Semua Bab Curse of the Alpha demon: Bab 101 - Bab 110

Ryker’s POVIt was a new day at my pack. I was in my office trying to focus on pack business when my phone rang. It was Donovan, Isabella’s father. I didn’t really want to talk to him but I picked up anyway.“Ryker, we need to meet,” he said in his usual demanding voice. “I have a business deal that will benefit both of us.”I wasn’t interested in meeting with him, but I knew it might be good for the pack. Money was always needed to keep things running smoothly. So even though I didn’t want to, I agreed to meet him.“Fine,” I said. “Where do you want to meet?”“My office. One hour,” he replied and hung up.I told Jaxon I would be out for a while and drove to Donovan’s office. The building was fancy and expensive looking. Everything about Donovan screamed money and power. I walked into his office and he was sitting behind a big desk, smiling at me like we were old friends.“Ryker, good to see you,” he said, standing up to shake my hand. “Please, sit down.”We sat down and he started ta

Old freakRyker’s POVIt was Alec who had tapped me awake. I looked at the clock and realized I had slept much later than usual. The sun was already up, streaming through my bedroom windows. I never slept this late.“What time is it?” I asked, sitting up quickly.“Almost noon,” Alec said. “Jaxon’s been waiting for you. He said something about a meeting with the Council elders?”I groaned and got out of bed. I had completely forgotten about that stupid meeting. I quickly got dressed, pulling on a clean shirt and pants. My hair was messy from sleep, but I didn’t care how I looked for those old men.“Thanks for waking me up,” I told Alec as I headed for the door.“No problem. You looked peaceful for once, so I almost didn’t want to disturb you.”That was true. I had actually slept well. All because of that dream about Serena. Even my demons had been quiet during the night.I walked out of my room and found Jaxon waiting by the door, just like Alec had said. He had a stack of papers in hi

Serena’s POVI could hear faint voices around me, but they sounded far away like they were coming from another room. Everything felt heavy and dark. I tried to open my eyes but my eyelids felt like they weighed a thousand pounds. The voices kept getting louder, but I still couldn’t make out what they were saying.Slowly, I managed to open my eyes. Everything was blurry. I could see figures moving around me, but they looked like shadows. I blinked several times, trying to clear my vision. The voices were still echoing in my ears like I was hearing them from underwater.“My lady, can you hear us?” someone was saying, but their voice sounded distant and unclear.I blinked again and again until things started to become clearer. I could see three maids standing around my bed. One of them was Aria, and there were two others I didn’t recognize very well. They were all looking at me with worried faces.Everything came rushing back to me at once. The memory of what happened hit me like a punch

Ryker’s POVIn the afternoon, I was in my office going through some pack documents when Jaxon walked in. He looked worried and I could tell something was wrong.“Alpha, we have a problem,” he said, closing the door behind him.“What is it?” I asked, looking up from my papers.“Two people in our pack have been murdered,” he said. “But this one is different from the usual attacks we’ve been seeing.”I felt my blood run cold. More deaths meant more danger for my pack members. I had been trying so hard to keep everyone safe, but it seemed like trouble kept finding us.“Show me the bodies,” I said, standing up from my desk.Jaxon led me to where the bodies were being kept. When I saw them, I could immediately tell this wasn’t the work of a regular animal or even a normal Bloodburn. The wounds were strange, almost like they had been made by claws but not quite.“I think it might be wild animals,” Jaxon said, studying the marks on the victims. “Maybe wolves from another territory.”I shook m

Ryker’s POVI looked at the boy who was still shaking on the ground. His eyes were wide with fear and confusion. I could see he was trying to understand what had just happened. The demon was gone now, nothing left but dust on the ground.I walked over to him slowly, making sure not to scare him more than he already was. He looked like he was maybe fifteen or sixteen years old. Too young to have gone through something like this.“Hey,” I said softly. “It’s okay now. You’re safe.”The boy looked up at me with tears in his eyes. He was breathing hard and fast, like he couldn’t catch his breath.“Take your time,” I told him. “Just breathe slowly.”I sat down on the ground next to him and waited. After a few minutes, his breathing started to slow down. He wiped his eyes with the back of his hand and looked at me again.“What happened to me?” he asked in a shaky voice.“You were being controlled by something evil,” I said. “But it’s gone now. You’re free.”The boy nodded but I could see he