All Chapters of The Alpha Who Shouldn't Want Me: Chapter 11 - Chapter 19

Kane’s POVI was running.The training yard stretched forever, shadows crawling along the stone. My father’s voice echoed behind me, cold and sharp.“You’ll never be good enough, Kael. A Draven heir does not falter.”I skidded to a stop. The voice wasn’t coming from my father anymore. It was Luca. He stood in the center of the yard, the same boy I’d grown up with, dark hair, sharp eyes but older now, twisted with rage.“You took everything from me,” he said. His voice was quiet, but it carried. “The name. The heirship. Even their respect. Do you have any idea what it feels like to be erased?”The dream shifted into two boys sparring under the watchful eye of our father.Luca, always a step behind, always the one punished harder.Me, praised for victories I didn’t even want.Him, bleeding and staring at me like I was the reason.I shook my head. “That wasn’t my fault.”“Yes, it was,” Luca hissed. “It was always you. The perfect heir. The chosen one. I was nothing. I am nothing.”“Luca…

Aria’s POVThe spear came down but Kael moved faster.He caught the shaft mid-swing, muscles tensing, and twisted hard. The heir who swung it barely had time to react before Kael slammed his elbow into his gut, knocking the air right out of him. The other one lunged in from behind, but Kael spun, his knee connecting with the guy’s chest and sending him flying backward into a tree.The sound of impact echoed through the clearing. One of them was already down, unconscious. The other groaned, clutching his stomach.I sat frozen, still clutching the blanket. Kael’s shoulders rose and fell, his breathing steady but sharp. For a second, the air between us went quiet. Then his eyes snapped toward me.“Stay there!” he barked, wiping blood from his lip. “You wanted to see what I can do? Watch.”I blinked, caught off guard.He turned back to the heir still standing and smirked faintly, that same annoying confidence back on his face. “You think I’m weak?” he muttered. “Try me again.”The other h

Seraphina’s POVI watched as Aiden and Kael made their way through the forest. They were definitely a fascinating pair.The kiss I had given the Draven Heir was just to fluster him a bit… I didn’t think he was that capable. There was potential there, more than I expected.One of the council members walked in, slightly trembling. How ironic — the council for a male heir academy, afraid of a single woman.Not that I was complaining. I absolutely loved it.“Lady Seraphina,” the man stammered, bowing low. “The first phase has begun. The rogues have been released into the southern and eastern regions. But…” he hesitated, “we’ve already lost two heirs.”I turned my gaze toward the large crystal that projected the image of the forest. My lips curved faintly as I saw the chaos beginning to unfold, heirs scattering, wolves fighting for dominance, fear filling the air.“Good,” I said simply.The man swallowed. “Good? With all due respect, Lady Seraphina, the Cull Trials were forbidden for a reas

Aria’s POVIt must’ve been close to midnight when I woke up. The fire had burned down to faint orange embers, and the forest was quiet.I stretched a little, rubbing the sleep from my eyes. That’s when I heard voices. Low, close by.Kael and Darius.I stayed still, pretending to be asleep.“…you’ve been acting strange lately,” Darius said quietly. “Especially around him.”Kael gave a small, tired laugh. “You’re imagining things.”“I don’t think I am,” Darius replied. “You’re on edge. You watch him constantly. You think no one notices?”He paused. “Are you gay?”There was a short pause, the sound of Kael shifting against the tree trunk.“You’re overthinking things,” Kael said finally. “Ironclaw’s just… unpredictable. Someone has to keep an eye on him.”Darius hummed softly, clearly unconvinced. “If you say so.”The silence that followed made my chest tighten. I almost sat up just to stop it, but then Darius spoke again, this time, his voice had changed, it became low and serious.“Have

Aria’s POV Kael had gone ahead to scout with Darius, leaving me and Mirabel to tend to the small campfire we’d managed to build. The flames were weak, fighting the damp air.For a while, neither of us spoke. The sound of burning wood filled the silence until Mirabel finally turned to me.“I never got to thank you properly,” she said, her voice low but steady. “For that day in the garden. When you stood up for me.”I glanced at her, surprised. “That? It was nothing.”“It wasn’t nothing,” she said quickly. “Everyone else just stood there. Even Kael didn’t do anything.”That last part earned a faint smile from me. “Yeah, that sounds like him.”She smiled back but it faded quickly. Her gaze dropped to the fire. “You didn’t have to step in. You could’ve ignored it.”“Maybe,” I said, poking the fire with a stick. “But I couldn’t. You didn’t deserve that.”For a moment, she didn’t respond. Then, softly, “You’re different, Aiden. Not like the others.”I froze, unsure what to say to that. She