All Chapters of THE ALPHA’S RELUCTANT BRIDE: Chapter 111 - Chapter 116

The next morning, Ember walked into the infirmary quietly. She didn’t want to startle Tessa or wake her if she was still resting, but as soon as Ember stepped inside, she saw Tessa sitting up on the bed, folding the sheets as if preparing to leave.“Tessa?” Ember whispered.Tessa lifted her head. She looked tired, but more present, more like herself than she had in weeks.“Good morning,” Tessa said with a small smile. “Don’t look at me like that. I’m fine.”“You collapsed last night,” Ember reminded her gently. “You scared everyone.”Tessa’s smile faded a little. “I know. And I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to scream like that.”Ember stepped closer. “You didn’t just scream. You asked everyone to leave you alone. Who were you talking to?”Tessa blinked as if trying to search her memory. “I… don’t remember clearly. Everything was dark. It felt like I wasn’t fully here. Like something else was pushing through.” She let out a slow breath. “But I don’t want to sit here feeling useless.”“Tessa—”

Madeline called for Ember again before the sun even reached its highest point.Kellan found Ember in the hallway outside the clinic and sighed quietly before speaking.“She’s asking for you,” he said. “Again.”Ember’s heart sank. “How bad is she?”“She’s awake. Calm. Clear. But…”He ran a hand over his face. “She keeps repeating your name like she’s trying to grab something slipping through her fingers.”Ember stepped toward the stairway. “Then let me see her.”Kellan blocked her path gently.“You know I can’t,” he said. “Darius said..”“Darius is being overprotective,” Ember muttered. “And it’s getting out of hand.”Kellan agreed. He only looked tired.“You didn’t see his face this morning,” he said. “He’s scared. And when Darius is scared… he locks everything down.”Ember clenched her jaw but didn’t fight him.She knew pushing would cause a scene, and right now the pack didn’t need more tension.“Tell Madeline I’ll come when I can,” Ember said softly.Kellan gave a sympathetic nod,

The pack grounds were already on edge when the sky changed.It happened with no warning….one moment the late evening light was fading normally, and the next a thick, heavy pulse rolled across the sky like a silent heartbeat. Everyone froze. A red haze bled across the moon, spreading fast, painting the entire forest in a sick, haunting glow.That wasn’t normal.That wasn’t scheduled.And it definitely wasn’t safe.Inside the pack house, Ember still felt the strange tremors crawling under her skin. Her body had been restless since morning, like something inside her was pacing. Madeline, locked in her room under strict supervision, sensed it too. She had tried calling for Ember repeatedly…. but Kellan wouldn’t let them meet.Now, as the light outside shifted fully into red, Madeline’s breath hitched.“No… no, no…this isn’t time,” she whispered, panic rising. She rushed for the door, banging hard. “Let me out! Ember is in danger…Velise says she’s not ready…”Kellan blocked the door instan