Lahat ng Kabanata ng MATED TO THE ROUGE ALPHA: Kabanata 11 - Kabanata 20

Arthur felt his heart jump in his chest like a scared rabbit. How long had Lyra been standing there? He had not heard her come in. He had not smelled her scent. His wolf senses had always been sharp as a knife. But now they felt dull and weak.This scared Arthur more than he wanted to think about. A weak Alpha was a dead Alpha. If he could not sense danger in his own room, how could he protect his pack?"How long have you been here?" Arthur asked. His voice came out harder than he meant it to. But he was angry at himself for being so weak.Lyra smiled but it was not a happy smile. It was the smile of a cat who had caught a mouse. "Long enough," she said. She moved closer to his desk like she owned the place. "I came to talk to you."Arthur felt tired just looking at her. His head hurt from thinking about Aurora and the witch and the prophecy. He did not have time for Lyra's games."There is nothing to talk about," Arthur said. He stood up from his chair and moved away from her. "I am

Arthur's heart sank like a stone in deep water. They were too late. The place was empty now. Nothing but cold ashes from old fires and the smell of people who had been here but were gone.Arthur walked around the camp with heavy steps. His chest felt tight with disappointment. Aurora had been here. He could feel it. But now she was gone again."Alpha," one of his men called out. "Look at this."Arthur went to see what the man had found. On the ground were footprints. Lots of them. Some were from boots. Others were from bare feet or paws.Arthur got down on his knees to look closer. The dirt told him a story. There had been maybe ten or twelve people here. They had stayed for a few days. Then they had left in a hurry."These are rogue wolves," Arthur said. His voice was hard and angry. "And they took someone with them."Arthur could smell Aurora's scent in the air. It was faint but it was there. Sweet like flowers but mixed with fear and sadness. It made his wolf howl with pain inside

Arthur hated Silas. Every time he thought about that man, anger burned in his chest like hot coals. Silas had hurt Aurora. He had killed their baby. He had thrown her away like she was nothing.But tonight, Arthur felt something he never thought he would feel for Silas. Grateful.Arthur touched the bandage on his shoulder and remembered how the rescue had happened. He had been ready to fight all the rogues by himself. Ready to die trying to save Aurora. But then Silas had appeared on the other side of the camp.The two men had looked at each other across the clearing. Enemy staring at enemy. Arthur had expected Silas to attack him or try to stop the rescue. But instead, Silas had nodded once. A silent agreement.Arthur would save Aurora. Silas would create a distraction.And that is what had happened. While Arthur crept toward the platform where Aurora was tied, Silas had attacked the rogues from the other side. His men had helped, making noise and causing chaos.The plan had worked p

Lyra felt pain shoot through her arm where Arthur's fingers had grabbed her. She had never seen Arthur this angry before. His green eyes burned with a fire that scared her. His grip was so tight she thought he might break her bones.Lyra's heart beat fast with fear and something else. Excitement. Arthur had never touched her with such strong emotion before. Even if it was anger, it was still passion. It meant he felt something for her.But then Arthur let go and Lyra stumbled backward. Her arm throbbed where his fingers had been. There would be purple marks tomorrow. Marks that would remind her of how much Arthur cared about the strange woman in his bed."What is going on here?" came a voice from behind them.Lyra turned and saw Finn walking toward them. Arthur's beta looked worried and confused. His eyes went back and forth between Arthur's angry face and Lyra's hurt expression.Arthur's jaw was tight as stone. "Nothing that concerns you, Finn."But Finn did not believe that. He coul

"Lie down on the bed," the old woman said. Her voice was soft but there was power in it that made Aurora want to obey.Aurora felt scared but she trusted Arthur. If he thought this woman could help her, then maybe she should try. Aurora lay down on the soft furs and closed her eyes.The old woman's hands felt cold on Aurora's forehead. "This will hurt at first," she said. "But then you will remember everything."From a small bag, the woman pulled out a bottle with green liquid inside. It looked thick and smelled like old leaves and bitter herbs. Aurora wrinkled her nose at the smell."Drink all of it," the woman said. "Do not stop even if it tastes bad."Aurora took the bottle with shaking hands. The liquid was even worse than it smelled. It burned her throat as it went down. It tasted like dirt and blood and things that had been dead too long.Aurora gagged but forced herself to swallow. The old woman watched with those strange eyes. One blue, one green, both full of secrets."Good,"