บททั้งหมดของ The Alpha king and the Hunt: บทที่ 191 - บทที่ 200

Caelum’s POVThe first thing I heard was the sound of birds, the second was the waterfall and the third was Nyra’s breathing.I opened my eyes slowly and groaned, for a moment, I didn’t remember where I was.Then everything came rushing back.I sat up immediately, Nyra was still sleeping beside me, wrapped tightly in the shirt i had given her.Her face looked peaceful now, the feverish flush that had covered her skin the night before was gone.Her breathing was steady which meant her heat was over. Relief washed through me.I had spent the entire night awake, terrified that something would happen to her but now she looked like herself again.I leaned against the tree behind me and watched her for a moment.My mate.The word still felt strange and yet every time I thought about it, something warm settled in my chest.My wolf was unusually quiet and it was almost like he was satisfied.She is ours.I sighed. “I know.”Nyra stirred and her eyelashes fluttered and then her eyes ope

Caelum’s POV“Found it.”I stared at the old book in her hands, the three deep slashes drawn across the page looked almost identical to the mark on Nyra’s back.“Where did you find that?”Aria turned the book around so we could see.“I was searching through the section about forbidden wolves.”She pointed to a faded heading.THE CURSED BLOOD.Nyra stepped closer, her face had gone pale.“Read it.”Aria swallowed. “Okay.”She carefully turned the page.The writing was old, written in dark ink that had faded to brown.Some of the words were difficult to read, but some remained, we could make do with that.Aria began.“When the three marks appear upon the back of a wolf, the bearer becomes a vessel of cursed power.”Nyra’s fingers immediately went to her back.I looked at her and she looked terrified.Aria continued.“The power does not belong to the bearer. It belongs to the darkness beyond the veil.”The room became silent and I felt a chill crawl down my spine. “Keep going,” I said.

Caelum’s POVThe man’s wrist was still trapped in my hand, for a moment, neither of us moved and the entire bar had gone silent.I could feel everyone’s eyes on us, but I didn’t care.The only thing I could see was the young woman standing behind him.She looked startled and the man, however, looked furious. “Let go of me.”I tightened my grip slightly.“Apologize to her.”His eyebrows shot up. “To her?”“Yes.”He laughed bitterly. “Who do you think you are?”I released his wrist.For half a second, I thought he’d walk away Instead, he swung at me and I ducked. His fist passed over my head.I stepped back and blocked his next punch.Then I shoved him away, the man stumbled into a table.Several cups fell to the floor. “You should’ve walked away,” I told him.He charged again.This time, I met him halfway, he swung at me and I blocked, he tried to grab my shirt.I caught his arm and twisted it behind his back.He grunted. “Enough.”He elbowed me in the ribs and I released him.He sp

Caelum’s POVI woke up earlier than usual.For some reason, I couldn’t stop thinking about Fiona.Not because I was interested in her at least, I didn’t think I was.You have only your mate in your mind Of course Something about meeting her yesterday had felt strangely convenient, she had appeared at exactly the right moment.She knew the kingdom and she knew about the princess’s birthday and somehow, she’d offered to help us get into the castle.It almost felt too easy, I got dressed and headed downstairs Aria was already sitting at a table, eating breakfast, she looked up.“Finally.”I sat down. “Good morning to you too.”“Where’s Nyra?”“Probably still sleeping.”Aria smiled. “She was exhausted last night.”I nodded.A few minutes later, Nyra came downstairs.Her hair was tied loosely behind her head, and she looked much more rested than she had the previous night.She sat beside me. “Morning.”“Morning.”I pushed a plate toward her. “Eat up”She looked at me. “You’re becoming bo

Nyra’s POVThe question remained hanging in the room.“How do you know about the stone?”For a moment, none of us answered.The king’s expression had become unreadable, the queen looked equally uncomfortable and I could feel the tension growing.Caelum leaned forward. “We found records about it and we learnt this is where the first stone is.”The king’s eyes narrowed. “What records?”“Ancient records concerning the cursed.”The queen suddenly looked at me and her gaze moved to my face and then as if she could sense it, her gaze moved to my back.I instinctively stiffened.“You’re the one carrying the mark,” she whispered.I didn’t answer, she already knew the answer and the king walked slowly toward the window. “That stone is nothing but an old legend.”I frowned. “The records say otherwise.”“Old books contain many stories so we can’t say which is true or which is false.”“But you reacted when we mentioned it.”The king turned. “I reacted because I am familiar with the legend.”Cae