Semua Bab THE ALPHA WHO HATED ME: Bab 211 - Bab 220

**Celeste's POV** The stairs creaked under my bare feet as I crept down to Father's study. Midnight had come and gone. The house was silent except for the grandfather clock ticking in the hallway, counting down the last minutes of my old life. In my pocket, the vial of poison felt warm against m

The black star on my palm was burning now, so hot it should have been agony. Instead, it felt like awakening. I released Father's hands and stood up, walking to his desk where a silver letter opener lay on a stack of papers. The witch had died before she could finish the ritual, but she'd whispere

"She could be the key," I breathed. "Exactly," Kael nodded eagerly. "An ally within their own territory, someone who can strike from inside their defenses when the time comes." I resumed pacing, my mind racing through possibilities. This wasn't just another piece on the board. This was the start

Her laughter echoed in my skull, sharp and bitter. *Rights? You want to talk about rights? You stole my mate. You stole my future. You stole everything that should have been mine.* "He was never yours!" The words tore from my throat with such force that every piece of glass in my room cracked. "Th

**Evangeline's POV** I stormed through the palace halls like a hurricane made of rage and shadow. Every step echoed off the stone walls, sharp as gunshots in the silence. Servants scattered when they saw me coming, pressing themselves against the walls with wide, terrified eyes. The thorns that