Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Alpha’s Untamed Beast is: Kabanata 21 - Kabanata 30

Clara was gone?How?“What do mean by she's gone? Did something happen? Have you checked her room?” The young maid nods her head frantically as I throw the blankets off, hurrying out of bed.“Her room is empty– bed untouched. It's like she hasn't been in since last night.” She rushes out in one breath.I dash about the room, blindly throwing on the first dress I come across.It had to be connected to the cloaked man.I had decided to stay silent and hadn't told anyone about what I'd seen, and now– Clara was missing.The damn symbol!Why couldn't I still make out where I had seen it?I should've told someone about all of this.I sigh, turning to face the shaken up maid. “Try calming down a bit okay?” My heart pounds violently even as I say this. “I'll try to see what I can do. Wherever she is, let's just hope she's alright.”Please be alright…The maid simply hums in understanding, bowing gurgling before rushing off.I had to go see Ethan.I slip out of my room, making my way down the

I don't stop running.Not even when my lungs start to burn, or my legs scream for mercy.I sprint past the maids and curious guards, past heavy doors and marble columns, until I'm finally back in the suffocating safety of my room.The moment the door slams shut behind me, I slide down to the floor, my back pressed against the cold wood, my breath coming in short, sharp gasps.What the hell just happened?My fingers press to my lips, still tingling– swollen– still warm.I kissed him!No– that's not true. He kissed me. And I let him. Goddess. I kissed him back. Like some desperate fevered woman who forgot every damn reason why that was a terrible idea.My head drops to my hands, and I try to slow the pounding of my heart. It's useless. The taste of him lingers– spiced warmth and something rawer. Darker. Something forbidden.How do you pretend your world didn't just tilt off its axis?I should be crying. I should be furious. But instead, I feel… empty. Like he took something when he step

ETHAN'S POV“It's Clara.”My pulse stills.“Clara?” Lyra's missing maid. The one who vanished a few days ago without trace.The one whose room Lucian and Lyra had gone to check– the room where the paper with the symbol had been found.“She was tied up, unconscious. Looks like she was dumped by someone. She's alive, but barely. She's… she's been tortured.”Everything in me goes still. Cold.“Where is she now?”“Being brought in. The pack doctor and healers are preparing the infirmary.”I glance around the room, beginning to pace around as tension crawls up my shoulders.My thoughts are all over the place.Who would take a maid? Who would torture her?And what the hell does it mean if they left her alive?How the fuck was I going to relay this news to Lyra now?~~~~~LYRA'S POV“Where is she?” I hurry after Dan, trying to keep up with his pace. “I need to see her.” I continue my heart beating frantically against my rib cage.What did he mean by Clara had been found, but she was differen

In my room now– I pace around restlessly, heart hammering against my chest like a war drum.The envelope in my hand feels heavier than it should.It's just parchment and wax, right?Just a letter. Just Amanda.Except nothing has been “just” since I got thrown into this accursed union.I sit on the edge of my bed and stare at the damn thing for another full minute before finally cracking the seal.The handwriting is undeniably Amanda's– sharp, elegant, and familiar enough to tug at something soft in me.*Lyra, everything is alright with your dad. He's making full recovery.But something isn't right with the beta's– I overheard them talking about the day you were cast out. I think they're planning something even worse.I don't want to say more in this letter in case it's intercepted.Please, pay silvermoon a visit if you can soon. Discreetly.I'll be leaving to visit my sister at a neighboring pack– something came up…not sure when I'll return yet.We'll talk better when I get back… Be c

LYRA'S POVSleep is an illusion that continues to slip farther away from my grasp.And last night– it wasn't any different, as I continued to toss and turn, until rays of the rising sun came peeking through the curtains and staining my room walls.The nightmares haunted my nights alongside– a certain Alpha– Ethan.He didn't stop me.Not when I packed up and was ready to leave. Not as he assigned guards to accompany my transport and stay with me until I returned.Why did he have to be so stubborn! Couldn't he see it?And yet, he continued to kiss me like it meant more than an agreement of favor to him.Like he could feel something– that I couldn't quite place a finger on yet…did I feel it too?With Ethan, I didn't know what to make of my thoughts at all… It just didn't make sense.Didn't make sense that I wanted him to stop me when I had clearly stated my wishes– wanted him to reach for me like he believed in whatever it was between us.What really was there between us anyway…I don't