Semua Bab Alpha’s Regret: The Return Of The Betrayed Luna : Bab 121 - Bab 130

Lexi’s POVThe coolness of steel was felt in my wrists as they shoved us forward, their hands rough, their laughter cruel, one even had the audacity to spit in front of usJax stumbled once beside me, his shoulder colliding with mine, but he didn’t fall. He straightened, his face being all determined and all, his eyes burning with the same frustration I felt.“They could at least pretend we are worth treating with dignity,” he muttered under his breath, he did not intend for anyone to hear it, but the whiff was loud enough that only I caught it.“Don’t give them more to laugh about,” I whispered back.We were herded through the narrow clearing until the forest opened into a courtyard I recognized once from my rogue days, I was not captured, I needed something from someone in the pack and I had to get it, now looking ahead, this was a part of Silver Fang’s territory rarely spoken about, I was brave. Torches lined the stone walls, shadows clawing upward with the flames.And at the far e

Manny’s POVThe drive into Silver Fang territory was awfully quiet, and I preferred it that way. I expected a lot of noise from the occupants, the other pack members of the territory, but I did not see anything. Well good for me.I did care about the car, or the road, or the way the border markers looked in the distance. All I cared about was Lexi.Every second that passed without her was a second wasted, and I knew I could not afford to waste any.I pulled up near the border, cut the engine, and stepped out. I had not expected a welcome party, and yet figures slipped out from the trees like shadows made flesh.They did not even give me the chance to speak. Chains clamped around my wrists before I could even take two steps forward. Cold steel. Unnecessary, but they wanted the humiliation of it.I let them drag me across the compound. My silence was not submission, it was me trying to think. Every step, every glance, I was weighing. I had kept my promise and came alone. That was all th

Chapter 126Lexi’s POVMy eyes were fixed on Manny. His wolf form, massive and radiant with that untamed Alpha aura, had just finished tearing through a lot of Wolfe’s loyal followers. And then, with a controlled shudder, he shifted back into his human body. His bare skin covered with sweat, his chest rising and falling sharply, his eyes flickering like he was still half inside his wolf.Beside me, Jax had Clara pinned down. He had put her to the ground, his entire weight pressing her into the dirt. His arm was like an iron bar across her neck, and his hand clamped around her wrist so tightly I could hear the bones grind. Clara, though trapped, was not defeated apparently. Her lips twisted into a maddening smile. “Foolish girl,” she sneered at me, her voice low, venomous. “You think this ends with me pinned to the ground? You think I have lost? And you can have him now? Oh no, no. Manny’s love is already mine.”Her words sliced through the air like a blade. She said two words I co

Jax’s POV“You really think stacking those crates like that is a good idea?” I asked, raising a brow as one of the pack members tried to balance three heavy boxes on top of each other.The boy grinned sheepishly, nearly losing his grip before setting them down again. “Uh, no, sir. Not… not really.”“Thought so.” I stepped forward, lifting one of the boxes myself and gesturing toward the storeroom. “Next time, start with two. You’re not trying to impress anyone.”He nodded quickly, and I almost smiled.The packhouse courtyard was alive again, laughter here, chatter there, faint clangs of training swords from the distant grounds.On the surface, things looked normal. But anyone who’d seen what we’d seen knew that ‘normal’ was still a long way off.I’d taken on Lexi’s duties as Pack Supervisor while she recovered, adding a bit of guarding duties too, the elders had suggested I led a faction of the border patrol.At first, it was supposed to be temporary, just until she felt ready. But mo

Manny’s POVRebuilding a pack was not just about fixing walls or counting losses, it happened to be a lot more than that and I just learnt that. Every morning, I woke up before dawn. My hands constantly aching from signing reports and lifting debris, but the ache felt necessary. It reminded me that the Red Shadow Pack still stood, and I also stood tall. The months after the battle blurred together, visits to trade councils, rebuilding projects, resource meetings. Every Alpha across the border wanted to “reconnect,” I guessed it was a polite way of saying they wanted to know how weak we’d become. I always played their game with a smile, but inside, I was exhausted.The war hadn’t taken my life, but it had taken pieces of everything that made it worth living.Today, though, I came home early.The sun hadn’t fully set yet, it stretched in amber streaks across the compound when I drove in. The air smelled faintly of rain, and the evening was quiet. From the edge of the driveway, I s