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Lahat ng Kabanata ng Crowning the Alpha I Hate.: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 10

13 Kabanata

Chapter 1

Selene's POV"What do you think will happen if we run away?"I shake my head at Damien. I know it's his nerves talking, and I’m tired of telling him.It’s the general meet-your-wolf day. A day when all the recently turned 18 werewolves come to show their wolf. A tradition that was implemented by the Draxmore clan when they took over our clan.It’s their way of keeping us in check. To tame the strongest wolf before they become an issue later. Not that there are any strong wolves left in the Silverhedge clan or any other wolf clan in the five cities of ShadowCrest anymore.Not even Alphas.The roughly 23 clans of the five cities are all ruled by a general Alpha, a Beta, and Gemma, who are nothing but pimps for the Draxmore. They enforce the law as well as the Draxmore clan's induced law, or whatever new thing Alpha Roland is up to.For the ceremony today, they’ll be seated at the mockery of a high table, praying against or hoping a wolf from their original clan or area of jurisdiction m

Chapter 2

Selene's POVThe walk to the ceremony ground from Damien's house should be at least a fifteen minute walk if I take the main road.But I take the forest path to pick some wild fruits and oranges to give Damien after the ceremony. I pick enough to last both of us right after the ceremony and at night when we sit by the bonfire, celebrating and keeping the moon company on its longest night of the year.Securing them in my backpack, I head towards the road connecting the forest to the ceremony ground. I barely take a few steps when I feel it. The dread and excitement I can never explain, the butterflies of fear swirling in my stomach, the yearning and ache for Devlin Draxmore.Maybe due to years of constant bullying and humiliation from the Alpha-to-be and heir of the Draxmore Dynasty, I always know when he's within a two to three mile radius.The irony is, he knows too.I pause to listen, to be sure I do not walk into him. If I want a chance to be spared whatever his twisted mind deems

Chapter 3

Selene's POVI can’t sit still.The ceremony ended over four hours ago and Damien is yet to be home. He left with Cicilia way before the ceremony came to a close. He didn’t even get to show his wolf."Selene, you should sit," Bea says. I shake my head at her. I’m too anxious to sit."Landon and Alex will bring him back. Look, Alyssa isn’t worried so..."We have a saying between us that if Alyssa is calm, then all is good. If she panics, we have to panic with caution. She’s an overreactor. Well expected for a witch though. They sense everything.I glance at her now, but she looks too exhausted to be worried. Bea notices too and groans, her point moot.She leaves me to resume pacing and goes to sit next to Alyssa. I hear her ask Alyssa if she’s okay, but I don’t hear the reply.Landon returns first, in his wolf form. No Damien. He walks past me, into the house. Bea and Alyssa watch him go, then look at each other. Alyssa follows him. Bea walks up to me."Water?" she asks like she’s out

Chapter 4

Selene's POV"So why did you force Mr. Blackthorn to swear one with you?""I didn't." I say quickly, my voice sharper than I intend."Sure, you don't want to think that answer over?"What? My chest tightens."I did not." I insist.The silence that follows feels heavy. Mr. Adercrest watches me. From the corner of my eye I see Devlin lean back in his chair, his lips curled in amusement. He is watching me too, hoping for cracks. He has never seen me crack, since he started bullying me, and he won't see one, not now. Not ever."Then why can't I bond with him?" Cecilia's voice slices the silence, fierce and demanding. I notice her for the first time, behind the council members. She looks ready to demand my blood."Because the moon won't let me." She spits, answering her own question. And I almost laugh.Of course the moon won't let them mate. It's the winter solstice, and only true-born mates can mate, and they risk punishment if the committee finds out. There's a reason why the mating com

Chapter 5

Devlin’s POVThe moon looks lonely in the sky on the day it has its longest journey. Not a single star. I wonder how it feels. Was it yearning for company? Or it preferred solitude.I lie in the grass and watch it and ponder about it. I think it prefers solitude. It gives it the ability to shine, no stars to share in its glory. Just like me. Unchallenged. The moon shines brightest alone.And that’s how I like it."Why aren't you at the bonfire?"I ignore Cece and close my eyes. Letting her voice fade into the night. Cece’s my cousin, my closest ally, the one person I’d actually admit I like being around. She's the only one worthy of my attention. I hope she knows she's lucky. People’ll beg for my attention. They’ll fight for it. They'll bleed for it. "Do you think she'll cave in? And undo the ritual?""She won't." My answer is immediate. Certain. Selene won’t. I know her better than her pathetic group of friends do. Better than Damien does. She’s stubborn. Sharp-edged. Dangerous

