All Chapters of The Alpha's Quiet Mate : Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

Magnus’s POV The sound of her coughing was pathetic. The damp, mildew-stained air of the dungeon clung to her skin, her wrists were rubbed raw by chains, and her face was mottled with fresh bruises, but she still had the same stubborn, unbreakable pride in her eyes as her son. That quiet defiance even after ten years.I crouched in front of her, tilting my head. “Do you still think you’re going to walk out of here with your pride intact, former Luna of Blackwood Pack?”Her jaw clenched, but she didn’t answer. She has barely said a word to me since the day I dragged her here ten years ago. That was fine. Silence gave me more room to talk.I drew my fist back slowly, and the chains around her wrists clinked with a whisper as she braced for the blow. When I slammed it into her stomach, the air rushed from her lungs in a desperate gasp. She doubled over, chains rattling against the floor, but then her eyes met mine again, her split lip bleeding a crimson line down her chin, and her eyes…

Elara’s POVAfter the meeting, we headed down to the kitchen for breakfast. We all sat on one big table, and somehow Astrid had chosen the seat beside Rourke, while Mira stirred a big pot of meat stew.“You need this for more strength during the training, everyone,” Mira said as she dished generous portions into our bowls.We dug in the second the food hit our plates. Small chatters filled the room, everyone saying one or two, except Astrid, who was unusually quiet. She even ate in small bites, her gaze lowered, her mind clearly elsewhere, and something about that made me turn to the person who sat beside her—Rourke and I noticed he was staring hard at Astrid with an intensity that reminded me uncomfortably of the way Kieran sometimes looked at me. No one else seemed to notice, so I decided not to burst their little bubble. I made a mental note to ask her about it later.The mood was calm, almost too peaceful, until Tobias got a call from one of the guards stationed at the gate.“I'm

Elara’s POVTraining every day had become our new normal. The routine was brutal and unrelenting, and Kieran made sure none of us got away with slacking, not even me. Mornings were for human form, evenings for our wolf forms. We ran in both forms till our lungs burned, and we lifted tires and sparred until our bodies ached. He pushed us past the point of comfort, past even what I thought my body could handle.In the mornings, it didn’t matter how Kieran organized the groups; Rourke always found a way to pair and spar with Astrid. And every time, it ended in fire.“Maybe if you weren’t all brute force and no brain, you’d land a hit that actually mattered,” Astrid shot at him one day after rolling out of his grip. Her braid was half undone, and her cheeks flushed.Rourke smirked, unbothered with sweat dripping down his jaw. “Funny, considering you’ve been on your back three times already this morning. Want me to make it four?”Astrid froze for a second, just long enough for heat to cre

Kieran’s POV “…Fine. You can have Elara. Just let my mother go.”Magnus narrowed his eyes, suspicion darkening his face. “So easily?” he sneered. “You’d hand her to me without a fight? You expect me to believe that, Pup?”My mother’s head snapped up, fire flashing in her eyes despite her frailty. “Kieran, no!” she shouted, her voice hoarse but unyielding. “You will do no such thing. How can you give that little girl, your mate, to this monster of a man because of me? Do not shame yourself like this!”The words tore at me. "I can't lose you again, Mum," I said, the words barely audible, but I hoped they carried enough weight. "Not after everything." It was the truth, layered over the lie. Losing her once had nearly destroyed me. Losing her again would, and Magnus knew that.“Don’t lose her! She is your mate! Not me,” my mother shot back, her chains clattering as she stood. “Don’t you see? This is what he wants! He wants you torn apart, separated from your mate. Please don’t give him

Elara's POV My stomach churned at the sight of them. I had never seen Magnus before, but he had this feeling of familiarity to him, like I had seen him before somewhere, but I couldn't place it. And just looking at them filled me with disgust and a fury that burned so low in my chest, but I had to swallow it down. I had a war to finish, and I had to play this right. I dropped my gaze and shifted back as if their presence was suffocating me, and then I summoned the tears. Then I lifted my eyes, letting the tears fall as my eyes darted past them toward the doorway, like I was searching for something, for even the faintest trace of him. My voice broke as I forced the words out, “Why are you here?” My shoulders curled inward as if bracing for their answer. “Where is Kieran?”"Oh, please," Lilith sneered, her voice dripping with venom. "Why are you looking for a man that doesn't even want you?”"…Doesn't want me? What… What do you mean? Where is he? Is he still alive?”“Oh no, the littl