All Chapters of Bound By My Best Friend's Dad: Forbidden Desires: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

The dream came again, this time with chaotic, endless and with blinding flames. And in the middle of it was a golden wolf, huge and beautiful. It thrashed against chains that burned through its fur as It howled, not in pain, but in fury. The sound shook the air, tore throughWayne’s chest like a scream that wasn’t his.He tried to reach it, to move, but his feet sank into ash. The fire spread faster, licking at his skin. When he tried to call out, his voice vanished into smoke.Then, the wolf’s eyes—bright gold—snapped to him.“You’re late.”Wayne jolted awake with a gasp, with sweat rolling down his skin, soaking sheets twisted around him. His chest heaved as if he’d run for miles, and he didn’t know where he was for a moment.He pressed a hand to his chest. “It’s just a dream,” he whispered, though it didn’t feel like one.Every sound around him felt more heightened. The hum of the night insects outside, the faint drip of water from the wash basin, even the wind brushing past the wa

The morning sun hadn’t fully broken the mist when Darius walked into the training ground. His shirt hung loose around his shoulders, sleeves rolled up. The air carried the scent of steel and sweat.“Up,” he said, voice cutting through the fog. “All of you. Circle up.”The warriors jumped to their feet. Wayne stood at the back, half-awake, shirt sticking to his chest. He hadn’t slept since that nightmare, since the healer’s visit, since Darius had stormed out of his room.Now the Alpha’s voice sounded different—colder.Darius’s eyes found him. “Wayne. Front.”Wayne dragged himself forward, chest tight. He stopped a few feet away, avoiding Darius’s stare.“We’re training with intent today,” Darius said. “No pulling punches. You bleed, you learn.”A few of the men smirked. They knew this meant someone would end up flat on their back. Probably him.“Pair him with Kellan,” Darius said, jerking his chin toward one of the bigger wolves.Kellan grinned, flexing his arms. “Alpha, you sure you

The sun hadn’t even climbed high when Darius’s voice thundered across the training ground.“Form up! No delays.”The pack scrambled into a circle, dust swirling under their boots. Wayne came in last, sweat already sliding down his back. His vision swam for a second, but he blinked hard and forced himself straight.Darius stood at the center, eyes cold and unreadable. “We’re pushing limits today. You fall behind, you start over. You fail me, you answer for it.” His gaze locked on Wayne. “You especially.”Wayne swallowed hard as his stomach twisted. He’d barely eaten that morning, and the water Astra had given him still left a strange taste in his mouth. But this wasn’t the time to complain.“Yes, Alpha,” he said quietly.Darius motioned. “Pair up.”They split into groups. Wayne found himself across from Kellan again.Try not to pass out this time, pup,” Kellan mocked.Wayne didn’t reply. He just lifted his fists with hands that shook slightly.“Begin!” Darius barked.Kellan charged fir

“It’s Kael’s.”Elaris’s voice was barely a breath, but it hit Darius like a blow to the chest.For a heartbeat, nobody moved as the candles flickered. Wayne’s shallow breathing scraped the silence like a blade. Then Darius’s hand curled into a fist.“What did you just say?” His voice came low, shaking.Elaris didn’t look at him at first. Her eyes were still locked on the swirling black smoke rising from Wayne’s chest. “Kael Frost,” she whispered again. “This toxin was brewed by him or by someone trained under his mark. I would know that scent anywhere.”Rylan swore under his breath, and Darius’s jaw worked as rage gathered like thunder under his skin.“You’re sure?” he asked.Elaris nodded once. “Beyond any doubt. The mixture hides inside liquids wine, tea, even water. Whoever gave it to him planned every drop.”Darius’s gaze snapped toward the tray sitting on the table. Two cups, one half-empty. The smell of herbs lingered, faint and sour. He walked over, every step tight and heavy,

The poison had left its mark, but Wayne still felt it in his bones. The slow drag in his limbs, the faint tremor that came when he tried to shift. His wolf, once shy but present, now hid somewhere deep, too weak to stir. Every time he tried to summon it, pain licked through his veins like fire. He hadn’t told Darius that part, he didn’t want to.The Alpha had done enough staying up for nights, sitting by his bedside while he shook through the fever. And when he’d woken, Darius’s voice had been the first thing he heard. A quiet growl, a literal command that lives. It should’ve been comforting, but It wasn’t.Weeks later, Wayne was back on the training field, pretending everything was fine.Rylan was the one leading drills today. Darius had left early to meet the elders, leaving the pack under his Beta’s command. Rylan’s tone was clipped, his stare colder than usual. He watched Wayne too closely, not with concern, but with something more.“Again,” Rylan barked. “Shift and attack. Faster