BOUND TO THE RUTHLESS ALPHA のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 201 - チャプター 210

Darius's PovI brought Soraya to the pack healer early the next morning before we left. Elena was one of the oldest members of the pack and she had seen just about everything in her seventy years. If anyone could tell us what was happening with Soraya's transformation it would be her."Sit down child," Elena said and gestured to the examination table. She was a small woman with gray hair and sharp green eyes that missed nothing. "Let me see your wrist."Soraya held out her left wrist where the seal had been. The mark was completely gone now but strange patterns had emerged in its place. They looked like symbols or runes etched into her skin in silver lines.Elena took Soraya's wrist gently and examined it closely. She turned it over and studied the patterns from every angle. Her expression grew more concerned with each passing second."What is it?" I asked from where I stood beside the table. "What do those marks mean?""I do not know," Elena admitted and frowned deeply. "I have never

Soraya's PovI woke up in the back of the vehicle with no memory of how I got there. The last thing I remembered was sitting in the front seat talking to Darius about the northern mountains and then everything went black. Now I was lying down on the back seat with a blanket over me and sunlight streaming through the windows."Darius?" I called out and sat up slowly. My head was pounding and my mouth tasted like metal."I am here," he said from the front seat. He glanced back at me through the rearview mirror. "How are you feeling?""Confused. What happened? Why am I in the back seat?""You do not remember?""No. The last thing I remember is us talking about how long the drive would take. After that everything is blank."Darius pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road and turned around to look at me properly. His expression was worried and that made my stomach twist with anxiety."What happened?" I asked again. "Why are you looking at me like that?""You had an episode," he said

Dante's PovI was sitting in Darius's office going through the files we recovered from the Patriarch's fortress when I found something that made my stomach turn. There were messages between the Patriarch and someone inside our pack and every single one of them was signed by Matteo.I could not believe what I was reading but the evidence was right there in front of me. Matteo had been working with the Patriarch for years and nobody knew about it. He had been feeding the Patriarch information about our pack defenses and Darius's movements and everything else that could be useful to an enemy."This cannot be real," I said out loud even though I was alone in the room. "Matteo would never betray us like this."But the files did not lie and there were too many details for this to be fake. Matteo had given the Patriarch exact schedules of when our patrols changed shifts and where our weakest entry points were located and even personal information about pack members that could be used against

Darius's PovThe words hung in the air and I felt everything inside me go cold. Matteo had actually done it. He had formally challenged me for Alpha in front of the entire pack and now I had to either accept the challenge or step down.Pack law was very clear on this. Once a challenge was issued there were only two options and backing down was not something I was willing to do."I accept your challenge," I said and my voice came out steady despite the fear rushing through me. "When do you want to do this?""Right now. In front of everyone. Let the pack see which of us is truly strong enough to lead them."I looked at Soraya and saw terror in her eyes. She knew what was about to happen and she knew how dangerous it was for me to fight in my weakened state."Darius please," she whispered and grabbed my arm. "Please do not do this. Just let me leave. Just exile me and keep your position.""No. I am not abandoning you. Not for them and not for anyone.""But you could die. The curse has we

Darius's PovAfter the fight, we found my mother in her suite resting on the bed with bandages wrapped around her arms and back. The pack healer Elena was sitting beside her checking her vitals and making sure she was stable."How is she?" I asked as we entered the room.Elena looked up and frowned. "She is recovering but the wounds were deep. Whoever attacked her had claws and they were not gentle about using them.""Can she talk? I need to ask her some questions about what happened.""She can talk but I do not want you stressing her out too much. She has been through a traumatic experience and she needs rest.""I understand. I will be gentle."I walked over to the bed and sat down in the chair beside it. My mother opened her eyes and smiled weakly when she saw me."Darius," she said softly. "You came back.""Of course I came back. As soon as I heard you were hurt I turned around immediately. Can you tell me what happened? Who attacked you?"Her smile faded and she looked away from m