Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Alpha’s Pretty Mistake: Kabanata 61 - Kabanata 70

KolNight time had come and I sat by the window with a glass of water that had gone warm in my hand. I hadn’t taken a sip. I just stared out into the dark.All I could think about was tomorrow.Tomorrow, I’d stand before the Alpha of the New Moon Pack and his mourning Luna and tell them the truth, that their son was buried beneath one of my fields, that my guards retrieved what was left of him, and that the woman who orchestrated it all had once shared a womb with my wife.She shifted behind me on the bed, and I didn’t have to look to know she was awake.“Can’t sleep?” she asked softly.I didn’t answer at first. Then I exhaled. “I keep thinking about how much worse this could get.”She sat up and crawled toward me. Then she wrapped her arms gently around my chest from behind. “We tell them the truth. All of it.”“And if they don’t care about the truth?” I asked. “If they only care about vengeance?”“Then we survive that too.”She pressed a kiss to my shoulder. She climbed over and gen

KolI stood by the mirror, dressed in full black with Aria behind me lacing the last of her boots. We were preparing to visit Herald. In person. With proof in hand and with every intention to douse the flame before it became a wildfire.Aria picked up the tape recorder and slipped it into a velvet pouch. While I had her memory box in my hand. I glanced at her through the mirror.“You don’t have to go with me,” I said.She didn’t even look up. “Yes, I do.”I wanted to argue. To tell her the political terrain was too volatile, that she didn’t owe anything more to Herald or his Luna after what they’d done. But the truth was, I didn’t want to go without her. She was the proof. She was the weapon. She was the one thing I knew would keep me from letting rage speak louder than reason.Then we heard a knock. Three hard knocks at the door.My most trusted guard, Elias, stepped in without waiting for permission. His demeanour read urgency.“What is it?” I asked.“The council,” he said. “They’r

AriaHow do you know that it’s going to be a bad day? When it’s only morning and the sky was looking dull and grey.I stood by the window in Kol’s room with my arms crossed as I watched the training field bristle with paranoia. The guards moved in a practiced formations, repeating drills and duelling one another. Kol stood at the centre of it all. Even from where I stood, I could see how tightly his jaw was set. I could see how tensed he was. I would say almost… afraid but knowing Kol, he’d never show it.Since the council’s reckless decision to retaliate against the New Moon Pack by sending back two of their scouts' heads, an act I still couldn’t entirely stomach, Kol and his men had become creatures of vigilance. No one slept. No one smiled. Every passing hour without word from Herald and Heraldine was a ticking bomb.I pressed my forehead against the glass. Everyone was anticipating something from Herald. Especially he’s crazy wife, Heraldine.Just then, the door behind me opened.

AriaSince war had been the topic for some days now, the used the scent of moonflowers to calm me.Now, not even a bouquet of moonflowers could calm the millions of uneasy nerves in my body. I sat on the stone bench in the heart of the garden, wrapping my arms around myself as my eyes watched a lizard mating with another on the wall. Everything felt like it was crumbling, walls, alliances, even the people I loved.“Aria.”I turned to see Liam standing a few feet away. His expression was softer than it used to be. He looked better than he did days ago, cleaner, cheerful, but there was still worry behind his eyes that I just couldn’t miss.“Kol let you out of your cave?” I asked, trying for levity, but my voice cracked.He smiled faintly. “He let me speak to her.”“She’s alive,” he added. “Battered, but breathing.”I swallowed. “And still holding on to her truth, I assume.”“She asked for you,” he said. “Specifically. Said she wanted to see you one last time.”I looked away.“I don’t k

AriaWe had been there for hours. The location Lira had given us.Kol’s jaw was locked tight. I noticed his fingers twitching near the strap of his gun. Liam leaned against one of the jeeps, crossing his arms. His patience was clearly thinning."Are we sure this is it?" Liam asked finally with his voice edged with frustration. "This is the location she gave?"Kol didn’t turn to look at him. His eyes stayed fixed forward. "She was confident. Gave exact coordinates. Said this was their staging point.""Yeah?" Liam muttered. "Well, unless the New Moon Pack learned how to go invisible, I’d say we’ve been sitting ducks in an open field for nothing."I glanced between them. I wanted to believe Lira. Even after everything, I’d held on to some thread of hope that she’d done the right thing, for once.But now…“I don’t like this,” I whispered. “Something feels off.”Kol’s fingers finally moved. He reached for his gun, cocked it, and scanned the trees ahead. A ruffle in the brush made everyone