I Am The Alpha's Rejected Mate のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 81 - チャプター 90

Jayden's POV The whiskey burned my throat, a very welcome distraction from the deeper realities I faced at the moment. Tipping the glass back down again, I watched as the amber liquid sloshed dangerously close to the rim before I drained it off."Jace…Rhea..." I started to call, mimicking Bella'a voice. "Oh what a stretch of good will ain't it?" I swirled the liquid in the cup as I looked into it. My third of fourth bottle, I surely couldn't tell, but I knew for sure that I didn't care. Not in the least. The dim light of the hall cast long and trembling shadows around me, providing a sort of solace in their presence. I sat slouched in a corner of the room, my shirt half buttoned and rumpled, and with a throbbing head I drank bottle after bottle of whiskey. "Ashley," I called in a deep voice, taking another shot from the glass cup I held. "How could you hide them from me?" Lost in my deepest thoughts was I that I barely even noticed a soft swish of fabric as someone slid into the

Jayden's POVSomething in Ella's gaze shifted — not quite forgiveness, not quite resignation — but something close to understanding."You said you love her," she murmured. "Ashley. Even while I was on you."“I do,” I replied honestly. “But I’m here with you now… and I can’t undo that.”Her breath hitched as I drew her back down, one hand curling around the small of her back. Her skin was warm, her body still pulsing from the heat of our contact. And though her mind warred with the revelation, her body responded instinctively.“I should walk away,” she said, breath trembling against my cheek. “But I won't!!"Her mouth found mine again, slower this time, lips trembling with unspoken tension. The kiss deepened, not desperate like before, but intimate. Needy. Her fingers curled into my hair again, not to control, but to feel. To hold.Then, like a switch, she started to move again.It was different now — slower, more deliberate. There was power in her movements, but it wasn’t rushed. It w

Ashley's POVThe journey before us stretched on, winding through dense woodlands and tangled undergrowth."Farther than I anticipated," I mumbled, looking out through the window and noting how the sun dipped lower with every passing mile. "From the map we have here..." David began to say but was cut short."You'd have just used the gps tracker David," I said, chuckling and stealing a glance at him.He turned to me, a sly smile forming on his face. "An ancient pack demands ancient methods Ashley." I chuckled dryly, turning back to the window. Time became blur as we travelled in silence, save for the occasional snap of a branch beneath the horses or the distant sound of a wild beast. "We'd be there in no time Ashley," David chipped in. "And be back before our pack is wiped out." I gave no reply, not even giving a flinch. The forest grew darker and thicker and almost alive with secrets. Even the horses seemed uneasy, their occasional stumbling a testament to this. We crossed shallow

Ashley's POVDavid’s claws extended again, his whole body tensing like a pulled bowstring. "She's our healer. She's not going anywhere."The others snarled lowly, a chorus of rusted growls vibrating the ground. But still, they did not attack. Not yet. The leader leaned closer, his scarred nostrils flaring as he sniffed the air around David and then me."You wish entry," he said finally, "then leave her here.""What?" Arin said immediately, a sharp edge in his voice. "That’s not happening."The leader’s pale eyes moved to him, slow and deliberate. "The girl stays. You go."David stepped forward again, chest heaving, his hands now clenched into fists. "We're not leaving her anywhere. You want to guard your sacred halls? Fine. But this isn’t a negotiation where we sacrifice one of our own for passage.""Then you won't pass, it's fair," one of them replied, smiling and revealing a set of dark teeth in the moonlight. I took a step towards David, tugging his shirt. "We have no time you kno

Ashley's POV"We don't have much time left David," I stated, growing impatient and tired of just about everything. He turned to me sharply, obviously irritated by what I said. "And that's that supposed to mean? We're all in this together Ashley." "I know we are, but it's getting just impossible. Just take a look behind us..." "Those beasts dare not be merciful Beta," Arin chipped in an interruption. "Do we turn and fight or forge forward into the cottage?" "We'd ve dead either ways," Leo revealed, looking up to the vibrant moon as it casted it's light on us. "But the moon light isn't a full one. What's with the transformations?" "Quiet!!" David roared, turning around and facing us fully. "I'll need just enough time to think things through!!""Take all the time you need Beta David, " Arin started to say. "Yeah Beta, all the time you need," Leo completed. "One more word from you both, you'll be killed and sent to the wolves before they move on more inch, " I warned, shooting a fi