Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Alpha's Beta: Once Rejected, Now Desired: Kabanata 181 - Kabanata 190

Elora's POVThe warm feel of the cabin was a sharp contrast to the cold in the darkness outside. The cabin was enveloped in the usual orange glow from the lamps overhead, and I was sitting in the dining area of Kael’s cabin. He wrapped a final band aid over my slashed palm, hooking it in place.“That should do the trick,” he said in a low grunt. “Some of the dark magic already made it into your bloodstream, and it will inevitably slow the healing down, but by tomorrow morning, everything should disappear without a trace.”“Thank you, Kael,” I turned the band aid over and over in the air, before placing it on the table top softly. “I really hope this heals as quickly as you claim. I don’t want to have to explain to Lloyd why I have another bandaid on my arm.”“And speaking of,” Kael pulled the wooden seat before me and sat. “Why the hell didn’t you inform your alpha that you were going to see a group of ruffians?”I sighed, putting my head in my palm. “You know how Lloyd can be,” I

Elora's POV Lloyd’s room was as large as a suite, but the young man only had one single couch in it. Figuring that he might want to sit there, I crossed the room for the bed and sat, just as Xavier. For a moment, he didn’t react. I thought he was out of the room until I heard him clear his throat. “Aren’t you going to leave with him?” He asked.I groaned silently before I purred. “You could use a conversation.”A moment of silence passed, before the echo of his boots against the marble sounded in the room. He sat down beside me, quietly. “See, I get you’re trying to look out for me, Lloyd,” I started after a brief silence, sparing him a glance. “But at least you should give me the benefit of the doubt. I’ve handled worst case scenerios before I met you.”He didn’t reply, but I could swear I heard him grunt silently.“I never met my mom, you know,” I said, thinking that a little back story could give him a feel of who I really was. We’ve never had the time or the opportunity to

Lloyd's POVI stood by the window of my study, overlooking the dark garden below. It felt awkward having the conversation I had with Elora that morning into the afternoon. I knew from the text I got from Xavier that Elora had left the house again, but this time, I didn't know where she went, and honestly, I didn't want to find out.She did react somewhat to the conversation, but she didn't say anything to resist. Maybe she had always known that we were fated. That wouldn't make sense if she knew and still went ahead to marry Zeke.Or maybe she never knew the entire time. Maybe it was her fault that she settled for Zeke. I mean, she had to do what she got to do. It's isn't her fault.I blamed my father for sending me away on that stupid expedition in order to preserve his image, and blamed myself for not returning earlier. Perhaps, if I returned to the pack a little earlier, I'd have run into Elora single, and there would be a need for all of this.“Fate is a bitch,” I mumbled. Pe

Lloyd’s POVA moment of silence took over the room as Davina laid out the bomb shell. If this were what I think it is, and I literally understood Lena’s explanations of who the travelers are, then that would mean only one thing. Davina was once a necromancer.“Impossible,” Lena sat back, raking her head. “Impossible.”“You mean you used to be a dark witch?” I wagged a finger at her.She nodded to the side. “The keyword there is ‘used to’. So, the travelers are the least of your problems.”“Does mom know about this?” Lena asked Davina. “You don’t expect me to share a dark part of my past with my daughter,” Davina replied sharply. When Lena leaned back, Davina continued.“Listen, the way it happened, I was reckless. I didn’t know what I was doing. When I finally realized and walked away, the travelers were angry. Who did you think made the name for the Kimbers?”“I mean, everyone knew the Kimbers,” Elora chirped. “We know of the impact of the people before you, according to the Lore.”

Lloyd's POV“Are you sure?” I directed my question at Davina, who was looking out the window.“I am so sure,” she shot back, pulling her gaze back to her phone. “It’s the reason I typed the address into this map thing Xavier suggested. Works like the maps we used back in the day. Only better and a little bit stubborn.”“Can I take a look?” Elora asked.Davina craned her neck back, before handing over her phone. On the screen was a map with a blinking red dot. I pulled out the card Mira gave us at the ball from my purse and glanced at the address on it, comparing it with what was on the phone.“She’s right,” I replied after a moment. “This is the place.”I followed everyone’s gaze to the window, where a high school building was standing. “Why in the seven hells would they choose a school as their first stop?”“Because no sane person would think to check out a high school in the middle of the night,” Davina retorted. “These guys have a strong system.” She opened the car door and ste