Semua Bab Alpha Liam: Bab 181 - Bab 184

Liam:For a heartbeat, the world stopped breathing.I held my breath as I allowed myself to process the moment.The gunshot cracked through the smoke and flame, echoing like thunder over the valley.Darius jerked back, his grip on Alaria breaking instantly. Blood sprayed across the snow, dark against the white. His weapon slipped from his hand and hit the ground with a hollow clatter.Alaria stumbled forward, free but frozen. She didn’t scream, she couldn’t. The sound had been ripped from her before it could form.I was already moving, catching her before she fell. Her body was shaking, shock making her weightless in my arms.Darius collapsed to his knees, one hand clutching the wound spreading crimson down his chest. His eyes lifted, wild at first… then softening in disbelief.He looked past me.And for a second, I thought he was staring at nothing.Then I saw him…A man standing at the ridge above the burning trucks, rifle still raised, smoke curling from the barrel.Gray hair. Hard

Alaria:Spring came late that year.The last of the snow had just melted from the rooftops, leaving the air sharp and clean, filled with the scent of rain and pine. The pack house had been rebuilt, stronger, quieter. No more echoes of command or threat, just the soft hum of life beginning again.From my bed, I could see the mountains through the window. Morning light spilled across the sheets, warm and golden, carrying the sound of laughter from outside, Anastasia’s voice, chasing one of the gamma’s son through the courtyard. For the first time in what felt like years, it was laughter that didn’t sound like a defense.Liam stood near the cradle, shoulders relaxed, hair a mess from sleepless nights. He looked down at the small bundle in his arms like the world had just given him something he didn’t quite believe he deserved.I smiled, my voice still hoarse. “He already has your eyes. And he already has your stubborn demeanor.”Liam looked up, and the rare, quiet smile that only I ever