All Chapters of THE ALPHA WANTS A TASTE OF ME: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

Rael sat in the council of elders’ meeting as they stared at the body laid on the ground.It had shriveled into almost a ball and was barely recognizable.If not for the personal effects found with it, the body would never have been identified.“Who did this?” he asked, staring at the corpse. The room grew thin with silence.“Did you all not hear me?” he barked, and the guards who had brought the corpse stepped forward.“Your Grace, we found the body at the end of the tunnel. She’s been identified as a maid who worked in the manor before her death.There was nothing else found with her, and nothing out of the ordinary. It looked like she was attacked by a beast, Alpha.”Rael couldn’t believe what he was hearing.“Did you take a good look at this corpse?” he asked.The guard, whose eyes were pinned to the ground, nodded. “Yes, Your Grace.”“Which animal do you think could have done this?” Rael pressed.Murmurings rippled through the elders. The guard couldn’t reply; his head remained b

Ronir’s smile stretched triumphantly, and then she said,“The Alpha asked me to consult the moon spirit about the dead body,” she murmured, her voice low enough to sound almost conspiratorial. “So, I plan to do just that. Tomorrow, I’ll tell him that he should be wary of the ones closest to him. Alpha Rael is no fool; he will see the signs for himself. Besides, it’s not a lie that she actually killed the girl, I am just pointing him in the right direction. I think he will have to decide for himself what to do about it.”Catherine tilted her head, lips curling into a slow, satisfied smile. “Good. Suspicion is far more dangerous than accusation. It grows roots on its own.” She reached out and, with delicate fingers, lifted the ornate box from the table.“I’ll hold onto this, then,” she said.Ronir smiled. “You’ll receive good news tomorrow.”“I’ll be waiting for it,” Catherine replied, and Ronir nodded before leaving the room.…Boldron stood at the edge of the highest cliff overlooking th

The council chamber was tense when Rael dismissed Ronir. Her red shawl swayed as she bowed and walked out. Rael leaned back, ready to close the meeting, when the doors creaked open again.A guard stepped in, carrying a medium sized box. Rael’s brows furrowed. “What is that?”The council of elders turned to the guard, perplexed, wondering what he had brought in.The guard set it on the table with a heavy thud. “It was sent from the gates, for you, Alpha.”“From who?” Rael asked as he stared at the box on the table.The guard shook his head. “It came without a name.”Rael eyed the box for a long moment, then commanded, “Open it.”Two guards moved forward, unhooking the clasps. The lid creaked. A thick cloth covered the contents.Rael stepped forward. His fingers dug into the fabric and pulled it back. A folded letter lay on top.He lifted it, frowning as he opened it. The words were short, jaggedly scrawled:A little present for you. I know you missed him. I am coming to take what is mine. —

Rael sucked in a breath as he stared at his father.His father had never looked at him with anything other than disgust. If he did not know better, he would think he was not his biological child.“I need to talk to you,” Rael said, and Boldron hesitated before pushing the doors open.“Speak quickly. I have important matters to attend to.”He folded his hands behind him as he waited for whatever Rael was about to say.Rael nodded, his eyes falling to the ground.“Archibald… sent a present. He is alive.”Rael watched his father’s expression, but it did not change at all.Does that mean… he knows?Rael’s heart began pounding loudly against his chest.Was his father in on this too?“And?” Boldron asked, raising a brow.There was silence as Rael struggled to find words.“Father… why do you hate me so much?”He had never asked his father that question before. He always assumed his father was simply fond of Harold. But he was his son too. Right?Why did he go out of his way to hurt him? It was

“Are you listening to yourself now, Mother? Can you not see the handwriting on the wall? The reason I was not chosen as the Alpha was because I am the bastard! I am nothing, can you not see it?Rael is the Alpha because he is Boldron’s true son. And me? I am just the son of a shameless homebreaker.”At his words, Catherine slapped him across the face.“Do not you dare! Do not you dare say those words to me. I am your mother.”She seethed as she pointed her finger at him. Harold stared at her hand.“I curse the day I was born. You disgust me. I am not your son, and you are not my mother.”With that, he turned and walked out of the room before Catherine could stop him. Her hands trembled as she watched everything she had fought for crumble before her eyes.“No. No. This was not happening to her. No.”She screamed as she stood and ran out to search for her son. Her bare feet ached against the marble floors as she screamed his name.She did not care about the people watching her. She just