Semua Bab Alpha Liam: Bab 141 - Bab 150

Selene:The infirmary was quieter now. Night had pressed its cold fingers against the windows, and the scent of antiseptic had dulled into something muted, almost sweet. My hands were raw from scrubbing basins and changing linens, but the ache in them was nothing compared to the twist in my stomach.It was nothing compared to the fear that I felt whenever I caught him looking at me, or whenever I thought that he was his silence, the way that he was avoiding talking to everyone. I just found myself dreading the moment that I would lay her eyes on him or that he would look at me.I’d managed to avoid him since he woke up. That had been deliberate. The less time I spent near him, the less chance there was for him to notice anything. But tonight, one of the nurses had waved me over without even looking up from her chart.“Selene, help clean Beta Kai’s area.” She said coldly as she watched me sweep the floor.“I am already taking care of things here. Can someone else take care of this? I'v

Amelia:“How is he?” I asked the nurse at shift as I looked at the door where Kai was staying. The nurse looked at me, raised an eyebrow, her eyes curious yet annoyed. “Come on, I did not ask you to do anything but answer how he is. I'm not going to approach him and I'm not going to speak to him. You already told me that I cannot enter his room even if he is asleep. I'm simply asking if he is alright.”“He is fine, but I'm curious about why you keep on asking. You know that you are going to get in trouble if anyone hears of this. You should not even be roaming around here. You have your duties to be taking care of.” She said, and I looked away from her, choosing to ignore her words. “If anyone asks, I'm going to tell them that you came because you needed a painkiller, but this is the last time that I'm going to cover for you. If anyone hears that I'm conspiring with you or even answering your question when it comes to this, I am going to end up losing my spot. And I apologize, I do no

Liam:The first light of dawn crept through the curtains, pale gold spilling across the sheets. Alaria shifted beside me, her hair tangled across the pillow, her breathing soft.I could still feel her weakness and fatigue. I knew that she was, though I could not understand what it was that she was dealing with. My wolf grew protective over her, and hers was tired, mostly needing to rest. She would never admit this, I knew that, but I knew that I was going to be the one to keep her safe.For a moment, I just watched her. My Luna. My mate. My undoing. My one and only true weakness.I ran my fingers over her cheek, gently removing her hair from her face, admiring her beauty. It's been days since she's slept in my arms and never has the bed felt so cold with her not being beside me.Her lashes fluttered, eyes slowly opening. She looked at me, and despite everything we had been through, the fire, the fights, the anger, there was still softness there. A softness I didn’t deserve.“Good morn

Darius:The back door to my study opened on a creak I knew well, too well. I looked up from the file I’d been pretending to read and let my eyes sharpen into a blade.Her scent hit me hard, mostly because I did not expect her to be here.I let out a low warning growl, expecting her to walk inside only to be surprised when it was not her.Amelia stepped inside first, her face pale and strained, one hand gripping something under the white sheet she’d wrapped like a sacrament. Behind her a maid hovered, shoulders tense, and then I saw her… Alaria, limp and unconscious, hair fanned around her like a dark halo. For one breath the room went so quiet I could hear the embers in the hearth.“You idiot.” I didn’t bother to keep any civility in my voice. It was gone before I realized I’d let it loose. “What the hell is this? What did you fucking do?”Amelia set Alaria down with more care than I expected. Her eyes flicked to mine and did not flinch. “She’s safe, alive.” she said. The words sounde

Alaria:I woke because the room tilted, slow, like the world had been set on a lazy spin and then nudged. And though I did control myself, I couldn't help but find myself wanting to vomit.For a breath I thought I was still pressed against Liam, the safe weight of him against my ribs. Then the scent hit me: smoke and something metallic, and beneath it a cool, clinical soap that did not belong to our house.My hand fumbled for the blanket and found unfamiliar linen instead of his. I blinked at the ceiling, at the unfamiliar curve of a light fixture, and the world came into focus in pieces. And a small memory filled my mind. The one woman who I did not expect to play a game like this one. Though I knew that I should have expected it.Amelia.A small body was sitting on a low chair by the window, knees tucked up to her chest, chin on them. Her hair was the same curl I knew so well, but her face, it was pale and damp from tears. For one awful second I could not find her eyes. Then she loo