All Chapters of The Cursed Alpha and His Wolfless Mate: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

I knew I had to do something fast. Clarkson was dead, but I wanted more. Killing him meant I was now alone in this mess, and if I was going to finish what we started, I needed to get back on my brother’s good side. Kaidon wasn’t stupid. I needed to do the only thing I could… I went to him. Kaidon was in the council chamber, seated on his grand chair, surrounded by the councilmen—Elder Loin, and a few others I didn’t care to remember. They were all seated like stiff statues, their old faces lined with wisdom and judgment. I hated how quiet it got the moment I walked in. Kaidon didn’t look up immediately, just kept flipping through some parchment like I wasn’t standing right there. I cleared my throat. “Brother,” I said. Nothing. “Alpha Kaidon,” I tried again. He looked up then. Cold eyes. Unforgiving. “What do you want, Drake?” I swallowed. “I came to apologize. For… falsely accusing Lila. I acted in haste. I thought I was protecting the pack.” He scoffed. “You weren’t prot

The first thing I felt was pain. Hot, dragging pain that shot through every muscle in my body like fire. My eyes fluttered open slowly, my vision blurry at first. A wave of dizziness hit me, and I groaned as I tried so hard to lift my head. Where the hell was I? Nothing looked like I was where I should be. The ceiling above me was wooden. Rough timber, aged with time. This was definitely not the healer’s clinic. And I could smell herbs… strong, bitter ones… mixing with the warmth of a fireplace nearby. I blinked, trying to sit up, but my arms trembled, and I collapsed back onto the bed. I was writhing in pain. A strange voice stopped me from trying again. “I wouldn’t do that if I were you,” the voice said, calm and rich with experience. “You are not quite healed yet. You can't afford to die a second time, wolf.” I turned my head toward the sound, and a man stepped out from a side room. He was older, maybe in his fifties or sixties, dressed in a long brown robe that dragged slig

I didn't know when it started, honestly. Maybe it was the way his voice thundered through the halls, or how he looked at people like he could see right through them. Maybe it was how he punished the ones who hurt me, even though he barely knew me. All I knew was that I was spending more and more nights lying awake… thinking about Alpha Kaidon. I hated myself for it. Really, I did. But there was something about him, something that pulled me in like the moon pulls at the tides. No matter how much I told myself it was wrong, I couldn’t stop. I couldn’t stop imagining what his hands would feel like on my face… if he ever touched me gently. Or what it would feel like if he ever looked at me the way I looked at him… like I was the only one in the room. But I was a maid. A nobody. A girl with no wolf. He was the Alpha. And not just any Alpha… Kaidon of Moonstone, the most feared in the land. Falling for him wasn’t just stupid, it was dangerous. I tried to push it down. I tried to tell m

I knew Tabitha would ask to stay in Tasha’s room. She always did whenever she visited. It was like her own way of staying close to her late best friend, even though it had been years since Tasha died. Still, I didn’t want Lila and Tabitha crossing paths unnecessarily, especially not in my chambers. So, I sent for Lila. She came in, head bowed like always, her soft steps barely making a sound on the stone floor. But there was something lighter about her… like her shoulders weren’t carrying the usual weight they always did. She had healed, mostly. At least on the outside. The wounds Drake inflicted had faded, but I wasn’t foolish enough to think the fear had gone too, even though I tried to make her feel comfortable. “Alpha,” she said gently, stopping just before me, her eyes not quite meeting mine. “Lila,” I breathed her name, rising from my chair. “Come. Sit.” She hesitated. “It’s alright,” I added, gesturing to the long couch by the window. “You’re not in trouble.” She nodded

I knew I wasn’t supposed to be there. I didn’t even mean to stay long. I was just… cleaning, and then I heard voices. The Alpha’s voice. Then hers… Tabitha. I froze. Their voices came from the Alpha’s chamber, just past the corridor I had wandered into. I pressed myself against the cold wall and listened. I know I shouldn’t have. I know. But when it comes to Alpha Kaidon… I can’t seem to help myself. “Why do you keep looking at her?” Tabitha snapped. I could practically hear the way she folded her arms. “It’s like no matter what I do, it’s never enough. You ignore everything I give, everything I try, and yet that maid… Lila… she just breathes and you suddenly notice!” My heart leapt into my throat. She was talking about me. Again. I heard him sigh. The Alpha rarely raised his voice unless he was furious. This wasn’t one of those moments. “Tabitha… it’s not like that.” “Then what is it like?!” Her voice rose. “You’ve known me since I was a child. You’ve seen me grow into the wom