Semua Bab A REPLACEMENT FOR ALPHA KAEL : Bab 11 - Bab 14

Chapter 11 – The Ghost That Breathes Kael’s POV The night reeked of blood and smoke. Rogues had come from the eastern ridge—fast, silent, and vicious. We’d taken most of them down before the moon reached its peak, but the stench of betrayal lingered long after the fight was done. Now, in the stone chamber below the fortress, I stood before the last one breathing. He was on his knees, wrists bound in silver chains, skin blistered and raw where the metal touched. His head hung low, hair matted with dirt and blood, but the moment I entered, he raised his gaze. And smiled. “Alpha Kael,” he rasped, voice hoarse yet mocking. “I was wondering when you’d come.” I crossed the distance in three strides, grabbing a fistful of his shirt and yanking him up. “You came into my lands. You slaughtered my guards. Tell me why before I rip the answer out of your throat.” The rogue’s smirk widened, teeth flashing under the dim torchlight. “You wouldn’t kill me. Not when I’m the one carrying her mes

Chapter 13 – Unnerving SecretsKael’s POVDawn came too quickly.The first rays of sunlight slipped through the cracks in the curtains, painting faint gold lines across my desk. I hadn’t slept a single second. Not after leaving her room.The night had been long, the silence heavier than armor. And no matter how many reports I tried to read, how many tasks I buried myself in, her face kept cutting through the haze.The streaks of dried tears on her cheeks. The way she whispered my name in her sleep.I’d stood by her bed far longer than I should have — a foolish, dangerous thing for someone like me. But I couldn’t help it. Seeing her like that... it had cracked something I thought was unbreakable.Now, as I sat in my office overlooking the eastern courtyard, my chest felt like someone had poured fire into it and locked it tight.You’re losing control, Kael.The thought burned as much as it mocked.I shoved back the chair and stood, needing to move. To breathe. Anything to get the image