THE ALPHA'S DEFIANT MATE のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 71 - チャプター 80

The grand hall of judgment had not been used in years. Dust had gathered on its stone pillars, and cobwebs clung to the tall, arched windows. But that morning, the torches blazed, and every seat was filled to the brim. The air was heavy with curiosity, anger, and fear.At the center of it all, Damien stood. His recovery had been swift, though not yet complete. His frame was still leaner than before, but his golden eyes burned with fury.And beside him, Aria stood for the first time not as a servant, patient, or victim but as his chosen. Her dress was simple, pale silver that glowed softly in the firelight. When she entered the chamber, their murmurs rose like wind through dry leaves.“She’s here with him…” “The omega girl?” “She’s standing where Luna should stand…”Damien heard them, but he didn’t flinch. If anything, his jaw was clenched tighter.Orion and Niamh flanked them both, scrolls in hand, and their faces were carved from stone. The twelve elders’ council, each representing o

The council chamber was still humming with muffled whispers after the exile. It was the first meeting since that time, and they finally kept hush when Damien finally allowed himself to sit. His body felt heavy, tired, and too warm from the wave of anger that had carried him through the entire meeting. Aria remained close, helping him each time his breath hitched.For a moment, they both thought the worst had passed, but they were wrong.Orion burst into the room so fast the doors slammed against the stone walls. His eyes were sharp in a way that made Aria’s stomach drop.“Alpha,” he said, voice too tense, “we have a problem.”Damien straightened in his chair. “What now?”Orion lifted something from inside his coat, an empty leather pouch with a torn flap.“The second message that we seized,” Orion said slowly, almost unbelieving, “is gone.”Aria froze.Damien’s brows pulled together. “What do you mean, gone?”“The servant Joren… he’s gone too.” Orion’s voice grew harder. “He left befo

Snow covered the courtyard that morning. The sky was a soft grey, the kind that made every breath come out as fog. Wolves gathered in long rows, silent but curious, as the main gates creaked open.Selene stepped through. She looked thinner than before, her once-perfect braids now undone, her robes replaced by travel-worn furs. But her eyes were sharp, proud, and calculating; they had not changed. Not even exile could dim them.Damien stood at the front of the courtyard, with Aria at his side. Their hands were close, almost touching, but not quite. The tension between them hummed like a quiet storm.Selene’s gaze flicked first to her son. Then, sharply to Aria. Aria bowed respectfully. “Welcome home, Luna Selene.”Selene did not return the greeting. Her chin lifted, and her eyes swept over Aria like she was examining a stain on the floor.Damien noticed, and his jaw tightened. “Mother,” he said calmly. “You asked for a hearing. You have it.”Selene smiled, a thin, dangerous smile. “Tha

The arena had not yet recovered from the shock.Aria still lay in Damien’s arms, her breathing uneven, her skin streaked with dust and sweat. Damien held her as if she were something precious he refused to let slip away again. His voice was low, a rumbling anger beneath the soft worry.“You shouldn’t have pushed yourself that far,” he murmured. Aria tried to smile. “I… won, didn’t I?”“You terrified me,” he corrected gently. “Don’t do that again.”Across the arena, Selene’s expression twisted like something sour in her mouth. She had expected Aria to fall, to bleed, and to fail. But instead she had risen.Naomi lay defeated, Selene’s “perfect soldier” brought down by an Omega girl.Selene stood slowly, chin lifting with dangerous grace. Her voice was cold and sharp like broken glass.“So she survives one fight,” she said loudly. “Must be luck, nothing more.”Damien’s head shot up. His eyes darkened with warning. “Mother,” he said, “leave.”Selene’s nostrils flared, but she turned with

The pack felt the power that was unleashed before they understood it.It began as a strange clarity, like fog lifting from the atmosphere that previously overshadowed everywhere. Wolves blinked and looked around, suddenly aware of things they had always sensed but never could name.The old tensions they had about her surviving softened immediately. The buried grudges in their hearts suddenly loosened. The truth about Aria and the immense power she has was gently exposed to their hearts, and they couldn’t fight it.Aria stood at the center of it all. She did not command it or force what they were experiencing. Her power was simply doing all that, effortlessly.The night was long. Everyone kept talking about what happened and how the moon goddess herself spoke over the land. News had traveled far and wide; it was so crazy and chaotic. The Alpha’s mother, Selene, was forced to bow at Aria’s feet under the command of the goddess.It felt like the pack was cleansed with some supernatural p