Lahat ng Kabanata ng A REPLACEMENT FOR ALPHA KAEL : Kabanata 41

CHAPTER 41: TRUTH UNEARTHEDKael’s POVThe Mooncrest library smelled of charred parchment and cold stone. Smoke still clung faintly to the rafters where scorched books and scrolls lined the walls, a silent testament to the chaos Serena had sown. I ran my fingers over the edges of what remained, careful not to disturb the fragile fragments. Every record burned, every ledger missing or altered, whispered the same thing: deception. Manipulation. Lies crafted with a precision that could only have come from someone who understood the pack—and me—better than anyone should.I sank onto the edge of a ruined table, head in my hands, wrestling with a realization that weighed heavier than any physical burden. Ariana hadn’t left because she doubted me, or because she wanted to betray Mooncrest. She had left to survive. To protect herself, to protect the child growing inside her, and perhaps, to protect the pack from the chaos that threatened to consume it.Evidence lay scattered across the table