All Chapters of The Alpha's Beta: Once Rejected, Now Desired: Chapter 161 - Chapter 170

Elora's POVAs a click came from the door, I noticed in the same moment that I was lifted from the floor by an invisible force. It wasn’t as if something slammed into me. It was as if something picked me up and flung me away like I was some piece of cloth. I closed my eyes and braced for impact when I landed on a clutter of bodies. All of us went to the ground, groans filling the air.“Ugh, who knew that this was going to be another round of dealing with supernatural powers?” Xavier groaned beside me. I turned this way and that way, and flipped my eyes open, my chest heaving with tension. Sucking in a few sharp breaths, I grew aware of the pain in my lower back. It looked like that part of me landed on someone’s knee, or a fist maybe, I don’t know.Slowly, I sat up, taking in the cave environment around me. Davina and Lloyd were struggling to their feet, and Xavier was just sitting up. My eyes landed on the vault door again. Whatever enchantment on this door must be a very stro

Lloyd's POVWe continued down the labyrinth in silence as my thoughts went through countless possibilities of what the elder might do when I pulled this one on them. Would the protest? Would they throw a tantrum? A small smile tugged my lips as those thoughts travelled through my mind. I was about to share them with Elora when I heard a different frequency of footsteps.Xavier stopped in his tracks and looked back at us, whispering. “Is it just me, or do I hear another pair of boots in the distance?” Ahead, Davina had stopped, glancing around, before walking back to us. “Whoever this person is has a strong magical signature.”“Stong magical signature,” Elora repeated before adding. “Should we be scared?”“I don’t know,” Davina shook her head. “I don’t know why such a powerful being like that would want to find themselves here.”“From everything I know about the labyrinth,” I finally spoke. “This is not good news. For all we know, this could be a shadow, or a sorcerer, or a…”“It’s

Lloyd's POVI shrugged off my jacket as I pushed my bedroom door close with a click. Snapping it shut, I crossed the room to drop the jacket on a hanger, before walking over to the closet and changing into my nightwear. Done, I pulled my phone out and went through it, only to see angry text messages from Xavier, complaining about Davina.I dialed his number. Noise of the wind filled my ears as the call connected.“Hello?” “What’s going on, Xavier?” I asked.He scoffed, the static noise on the other end mingling with his yells. “I have to keep reminding myself that she’s a witch. I’ve imagined the different ways I could have strangled her.”“Good thing for her she’s a witch,” I said softly, heading to my bed and sitting down.“Yeah. Good thing she is. I’m assuming she didn’t zap you to another dimension for another urgent mission?” “No,” I shook my head slightly. “As a matter of fact, I was about to go to bed when I called you. Just ensuring you’re safe.”“Thank you, Alpha,” he cro

Lloyd's POVThe number of alphas I met in this ball was too many, and it threw me off-guard. Many of them were werewolves I was on good terms with, and I couldn’t just ignore them because we didn’t exactly attend this ball to celebrate, but to get an A class mission rolling. It took a moment to settle every single Alpha I met, and since they were clustered in a single place, I thought a smart plan would be to hide within the group, while keeping an eye out for my team.I’d just concluded with greeting the alphas when a peculiar movement got my attention at the door. It wasn’t the entrance of the two Kimber witches. My hair stood up, and the air in the atmosphere changed when the witches came in, but it wasn’t enough to spike my attention the way it was right now. Turning to the door, I saw a group of warriors clad in black, leading in a couple. The ebony man, clad in a shimmering caramel tux, had his hands intertwined with a lady in an elaborate red dress with a bit of subtle bl

Elora's POV“If this is an attempt of deceit,” Mira straightened herself, the pain of her cracking bones obvious on her face. “Then I hate to break it to you. You’re doing a bad job.”I took one step forward. “Then let me make it clear to you. You guys need me anyway, whether I oblige or not. So, why don’t we skip to the part where I oblige and then we get this over with before it even gets started?”She narrowed her gaze at me, tilting her head slightly, as if she was trying to find the lie by just staring and studying us. “I don’t get it,” she cooed. “Your father fought everything that has to do with us. Why are you choosing to join us, after many years of running from magic?” I hung my head and shook it slowly as part of the act. One thing pretending to be on their side is helping us do is make them get a little vulnerable and spill a bit of secret about themselves, and I was enjoying it. Maybe Lloyd and Davina were right after all.I looked up. “Life happened to me. My mate is