Semua Bab The Alpha's Prick:Bond By Oath Torn By Fate: Bab 11 - Bab 20

Helena’s POV The morning light filters through the infirmary windows. I try to focus on my work. I crush herbs with more force than necessary. I stitch wounds with sharp, controlled precision.I do everything I can, to drown out the voice in my head.“I care about you.”I shake it off, grinding the pestle harder against the stone bowl. It doesn’t matter. He made his choice. He is my Alpha. I am his Beta’s mother. There is nothing more to this. Then why does my entire body betray me?The infirmary door swings open.A warrior limps inside, muttering about an injury from training, right behind him was Liard.My breath catches.I can't look up, but I feel him.His presence fills the room like a storm rolling in, the warrior speaks, but I barely register his words.I force myself to work, to keep my head down, to pretend that nothing has changed.I can feel Liard’s eyes on me.Watching and waiting. I keep my movements precise, controlled. I don’t falter.Not until Rhider walks in.Rhider

Helena’s POVI cried the entire way back home.Tears slid down my cheeks in angry, silent streams, my chest aching from the weight of humiliation, from the sheer foolishness of what I had let happen.What was I thinking?Liard lifted me like I belonged to him. Touched me, kissed me, made me forget every promise I had made to myself. Then, when he had me right where he wanted, he threw me away.The memory of his voice echoes in my head."Leave."I squeeze my eyes shut as I step inside my home, feeling suffocated by the scent of my own regret.I shouldn’t have let it get this far.I should have known, but I didn’t.Because deep down, some stupid, broken part of me wanted him and now, I am paying the price.I strip off my cloak, my hands shaking, and I head straight for the bathing chamber. I need to wash him off me.The warm water soaks my skin, but it doesn’t cleanse the feeling of him.His hands.His mouth.The way he pressed me against the wall, the way his body claimed mine like it

Liard’s POV No one spoke for a long moment, but the tension pressed into every corner like a brewing storm.Rhider's sharp gaze burned into Helena before flicking to me, his expression unreadable but tight with barely contained anger. Seraphina, usually quick to make light of any situation, remained still, her gaze shifting between the three of us like she was waiting for someone to set the room on fire.And perhaps we already had.I took a breath, my fists clenched at my sides, willing myself to find the words to make this right. But before I could, Rhider’s voice sliced through the silence."Mother, be careful."His words held layers, ones that made Helena tense beside me, her face paling for a moment. And then, without another word, he turned sharply on his heels and stormed out. Seraphina hesitated only a beat before following him, shooting me a final, unreadable glance.The door closed behind them with a dull thud.And then we were alone.Helena didn’t look at me at first. Inste

Chapter 18 – The Morning After: Between Love and WarHelena’s POV The room was silent except for the soft crackling of the dying fire.I lay still, my bare skin tangled with the warmth of Liard’s body, my head resting against his chest. His heartbeat was steady beneath my cheek, a sound I should not have found comforting. But I did.And that terrified me.I had told myself this was only for one night. A moment of weakness. A stolen indulgence.But lying here now, my body still tingling from his touch, I knew I had lied to myself.It was never going to be just one night.A lump formed in my throat as reality set in. I had crossed the line and there was no turning back.My breath hitched as I shifted slightly, trying not to wake him. His arm tightened around my waist instinctively, pulling me closer in his sleep, his fingers brushing over the dip of my spine.I clenched my jaw.I had to leave.Slowly, I slipped out from under his arm, moving with careful precision. My body ached in pla

Helena’s POV I step deeper into Liard’s secret chamber, feeling the walls closing in around me. The air is thick with something unspoken, something dark and intoxicating. My pulse pounds, my thoughts warring against the emotions clawing inside me.What am I doing?What have I already done?I swore to myself that last night was a mistake, that I would never allow myself to fall into this madness again. But then why am I here? Why am I standing in front of him, my body betraying me with every shaky breath?I lift my gaze, and the hunger in Liard’s golden eyes strips me bare. I don’t need to hear the words. I already know.I’ve lost.Liard doesn’t move at first. He stands still, watching me with an intensity that makes my knees weak."Say it," he murmurs.I shake my head. "This has to stop, Liard. We can’t keep doing this."A slow, knowing smirk tugs at the corner of his lips. "And yet you came back."I swallow hard, my fingers curling into fists at my sides. "I shouldn’t have.""But yo