I couldn’t look at her without wanting to rip her apart.She knew about the secret passage; she said she saw Eden using the passage one day, and remembered every step.“Calm down, Damon. We’ll find Aurora.” Eden said, his tone low, steady, trying to reason with me.He didn’t get it, he couldn’t get it, no one did. Aurora is not safe out there. Someone tried to kill her. I was blinded

AURORADamon and I journeyed in silence. But his fury… it screamed. It poured from every breath he took, pulsed through the way his arms tightened around my waist.He didn’t speak, his anger was thunderous. Still, I didn’t regret running. Whatever punishment he had in mind; I was ready. A month away from Moonshadow had changed me, it awakened me.I was no longer the timid, powerless human everyone steps on. I found my voice, and wasn’t going to bury it in fear again.“Fleeing from Moonshadow was a grave mistake, my sunshine. You know that right?” Damon finally said, his voice sharp and low.“No, my king. Leaving Moonshadow made me realize there’s more to life than what I had. Things I need in my life.” I replied, my voice unwavering.The silence that followed was heavy. “I need to shut that mouth of yours.” Damon growled.My jaw clenched. This wasn’t going to be easy. Damon was used to obedience, not defiance. Besides he’s king, but I was done shrinking in his shadow.“Wanting freedom

AURORA“Don’t come any closer, Damon.” I said, my voice low but firm as I stepped backward, my eyes never leaving his.Damon kept walking, slow, deliberate, like a predator closing in. His shadow stretched over mine in the flickering candlelight.“I’m warning you, if you try to punish me; I’ll run away again. I swear it.” I said.That made him stop, just a few inches from me. His jaw clenched. “Are you threatening me?” he asked, his voice dangerously calm.“I’m not that weak human girl anymore, Damon. I will fight back.” I snapped, straightening my spine.A flicker passed through his eyes; pain, admiration, and hunger.“Rora… my sunshine, you’re mine. And I want to show you that, so you’ll never think of running from me again.” he said, his tone dropping to something rougher, more vulnerable.“You’re crazy,” I whispered, shaking my head in disbelief.His eyes darkened immediately. The room seemed still. “Yes, I’m crazy; crazy about you.” he said.I made a dash for the door but I wasn’

AURORAI blinked as Damon reached for my hand, his warmth grounding me amidst the weight of the throne room’s silence. He leaned in, his voice soft; meant for my ears only.“I will do anything for you, Rora. you wanted a life free of misery, free of pain… a life of freedom with me. I will give it to you, I swear by the goddess.” he said, his eyes never leaving mine.My breath caught in my throat. I turned my head to him slowly, and I looked into his face, it was not cold, not the ruthless Alpha king everyone feared; but the man who saw me not just as his queen but as his reason to fight. Tears welled in my eyes, unbidden.“For all the suffering you endured, just because you dared to love me… even then, you endured it and still chose to show up for me with a smile on your face.” he said, his jaw tightening.His thumb brushed gently over the back of my hand. “I will give you happiness in return. Whatever it takes.”But then his tone shifted, a small smirk curling his lips. “But first…

AURORA FOUR MONTHS LATER“Aurora,” Damon moaned, my name falling from his lips like a sacred prayer as he came undone, his body trembling above mine.Our breaths mingled in the quiet aftermath, the room warm with the scent of our love-making and candlelight.He slowly pulled out of me and collapsed beside me, his chest still heaving. That was the third time today he had taken me to and fro from heaven.I shifted closer, my bare skin brushing his as I pressed a gentle kiss to his torso; right over his racing heart.“I can’t get enough of you.” Damon whispered, his voice low.I nestled against him, my fingers lazily tracing patterns across his chest. Things had been good between Damon and I.He had kept his promise; I was no longer caged. No longer just his mate or queen, but his equal in every room, every council, and every battle plan.I had learned so much by his side, and I had also earned the respect of Moonshadow; both as Luna and as a woman who stood tall, unbr