The Alpha's Forbidden Love のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 61 - チャプター 70

Silence settled over the room as Selina stared straight ahead without blinking. Beside her, Kendall’s body went rigid. When Selina turned, she saw the same shocked expression frozen on Kendall’s face.For one brief second, Selina caught something strange in Kendall’s eyes as he looked at Leon. The corner of his lips curved ever so slightly, like a faint smile that almost didn’t exist. Then it vanished as quickly as it came, replaced by stiff tension.Leon stepped inside, eyes wide, his breath caught in his throat. His gaze locked onto Kendall, as if the rest of the world had disappeared.“Mate?” Kendall said softly. Just one word, but it was enough to confirm the bond between them.Leon sucked in a sharp breath and closed his eyes for a moment. A heavy exhale left his chest, as if his body had just remembered something long buried.Were they truly fated mates?Rowan clapped his hands, breaking the silence. He stood and walked over to Leon, offering a brief congratulation with a thin s

Raven went down the stone steps first, the guard handing him a flashlight as he did. When he reached the bottom, Raven turned it on. A long silence filled the space. “Raven?” Selina called anxiously from above. “Safe,” Raven answered shortly. Selina followed him down, and the guard said he would keep watch outside. Once her eyes adjusted, Selina froze. The underground room was filled with objects tied to magic. A large shelf against the front wall was lined with glass bottles. Their contents made her stomach churn. Insects, body parts, even human ears and eyes. In the center of the room stood a large table covered in scattered papers, along with small bottles filled with potions. On the opposite wall, photographs were neatly pinned up, each labeled with a location and date. Every photo had been ruined in the same way. The faces of the people in them had been cleanly cut out, leaving behind bodies with no identities. Not a single face could be recognized. Red pins pierced a large

Several guards lay scattered across the floor, groaning in pain. Some of them were already unconscious.“S… someone…” One of the guards caught their attention. They rushed over, and Raven immediately held him up. “Rowan… inside… there…” the guard whispered weakly before his head slumped to the side and he passed out.“Rowan, answer me!” Raven snarled, panic flooding his voice as he tried to reach Rowan through their mental bond.Rushed footsteps echoed as the patrol finally arrived. Everyone froze in horror at the sight of the house engulfed in flames. Dorian stood rigid, disbelief written all over his face.He stepped forward and grabbed Raven. “What have you done?” Dorian accused, his anger barely restrained. “Father told you to find the witch, not burn all the evidence. He gave you one task. One task. Find the witch. And what did you do? You couldn’t even handle something that simple.” His voice trembled with fury and dread.Raven’s jaw tightened, but he ignored him. “Put the fire

Raven fixed a sharp look on Dorian. “I heard you told everyone I was dead?” His voice was low and cold.Dorian stiffened at the words. Selina saw everything. Terror and heartbreak twisted inside her when Dorian spread the news that Raven was gone without a shred of proof. It felt like he wanted everyone to give up on Raven. She couldn’t even find the words for how that made her feel.As his half brother, Dorian should have ordered everyone to keep searching and refuse to give up, but instead he cried. Selina had no idea whether his concern for Raven was real or not. To her, it looked fake.“You’re alive. My brother is alive,” Dorian sobbed happily as he wiped his tears with shaking hands. The smile on his lips looked forced, but the tears made it hard to read what he truly felt.“Yeah. As you can see, I’m very much alive,” Raven’s voice rumbled.“I’m so glad. You have no idea how weak I felt when I saw that house collapse,” Dorian said.“You don’t look that happy, Dorian,” Raven repli

That day.When she first learned that Leon was her mate, Kendall couldn’t even process what she felt. Everything tangled together, happiness and dread in one confusing knot. Then the truth hit her. She was nothing more than the second chance mate, and she even had the same face as the first woman Leon had loved so deeply. Bitterness sank in hard. Not knowing what else to do, Kendall walked away. She didn’t want anyone to see her cry.She headed to the nearest café and almost ran to the restroom. Inside a stall, she finally let the tears fall. Quiet sobs shook her shoulders. She had no idea how long she sat there crying. It wasn’t like she had been desperate for a mate or obsessed with Leon, but knowing that he loved his first partner who looked like her made her chest burn. He had even mistaken her for that woman.There was only one thing Kendall had ever wanted. To not be anyone’s second choice. She hadn’t been her father’s first choice to become Alpha. She hadn’t been Raven’s first