All Chapters of ALPHA KAEL'S BREEDER : Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

Aria povThe sound hit me before the sunlight did. Loud voices, sharp cries, chairs scraping against the floor downstairs. I turned over, burying my head in the pillow, but the noise only grew heavier like it was pressing through the walls on purpose. My stomach sank. Something was wrong.I dragged myself out of bed, splashed water on my face, and ran a comb through my hair with fingers that still felt half-asleep. No time for much else. I pulled on a simple dress, the kind I usually wore when I wanted to move freely, and rushed down the stairs, heart hammering because the tone of those voices didn’t sound like normal pack chatter.The moment I stepped into the hall, I froze.Every single worker was gathered in the center of the room, heads down, hands twisted nervously. Some were shaking. Elena stood in front of them like a queen on trial day, her chin high, eyes burning with self-importance. Her jewelry box was open on the table beside her, empty. She held up her favorite necklace l

Chapter 74Daniel’s POVThe corridors of the pack house still smelled faintly of ash and storm after Kael’s fury last night. I hadn’t slept much. I couldn’t. My Alpha’s temper was a fire that burned too close, and no matter how loyal I was, sometimes it felt like standing in the middle of a battlefield with no shield.Morning light crept through the curtains of my chamber when a knock sounded at the door. I already knew it wasn’t just a summons,it was Kael. He had that way of dragging people into his storm whether they were ready or not.I tugged on my boots and opened the door. A guard stood there, stiff as a board. “Alpha requests your presence. Immediately.”No surprise. I muttered, “When doesn’t he?” and brushed past the man.The halls echoed with my steps as I made my way to Kael’s chamber. I could already hear voices inside—his and Frank’s. That wasn’t new. Kael always called us both when he was at his breaking point. Beta and Gamma. His wall. His curse.I pushed open the heavy

Chapter 76Kael’s POVI left her standing in the garden but her face stayed in my head. The way she froze when I touched her. The way her hands flew to cover herself like she was guarding something. I knew that look. It wasn’t fear of me it was fear of being found out.By the time I reached my chamber Daniel was already waiting. He had that restless energy around him like he’d been pacing. Frank walked in a few moments later carrying a bottle of liquor and three glasses. He set them down on the table without a word.I poured a drink and swallowed half of it in one go. The burn did nothing to quiet the storm in my chest.Daniel broke the silence first. “So what happened this time”I set the glass down hard enough to make it crack. “She was at training. Standing there like she belonged watching me like I was some stranger. When I asked her what she was doing she said she needed air. I pressed her and she swore she wasn’t hiding anything but I don’t believe her. She’s lying Daniel. I can

Aria POVI stepped back through the gates of the pack, my heart was thundering so hard I thought the guards might hear it. The walk back from the clinic had felt endless. Every sound behind me had made me jump. Every pair of eyes in the market felt like they knew where I had gone and why.I kept my scarf over my head as I hurried across the yard. The morning had brightened, and workers were moving about, carrying trays, folding laundry, scrubbing steps. I thought maybe I could slip in quietly and no one would notice. But then I froze.Kael’s voice rang across the courtyard. Low, sharp, furious. He was speaking to one of the guards, his hands clenched behind his back, his body stiff with control.“Find her,” he was saying. “Now. I don’t care where she went. No one leaves this house without my knowledge. Do you understand me?”The guard stammered a yes and rushed off, but Kael turned at that exact moment. His eyes locked on me.My breath caught. My legs wanted to run but they wouldn’t m

Elena POVI had no intention of leaving the hallway after Kael stormed into Aria’s room. I had been walking past when I heard his voice, sharper than usual, low but breaking with the weight of something more than anger. That caught my attention immediately. Kael rarely lost control, but with her he always seemed to crack in ways that made me grind my teeth.I leaned against the wall, careful not to breathe too loud. Their voices carried easily enough through the wood of her door.“You vanish without telling me,” Kael was saying. “You come back pale as death. You argue with Elena in front of the workers. And now you refuse food. Aria, what am I supposed to think?”My lips curled into a smirk. He listed my name among her mistakes, as if her snapping at me was something worth remembering. Good. Let her temper work against her.Then her voice came, soft and trembling. “Think whatever you want. I don’t owe Elena or anyone else an explanation.”I pressed my nails into my palm to keep from