All Chapters of Alpha's Heat His To Ruin Hers To Heal: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

AxelI checked my watch for the third time in five minutes. She was late.Of course she was late. Zara had always run on her own schedule. Even when we were kids, she'd show up to pack meetings whenever she felt like it."She'll be here," Calla said softly beside me.We sat in the corner booth of a quiet diner about twenty miles from Ravenridge. Far enough from pack territory that we wouldn't be recognized. Close enough that we could get back quickly if needed."Maybe she changed her mind," I said."You don't believe that.""I don't know what I believe anymore."Calla reached across the table and took my hand. Her touch was warm and steady. It helped calm my racing heart."Tell me about her," she said."What do you want to know?""Everything. What was she like when you were kids?"I thought back to memories I'd tried to bury. "She was fucking wild and fearless. Always getting into trouble.""Sounds familiar."I almost smiled. "She was younger then but acted like she owned the world.

CallaThe compound felt like a bomb waiting to explode.Everyone moved with nervous energy. Pack members checked their phones every few minutes. Conversations stopped mid-sentence when someone new walked into a room.Three o'clock. That's when Blake would step in front of cameras and try to destroy our world.I sat in the main hall, staring at the wall-mounted TV. The news was already building anticipation. "Breaking news conference from Senator Hart." "Exclusive revelations about national security threats."My stomach twisted into knots."You okay?" Axel asked, sitting beside me."No."He took my hand. His fingers were warm and steady. "Whatever he says, it doesn't change anything between us.""It changes everything else.""Maybe. But we'll deal with it."I wanted to believe him. But the thought of Blake's face on every screen in America made me sick.Zara walked over with her laptop. She looked like she hadn't slept in days. Dark circles under her eyes. Hair in a messy ponytail. But

Sleep had never felt so peaceful. Axel's warmth pressed against my back, his arm draped protectively over my waist. For once, my mind wasn't racing with worry or fear. Just quiet darkness and the steady rhythm of his breathing. Then everything changed. One moment I was drifting in that comfortable space between sleep and dreams. The next, I was standing in a place I'd never seen before. Cold concrete stretched out around me. The air smelled like rust and motor oil. High windows let in strips of moonlight that barely cut through the darkness. A warehouse. But not one I recognized. My bare feet made no sound on the floor as I moved forward. The strange floating sensation told me this was another dreamwalk, but it felt different somehow. More urgent and very real. Voices echoed from somewhere in the shadows ahead. "Tomorrow night, then." The speaker's voice was smooth and cold. Definitely not human. "You're certain about the timing?" "Positive." A second voice answered. This one I

The eastern perimeter felt peaceful as I started my route. Dense forest stretched out in all directions, the setting sun filtering through the canopy in golden streams. For the first time in weeks, patrol felt normal instead of like preparing for war.I found myself whistling as I jogged along the familiar path. My mind wandered to Calla and the promise of tonight after patrol. The way she'd looked at me this morning when I left. Like she was already planning what she wanted to do to me when I got back.God, the things that woman did to my self-control.I could picture her waiting in our bed when I returned. Maybe wearing that little black thing I'd bought her in town during our little date. Or better yet, wearing nothing at all.I imagined pushing her back against the mattress, taking my time to taste every inch of her skin. The way she'd arch under my mouth when I worked my way down her body. How she'd gasp my name when I settled between her thighs.Maybe tonight I'd try that thing

The compound's medical room had never felt so tense. Eden worked over Axel's unconscious form while the rest of us crowded around, watching her every move like our lives depended on it.Maybe they did."The silver is spreading through his bloodstream," Eden said, her hands glowing with that soft light that meant she was using her healing abilities. "It's like poison. His body can't process it fast enough."I sat beside the bed, holding Axel's hand and trying not to look at the blood-soaked bandages covering his chest and arms. His skin was pale and clammy, his breathing shallow."Will he be okay?" I whispered."I don't know," Eden admitted. "This much silver exposure... it could kill him."The words hit me like a punch to the stomach. After everything we'd been through, after finally finding each other, I couldn't lose him now."Someone set him up," Jordan said from where he stood against the wall. His clothes were still bloody from the fight, his face twisted with rage. "Those vampir