Semua Bab Curse of the Alpha demon: Bab 41 - Bab 50

Serena's POVThe tension in my body was unbearable. I couldn't stand there another second, pretending everything was fine while Ryker looked at me with that cold, dismissive expression. Without waiting for him to say anything else, I turned on my heel and walked toward the exit, my hands shaking with a mixture of anger and residual fear from my encounter with that man.The cool night air hit my face as I stepped outside, but it did nothing to calm the storm raging inside me. I spotted the car waiting in the circular driveway and practically ran toward it, desperate to get away from this place.The driver, opened the door for me without a word. I slid into the backseat, my breathing still uneven as I tried to process everything that had happened."When is Ryker joining us?" I asked as the driver got behind the wheel."Alpha Ryker instructed me to take you home, Miss," he replied, starting the engine. "He said he would follow later."My heart sank. Of course he would stay. Of course he

Serena's POV 3 days later The tears came in waves, each one carrying memories I desperately wanted to forget but couldn't escape. Dad teaching me to ride a bike, his steady hands on my shoulders. "I've got you, sweetheart. I'll never let you fall." His laugh echoing through our small kitchen as he attempted to flip pancakes, flour somehow ending up in his dark hair. Now I was about to marry the man who had stolen all of that from me. I curled into a ball on the bed, my wedding dress, if you could call this mockery a wedding, hanging like a specter in the corner. The white silk seemed to mock me, a symbol of purity and joy when all I felt was darkness and despair. A soft knock interrupted my spiral of grief. "Serena?" Alec's voice was gentle through the door. "May I come in?" I didn't answer, but he entered anyway, his footsteps careful on the hardwood floor. The bed dipped as he sat beside me, maintaining a respectful distance. "I know this isn't what you wanted," h

Ryker's POVTwo days of relentless searching had finally led me to this moment. I stood outside the decrepit house on the edge of human territory, knowing that inside waited the bloodborn beast I had been tracking. These creatures were abominations - wicked things that survived by draining human blood, leaving nothing but corpses in their wake.I kicked down the door and moved through the house. The scent was strong here, I found the bloodborn in the back room - a gaunt man with yellowed eyes and blood-stained teeth. He hissed when he saw me, but he was weak from hunger and no match for a demon wolf.The fight was over quickly. I snapped his neck with one clean motion, watching as his body crumpled to the floor.I was turning to leave when I saw a little girl, no more than six years old, stood in the doorway staring at me. Her dark hair was tangled, her clothes dirty, and her enormous eyes were fixed on the body of the bloodborn beast who had clearly been more than just a monster to h

Serena's POVI lay on the cold stone floor, my body pressed against the unforgiving surface as I waited for whatever punishment Ryker had planned for me. The chill seeped through my clothes, but I barely noticed it. All I could think about was the devastation I had seen in his eyes when he found Alec and me together.The sound of footsteps echoed down the corridor, and my heart hammered against my ribs. This was it. He was coming to deal with me, to make me pay for what I had done. I braced myself for his rage, for the monster I knew lurked beneath his controlled exterior.But when the cell door opened, it wasn't Ryker who stood there. It was Jaxon, his expression carefully neutral as he looked down at me."Time to go," he said simply, pulling the door wide.I blinked up at him in confusion. "Go where?""Pack your things. You're leaving the pack."The words hit me like a physical blow, stealing the breath from my lungs. Leaving. Banished. That's what I had wanted, wasn't it? That's wh

Serena’s POV I should have been excited about starting fresh, about finally being free to make my own choices. The weight of my decision should have felt liberating, like shedding chains I'd carried for too long. But as I walked through the dim streets with my single bag clutched tightly in my hand, my mind kept drifting back to Ryker. The the way his eyes had gone completely empty, like someone had snuffed out a candle. The pain there had been so raw, so devastating, that it made my chest ache just thinking about it. I'd expected anger, maybe even relief that he wouldn't have to deal with the complications of our bond. But what I'd seen instead was pure, unadulterated heartbreak.Stop it. I told myself firmly, shaking my head as if I could physically dislodge the thoughts. You made your choice.But even as I repeated the words like a mantra, they felt hollow. Empty. Like I was trying to convince myself of something I didn't truly believe.I wrapped my arms around myself as a cool b