Alpha Liam의 모든 챕터: 챕터 171 - 챕터 180

Darius:The storm had ended hours ago, but the rage in me hadn’t.And I knew deep down that it wouldn’t.I stood in the center of the hall, the firelight flickering across the marble, waiting for the fools I’d sent to return with her.The silence between the walls was suffocating. Even the guards stationed at the door had stopped breathing too loudly, sensing what would happen if I was kept waiting much longer.The door finally opened.Five men stumbled in, snow still clinging to their cloaks, faces pale and drawn. “I don’t feel her presence, nor am I catching her scent.”My voice was cold and void of emotion as I looked at the men, knowing that they hadn’t brought her.The captain, Jonas, bowed low, trembling as he spoke. “Alpha, we…”“You what?” My voice was low, almost calm, and that calm made every one of them flinch.He swallowed hard. “We lost her. She managed to escape.”The words tore something inside me. I didn’t move for a heartbeat. Then, slowly, I walked toward him. My boo

Alaria:The sound of laughter, soft, feminine, didn’t belong here.Not in this cabin. Not among these walls that still smelled of smoke and fear.And most certainly not in a place where I stayed with my child.I stepped into the main room, my pulse already rising before I even saw her.And when I did, the air left my lungs like a punch.Claire.Sitting by the hearth as if she belonged there, a cup of tea in her hand, the same cool smile on her lips that used to make my blood boil.“What is she doing here?” I demanded, my voice cutting through the quiet like a blade.Liam stood near the door, his posture tense, unreadable. “Alaria…”“No.” I stepped closer, the fury already sparking behind my ribs. “You tell me right now why she’s here. In our safe house. With our daughter in the next room.”Claire didn’t even flinch. She set her cup down with deliberate calm. “You’re welcome, by the way. Had it not been for me, you wouldn’t even be here.”“Don’t.” My voice was sharp enough to make Kai

Alaria:The shot echoed long after the sound had died.It was the kind of silence that didn’t belong to peace, it belonged to endings.And that sound was not one that I liked. If anything, it was one that I learned to dreadI looked at the cottage door, thankful to hear that Anastasia was still asleep before putting a hand on my stomach.Amelia’s body lay still on the cold ground, her eyes open and glassy. The warmth that had once made her so human, so fragile, was gone, replaced by a hollow stillness that filled the room like smoke.Kai crouched beside her, his face grim but calm. He reached down and lifted something from her limp hand, a small, curved knife. Its edge still caught the light, slick with intent.He held it up for everyone to see. “She was going for Claire,” he said quietly. “If I hadn’t stopped her, she would have…”Liam nodded once, his jaw tight. “You did what you had to.”Claire’s face was pale, her composure unshaken but thinner now, cracks forming at the edges. “S

Bianca:By nightfall, the house no longer felt like a home, it felt like a tomb preparing itself.Darius’s orders had spread like wildfire, igniting every corridor, every soldier, every whisper. Armor was being fitted. Horses saddled. The forge below glowed red through the night, beating in rhythm with the war that was about to begin.And in the middle of it all, I moved through the chaos like a ghost.I smiled when the guards looked. I gave orders when I had to. But inside, every step I took felt like I was walking through the ashes of something that could never be rebuilt.When I reached the servants’ quarters, I found her waiting, small, thin, and trembling but brave enough to hold my gaze.Nina.She’d only been in our service a few months, one of the quiet ones, invisible in the way that kept her alive. But she had sharp eyes and a quicker mind than she let on.“You sent for me, my lady?” she asked. “I was told to come quietly?”I closed the door behind her. “I did. And yes, I nee

LiamThe horns began before dawn, low, guttural, echoing through the valley like the growl of something ancient awakening.By the time the last one faded, the forest outside our stronghold was alive with movement. Torches like stars. The rhythmic thunder of thousands of boots. The metallic hiss of drawn steel.War had come.I stood on the ridge overlooking the field, the snow beneath my boots melting under the heat of preparation. Kai approached from behind, his breath misting in the cold.“They’ve surrounded the east and the south,” he said. “Scouts say Darius is leading the front line himself. And that bitch is dead. You don't need to worry about her. Her head was hung for those who will see and try to betray again.”“Of course he is,” I muttered, not bothering about Selene. “He wouldn’t send someone else to do what he believes only he can finish. He knows what he wants to deal with and he's not going to stop until he dies. Because I know him, even if he wins, he's going to keep dig