Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Alpha’s Forbidden Mate: Kabanata 21 - Kabanata 30

Lyra POV“Not again…” I whispered into the dark, clutching at my sheets as the remnants of the dream tore away from me like smoke dissolving in the wind.My chest rose and fell in sharp, uneven breaths. My skin was damp with sweat, the silk clinging to me in uncomfortable folds. The dream still lived inside me—its shadows, its silence, and that girl.She was human. I could tell by her fragility, she moved like she didn’t belong in the realm of wolves. She stood at the edge of a forest in the dream, her form wrapped in moonlight, always watching. But her face… her face didn’t reveal this time.I gritted my teeth, pressing my hand against my temple. This was the second time.The same dream, repeating itself.I didn’t believe in accidents.I kicked the sheets aside and swung my legs over the bed. My toes brushed against the icy stone floor of my chamber, a harsh reminder that I was awake, that I couldn’t hide in the haze of sleep any longer.The moonlight spilled in from the tall arched

“Kael.”The old voice pulled me back from my thoughts. I turned, startled, to find Elder Thalos standing at the edge of the training yard, his back hunched, his long gray beard trembling with the evening breeze. His eyes, though faded with age, held the sharpness of memory that had survived countless seasons.I wiped the sweat from my brow and bowed my head slightly out of respect. “Elder.”He studied me for a moment, his gaze moving over me as though he could see not just my body, but the turmoil hidden inside.“You’ve been restless,” he said. His tone wasn’t accusing, just knowing. “Your wolf does not sleep.”My chest tightened. “You can feel that?”“I can feel everything,” he murmured, walking closer. His cane tapped against the packed earth with every step. “Especially when it comes to wolves like you. The young who are caught between loyalty and destiny.”I said nothing, but the weight of his words pressed against my chest.“Walk with me,” he said.I obeyed.As we walked, the fo

I didn’t think much of it at first.The morning felt normal enough—sunlight dripping through the cracks of my curtains, Mira calling outside my door, her voice teasing as usual. But when I got out of bed, something was… different again.The air smelled sharper. Fresh. Almost alive.I inhaled again just to be sure, and my chest filled with scents I’d never noticed before—bread baking from two streets away, the dew still clinging to the grass, even the faint musk of horses near the edge of town.It was overwhelming. “Elara!” Mira’s voice rang again, playful but impatient. “Are you planning to sleep until noon?”I laughed to myself, shaking the strangeness away, and hurried out.Mira was waiting with her usual energy, hands on her hips, eyes sparkling.“You’re late,” she said, though she grinned as she said it.“Barely,” I replied, nudging her shoulder.We started down the path toward school, our steps quick, our chatter easy. Mira was talking about some silly thing—how she thought the

Kael POV The morning air was sharp, filled with the chill of pine and smoke from the hearths scattered through the pack’s grounds. My warriors were already up, sparring in the yard, but I didn’t join them. My thoughts were elsewhere.Elara.Her name was like a pulse in my blood. Every step I took, every breath I drew, she was there.Ronan’s warnings still echoed in my head. Two weeks. The wedding. The pack. But I couldn’t.No Alpha could ever forget his true mate.And so, when the sun broke over the trees, I made my choice.I left the packlands behind and headed toward the human town.The dirt road wound through the forest, familiar to me now. I had passed this way before, watching the human world from the shadows. But this time, I didn’t linger at the edge.This time, I walked straight into the heart of it.The town was alive with noise—merchants calling out their prices, children chasing each other through the streets, blacksmiths hammering iron. The air smelled of bread, sweat, a

The forest was too quiet.That was the first thing I noticed when I stepped deeper inside. No birds, no rustling of small animals—just the whisper of the wind through the trees, like the woods themselves were holding their breath. I should have taken it as a sign to leave.But I didn’t.I couldn’t.Here I was again, standing in the very place I’d last seen Kael, hoping—no, aching—for another chance to see him.But he didn’t come.I tried to tell myself it didn’t matter. He was a stranger. A man who belonged to the woods, Our few words, the bond I feel, should have been nothing. And yet I carried them in my heart like treasure. The way his eyes had found mine, as if I was the only one who had ever existed. I pressed my palm against my chest, as though I could calm the storm raging inside me. “Foolish,” I muttered under my breath. “You’re foolish for feeling this way for a stranger.”But still I stayed.The trees were familiar now, their shapes etched in my mind from the countless time