All Chapters of BOUND TO THE ALPHA KING: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Katherine’s POVI didn’t say a word when Stephen returned to take me back to the palace. My anger was the only thing keeping me together. He didn’t try to talk to me either, and I was glad because I wasn’t sure I could hold myself back if he did. The ride back was quiet and uncomfortable. The guards followed right behind us and I hated that too.Once we arrived, I walked ahead of him and went straight to my room. The maids were waiting at the door and rushed forward like they thought I cared about their stupid routines.“Your bath is ready….”“No,” I cut in and went inside without letting them finish.They exchanged confused looks, but I didn’t care. I slammed the door, leaned on it for a second, and breathed slowly. My chest hurt from everything. Anger, humiliation, confusion, everything. I hated feeling anything at all.I kept thinking about how those girls laughed at me. I kept thinking about how Stephen warned me like I was a problem. I kept thinking about my father screaming at m

Katherine’s POVStephen didn’t react right away, he just stared at me like he was trying to measure every word I said. His jaw shifted a little and a frown pulled at his eyebrows.“What exactly are you trying to say,” he asked.I smiled because I liked that he didn’t like my tone. “I’m saying maybe Magnus pack wasn’t as perfect as the books claim,” I said, “maybe your father had secrets too.”His eyes darkened. He stepped closer and I stayed exactly where I was. I didn’t look away and it annoyed him.“You think you know something,” he said.“I think you’re scared someone will look into your history one day,” I said. “Maybe they’ll find out the great Alpha King isn’t a hero but just a spoiled tyrant who stole power.”That did it.He grabbed me and shoved me back against the wall. His hand clamped around my jaw and his body pressed against mine, not close like earlier when he almost kissed me, but close like he was threatening me.“Watch your mouth,” he said.I laughed a little because

Katherine’s POVRowan didn’t speak at first, he just stood there like he was trying to figure out what condition I was in. His eyes moved down to my arm and then to the floor. There was no point hiding anything in this place, so I just stared right back at him.“What are you doing here?” I asked.He lifted a small box and pushed it through the bars. “Food,” he said, “your favorite, or close enough. I asked around.”I looked at the box and the smell hit me. It was something I used to love. My stomach turned because I was starving but my pride stood in the way. I pushed it back a little.“No,” I said. “Stephen wants me to suffer and I’ll survive it. I won’t take his kindness and pretend everything is fine.”Rowan sighed, leaning slightly on the bars. “Stephen is unreasonable. You don’t have to make things harder for yourself because of him.”I raised my chin. “How can you say that about your own brother? I would never insult Mira in front of others, even when she made mistakes I hated.”

Katherine’s POVWhen I opened my eyes, the light felt too bright. My head ached and the ringing in my ears made it worse. I tried to sit up, but a hand pushed me gently back down. The doctor leaned over me with a calm expression.“You’re awake,” he said. “Don’t move too fast.”My voice came out weak. “What happened to me?”He checked a small glass device beside the bed. “You fainted in the lower cells. Your inner ear was affected. You might experience ear pain, ringing, and disturbed sleep for a while.”I frowned. “That doesn’t make sense. I heal fast. I should be fine by now.”He hesitated, avoiding my eyes. “The noise that caused it was too powerful. Even your healing couldn’t handle it fully.”“The noise?” I repeated. “What noise?”He didn’t answer, instead, he adjusted the drip beside my bed and wrote something down. “Rest for today. His Majesty ordered you not to move around until your dizziness stops.”I knew what that meant. Stephen had told him not to explain too much.When he

Katherine’s POVRowan kept pulling lightly at my arm, whispering that we needed to go back the way we came, but I couldn’t stop staring at Stephen. He stood in front of the cell with two guards, tense and focused, and my heart beat faster for reasons I didn’t understand. Rowan whispered again, more urgent this time.“Katherine, we have to leave now before he sees us.”“I need to know what he’s doing,” I whispered back.He let out a quiet, frustrated sound and left my side to check the exit. I stayed close to the wall and leaned a little, trying to hear Stephen’s words, but I was too far. Even for a wolf, the distance was too much. All I caught was the low rumble of his voice and the shifting footsteps of his guards.Then I saw the stretcher again.A man lay on it, unconscious, dirty, and battered. His arms were thin and bruised, his skin grey, and his hair was tangled across his face. I stared hard at him, and something cold settled in my stomach.That was the man. The same shape I sa