Semua Bab The Cruel Alpha’s Breeder : Bab 31 - Bab 40

RASMON For three days, the breeder burned with fever. According to Violet—the old woman who took care of this cabin of mine—it was a miracle she was still alive. “There’s something about that woman that keeps her heart beating,” she claimed as she stirred sugar into the tea she was preparing for me. I felt weak because I had to touch the silver trap to free her. Though my symptoms weren’t as bad as hers, I still felt sick. “She’s a warrior. Stronger than most.”I didn’t know what to say to this. The truth was that I felt guilty about what happened. If I hadn’t left her, those men would’ve thought twice about attacking her. I’d been careless, and now, I was about to lose the one part of my life that I’d been looking forward to the most. Revenge. But it was more than that. The problem was that I could never admit the words out loud. They would stir too much trouble and I didn’t need that, not when things were already so complicated. Violet slid the teacup to me and watched me clo

RASMON Verania's fever went down, but only barely. Violet told me a long time ago that she didn't know what to do. There was no cure for silver poisoning, so the only solution was to wait for the symptoms to pass, meaning the silver would go out of her system. Five days had passed since I left my pack. I knew there'd probably be a lot waiting for me when I got back, but for some reason, I refused to leave until she was better. Something in me refused to walk away. Perhaps it was guilt I felt. Either way, it was crippling and haunted me every second of every day.At around midday, we received an unexpected visitor. Or rather, two. Only a handful of people knew about this place, so I wasn't shocked when I saw Aunt Verona's face peering back at me when I opened the door. Standing next to her was Lucan. "You shouldn't have come!" I said right away. She pushed past me and Lucan wrapped his arms around me. Seeing him lifted my spirits, but not enough to feel happy about their visit.

VERANIAThree days had passed since I last saw Alpha Rasmon, but for some reason, I couldn’t get him out of my mind. So, it felt like I was seeing him every day. All the time. I was recovering steadily, and the good thing was that the fever had gone away. My ankle still needed some time, but I could walk and move around.I was very happy that Lucan and Verona were here—I was unconscious when they showed up, so I was surprised when I opened my eyes one morning and saw her pressing a wet cloth to my forehead. The days were going by slowly, but all in all, I was enjoying them, considering the circumstances. Sometimes I’d dream of those men and all the terrible things that could’ve happened if I hadn’t been saved by Alpha Rasmon, but they were just dreams. I could get over them, and I would at some point. Currently, Verona, Violet, and I were seated outside. The sun basked lazily in the sky and honestly, after spending so much time indoors, I could do with a light tan. Lucan was sever

VERANIA When he offered to stroll around the garden with me, I was so shocked that I said yes. Then again, how could I have said no?For the last two minutes, we hadn’t said a word to each other. I walked slowly to match his pace, even though my desire was to walk pretty fast. Whenever I got nervous, my body took over and my pace quickened. I’d always been that way. But this time, I didn’t allow my mind to take control of my body. I wanted to be present and in the moment because everything about this man scared me. I was scared even now. It wasn’t like I felt he would attack or hurt me. It was a different kind of fear. Because ever since I returned from the cabin, something between us had changed. Hell, it changed while I was sick, but I was unconscious most of the time, and I wasn’t in the right state of mind to process any of it. Now that I had…what on earth was going on?After what felt like an eternity, he spoke. “Lucan came into my office and told me something strange. It wa

RASMON The situation with Franco was more or less resolved, and that was the end of it. The thing about Arius was that he was quick to anger, but that never lasted long. The man was replaced, and he didn’t speak of him again. To Arius, everyone was replaceable, and of course, that was dangerous because I knew the same could easily happen to me. My problem now was whatever was happening at home. Aunt Verona was upset with me for reasons I couldn’t begin to explain, and then there was the issue with Lorena. She told me she went there to see me, but when I saw her speaking to Verania, I lost my temper. Lorena knew a lot about my life that couldn’t be shared with someone like Verania, and the truth was that I didn’t trust Lorena. It was all a big fucking mess.Things were starting to fall apart all around me. The rogues were closing in and I had no way of telling anyone without ruining my plans. Everything that once felt structured was slowly losing its shape. I didn’t know what I wa