All Chapters of The Alpha’s Unforgiven Mate: Chapter 51 - Chapter 55

BlissWe barely made it out of the temple alive, Lycaon’s attack had been brutal, dark magic that felt like it was trying to tear us apart from the inside out. Kharo had shifted mid-battle, his massive wolf form launching at Lycaon with a fury is never seen. Calla and the warriors had fought with everything they had.But we'd been outmatched.Lycaon was ancient. Powerful. And he'd been playing this game for centuries while we were just learning the rules.We'd retreated when it became clear we couldn't win. Kharo had grabbed me, literally grabbed me in his jaws, carefully but firmly, and carried me out while the others covered our escape. The humiliation of being rescued like a pup stung, but I'd been too exhausted to argue.Now, hours later, we were back at the compound. Dawn was breaking over the eastern ridge, painting the sky in shades of blood and gold.I sat in Aria's medical wing while she checked my injuries. Nothing serious, bruises, a few scrapes, exhaustion that went bone

BlissThe compound felt different when we returned from the temple.Not physically, the same stone walls, the same torches burning in their sconces, the same wolves moving through corridors they'd walked for years. But the energy had shifted. Something fundamental had cracked, and everyone could feel it.I walked through the main courtyard with my head high, refusing to show the exhaustion that made my bones ache. Refusing to acknowledge the stares that followed me like wolves tracking prey.They blamed me. I could see it in their eyes.Four deaths. Four harvests. And now a failed assault on an ancient enemy that had left their Alpha wounded and their territory vulnerable.All because of me."Ignore them," Kharo murmured beside me, his voice low enough that only I could hear. His hand brushed mine, not holding, just touching. A reminder that I wasn't alone.But I felt alone. Even standing next to the most powerful wolf in the territory, I felt like I was drowning.We separated at the