Caught Between The Big Bad Alphas のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 21 - チャプター 30

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONEA HUNDRED LAPSROCHELLEBy the time the final bell rang, my stomach was in knots.The training field stretched wide behind the school, dusty, open, and cruel under the evening sun. It wasn’t just any field either. It was their field. The wolves’ field. The place where the others trained, where they learned to shift, run, and strengthen their packs.But me? I wasn’t like them.I couldn’t even shift.Not once. Not fully. Not since the day I turned twelve and my wolf refused to come forward. Every full moon since had been a reminder, while the others roared into their true forms, I stayed human, small, and painfully ordinary.And now, I was the ordinary girl being punished in the wolves’ field.Coach Henley stood near the bleachers, clipboard in hand, the fading sunlight glinting off his whistle. “You must be Rochelle.”“Yes, sir.” My voice came out thin, already breathless before I’d even started.He looked at me like I was a chore. “I heard about your behavior. Princ

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREEEVANDERTHE STANDOFFThalia’s words hung in the air like smoke I couldn’t wave away. I stood there, staring at her. My chest rose and fell slowly, trying to keep my voice calm even though something hot was already climbing up my throat.“Thalia, she fainted,” I said again. “She was unconscious. What did you expect me to do, leave her on the damn field?”“Yes,” she shot back, arms crossed tight. “That’s exactly what you should’ve done. Let someone else deal with her.”“Someone else?” I repeated quietly. “There was no one else.”Thalia’s jaw clenched. “Not my problem.”“Do you even hear yourself?” I asked.She rolled her eyes. “Don’t make me the villain, Evander. You’ve been distant for weeks. You barely look at me anymore, and now this? You carrying her in front of everyone like some savior? You embarrassed me.”“Embarrassed you?” I said, disbelief creeping into my tone. “I was trying to help her, Thalia. That’s all.”“That’s what you always say,” she muttered. “H

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVEAidan’s POVThe sound of the front door opening broke through the quiet of the house.I looked up from the book in my hands, frowning. It was well past midnight. The rain had been falling for hours, drumming against the tall windows. I shut the book and rose from the armchair. My bare feet made no sound on the floor as I stepped out of my room and leaned over the railing.Below, in the dim light of the chandelier, stood Nolan, soaked to the bone. Water dripped from his coat and pooled at his feet. And in his arms…My chest tightened.Rochelle.Her hair hung over her face, wet and tangled. Her head rested limply against Nolan’s shoulder, her body lifeless.“What the hell happened?” I asked, my voice cutting through the silence.Nolan looked up immediately, his eyes wide. “Alpha…I…”“Put her down,” I ordered, already descending the stairs. My tone was steady, but there was a weight in my chest I didn’t like.For a moment, I couldn’t speak. I wanted to tell him to ta

CHAPTER TWENTY SEVENROCHELLETHE THANK YOU The estate looked quiet. Too quiet.I glanced toward the garden, then the driveway, expecting to see someone, maybe a maid, a gardener, anyone. But there was no one. Not a single woman. Only two men walked past, both dressed in black, carrying something that looked like boxes.I frowned a little.Why were there no women here?Not a single one since last night. The nurse who had been in the room earlier looked too careful, like she didn’t belong here at all. Everyone else I’d seen since I woke up, the doctor, the guards, the driver waiting outside the window, were all men.I wondered why.Did he just… not like women around?I turned back to the bed, sighing. My clothes were folded neatly on the chair. They looked dry and clean now. I checked the time on the small clock beside the bed and froze.8:25 a.m.“Oh no,” I whispered. “I’m late.”Panic rushed through me. School started at 9:30. If I didn’t leave now, I’d be marked absent. I threw the

Chapter 29Sophia’s POVWildfireI had been waiting for this moment. The news had spread through the school like wildfire, whispers and sideways glances confirming what I already suspected: the triplets. Aidan, Evander, and Ryker were somehow involved with Rochelle. And of course, everyone’s attention would be on them, but I knew exactly where mine needed to go.Aidan was the one I wanted. The quiet, and impossibly calm one. The one who made it clear he didn’t need anyone’s attention. But today, I was going to give it to him, whether he liked it or not.The pool was nearly empty. Most students were still in class, leaving the water sparkling under the sun, the faint smell of chlorine hanging in the air. A few leaves drifted lazily across the tiles, and the only sound was the soft slaps on the floor. He was there, bent slightly, with a towel around his shoulders, droplets of water still tracing lines down his chest. He didn’t notice me at first, and for a moment, I just watched. His o