All Chapters of Adored by my ruthless alpha: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

Zara’s POVMarcus’s words would not leave me.“Tomorrow, you and I will speak. And you will tell me everything.”I had lied before. Dodged his questions. Smiled when I wanted to scream. But tomorrow… Tomorrow I will have no place to hide.If I told him the truth, I would lose him.If I lied again, he might tear it out of me himself.There was no way to win.I didn’t sleep. I stared at the ceiling until my eyes burned. My body shook all night.By morning, I felt empty. My legs were weak, my head heavy. Around me, the pack carried on warriors in the yard, servants rushing past but I barely noticed.All I saw was him.Marcus.He stood at the end of the hall, tall, dark, unshakable. His eyes locked on me.“Come,” he said.I followed. My hands were wet with sweat. My knees almost gave way. He led me into a quiet chamber in the west wing. No one else could hear us there.The door closed. The air turned heavy.Marcus faced me, arms crossed, jaw set like stone.“No excuses,” he said. “Today y

Zara’s POVMy heart stopped. My blood turned cold. He said it. The rogue leader said it. He knew me. He saw me. The thing I feared most stepped out of the dark and spoke out loud.Marcus growled so deep it made the ground under me shake. His arm came in front of me, strong, hard, like a wall. He was ready to fight. But I could feel his heart racing. He was shocked. He wanted answers.Nicholas stood there, only a few steps away. His mouth curved like a devil. His eyes scanned between me and Marcus, like he enjoyed cutting us open. “Runaway?” he said. His voice was harsh. “Now that is… interesting.”“Shut your mouth,” Marcus snapped. His body shook with anger. But his hand gripped me like a feather, like if he let go, I’d vanish like a smoke.The rogues moved closer, forming a circle. Their eyes glowed, so many of them, watching like wolves ready to bite. The leader walked forward. His face was cruel.“You thought you could hide, little wolf?” His voice was loud. “Pretend to be clean? P

Zara’s POVFlames ripped through the sky like a wound torn open in the heavens. The fire bled downward, splitting the night apart with searing light that washed over the battlefield. Rogues froze mid-attack. Hunters stumbled back, their disciplined formation scattering for the first time.The ground shook beneath us as sparks rained down, setting the treetops ablaze.Marcus shoved me behind him, his chest still bleeding from the hunter’s strike, but his golden eyes locked on the flames as if even he couldn’t decide if this was salvation or damnation.“What… what is that?” I whispered, my voice trembling.Nicholas tilted his head, lips curling into that serpent’s smile. “The past, catching up to you, little liar.”The flames twisted, forming a shape. At first, it was nothing but heat and light, but then it condensed, taking form tall, cloaked, wings of burning embers spreading wide enough to darken the clearing.The hunters dropped to one knee in unison. Even their leader lowered his h

Marcus’s POVThe monster’s breath poured over us like ash, hot and suffocating, as it lowered its massive head. Crimson eyes glowed with a hunger I had never seen before, fixed on Zara as if she were the only being in existence.I spread my arms wider, claws extended, my body a flimsy shield against the nightmare looming before us. My ribs screamed with every breath, my blood still dripping from my wound, but none of that mattered. If the creature wanted her, it would have to step through me.Zara whimpered behind me, clutching the back of my shirt. Her heartbeat raced so fast through the bond I thought it might rip itself apart.The beast’s maw opened, curling smoke escaping its jagged teeth. Its voice rumbled like the collapse of mountains. “Step aside, wolf. She was never yours to claim.”My snarl cut through the heavy night. “She’s mine. And I will die before I let you take her.”A low, amused rumble rolled from the monster’s chest. “So be it.”Its claw lifted, shadow writhing alo

Zara’s POVThe world tore open.One moment I was reaching for Marcus, our bond sparking alive between us, fierce and blinding. The next, the altar split in two, and shadows erupted like a flood, swallowing us both.I screamed as the ground vanished beneath my knees. My body plummeted through cold nothingness, the force yanking me from breath, from light, from everything that was real. My fingers clawed at the air, desperate to find him.And then there. His hand, rough and bleeding, closing around mine.I gasped, clinging to him with everything I had. The darkness writhed, furious at our connection, trying to tear us apart. But Marcus’s grip only tightened, his claws digging into my skin.“I’ve got you,” he growled, his voice ragged, swallowed by the void. “Don’t let go, Zara. Don’t you dare let go.”The beast’s laughter echoed all around us, low and monstrous. “Hold onto your delusions, Alpha. In my realm, you are nothing. She is nothing. And together, you will drown.”The shadows sur