บททั้งหมดของ Bound To The Cruel Alphas (SPICY): บทที่ 101 - บทที่ 110

ZANA'S POVOne morning, an unexpected incident happened.I was cutting through the main hall on my way back from the greenhouse, taking the longer route because the shorter one passed the common room where Erika's crowd usually gathered at this hour and I wasn’t in the mood for drama.It’s not like I’m scared. Hell no. What are a couple of popular girls going to do to me?I decided weeks ago that avoiding unnecessary confrontation wasn’t being scared - it was resource management. My energy was finite. The tournament was in less than three weeks. I wasn’t going to spend what I had on people who weren’t worth it.My wolf purred in agreement.The longer route passed the notice boards near the east stairwell, which was where I ran into them.Three girls.I knew their faces. They were part of Erika's outer circle, the ones who didn’t have enough status to be in the inner ring but were popular enough to feel entitled to its behavior. The one in front was named Lissa. She was a blonde with g

DARREN'S POVI was surrounded by beautiful girls and I couldn’t have cared less.That was the first sign that something was wrong with me, and I knew it was a sign.I ignored it.Mira was on my left, laughing at something I had said three minutes ago. She always laughed slightly too long, like she was making sure I knew the laugh was for me. Celine was on my right, sitting very close to me. Her body was practically pressed against mind.Across the table two other girls were leaning forward, practically begging me to notice them.Usually this was exactly where I liked to be - the center of it. I loved women and they loved me too.I knew how to get them easily. I’d been good at since I was fifteen and had never found a reason to stop enjoying.Usually.I was in a good mood until I looked across the dining hall.Zana was at her usual table at the far end. She had her food in front of her. the shocking thing was that she was talking to the transfer student - Caden, the one who had arrive

ZANA'S POVThe greenhouse was the only place in the academy that felt like it belonged to me. Even that wasn’t entirely true since Rhea had been here first. Still, it was the closest thing I had to somewhere that didn’t require anything from me the moment I walked into it, and tonight I needed that more than I needed almost anything else.I was sitting on the stone bench with my knees pulled up and my back against the wall.I couldn’t help it. I was thinking about what Darren had said, which I had told myself I wasn’t going to do yet I’d been doing it continuously for the past two hours.You’re entertainment. That’s the truth. Whatever else you’ve convinced yourself of, that’s all this is. That’s all you are here.He was right.I knew it was true. That was the part that made it sit so heavily. If it had been a lie I could have dismissed it. If it had been something I had never believed, it would have bounced off me the way most things bounced off me here. But it was the thing everyone

I looked at him for a moment. Then I looked at Caden.Caden was watching the guard too.He looked at me, "Do you have to go?""If I don't go," I said, "there are consequences I'm not prepared to deal with tonight."He took my hand again “Do you want me to come with you?"Something in my chest moved at that. I shook my head. "No." I picked up my bag. "Thank you for tonight, for all of it."He kept staring at me with those honest eyes. "I'm always here," he said. "Whatever this is and whatever comes next. You have someone in your corner who will always be there for you”I looked at him for one more second.Then I turned and followed the guard out of the greenhouse.-The East Tower was lit up.I could see it from the path as the guard walked me across the grounds. I noticed the warm light in the high windows, and even from outside I could hear the loud sounds coming from the room.I walked through the door.The room was full.Not the way it was full when it was just the brothers and the

My wolf slammed into the front of my chest. Every muscle in my body went rigid. I pulled my arm back hard but he held it firmly. He pulled harder, and his grip tightened."Let go of my arm," I said quietly"Or what?" he said. "You're outnumbered. Look around."He was right. I looked round the room. The boys near the walls had straightened up with excitement in their eyes. I looked at the other people waiting to see which way this went. I tried to think of my escape routes, how many of them were bigger than me, how many were faster, how many I could realistically take before someone pulled me down.A chair scraped.Caden was on his feet."Let her go." His voice had gone completely flat.Two of the boys near the wall moved immediately, crossing to him before he could take three step. They held his arms, trying to hold him back.What happened next was something I hadnt entirely expected.Caden's eyes went gold.Not metaphorically. Literally. His irises shifted. Then a wave of energy m