บททั้งหมดของ The Alpha King's Accidental Surrogate: บทที่ 41 - บทที่ 50

Dante’s povI was shocked when I heard the way she talked to me. At that point I knew that Selene was not here anymore. Something else had taken over and she was far gone.“Selene,” I called out as I slowly let go of her wrist. “How about we talk this over? You don’t have to go this far.”She looked at the passed out elder. How hard did she hit the elder for him to pass out with just one back handed hit. For me it would take a lot to do that and I was an alpha.She turned to face me, “You have kept me under your rule for long. I think it’s time I broke out.”“Selene…” I said while gearing up for a fight as she paced my office. “This isn’t you. Take control of your body. Don’t let this power control you.”She smiled and looked at her hands. Her eyes glowing red even more. “I have never felt more alive. I am not letting you control me. Now. If you’ll excuse me, I have a few thanes to be with.”As she made for the door, I zipped there and held her wrist.“Don’t,” I said, but what happene

Dante’s povSelene passed out in my arms.One second, she was staring at me with those big brown eyes shimmering with tears and fear. The next her body went limp. Her head rolled forward onto my chest.“Selene?” I whispered. I gave her a little shake.There was no response.I looked over at Sara who had fallen down onto the grass. She was sitting with her legs crisscrossed while she breathed hard. Beads of sweat dripped from her forehead and her hands shook a little bit. I’d never seen her so tired before.“She passed out,” I whispered, shifting Selene in my arms. “Is she alright?”Sara nodded herself, although her face was pale. “She’s out of danger. We must return to the palace. She needs rest.”I looked down at Selene and then up again at Sara and nodded once more in weary understanding.“Let me carry her,” I said as I got up and lifted her with ease before taking my time to survey the destruction around us.I looked back at her as she breathed into my chest.She looked all right,

Dante’s povI walked out of the packhouse and got onto my horse as I rode to the infirmary.It didn’t take long before I got there, parked my horse and tied it and entered the infirmary.The smell of herbs hit me as I walked in. I wasn’t comfortable with the smell but then what choice did I have? I had to see Tomas.He was sitting up on the bed when I entered, his chest bandaged; another bandage was wrapped around his head. He didn't look as bad as I thought he would; considering how he had looked when they had taken him away in a stretcher from my study.He looked up when he saw me. His face was hard.“Shut the door, Dante,” he said in a low, sharp voice.I turned and pushed the door shut behind me. A few healers looked our way, but I glared and waved them off. “leave.”They bowed and left as I turned to him.“What kind of monster have you allowed into this kingdom?” he said.I sighed and felt my jaw tighten, “You need to calm down.”“Calm down?” He coughed a bit and then winced as h

Dante’s povThat afternoon, I decided to make my announcements to everyone in the pack as I had called them to show up.I looked at the people gathered all round as they were waiting to hear if maybe I was going to bless them or perhaps bite out their throats. Either reaction seemed equally possible.Sara stood by my side with her arms crossed on her chest, chin up high as ever.When I caught her watching me she nodded once, quickly.I exhaled, then faced the people and raised my voice. “I know I’ve been silent,” I said. “Too silent maybe. Some of you have been wondering about things. About me. About… changes recently. About her.”I hadn’t said Selene’s name yet. There was a certain charge to the air. I stopped, examined the faces again. Curiosity in some of them, downright anger in others. Well, they were going to find out soon enough why I had called this meeting. "I wanted peace," I continued. "I needed time. Time to think. Time to figure things out here. Time to protect what nee

Selena’s povI wondered if I was being sacrificed as no one answered me. Instead they kept on chanting as I looked around for a familiar face but I didn’t get any. No sign of Dante or even Sara. I would even be glad to see Anna my sister but nope. I was in the midst of old women chanting otherworldly songs.They then helped me out of bed as they bathed me and lathered me with herbs and oil before dressing me up in a soft white cloth. They worked on my hair and did my makeup as I felt like a royal.Sara showed up at the door a few minutes later and I shot to my feet."Where’s Dante?” I asked, my voice coming out in a whisper. But Sara stepped forward and closed the door behind her. “You’ll see him soon enough,” she told me with a smile before crossing the room to fix my sleeve. “You look so beautiful Selene... really.”I gave her a tiny unsure smile. “What is this? What’s happening? These ladies came in and started singing hymns or chants or something.”She stopped, hands poised near