All Chapters of The Lycan's Curse - His Hybrid Mate : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Alessia POV:"I'm so sorry I kept you waiting," I apologize as I rush down the stairs to the garden.Derek just sits, looking at me, transfix. I dress casually, wearing a dark grey tank top and a pair of fitted, high-waist black shorts, and a black checkers."Ummm...." I clear my throat, hoping to break his fix gaze."Oh....I'm sorry.." he apologizes, running his fingers through his rich chestnut color hair, that now glitter in the half moonlight, messy. "Come over.", he says pointing to the only available seat which is beside him in the garden, on the swing."I walk over, flipping and clapping my hands against themselves, nervously. While I watch him pour me a drink."You look edible..!" he says again."Sorry?" I blurt out.He smiles, repeating."You look edible."I guffaw. "I'm not some strawberries..!""I meant, you look beautiful," he chuckle, handing me a glass of brandy. "Ice?" he asks.I nod. "Three cubes please."***********In silence we watch the moon, as we sip from our gla

Derek POV:The room fills with an unnatural silence, as press my palms on the cut on Alessia's side. She looks pale, her breathes now shallow and uneven, each one a knife twisting my gut. Her blood stains my hands and clothes - a stark reminder of my failure to protect her.The attendants burst into the room, their faces pale as they take in the scene. I snarl, snapping them out of their hesitations."Get clean towels, hot water, anything that can stop this bleeding - now!" My voice, which now sound almost like a roar, is raw, demanding, and barely human. They scatter, obeying without question. I kneel beside the bed, still applying pressure to her wound. I can hear Mason growling in the back of my mind, his desperation mirroring my own.The door slams open again, and Darren stumbles in, panic etched into his features. "Doctor Dathan is on his way!" he announces, breathless, but his words feel distant. All I can think about is keeping Alessia here, with me, alive."She's not healing,

Darren POV:The room feels heavy with tension as Derek issues his command, his voice absolute and sharp, leaving no room for arguments."Gather the warriors. I need him - Alive!"I nod, keeping my expression neutral, though my insides churn. There is no room for hesitation now; the weight of the pack's survival is pressing down on all of us. And every decision taken in this room decides the pack's fate. I can't shake the uneasiness curling in my gut. Derrach Thorne. His name was poison in this pack, an unforgettable reminder of wounds that had never fully healed. A treacherous scar!I step out of the room, the echo of Derek's command still ringing in my ears. Outside, the cool predawn air brush against my face, offering a brief respite and escape from the storm brewing inside. I inhale deeply, trying to clear my head. The pack grounds were quiet, save for the distant rustling of leaves and the occasional howling in the distance. But I know, at that moment that it wouldn't last. I can

Mel POV:"I have something. I know something that could help us catch the spy in our midst, Sentinel," Zenas, the young pretty warrior says."What is it?" I ask. Zenas hesitates for a moment."Speak!" I snap sharply at her."Theo, gave me a case, the night before his death. He told me to hand it over to the Beta, if anything happens to him. He said it will help find the traitor in the pack." She explains, all the while sniffling the tears that threaten to roll down her face.Those words, tear at my heart, I could literally feel my heart pounding fiercely and repeating against my rib cage.So, Theo anticipated his death too. I thought as I grit my teeth together in annoyance.That nosy pup can't seem to keep still even from beyond the grave. Can he?""Theo is your mate I suppose?" I ask her.She nods her head affirmatively. "The mating ceremony was supposed to happen in the next full moon.." "Where is this case, Zenas?" I ask irritatingly, cutting her short."I hid it somewhere in th

Derek's POV:The door clicks shut behind me, the wave of anger and frustration hits me, interwoven and suffocating .The weight of everything happening pressing heavily on my chest.Darren follows closely behind, his expression just as grim as mine."Fill me in on the details," I demand, my voice tight."You're not going to like this," he says quietly."Fill me in!" I snap right back at him, stoping in the middle of the hallway, spinning to face him.He glances around quickly to ensure no one is nearby listening or eavesdropping on their conversation, before lowering his voice. "First, we caught a woman and a man in the wood. She claim to be Cyre, Sharona's sister and the man seems to be just a guard. Second, we found another body in the woods." "A body? Whose body?" I ask clenching my sweating fist."We identify it as Zenas's, one of Mel young female warriors," Darren says, lowering his gaze to the floor."When last was she seen in the pack? What was she doing alone in the woods?" I