Lahat ng Kabanata ng Fated to Ruthless Alpha Connor: Kabanata 31 - Kabanata 40

Zayn's POVSleep had become a complete stranger.For the fourth night in a row, I sat entirely alone in my dimly lit office. Bella's small notebook lay open on the desk directly in front of me. I had read every single page so many times over the last few days that I could almost recite the elegant cursive lines from memory. Each entry felt like a fresh, silent accusation not because Bella had written anything cruel, because she hadn't. She had simply loved me far more than I had ever deserved.A quiet knock sounded on the heavy oak door. "Come in."Jeremy stepped inside the room carrying a high stack of manila folders. "I thought you'd want these." He placed the folders down on the center of my desk, right beside the notebook.I frowned, looking at the worn paper edges. "What are they?""The full financial reports from the last three years."I looked up, meeting his eyes. "I thought the Council audit team already had access to everything.""They do," Jeremy said, folding his arms acro

Jeremy's POVThe prison transport was scheduled to leave at dawn. It never arrived.I was quietly reviewing witness statements in my study when one of the younger guards burst into my office without knocking."Beta Jeremy!"I immediately looked up from the paperwork, my eyes narrowing. "What happened?"The young warrior was breathing hard, his face flushed. "It's Gina."Every single protective instinct inside me sharpened in an instant. "What about her?""She's gone, sir."The entire room fell into a dead silence. Slowly, deliberately, I put down the report in my hand and stood up. "Explain."The guard swallowed nervously, shifting his weight. "The night shift reported that her cell was completely empty during the morning head-count inspection."I was already on my feet, grabbing my tactical belt. "Show me."Ten minutes later, I stood inside the maximum-security sector of the detention facility. Gina's heavy iron cell door remained fully locked. From the outside, everything appeared p

Bella's POVThe stone courthouse steps were completely crowded long before sunrise. Word of the final tribunal had spread like wildfire across every neighboring pack, drawing immense crowds to the capital. Today was the day Gina Hale and her inner circle would be formally sentenced for their crimes.Warriors lined the massive arched entrance to maintain order, their arms crossed. Merchants whispered anxiously among themselves on the cobblestones, and even high-ranking wolves from other regional territories had traveled across borders just to witness the historic trial. They hadn't come because Gina was famous; they had come because her systemic financial crimes and illegal shipments had directly affected and exploited countless regular families.I stood quietly near the heavy wooden doors, adjusting my coat against the morning chill. Jeremy stood right beside me, a steady, protective presence. Connor arrived a few moments later, walking up the steps alongside his Beta, Henry. When ou

Bella's POVThree weeks.That was exactly how long I had been living in the small, rustic guest estate my father owned on the quiet northern edge of the Silver Moon territory. For the first time in years, my mornings belonged entirely to me. There were no emergency financial meetings to rush into before breakfast, no endless, convoluted layout reports to check, no fixing massive administrative mistakes that weren't mine, and absolutely no pressure to smile through the pain and pretend everything was perfectly fine.I woke naturally with the sunrise, watered the vibrant hydrangeas blooming in the garden, and shared quiet, uninterrupted breakfasts with my father before dedicating a few calm hours to organizing his merchant accounts. It was incredibly peaceful a deep, settling peace I had honestly forgotten could exist in this world."You smiled again today, sweetheart." My father looked up from his morning tea, a knowing, affectionate grin lighting up his weathered face.I blinked, touc

The bells of Silver Moon rang powerful and resonant before sunrise. Their deep, metallic echoes rolled across the frosty mountain peaks, calling every single member of the pack to the central square.I stood outside the stone steps of the Council Hall, watching an endless stream of wolves flood into the plaza. Warriors marched in polished ceremonial armor, their shields catching the early light. Local merchants closed their shop shutters, hanging bright fabrics out instead. Even the children ran through the cobblestone streets with wide, excited smiles. It felt remarkably like a grand festival, yet no one was celebrating a military victory today. They were gathering to witness the official beginning of a completely new era.Jeremy walked toward me from the inner chamber, shifting uncomfortably in the heavy, black ceremonial robes of an Acting Alpha. "I still don't think this day should be focused on me, Bella."I smiled gently, adjusting his collar. "It isn't."He laughed softly, the