Chapter 6

Devlin's PovSelene, on the verge of brokenness, isn’t a sight for sore eyes. There is beauty in it. There's something darkly satisfying about the way her hair falls over her face, strands sticking to her cheeks like an attempt at comfort she doesn’t deserve.Her head hangs a little low, her defiance toned down. I know the moment she senses me. Her shoulder tenses, her head lifts ever so slightly, and she looks in my direction. Her eyes take a moment to register me and then, like a switch flipping, the defiance roars back full force.I chuckle, letting the sound roll through the room. Excitement buzzes in every of my muscle. My little kitten will never break for me.I move away from the door, deeper into the room. I don’t bother scanning it; every instrument of torture, every rope, every whip, and every painful contraption has been mapped and memorized long ago. Some I favor. Some I use only for fun. But tonight isn’t about the tools, so I ignore them. Tonight's about my little kitten

Chapter 7

Devlin's POV Darkness. My unfriendly friend It has a funny way of making me feel helpless yet powerful. Hopeless yet burning. It wraps me in solitude, yet whispers promises of death. Of destruction. Tonight there’s no promise, though. We both know why we’re here; it is here to conceal, and I am here to witness and bask in the loss of Selene Caelum. I lean back in the chair, adjusting myself into the best position to hear and smell the night unfold. The witches continue to chant, their voices an unsteady whisper of the old tongue. It’s like music, fluctuating in tempo. Low. Rising. Falling. I cannot see them, but the atmosphere charges, layer by layer, until the pressure climbs into my bones. Burning. Like fire. The sound clings to the air, sticky and heavy, pressing into my lungs until every breath tastes of spellwork. It brushes over my skin, some notes caressing and soothing, others… just being jerks. Pricking me. I love rituals. They’re a reminder of the transcendence of li

Chapter 8

Selene's POVI’m tired.I just want it all over.Whatever they can do to break the moon oath I didn't make, they should do.I just want to go home, soak myself in one of Alyssa’s medicines that smells like rotten fish but soothes the skin, let the world fade, and pretend tonight didn’t happen.My back hurts. My whole body hurts. I feel cold and mortified standing in just my underwear. Although the mortification seems to be the least of my worries.Witch symbols are the top of my priority right now.Growing up in a hybrid house with witches, I learned early that the more complex and intricate a witch symbol is, the farther you should stay from the ritual scene. And if it’s a multiple-symbol ritual, it’s best to run.Multiple symbols are safe fails. They mean the ritual can go wrong, and will most likely go wrong.I hear Alyssa’s mum in my head "Go to your room, Selene. And don’t come out until either me or Alyssa comes to get you." I see Alyssa smiling at me, eager to learn the new sp

Chapter 9

Selene's POV “Tell Devlin I’ll like to see him.” If I’m not angry, I might laugh. I never thought a day would come when I’d want to see Devlin. But it’s high time I stop running and face him. What’s the worst he could do? Maybe finally get around to killing me. A cat can only play with a mouse for so long before its nature takes over. The old man raises an eyebrow, leaning lazily against the doorframe, lips curving into a sinister smile. He is amused. Lyra freezes mid-motion, the bundle of herbs trembling in her hands. I don’t look at her. “Devlin Draxmore?” the old man repeats, casual. Too casual. It comes across like sarcasm. Fake bravado surges through me. “Yes,” I snap. “Don’t act like you don’t know him.” His brows lift, flickering with a different kind of amusement. Maybe at my tone, maybe at my words. I can’t tell. I warn myself to tread carefully. I don’t know where he stands in the Draxmore ranks. For all I know, he could be higher than Vey and have the power to ma

Chapter 10

Selene's PovHuman.The single word echoes in my head and I can’t believe it.The door groans as they swing open. The sound taunts me, like I am another one of those who can’t accept reality.I am a werewolf, I almost say to it, but I feel Lyra’s hand pressing against the small of my back, urging me in behind the old man.The chamber beyond is a bit darker than I expected. I’m not sure what I expected, but I’m using the hall back in the pack house as a measuring stick.The chamber is round, its walls look like they are carved from ancient stones and etched with symbols that glow faintly blue and pulse alive.A witch’s handiwork.Seven figures sit above me in a crescent, high-backed chairs carved to look like thrones, because of course they would sit on thrones. Humans always like to pretend they are bigger than they are.The silence presses on my shoulders. My wrist still stings from the blood test outside, the cloth Lyra gave me pressing against my skin. The guard called me human, hi

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