Semua Bab Claimed By The Wolfless Alpha: Bab 61 - Bab 70

ELIAN.“Does anybody still have an issue with my daughter-in-law?” Umma’s voice wasn’t loud, but it rolled through the chamber and made everyone hold their breaths in quiet reverence. She didn’t blink. She didn’t need to.She sat on her throne, which was three steps below ours. Our throne was intertwined, two thrones binded in one. The throne was golden, adorned with little dots and cravings. It was covered with red cushions, a howling wolf at the curved end of the throne and a string of twinkling stars hung around.I felt Anisa’s hand in mine tremble once before she steadied herself. I could see how badly she was trying to hold her chin high, and I hated that she even had to. She was married to the alpha of Ethuria and she had every right to exist just as much as everyone else. But I also knew she wasn’t like everyone else because she was human. My human bride. And that alone, made her different. More so because the elders still don't seem like the sight of her sitting beside me. O

I slid my fingers around Anisa’s and squeezed, glad to be alone with her even if we’ve basically been imprisoned together indoors for a week. She was watching me squarely with that infuriating little curve to her lips, the one that meant she was thinking something outrageous. Or she was about to say it out loud.“Do you want to take a walk with me?” I asked before she could poke me with whatever sharp remark she was sharpening in that clever head of hers.Her brows rose. “A walk? In daylight? Out in the open where people can actually see you’re alive and not barricaded in your chambers pretending to be an ancient ghost or better yet, dead?”I shook my head, fighting a smile. “Everyone knew I was alive and well, Arwa.” She tutted a bit. “Did they?”This time, I smiled. “Yes, they did. So, a walk?” I stood up and extended a hand to her. She leaned back, arms folded, pretending to deliberate. “Hmm. After you spent a whole week letting me nurse you like some poor invalid? You couldn’t

We stopped at a roadside vendor sitting by the road, holding onto a fan as she fanned the flames in front of her. Roasted corn in cobs sat on a grill in front of her, the coals below the grill looked red and hot. “Ever tried roasted corn before?” Elian asked, as the woman smiled at us, fanning even harder at the flames. “No,” I answered, forcing a bright tone in my voice.He grinned at me. “Your life is about to change now. Are you ready?” I chuckled, loving how excited he was getting about roasted corn. “I’m already ready,” I responded. I watched him converse with the woman, asking her to give us the best. They spoke for a bit, her marvelling on how happy he looked and the fact that he’d finally gotten his wolf, and Elian basking in the compliments, a big smile on his face. He got two corns on the cob wrapped with palm leaves and drizzled with butter and some herbs. I sniffed it when he handed it to me and it even smel

By the time most of the crops were loaded together and pulled to the market by a wagon, it was almost dusk.My body was heavy with exhaustion as I stretched, feeling the strain in my muscles. I hadn't done such hard labor in a while.“Three letters arrived for you just before we left for the fields this morning.” Kosey said, falling into step beside me.“Letters?”“Yes.”We washed the dirt off our hands and legs at the nearby stream before we made our way back to the stone office close to the pack house. It was a small room which my father had dedicated to handling pack matters. The desk was stacked neatly, though the sight that caught my attention first was the pile of letters waiting for me.I hadn’t gotten letters in a while so I was a bit intrigued as I picked them up. There were three envelopes each with different seals. Kosey leaned his back against the wall, his arms folded across his chest. “I bet you three bags

But something snapped from within. The moment we stepped into the cottage, something stirred from the inside. I stopped instantly, shaken, as cold washed over me. It felt like something inside me broke open, not anything painful, just a weird kind of awareness. Then a pulse ran through my body, sharp and electric. For a fraction of a second, the world went silent, then everything sharpened, and it felt like all my senses were suddenly in overdrive. Elian moved closer. “Are you alright?”“I think so,” I said, though my voice sounded distant, like it came from somewhere else. It felt like an out-of-body experience, so distant, yet so close. I could hear the soft creak of the floorboard beneath my boots, the swaying of the dream catcher hanging above the door and the softness of Elian’s breathing coming from my side. I blinked, trying to remember where I was and what was happening. My heart slammed against my ribs with each passing second.