บททั้งหมดของ The Accused Mate: บทที่ 21 - บทที่ 30

Dorian's POV A howl cut through the night, jerking me from my thoughts. The warning from my scouts—movement in the forest. I rushed outside, changing to wolf form as I ran. My black fur blended with the darkness as I ran toward the sound. My lead tracker, Darius, met me halfway. "Alpha," he panted. "Luther's hunters—they found her trail. They're heading to the cabin now." My heart raced. If Luther got to Amara first, everything would be lost. "How many?" I growled. "Ten, maybe more." "Get everyone. NOW!" I didn't wait for his answer, already running toward the eastern border. If I cut across the river, I might beat them there. Might reach Amara before Luther's men did. The trees blurred around me as I pushed my wolf body to its limits. Branches whipped my face, but I felt nothing except the burning need to reach her first. Eva's face filled my mind. Her smile. Her laugh. The way she'd looked at me like I was her whole world. "Hold on," I thought to her. "Just a

Amara's POV I woke up screaming, my body on fire. Golden light burst from my skin, shooting out like lightning. The wooden walls of the shack cracked around me as I thrashed on the floor, unable to control what was happening. "Hold her down!" someone yelled. Elias. His hands pressed against my shoulders, but he jerked back when the light burned him. "Don't touch me!" I screamed, not out of anger but fear. I didn't want to hurt him. The thought shocked me after everything he'd done. Another wave of pain crashed through me. My bones changed, but not into wolf form—into something else. Something new. The power that had been locked inside me for eighteen years broke free like a dam breaking. "Amara, fight it!" Elias begged. "The binding is breaking too fast!" Through tear-filled eyes, I saw Celeste furiously drawing symbols around me. "I can't slow it," she cried. "Her power is too strong!" I arched my back as another rush hit me. Suddenly, my mind filled with images—m

Five years ago, Viktor had approached me after Elias became Alpha instead of me."You deserve to lead," Viktor had whispered. "Not my weak nephew. Help me, and I'll make sure you get what's rightfully yours."I'd been so angry, so jealous. Elias had everything—the title, the respect, the power. It should have been mine.So when Viktor told me about the prophecy, about a girl who could destroy or join the packs, I listened. When he told me about a plan to make sure she never reached her potential, I helped.I was there the night Kamla cast the spell to trick Elias. I held her hand as she wept, knowing the magic would ultimately kill her."Do you love him that much?" I had asked her."No," she'd admitted. "But I hate my sister more."I remembered how we found the witch, Celeste, who gave Kamla the illegal spell. How we convinced her that Elias was her true mate. How we planned every aspect of Amara's downfall.But we never planned for Amara's power to rise. We never planned for Elias to

Ingrid Devereaux's POVI smiled thinly. "Because I have something they need."I opened a small wooden box on the table. Inside lay a silver feather—identical to the one Amara had found where her mother apparently died."A trap," Alpha Reiner realized."Call it an invitation," I said. "When Seraphina feels this feather's magic activate, she'll come. And Amara will follow.""You're gambling with all our lives," Alpha Leona threatened."I'm saving them," I amended. "Starting with my son's."After the Council members left, I stood by the window, watching the sun set over the area my husband had built—the legacy meant for my son.The door opened behind me. "The preparations are complete," Kaya said. "The perimeter is secured.""Good. No one enters or leaves without my permission.""And if Elias returns willingly?" she asked softly.I turned to face her, steel in my voice. "Lock him in the holding cells. For his own protection.""Yes, Luna." She paused. "There's something else. A message, f

Five years earlier"You can't be serious, Uncle." Elias stood before me, barely twenty years old, already showing the attitude that would one day destroy him."I've seen it with my own eyes," I insisted. "Charles Winters is hiding something. A child with powers that could change everything.""The Blood Moon Pack has always been secretive," Elias shrugged. "That doesn't mean they're harboring some magical child."I slammed my fist on the table. "This isn't about pack politics! The prophecy speaks of a three-heart child who will either unite or destroy us all. If Charles is hiding her—""Prophecies," Elias laughed. "You sound like the old witch who lives at the edge of our territory.""Celeste Moreau knows more than you give her credit for," I growled."Mother was right. You're becoming unstable." Elias turned away. "Perhaps it's time for new leadership."I froze. "You would challenge me? Your own blood?""If I must." His eyes flashed gold - the mark of an Alpha. My sister's son, but no