Semua Bab CHOSEN BY THE CURSED ALPHA KING : Bab 71 - Bab 73

I shouldn’t have asked the question. The instant the words left my mouth, I saw it—the way his body stilled, the way his shoulders locked like stone, the way the air itself seemed to freeze around him. His eyes darkened, not with rage, but with something heavier. Something old. Shame. Pain. Memories that still had teeth. I shifted in my chair, guilt rising thick in my throat. “You don’t have to answer if you don’t want to,” I whispered, almost wishing I could snatch the words back. His gaze flicked to me then, sharp and unflinching, before sliding away. For a moment, I thought he might stay silent forever. Then, slowly, like pulling each word from a wound, he spoke. “I was born on the night of the blood moon.” The room went silent except for the quiet clink of cutlery as I set my fork down. My pulse hammered in my ears. “They thought I was like every other wolf pup,” he continued, his voice low, steady, too steady. “But I wasn’t. My first shift happened when I was four.” “Four

The moment I closed the door behind me, my body betrayed me.My knees buckled, slamming against the polished floor, and a sharp hiss tore from my lips. I clutched at my stomach, the pain twisting through me like a knife, like something alive gnawing at me from the inside.Cold. Hot. Cold again.I couldn’t make sense of it. My skin burned as though fire licked across it, yet my bones rattled with a chill that made me shiver so violently my teeth clacked.What was happening to me?My breaths came short and ragged. The air in the room thickened, pressing down on me, suffocating, heavy. I dragged myself forward, palms scraping against the floor until I reached the bed. My arms trembled as I pulled myself up, clawing at the sheets until I managed to crawl on top.The moment I sank into the mattress, I yanked the covers over me, desperate for warmth. But it wasn’t enough.It was too much.Heat slammed into me, suffocating, searing my skin. My chest heaved as I kicked the blankets off with a