Semua Bab My Fated Enemy: Bab 11 - Bab 20

“And this is your tent.” Rafe proudly gestured at the one next to the Alpha's.I chuckled nervously. “I could have set it myself, you know?”“Don't be like that.” He pouted. “Let us take care of you.”I couldn't help but smile. “Thank you, Rafe. Thank you for a lovely place to sleep.”A wide grin rose across his face. “We have a nice dinner for you, too. I caught a few rabbits. Nazo's is roasting them as we speak.”My smile faded slightly. “Honestly… I'm not that hungry.”“Why?” Rafe stared at me in disbelief. “I'm always hungry after a good fight. You're not?”I tugged a strand of my hair behind my ear. “Um… I think I've lost my appetite somehow.”He inched closer, narrowing his eyes at me. “Does it have something to do with our Alpha?”A nervous laugh escaped me. “Why would you say that?”He shrugged. “Not sure, but he wanted to talk to you. Then you came here looking for us, and he still hasn't come…”“It's not because of Dearon.” I shook my head. “It's just… um…” Words stuck in my

My heart had come terrifyingly close to bursting out of my chest. My ribcage shrank, and all sounds around me were devoured by the sharp, high-pitched tone ringing in my ears. This couldn't be real. This had to be a mistake. The warriors I had known couldn't be behind this attack. I had fought by their side. They couldn't have just—A painful scream pulled me out of my thoughts. This was not the time to care about the attackers. Those people needed saving. I tore through the burned pillars and wooden boards, falling from the cottages devoured by flames. My wolf ears perked up as I tried to find the source of the cries…There. At the end of that road. I stormed forward and rammed down the half-broken door. A woman lay in the corner. One of the wooden pillars fell onto her leg, immobilizing her, making her defenseless against the raging fire.“Please,” she croaked, pointing at the door leading to another chamber. “My… baby. My little boy…”My breath hitched as I looked at the room fille

I stood next to Kaira, her eyes on the tent—our tent for the night. Far too many people had lost their homes, and we'd decided to give them two of ours. That left us with one for Torin and Nazo, another for me and Kaira, and a small one for insufferably snoring Rafe.Kaira nibbled on her lip, her arms folding across her waist in a protective gesture. “Um… I can sleep outside somewhere,” she murmured. “You can take the tent. I'll take the blanket and—”“Out of the question,” I said curtly. “You're sleeping here, with me.”Her jaw clenched. “Explain this to me one more time: why can't I use the small tent? If you were a gentleman, you would share this tent with Rafe, and I—”“First of all, you're right, I'm no gentleman.” A sly grin curved my lips. “Second, there's no way in all three hells that I'm going to share a tent with Rafe. His snoring is legendary, and I need to be still sane in the morning. And third…” I inched closer, locking my eyes on hers. “I can always make you lie down n

DEARONI carried Kaira in my arms while inwardly muttering a long stream of curses. Torin and Nazo shouldn't have taken this that far. They even wanted me to use the Alpha Command on her, but I knew there were other, simpler ways to make her talk.Her heart raced. I could feel it with how close her chest was half-pressed against my own. Surely, the pounding could have been the result of silver poisoning, but I'd rather think it was because of our proximity. My wolf would certainly vote on the latter. He seemed amazingly satisfied with our current situation while I… well, I had yet to establish how I felt about it. Unfortunately, his urges quickly became my own…A few minutes passed, and I caught myself savoring the way her fingers brushed against the back of my neck as she tried to hold on to me. My one hand was on her back while the other held her bare legs, right under her knees, and gods, I began to wish I could slide that hand further, to her thighs and between them. I wanted to p

It was a relief that I got my own tent back, especially now that things between the group and me were still slightly weird. Nazo and Rafe stopped giving me the cold shoulder, but Torin remained distant, and Dearon… well… I wasn't even sure how to describe what was between us.I'd seen the tension sharpening his face when I'd told everyone about my talisman. From that moment, he kept looking at me as if he could sneak into my mind and read me like a book. Unlike how he had asked me about Harlow's death, now he didn't try to approach me, and I couldn't decide whether I found his distance relieving or irritating.Groaning in my rising frustration, I undressed from my traveling clothes and put on a light chemise. Then I finally lay down and wrapped myself with fur covers. Staring at the linen tent fabric above my head, I slowly blew out a breath. Was it possible that my mother had gotten that crystal from someone in Korendorr? I didn't have many memories of my mother, but I could see her