Lahat ng Kabanata ng THE ALPHA'S ICE MATE : Kabanata 121 - Kabanata 130

FAMILIAR ACQUAINTANCE “I know this might sound strange,” I said softly, twisting my fingers together, “but… I knew your grandmother.”Lina froze. Slowly, she turned to face me. “You knew her?”I nodded. “She was the one who taught me how to control my magic. When my powers first showed up, I was scared all the time. I didn’t understand what was happening to me, and everyone else thought I was dangerous.” I swallowed. “She didn’t.”I told her everything who I was, how I had known her grandmother, and how much she had meant to me. She was the one who had taught me how to control my magic when my powers first awakened, when I was terrified of what I was becoming.For a moment, neither of us spoke. Then my chest tightened and the words spilled out before I could stop them. “When she died… I felt like I failed her. Like I should have been stronger. Faster. Maybe then I could have saved her.”“You couldn’t have known,” Lina said quietly. “My grandmother would never blame anyone for what fa

TRACES LEFT BEHIND I signaled to the warriors as we moved closer to the house. From the outside, it looked abandoned, but the air around it felt heavy, wrong. “Stay sharp,” I said quietly. “No one moves alone.”Zack nodded beside me, his eyes already scanning the surroundings.The moment I pushed the door open, a foul stench poured out. It was so strong it burned the back of my throat.“Damn,” one of the warriors muttered, stepping back. “Masks. Now,” I ordered.Everyone moved quickly, pulling their head masks into place before stepping inside.The house was a mess. Bundles of dried herbs hung from the ceiling and were scattered across the floor and tables. Some were crushed, others burned halfway, leaving dark stains on the wood. Alpha Tate moved closer, studying them. “These plants,” he said, pointing, “they only grow deep in the forest. Close to the borders of Lesion Pack.” I looked around slowly. “You’re certain?”He nodded. “Very. No outsider would know where to find them wi

THE FOREST When we got back, the first thing I noticed was the silence.Then I saw them.Liam and several of his warriors,some from Lesion Pack ,were gathered in the open space near the house. Blood stained their clothes, some of them sitting, others barely standing.My heart dropped when I saw them.“What happened?” I whispered, already moving.I rushed forward, panic rising in my chest, and wrapped my arms around Liam.“Liam,” I said, my voice shaking. “You’re hurt.”He tried to smile. “It looks worse than it is.”I pulled back just enough to look at him. “Don’t lie to me.”Alpha Tate stepped closer. “They went deeper into the forest. The area where the herbs were collected. Something attacked them.”“Something?” I repeated.“We couldn’t see it clearly,” one of the warriors said, wincing. “It was fast.”I didn’t wait to hear more.“They need help,” I said, already raising my hands. “All of them.”Liam grabbed my wrist gently. “Maya, don’t push yourself—”“I’m fine,” I said firmly.

CONTROLLED Since Liam and Maya left, the palace had been strangely quiet. Not the peaceful kind of quiet — the kind that made you feel like something was about to go wrong. Liam needed to come back as soon as possible to avoid suspicion. That morning, I received a message from the council. They had decided to hold a meeting, but no one said what it was about. That alone made my stomach tighten. “They’re definitely up to something,” I muttered, reading the letter again. “And Liam isn’t even here,we can't let them find out they left in the first place” To clear my head, I went to check on Liam’s gamma Danielle. She has been doing an amazing job lately. Because of her, many of the young girls in the pack were becoming stronger and more confident in themselves. When I got to the training field, I saw a group of girls laughing and stretching after practice. “Good morning, Danielle,” I said. She smiled when she saw me. “Damon, you came early today how are you doing. “Good,I

A WAR WE DIDN'T CHOOSE The third house belonged to two witches.As we approached, Maya greeted them first, and they returned the greeting politely before bowing to Alpha Tate.“Welcome, Alpha,” one of them said. “Please, come in.”We were invited inside, but my mind was still elsewhere. The pieces weren’t fitting together the way I wanted. Something about all of this felt layered — too many coincidences, too many hidden hands.Selene… Genny…Even if one of them was behind this, they weren’t working alone.The image of the warrior in the palace flashed through my mind. The way he had looked. The way he had lost control.I couldn’t ignore it anymore.As the witches went to prepare tea, I quietly stepped aside and pulled out my phone.Damon picked up almost immediately.“Liam? Everything okay?”“Not really,” I said under my breath. “I need you to interrogate that warrior again. The one in the dungeon.”There was a pause. “I already tried. He barely spoke.”“Then try again,” I replied fi