Semua Bab Curse of the Alpha demon: Bab 111 - Bab 120

Serena’s POVI struggled to walk in the tight long gown Lucan had picked out for me. Every step felt difficult, like my legs were made of lead. I had to focus just to keep my balance. Something was wrong with me, but I tried to hide it from everyone around me.The gala was being held in a huge ballroom filled with important people. Everyone was dressed in expensive clothes and jewelry. The men wore fancy suits and the women wore beautiful gowns. I felt out of place even though my dress was probably the most expensive dress here. Lucan walked beside me with his hand on my arm. He was smiling and acting like the perfect gentleman, but I could feel his grip was firm. He wasn’t just being polite. He was making sure I didn’t fall or embarrass him.“You look beautiful tonight,” he said, loud enough for people nearby to hear. “Absolutely stunning.”I forced a smile and nodded. I knew he was putting on a show for all these people. He wanted them to see that he had a young, pretty wife who ad

Serena’s POVI look at the kind woman through the mirror and force my best smile. My face feels stiff, but I need to appear normal.“Yes, I’m fine. Thank you for asking,” I say, trying to keep my voice steady.She studies my face carefully, and I can tell she’s not completely convinced by my answer. “Are you sure? You look quite pale, and you were gripping the counter very tightly.”I need a believable excuse quickly. “I’m just tired from all the dancing. The party has been going on for hours, and these heels are killing my feet.”She nods with understanding. “Oh yes, I know exactly what you mean. These formal events can be exhausting. The shoes they expect us to wear are torture devices.”I let out a small laugh, which seems to convince her that I’m okay. She starts fixing her own makeup in the mirror next to me, occasionally glancing at me to make sure I’m alright.I finish touching up my appearance as quickly as possible. The sooner I get out of here, the better. I don’t want anyon

RYKER’S POVAfter the car disappeared with Cruz, Jaxon, and Isabella, I headed back inside. Alec followed me, and I could tell he had more questions he wanted to ask.“So that was from one of your secret missions?” he asked as we walked down the hall.I nodded. “Something like that.”Alec looked like he wanted to press for more details, but he knew me well enough to know when I wasn’t going to talk. We had just reached my office when my phone started ringing.I looked at the screen and saw Donovan’s name. I almost didn’t answer, but something told me I should take the call.“Donovan,” I said, putting the phone to my ear.“We need to talk again.”His voice was demanding, like he was used to getting his way. I didn’t like his tone.“We can speak on the phone,” I told him. “My pack has issues I need to address today.”“This is important business. Business that could benefit both of us greatly.”I sighed and walked into my office, closing the door behind me. Alec gave me a questioning loo

RYKER’S POVI woke up feeling like I had been hit by a truck. My head was pounding and my mouth tasted like blood. When I opened my eyes, I saw faces looking down at me.Alec was there, looking worried. Jaxon was standing next to him with his arms crossed. But what surprised me most were the three old men standing at the foot of my bed.The elder council was here.Elder Marcus stepped forward.“Finally awake,” he said in his scratchy voice. “We were starting to worry you might not wake up at all.”I tried to sit up but my body felt weak. “What are you doing in my room?”“We came to check on you after Alec told us what happened,” Elder Gregor said. “But more importantly, we came to talk to you.”I looked at Alec. “You called them?”“I was scared,” he said. “You passed out and wouldn’t wake up for hours. I didn’t know what else to do.”Elder Marcus pulled up a chair next to my bed. “Alpha Ryker, you’re making yourself suffer for no reason. This pain you’re going through, this anger - it

SERENA’S POVI sat on the bed for over an hour waiting for the guest to arrived but no sign of their arrival. I felt thirsty and went to grabbed water inside the kitchen, on my way back I saw Lucan descending the stairs and he signal for me to walk over. I walked over to him. He looked around to make sure no one else was listening to us.When Lucan was sure that everyone had gone to their own rooms, he grabbed my arm and pulled me closer to him. His grip was tight and it hurt a little bit.He leaned down and whispered in my ear. His breath was cold against my skin and it made me shiver.“As I said earlier, when my guest arrives, I don’t want you snooping around asking silly questions. Do you hear me?”I nodded, but he kept talking.“And under no account must you be seen talking to my guest. You will stay away from him completely. If I catch you anywhere near him, you will regret it.”His words scared me. Why didn’t he want me to talk to this person? What was he hiding from me?“Do y