All Chapters of ALPHA KAEL'S BREEDER : Chapter 21 - Chapter 24

Chapter 21Kael povSmoke claws at my throat, every breath thick with ash. Wolves flash in and out of the haze, enemy and ally blurring together until you have to trust your instincts or die. My claws are slick, my fur heavy with sweat and blood.I keep moving. Always moving.My shoulder burns where a claw tore into it earlier, but I push through it. There’s no room for weakness. Not when the enemy is still pushing toward the heart of the courtyard.I rip through the last wolf in front of me and turn, searching for the next target,when movement at the edge of the chaos catches my eye.Bare feet,loose clothes, hair wild from running. It's Aria.For a second, my mind blanks. It doesn’t make sense. She should be locked in her room, sulking or glaring at me or both, not standing in the middle of the godsdamn battlefield like she’s looking for a fight she doesn’t know how to win.I swear, the blood in my veins goes cold.“What the hell are you doing here?” The words are a growl in my head

I left venessa at the hospital and walked lonely into the pack building, it was silent, but there’s still the low murmur of voices somewhere on the lower floor, the creak of boards as people move around. I take the stairs two at a time, my boots barely whispering against the worn wood. Kael’s still in the clinic. Vanessa’s probably pacing the corridors trying to figure out how to crawl her way back into his good graces. Which means I have the advantage. I needed to check aria's room. I reached her room door and noticed it isn’t locked. That’s my first mistake, I expected at least a little resistance, some barrier to make me feel like I was breaking into enemy territory. Instead, the handle turns easily, the door swings open, and I’m inside.It smells faintly of her, something clean but warm, like wildflowers left out in the sun. I wrinkle my nose.The room is neat, Bed was still arranged, Desk clear except for a closed journal and a single pen. No stray clothes, no clutter, no sign