All Chapters of A Nightstand With An Alpha: Chapter 21 - Chapter 26

Kaelith's POV Riona’s silence after that was answer enough answer that I needed. I paced around the table restlessly, every step heavy with suppressed fury that was threatening to come out. My wolf clawed beneath my skin, restless and at same time confused. They question us like we mean nothing. They doubt us like we don't know what we want for us. “They’ll regret it everything,” my wolf snarled through the bond, unable to calm down. I completely ignored the voice. Barely earger to hear him talk. Marcus spoke again, but carefully not to offend me. “Alpha Kaelith… what if they’re really right with their reasoning?” I stopped dead on my track. “You’re siding with them now, why exactly?” He shook his head quickly, trying to defend himself “No, not at all. But think about it very well. The pack needs hope that there will be a heir to replace you when you are gone. They’ve lost faith completely in you getting a heir. They need to see their Alpha healing, leading with heart again, a

Unknown guard POV Marcus released me like a bag of sand and knelt to the floor like some kind of wolf detective. “Fresh scent, that's commendable. He left in a hurry.” My whole body shook, not out of shock, but confusion. “Can I go now? Please? I swear to the goddess, I want nothing to do with all of this. I was just doing my duty ” Marcus stood slowly, eyes locking onto mine with a weight that made my bones tremble. It was more than my small structure can carry, more than was needed. “Well, that's too late.” My stomach dropped on hearing that from him. “What do you mean by ‘too late’? I’m not....” “You’re in this now the veyy moment you got to know what they discussed.” “No. No, no, no...Marcus, I don’t want to die young.” He stepped closer, his presence intimidating, towering and hovering over me. He remained unmovable. From every line if his face, danger was carved. I don't know him to be like that, but the more jovial type, and the considerate one. I had no idea what was

Kaelith's POVMy heart stumbled uncontrollably as Marcus stepped closer, voice raw.“Elara cared about you. More than anything else in this world. And she would never want you to die alone in grief because of her. She would want you to live.”I closed my eyes trying to take everything in. Pain sliced through me, too sharp, new, overwhelming.Marcus kept speaking, seeing that his voice was working.“That decree from the elders? It’s not just politics, Kaelith. It’s survival. The pack needs stability. A Luna and a future.”He swallowed hard, allowing the ones he had said to settle in.“And you… You need to stop punishing yourself."My eyes snapped open, and unknown anger surged in my chest. “You think this is punishment?”Marcus didn’t flinch; instead, he replied.“Yes.” I stepped back, shaking my head. “You don’t understand.”He lifted a brow. “Then explain it to me.”I clenched my jaw, I didn’t want to explain it. Didn’t want to dig open old wounds, but his stare was relentless, enoug