Semua Bab Moonmark: The Alpha's Celestial Mate : Bab 21 - Bab 30

Kaelen shoved the drunk human onto his bed. But instead of staying down, Serena sprang up and clung to him, glasses slipping low on her nose, making her look far too adorable for someone being a nuisance. “Take me back to Naya,” she slurred. Kaelen looked away, jaw tight. He didn’t have time for this. His mind was still circling the Moonbane Alpha’s strange words, trying to piece the puzzle together, he didn't need a drunk human hanging on him. His thoughts drifted back to the council meeting. Julian’s eyes, his body language, the subtle clues that betrayed hidden schemes. Kaelen had forced himself to appear neutral, but deep down, all he wanted was to protect the one person who, against his will, had become his lifeline. “Alpha!” Serena screamed suddenly, tugging his arm. “You’re not obeying me!” Kaelen snapped back to reality. Obey her? His eyes narrowed. “Rest, human. I didn’t bring you here to test my patience.” “Then what did you bring me here for? You want to fuck me?” H

Thayne had only gone to check the human’s condition, to see if the king’s health might improve. But the sight that met him froze him in place.Naya knelt beside Serena, lips moving in a rhythm of strange words, the air thick with something unexplainable and she healed the human.“What….are you?” Fear stabbed through Naya’s chest as her eyes locked with his. In a heartbeat, her hand lifted, words spilling fast and low. Thayne’s expression faltered, his gaze blurring, and the memory of what he’d just witnessed slipped from his mind , just like smoke carried off by the wind.He blinked, shook his head, and in the next instant rushed to Naya, who had collapsed to the floor.“What’s wrong?” he demanded.“I feel… ill. Worried for the human,” Naya lied, clutching her chest.A faint stir broke the tension. Serena shifted, her lashes fluttering before her eyes opened weakly.Relief softened Naya’s face. Pride curled in her chest, she had done it. She had saved Serena. She had erased suspicion

“No, no, no,” Serena groaned, clutching her head. “Yesterday I argued with him. I even said his knot was… defective. He’ll never look at me again, Naya. I’m finished.”Naya blinked at her in disbelief. “You actually said that to the king? Why did you pick a fight with him?”Serena paced, her voice sharp with frustration. “I’m tired of this place. I came here … okay…running for my life, chased by a tiger in the forest, then I ended up trapped here, bonded to the king, forced to bear his pups just so I could leave. And instead of safety, all I find here is danger after danger! I told him I wanted out. I even shoved him… and stormed off.”Naya’s eyes widened. She truly pitied her. “But how did you even end up in that forest?”Serena froze, remembering Naya’s warning that Selvayra was forbidden to outsiders. She couldn’t possibly confess her true reason for coming. So she lied smoothly. “It was supposed to be a company trip. They left me behind, and I got lost. That’s when I stumbled in.

Serena stormed into the consort hall without hesitation. Her eyes locked on Janina, who sat smugly in the seat that once belonged to Lirvana. Fury burned through her veins as she strode up, seized the Beta by her arm, and yanked her out of the chair and landed a stinging slap across her face. Gasps followed, every consort frozen in disbelief at what had just happened. Lirvana, arriving just in time to witness it, felt her lips curl into a satisfied smile. Perfect. If this escalated, the king would see that only she had the strength and composure to truly rule as head consort. This chaos suited her just fine. Janina’s hand flew to her cheek, fury sparking behind her eyes. This human had dared to strike her, and in front of everyone. She wanted to retaliate, to rip Serena apart with words or claws, but she forced a composed smile instead. She couldn’t let the king see her falter, she would not stoop to Serena’s level. “Consort Serena,” she said sweetly, her voice dripping with ve

Serena stormed into her chamber, her chest tight with emotions she didn’t want to name. She shut the door behind her, pacing in circles as her mind spun. Why did Janina’s bold request anger her so much? It wasn’t her concern. She had no claim over Kaelen.“It’s none of my business,” she muttered to herself, though the ache in her heart said otherwiseThe image of him bedding Janina struck like a blade through her chest. Her heart continues to clench painfully, as if he were betraying her.“But we’re nothing,” she whispered bitterly to herself.“This is ridiculous,” she sighed, running her hands over her face.The thought offered no comfort. She threw herself onto her bed, staring at the ceiling, then shut her eyes tightly. For one dangerous second, she thought, Should I sabotage it? But almost instantly, she forced the thought away.“No,” she muttered, gripping the sheets, trying to steady her breathing. Slowly, exhaustion crept in and pulled her into sleep.The door creaked softly.“