Alpha’s Deal: Be My Mate のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 51 - チャプター 60

Chapter Fifty One : She's GoneAsher's POVThe house felt off the moment I stepped inside.Too quiet.Too still.I tossed my jacket on the chair by the door and let out a breath, running my hand through my hair.Today had been one of those days — constant meetings, pack problems piling up, one thing after another without any break.All I wanted to do was gaze at Zarina.Gaze at my babies.Maybe hold them against me for a moment, remember nothing else.A small grin tugged on the corner of my mouth as I climbed up the stairs.They were my peace.My home.My reason for all things.I headed straight for the nursery, needing just one moment of peace.But as I opened the door, what I saw halted me in place.The room was clean and neat, the curtains pulled wide so that the soft evening light seeped in, casting a golden glow over the rows of small cribs set along the walls.But the cribs.The cribs were empty.No Zarina.No babies.For a moment, I stood there, blinking as if maybe my eyes wer

Chapter Fifty Four : In the Heart of the BushZarina's POVThe night was dense and heavy around me.The trees towered like dark giants, their leaves whispering secrets I could not hear.Mosquitoes buzzed in fury, biting at my arms, my neck, any flesh they could find.I squatted in the cold bush, back against a tree.I held my babies tight, one on each arm, and the third resting softly on my chest.Their small faces twisted every time a mosquito got too close.I waved my hands weakly, trying to swat the bugs away, but they were relentless.My belly moaned in misery.It had been so long since I'd eaten anything.I could feel my strength slipping away bit by bit.Yet still, I stayed.I would not leave my babies.Tears burned my eyes, yet I would not cry.I could not afford to be weak now."I'm here, my angels," I whispered, kissing each small forehead. "Mommy's here. Mommy won't leave you."But how was I going to protect them like this?I needed food.Something — anything — to keep up my

Chapter Fifty Six : Asher's ProtectioZarina's POVThe cold of the night air pierced me as if a thousand needles were pricking my skin, cutting through my thinly dressed clothes. My body trembled with uncontrollable convulsions, not just because of the cold but because of sheer exhaustion. I had not slept for what felt like forever. Pain in my body was becoming a torture, but I could not sleep. I could not sleep when my babies needed me.I had wrapped my arms around them close, their tiny bodies pressed against me for warmth, but it wasn't enough. The wind was too strong, too merciless. The night was too chilly. It was colder than I had ever dreamed that it would be. The bushes that circled around us, which we had taken shelter behind, didn't shield us much. The leaves were stripped from the trees, whispering in the wind like they were taunting me, reminding me that I was so alone. The moonlight fought to get through the branches, casting an unearthly light on the ground. My babies, i

Chapter Forty Two: The Moment We Find Ourselves AgainZarina's POVThe morning sun broke through the window, casting warm shadows on the room. I awoke to the soft sound of breathing, the comforting warmth of Asher lying beside me. It had been a long night, but the exhaustion that clutched at me was not just physical—it was the burden of all that had happened. The long walk through the woods, the cold, the not knowing… and the argument with Asher's mother and Cara that had left me feeling so small, so helpless. But Asher had been there for me, his arms embracing me, his voice strong, his words a protector.I looked at him now, his face soft in sleep, his breathing even. He was always so tough, so capable, but in the still moments like these, I could see the vulnerability in him. The way his brow furrowed ever so slightly as he slept, the way his lips parted just ever so slightly. I couldn't help but wonder what was running through his mind when he wasn't struggling to hold it all toget

Chapter:m Sixty : of DeceitAsher's POVThe day began as usual, but there was a restless heaviness in the air. I felt it, sneaking in the peripheries of my mind, though I could not put my finger on why. The children were out playing in the backyard, and Zarina was making breakfast in the kitchen, her gentle hum harmonizing with the morning light.But something about today did not sit well. It was like the peace in our home was to be broken, and I did not know whose hand would be responsible to break it.I entered the kitchen to find Zarina. She looked up, smiling tiredly. but warmly at me, though I could sense discomfort creeping into the corner of her eyes that I couldn't help but notice. At the start of speech, however, Cara appeared in the doorway. Her presence hung over me, her assessing stare never far from behind me."May I have a word with you?" Cara's voice was almost too sugary, the kind of sugary that seemed to hide something else, something nefarious. She was another Alpha'