Lahat ng Kabanata ng To Rule the Tsar Alpha's Heart: Kabanata 61 - Kabanata 70

Valentina won’t meet you head-on,” he said. “Not unless she’s already eaten three steps of you and is chewing the fourth. She’ll meet you as a letter. A voice on someone else’s phone. A memory that answers before you ask the question. She’ll meet you in a mirror that swears your face has always looked a little like hers.” His mouth flattened. “And if she does meet you in a room? You won’t leave through the door you came by.”“I’m not helpless.” Heat crawled up my neck. “I trained for this life.”“You trained to finish names,” Lorkan said. “She had the power to erase us all.”The lights flikered. Somewhere in the wall a pipe ticked, cooling or heating, I couldn’t tell. My ribcage felt like it was being asked questions I didn’t have breath to answer“Your ancestors tried steel,” he said again, slower, making every word a rung for me to climb. “They failed. They tried prayer. They failed slower. They tried alliances with things just as dark, and that worked a little, until those things d

Dennise’s Point of ViewI swallowed, my throat suddenly dry.Brei’s voice lowered, almost a growl now. “If you go to her like a soldier, she’ll see you coming. If you go to her like an assassin, she’ll laugh, she’s killed a hundred assassins before you were even born. If you go to her like prey, she’ll feed. You want to beat Valentina? You go to her like smoke. You slip where she doesn’t look. You smile when she expects fire. You bow when she expects steel. And then, when she’s comfortable, when she trusts you, that’s when you show her your intention.”I put her in a loud speaker as my palms were sweaty against my knees, and the stitches along my side throbbed in time with my heartbeat. “You’re telling me to get close to her like a dog wagging its tail?”“Closer than anyone. Close enough to know her rhythm, close enough to know what she hides even from her own people. Close enough that when you strike, she doesn’t even realize she’s been cut until it’s too late.”I shook my head, try

It has been three freaking days and I couldn’t get through with Dennise. I’m about to lose my mind and my wolf wasn’t helping at all. “She’s gone. You have to accept it. You need to-”“Shut the fuck up! Stop talking! Stop doing anything! Your fucking horniness isn’t helping. You’re not acting like a leader but a damn dog in heat!”That made him shut up although he growled at me. The phone in my hand was almost about to be crushed but I still tried to dial Dennise’s number. The phone rang for the fifth time that night.But still, no answer and always goes to voicemail. I gritted my teeth, staring at the glowing screen as if I had the will to connect it to her. I was pacing, restless, snarling at every silence, at every dead second that dragged like a knife.She was alive. I would have felt it if she wasn’t. That bond wasn’t gone, muted, yes, strained, faint like a candle almost smothered, but still there. And that made the silence even worse.The sixth call. The seventh. Nothing.B

Ace’s Point of View“Are you telling us our ancient enemy rose once again and you think they were using the humans against us?”“Yes.”“Then we need to be prepared.”Everyone started to talk about their worries, the safety of their pack and family. I straightened. My wolf pressed against me, demanding command, demanding I take control. I let him take control and spoke.“This will not be ignored. Not by us anymore. If you think the Hunters were dangerous, imagine what happens when they answer to something older, something wants all dead.”The wolves shut up. “Brothers. Sisters. Elders. Leaders,” I began, my voice carrying into the corners of the Cave, into the screens across the seas. “We gather not for war against each other. Not for territory. Not for dominance. Tonight we need to be prepared for something far older. Something that blinded us.”I lifted the photo, holding it high again.“These Vampyres are our one true enemy. You have a choice fight again, regain our honor or wait

Valentina’s Point of viewMaria walked inside my room, bringing me type AB blood in a glass. “How is she?” I asked, crossing my leg as she put my glass down. “Her wounds are bad, Mistress. The infection has already spread despite her blood trying to fight it,” she replied as she bowed down a bit. “Tsk.”I bit the inside of my cheek. “So the curse is still in there despite wiping the witches out. Even when she’s still human, it affects her. I guess Vlad’s blood is more dominant inside her.”“Vladimir was one of the pureblood, Mistress, next to Bathory. He was quite a fighter back in the day,” Maria said, to which I agreed. He was the first lover I had before and to him, I created pureblood. Yes. Dennise was related to me. I specifically chose her, lured her into the academy. She had Vlad’s eyes and I knew I had the best girl. “My blood will work soon. Monitor her and make some preparations. Awakening her sleeping gene will make her confused. Make sure everything is locked. I want