All Chapters of The Curse of Alpha Danearo: Chapter 11 - Chapter 13

ELYSIA’S POVDanearo did not let me out of his sight.Not after the chandelier. Not after the whispers of curses and heirs.“You will not leave my chamber,” he said at last, voice low, final. “Not until I decide whether to kill you or keep you.” He ordered, pacing like a caged wolf.“I will see every breath you take.”It wasn’t protection. It was imprisonment. And yet, part of me wondered if Hazel’s shadows could have reached me anywhere else.The hall buzzed with whispers of the feast, of omens and curses. But louder still was Kayla’s voice.She swept into the chamber without waiting to be summoned, Hazel a shadow at her side. Kayla bowed low to Danearo, her hand pressed against her stomach like a trophy.“Alpha,” she said brightly, “the healers insist my condition is stable. Your heir is safe.”I stiffened where I sat, clutching the edge of the furs.Danearo’s gaze flicked to her hand. “Is that so.”“Yes.” Kayla’s smile was sweet poison. “Though the fall of that chandelier… if the g

ELYSIA’S POVDanearo didn’t claim the boy.And yet, he hadn’t denied it either.He’d let Naia and the child into the Keep, given them rooms in the west wing, close enough to be watched, far enough that no one could call them family.Three days, and not a word. Three days of silence thick enough to choke on.“Who are you?” He’d asked.“I am Naia,” she said, her voice carrying clear as a bell. “Blood of the goddess, truth-seeker, and bearer of judgment on this cursed Keep.”But, I already knew that. How? I didn’t know.She shoved the boy forward, her voice ringing like a blade. “You speak of heirs. Of blessings. Of curses. But look here! Look at the blood the goddess has already sent. His eyes mark him. His blood claims him.”Kayla broke then, her composure shattering. “Lies! He’s no son of yours! She brings a demon child to steal my place!” She clutched her stomach tighter, tears streaking her painted face. “I carry the heir. Me! The goddess chose me! Me!”Hazel touched her arm, quieti