Lahat ng Kabanata ng Bound To The Cruel Alphas (SPICY): Kabanata 231 - Kabanata 240

ZANA'S POVThe arrow came so fast that I barely saw it.One second, I was staring into the dark forest, and the next, a silver blur flew straight toward my chest.My body moved before my mind could catch up.I threw myself sideways, and the arrow cut through the glass where my heart had been only a moment earlier before going through the other glass window.I stared in shock.What kind of high tech was that?My wolf exploded awake inside me.“Danger!”Her warning tore through my mind with such force that I stumbled.I heard the brothers move at the same time.Percy grabbed my arm and pulled me backward while Darren stepped between me and the trees.Ken moved to my other side. His body was tense and ready for attack. Their wolves were no longer quiet, and I could feel their fury spreading through the bond between us.Then, the forest came alive.Branches snapped. Leaves shook. Footsteps echoed against the ground.My heart dropped."Get out of the car!" Darren ordered.I didn't argue.P

ZANA’S POVFor several seconds, none of us moved.We simply stared at the man lying on the ground in front of us. His body was completely still, his eyes open and empty as they stared toward the gray sky above the forest. A few moments earlier, he’d been alive, standing in front of us and refusing to answer our questions, but now there was nothing left in him except a terrifying silence.My breathing became shallow.I could still hear the sounds of the battle around us. The forest floor was covered with broken branches, scattered weapons, and the bodies of the assassins who had attacked us. The air smelled of blood and smoke, and the faint metallic scent made my stomach twist as I looked at the dead driver.He had killed himself.He had chosen death rather than tell us who had sent him.My wolf was restless inside me.She paced through my mind with her ears lowered and her body tense.Danger.That was all she seemed able to think.Danger.I swallowed hard."What..." My voice came ou

ZANA’S POVAs we about to start moving, Ken suddenly stopped.“Wait” Ken said."What’s wrong?" Darren demanded.Ken didn't answer immediately.He dropped Percy to the ground and turned Percy onto his side, exposing the wound on his back.The sight made my stomach turn.The arrow had been removed earlier during the battle, but the wound was still bleeding. However, the blood was no longer completely red.Something black was spreading from the injury.At first, I thought it was dirt, then I saw it move.My heart stopped."Ken." I spoke. My voice was barely a whisper.Ken's expression changed.He leaned closer.Black liquid seeped from the wound, mixing with the blood before running down Percy's back. The skin surrounding the injury had already begun to change. Dark veins spread outward from the wound in thin, twisted lines.They crawled beneath his skin….like roots.My wolf began howling inside me.“Danger. Death”My wolf's fear slammed into me so strongly that I nearly lost my balance.

ZANA’S POV"Please."I pressed my hands together as I stood before the village gates.At this point, my voice was shaking with desperation. "Please, just let us inside." My eyes kept moving between the guards and Percy, who was still unconscious in Darren's arms, his head resting heavily against his brother's shoulder. Every second we stood there felt like another second stolen from him, and I could not shake the terrible feeling that we were running out of time.The guards didn’t move.Their weapons remained raised as they stared at us with cold expressions. The lanterns hanging above the village gate cast long shadows across their faces, making them look even more unwelcoming than they already were. Behind them, I could see the warm lights of the village and the silhouettes of people moving through the streets, completely unaware that a dying man was standing only a few feet outside their gates."He's dying," I said again. My voice broke. "Please."One of the guards laughed.I f

ZANA’S POVI had made up my mind.There was nothing anyone could say that would change it. I knew the risk, and I understood exactly what the healer had told me, but every time I looked at Percy lying motionless on that table, I felt the same certainty settle inside my heart. He had stepped in front of an arrow meant for me without thinking about his own life, and now I was being given a chance to do something for him in return. I could not walk away from that chance simply because I was afraid of what might happen to me."Do it," I said.The words were quiet, but they carried across the room.Darren's head snapped toward me. Ken stared at me as if he had not heard correctly.The healer remained completely still."What did you say?" she asked.I looked directly at her "I said do it."Darren stepped forward "Zana, no."I turned toward him.His face was pale with fear."Listen to me," he said. "You don't have to do this.""Yes, I do.""No, you don't." His voice cracked. "You don't owe