Alpha Liam のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 11 - チャプター 20

Alaria:I shouldn’t have been outside, and I knew it.“Nasia slowed down. You know that it cannot run.” I said, watching as my daughter ran to play. This was the first time that she's been out since we got here. I knew that you would be energetic, but I did not expect her to be that energetic.“But Mama, look, there is butterflies and there are trees everywhere.” She said, and I laughed.My side burned with every step I took, the wound barely healed enough to bear my weight without a wince. But I knew that she needed the fresh air and I was going to stay by her side. I did not want her to be alone, nor did I want to stop her.I walked slowly, hand pressed to my ribs, breathing through the ache. “Just be careful, do not go too far.”“Careful child,” I heard her voice, making me frown. “Do you not see?”“I'm sorry.” Anastasia said, and I glared at her as she walked towards me.“She's a child. She was running. I believe that you know the rule. A child does what they want and we as adults

Claire:My eyes fluttered open, and for a moment, I allowed myself to savor the gentle rush of Liam’s worried breath against my cheek. I allowed myself to savor the moment that we were living in. His grip on my hand tightened as he leaned in, eyes heavy with concern.It's been a very long time since he's approached me this gently, since he's looked me in the eye, since his touch was as gentle as a feather.“Claire,” he whispered urgently. “Are you all right? How are you feeling?”I blinked slowly, carefully schooling my features into the perfect mask of confusion and exhaustion. I looked around the infirmary room before turning my attention to him.“Liam?” I murmured softly, feigning weakness. “What…happened? How did I get here?”“You collapsed,” he explained gently. “Kai ran to get the healer. You scared the hell out of me. What happened to you? We were okay a while ago and then suddenly you collapsed.”Inside, I smirked bitterly. Good. This was exactly what I needed, to keep him dis

Amelia:The woods were thicker tonight.Fog crawled between the roots like a serpent, slick and slow. The moon, veiled behind scattered clouds, gave only slivers of light. I moved quickly, but with care, every snapped twig felt like a scream in the silence. And I found it's harder for me to walk in silence, and I found it harder for me to be able to focus at all.Claire had trusted me with everything.I gave her my loyalty, even if it meant me cheating on the man that I now called Alpha. But I owed it to her. Had it not been for her, I would have been long dead. I would have been thrown out a long time ago. I would have been a rogue. One of them, one of those who are exiled.But I hated that I’d become good at this. I hated how good I had become at lying, deceiving and playing those that trusted me.The path she used for these meetings wound just outside Blackthorne’s eastern perimeter, nearly invisible beneath overgrowth. And hopefully if he had covered his slant, he would not be hea

Liam:“Did you realize that you did a wrong thing by threatening her like that, Liam?” Kai asked, glaring at me.“I didn’t mean to threaten her.” I said, snapping at him. “But you heard what she asked, and I'm not going to allow her to leave. I don't care what it takes. You're going to double security on her and I want to know every move that she makes. Even if it means stopping her daughter from going to school simply because I don't want her to think about running away. You're going to do so.”“Liam…”“Right now, she was the last person that I could afford to threaten, and yet I know that she's going to do everything in her power to try and leave, and I'm not going to allow that, Kai! She trusted her the first time. I did not know that she was carrying a child the first time. Had I known, I wouldn't have let her leave.” There was an edge in my voice, and I knew that he heard it. “I was supposed to tell her that I wanted her to stay. Instead, I found myself pushing her towards wantin

Liam:I barely stepped back inside when I heard her voice.“Liam.”I didn’t answer.“Liam!” Claire’s tone snapped like a whip. “Where were you? You can't walk away from me like that.”I turned slowly. She was standing in the hallway, arms crossed, lips tight, her eyes already full of fire. Her heart raced against her chest and judging by the situation we were in, I was forced to look down on her stomach before looking her in the eye. It was a reminder to myself that she is the mother of my child, that she is carrying my child.“You left the house before dawn, I looked for you, I called for you, and yet nothing. I even called your phone and you left it in the house. Why would you not leave the house early? Why would you leave your phone? I thought that you needed to go out. I thought that something might have happened. But you were within the pack.” She said, stepping closer. “And don’t lie to me… I saw you. You were with her, weren’t you? You went out because you wanted to talk to her