Alpha's Heat His To Ruin Hers To Heal のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 1 - チャプター 10

Axel"Another dead night," Jace complained, revving his motorcycle beside mine. "Three hours of nothing but trees and darkness."I grunted, scanning the border road that wrapped around Ravenridge like a noose. The moon hung fat and bright overhead, three days from full. I could feel it pulling at my blood, making my skin itch with the need to shift."You'd rather have bloodsuckers trying to cross?" I asked, shooting my beta a sideways glance.Jace shrugged, the leather of his Vanguard cut creaking. "At least I wouldn't be bored."Patrol nights were always the same. Circle the town limits, check the weak spots in the Shadowshield, make sure no Crimson Order vampires were testing our defenses. Boring was good. Boring meant my pack was safe."Just another mile and we can head back to..." I stopped mid-sentence, my nostrils flaring.A scent suddenly hit me like a fist to the gut. A wild and dangerous scent.Mine.The thought slammed into me from nowhere, my wolf suddenly alert and straini

Axel The moment she opened her eyes, my wolf went crazy. Those sharp green eyes, still foggy with sleep, locked onto mine. My hands gripped the arms of the chair so hard I thought the wood might snap. Everything in me screamed to cross the room, press her into that mattress, and make her mine. "You're finally awake," I managed to say, my voice rougher than I intended. She turned to face me, fear and confusion written all over her face. But there was something else there too. Something that made my body tighten with need. "Who are you?" she asked. "And where am I?" I studied her, taking in the smooth skin, the soft curves barely hidden by the thin tank top she wore. Someone had stripped her down to her underwear...Stitch, our medic, had done it to check for injuries. But now I couldn't tear my eyes away from the sight of her long legs, the delicate slope of her neck, the way her perky breasts rose and fell with each quick breath. Damn it. What was wrong with me? "I think

The knock on my little office door came too early. Way too early for the kind of conversation I totally knew was coming."Come in," I called out, not looking up from the patrol schedules spread across my desk.Jace walked in and closed the door behind him. The soft click sounded loud in the quiet room."We need to talk," he said.I kept my eyes on the papers. "About?""You know what about."I finally looked up. Jace stood with his arms crossed, his face serious. My best friend since we were kids. My beta. The one person I trusted more than anyone.And right now, he looked disappointed in me."Say what you came to say," I told him."The pack is talking, Axel. They're questioning your judgment."Something cold settled in my stomach. "Who?""Does it matter? It's not just one or two wolves. It's spreading."I stood up, pacing to the window. Outside, I could see some of my pack members working on their bikes. Normal morning stuff. But everything felt different now."What are they saying?"

I forced myself to walk away from her door. Every step felt like torture.My wolf was going crazy inside me. Clawing to get back to her. To claim what was mine.But she wasn't mine. Not yet.Maybe not ever.I leaned against the hallway wall and tried to get control of myself. My body was still hard from being so close to her. From touching her soft skin. From seeing the desire in her eyes.Fuck. I was losing my mind.Earlier today, I'd gone to check on those bounty hunters. Found them at the diner asking questions about a woman matching Calla's description. They had photos. Money to throw around.I didn't need to show myself. Just listened from the shadows as they talked to locals. Most people in Ravenridge knew better than to give information to strangers. Especially ones who looked like trouble.But they were getting closer. It was only a matter of time.I pushed off the wall and headed for my room. I needed a cold shower. And about six hours of sleep I probably wouldn't get.My pho

I found Rikka in the kitchen, cleaning her medical supplies. She looked up when I walked in."How is she?" Rikka asked."Confused and scared." I sat down across from her. "Something's not right.""You mean besides the fact that she's turning?""That's just it. She should have turned by now. Her scent keeps getting stronger, but she never completes the shift."Rikka set down her supplies. "That's weird.""Yeah. I've been watching her." I ran a hand through my hair. "The other night, I checked on her while she was sleeping. Her body was burning up. Her bones were cracking. She was ready to shift.""But?""Nothing. She just... stopped. Like something was holding her back.""Maybe fear?""No. This is different. It's like she's being blocked somehow."Rikka frowned. "That shouldn't be possible.""I know. But I've never seen anything like this before."We sat in silence for a minute. I kept thinking about Calla's face when she saw that broken chair. The panic in her eyes."She's strong thou