Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Alpha’s Reluctant Mate: Kabanata 41 - Kabanata 50

IVY’S POV The vision faded, and I was back on the cliff, Kane’s arms steadying me.“Ivy, talk to me,” he urged.“I saw her,” I whispered. “The Moon Goddess.”His eyes widened. “What did she say?”“I saw her,” I said again, firmer this time. “The Moon Goddess. She… she spoke to me.”Kane was still holding me, his hand steady at my waist, his eyes locked on mine. “Tell me everything.”I took a shaky breath, nodding.“She was radiant,” I whispered. “Not in a way I can explain. She wasn’t just light, she was made of it. Her voice… it echoed through me like it was part of my own blood. She said I was her chosen. That something dark is coming, and I have to stop it.”Kane’s jaw tensed. “Did she say what kind of darkness?”“No. Just that it’s ancient and hungry. And that it’s already moving.” My voice faltered. “She said I carry the flame of the ancients. Something about a power awakening in me.”He was quiet for a moment, thoughtful.“You believe her?” he asked.I nodded. “I’ve never felt

IVY’S POVThe next day, the wind bit harder than usual that morning, despite the sun burning white against the winter sky. I walked beside Kane through the center of the pack grounds, our hands no longer hidden or hesitant.But even in the light of day, I felt it. The shift, the judgment. The anger pulsing beneath every glance cast my way.The pack had barely tolerated me. But now… now that Kane had spoken for me, stood for me, something had broken loose.And it was coming. I felt it before I saw him.Elder Merek, one of the oldest, most traditional voices in the Northern Bloodline. A man who had known Kane’s father, worshipped him like a prophet. A man who would rather see me burned than bowed to.He stepped into our path like a shadow rising, his white hair wild around a face lined with pride and disdain.“Alpha,” he said, voice tight and controlled. “A word.”Kane didn’t release my hand. “Say what you came to say.”Elder Merek’s gaze flicked to me, lips curling.“In private please.

IVY’S POVThe morning sun hadn’t fully crested the treeline when Kane called for training.He said it was to “rebuild morale.”I knew the truth. It was to remind the pack where strength resided, especially after last night.Word of my Trial had spread like wildfire. Some now looked at me with awe, others with thinly veiled suspicion.Kane stood at the edge of the training field, arms folded, his gaze sweeping over the assembled wolves like a blade.“Pair up,” he commanded.I stayed near the back. My feet still throbbed with every step, though I refused to limp. The gauze beneath my boots was soaked through with salve, but I was there present and accounted for.I wasn’t going to be the whisper behind the rumor, I would face it head-on.Derick, cold and expressionless, didn’t even look my way as he sparred with one of the younger Alphas. Elder Merek hadn’t shown at all.Kane called my name. “Ivy, come with me.”A murmur rippled through the crowd of course.I walked forward, standing acr

IVY’S POV The next morning, they called an emergency meeting. Not to punish me, but to “review the security risk.” The room was packed with murmuring council members, high-ranking wolves, and curious spectators who smelled of judgment and tension. Kane stood beside me at the center of the stone-floored chamber. His presence was a silent warning: no one touches her. But I didn’t hide behind him. I stood tall. But my legs still ached. Elder Risa, her white braid coiled tightly at her neck, leaned forward. “Luna Ivy… this power. Do you understand it?” “No,” I said honestly. “But I’m learning.” “Can you control it?” “Not yet. But I will.” A few murmurs rippled through the room. Elder Risa’s voice remained calm. “Then until you can prove that, perhaps it’s wise that you refrain from training sessions.” Before Kane could object, I stepped forward. “With respect, Elder… that’s the fastest way to ensure I never learn to control it.” She blinked. Surprised by

IVY’S POV“You know they’re still afraid of me.”The words left my mouth before I even meant to say them. They hovered between us in the cooling air, quiet but sharp. Kane didn’t flinch. He just stood there, eyes on the distance where the mountain’s shadow bled into night, his thumb still pressed gently at the mark he’d given me.“I know,” he said. “But fear fades but doubt takes longer.”I exhaled slowly. “They won’t follow someone they don’t trust.”“They followed you today.”I shook my head. “They followed you and they tolerated me.”Kane’s jaw clenched. He turned then, finally, facing me fully. His hand didn’t drop from my thigh, but his gaze was steel.“Ivy, no one tolerates the girl who pulled lightning from the gods and brought a Bloodborne general to his knees.”A bitter smile tugged at the edge of my mouth. “You think that’s what they saw? A savior? A leader?”“I think some saw a threat.” He didn’t sugarcoat it. “And some saw a miracle.”“And the rest?” I asked.“The rest are