All Chapters of A Nightstand With An Alpha: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Kaelith’s POV "Alpha, you seem distracted. Since you sat down here, you've been doing it repeatedly." Marcus suddenly said by my side, his voice a little startling. I glanced up from the pile of report waiting for me all day on my desk. "Doing what again exactly?" "I observed you so some time, only to realize that you constantly grind your teeth like someone trying to chew their own bones." I exhaled sharply, dropping all I was holding to respond to him. Leaning back in my chair, I decided to shock him. "Maybe I am truly trying to chew my bones." Marcus folded his hands in shock, his brows furrowed but in an annoying calm way. "If I'm not mistaken, you've been signing that particular document for five minutes, Alpha." I glanced at the paper before me...lo and behold, he was right. My signature was repeatedly placed on same line, more than three times. This kind of made it different from the others I had been signing, completely jagged and angry. "I was just exhausted from work

Kaelith’s POV"Are we seriously taking up this path?" Marcus asked, his voice very irritating as he tried to block the path leading to the forest. "I observed the way you constantly sniffed around these few days like a crazy wolf. What exactly are you searching for?""Move aside, Marcus." I ordered, my voice coming out very cold and distant. "You shouldn't meddle because it's none of your business.""That's not true because it's definitely my business." He shot back boldly. With his arms folded, his gaze directed at me, he started. "I noticed how you barely had any sleep. Recently, you skipped two important meetings with the council. Rumors has been spreading that their Alpha is losing it, all because if a ghost. If this has anything to do with her...""Don't try it." I warned sternly. My wolf growled the moment my voice turned cold. Only the mention of her name is enough to send a rush of different emotions to crush me down. And as of me, I lacked the patience to carefully untangle w

Celeste's POV "I don't wish to get used to it. I want it far away from me." Her gaze darkened, very terrifying to behold. "Be careful with the things you wish for yourself. Don't you know it's not easy to break off bonds of that nature as it can rip apart your very soul?" "I don't mind experiencing that so far as it would never be part of me again." For a moment, neither of us gathered the right words to speak. The wind kept on tossing around the dry leaves on the ground, creating a rustling sound. As we stayed silent, my wolf kept on whimpering nonstop in the back of my mind. I didn't know how to control the feeling of long, mixed with pain that was tormenting me. Mara finally sighed and decided to break the silence. "Fine then. If your wish is to get the bond severed, I would like to let you know that you need not just stubbornness, but more than that. You will need to be in control. This isn't just any control, but to be in absolute control of both your mind and emotions. To

Celeste's POV "I don't have a child. Not with anyone, and certainly not with you!" He finally said, completely shattering my hope. "Yes, you do. You just don't know yet, and that's why I'm here." I replied, rubbing my stomach with my hands to show him the growing bump. "I'm not here to make demands. I just thought it wise to let you know that you will soon become a father." He turned away, avoiding eye contact with me, and stared into the fire.v"I guess you have no idea what you are doing." "I know exactly what brought me here," I said calmly. "This is me protecting our baby from harm." He let out a bitter laugh. "Did I just hear you say our baby? You expect me to believe your story? And to think that you are now a rogue? There's every possibility that you slept with another..." "How are you?" I screamed, my voice boiling from anger and pain. "You think I would boldly walk to you with a lie as delicate as this? That I would risk my life just for a lie? What do I stand to benefi

Celeste's POVMara smiled...a chilling, knowing smile. “Then the Hollow will bury another ghost.”The silence that followed was suffocating.Then she tossed me a new blade, shorter, lighter. “Again.”This time, I caught it before it hit the ground.We fought for hours. Each strike taught me pain, and each fall taught me strength. My wolf began to move with me instead of against me. I could feel when Mara was about to attack before she moved. My instincts sharpened.By nightfall, I was drenched in sweat, but I didn’t fall. Not once more.Mara finally lowered her weapon. “Better,” she admitted. “Your wolf listens when your heart stops screaming.”I exhaled, dropping the blade. “And if my heart never stops?”“Then make it scream for something worth fighting for,” she said simply, turning away.I watched her go, chest heaving. Rogues training, fighting, surviving, many of them howling.And then, suddenly...the air shifted. A scent from nowhere hit me.It was like a pine, smoke, then rain.