บททั้งหมดของ Marked By My Captive Alpha: บทที่ 21 - บทที่ 30

Aria's POVFour days had passed since the warehouse. Four days of sleeping in Damien's bed. Four days of him watching me like I might disappear if he looked away for even a second.My shoulder was healed. Completely. Not even a scar remained. Werewolf healing at its finest.I stood in front of the mirror in his bathroom. Ran my fingers over smooth skin where the bullet wound had been. Nothing. Like it never happened. It wasn't always like this for werewolves. Some injuries do leave a scar. So, lucky me I guess."We leave in an hour."I jumped. Spun around. Damien stood in the doorway. Arms crossed. His eyes tracked over me like he was checking for injuries he might have missed."You need to stop sneaking up on me.""I wasn't sneaking. You weren't paying attention." He pushed off the doorframe. Walked toward me. "How's the shoulder?""Fine. Perfect. See?" I lifted my arm. Rotated it. "No pain. No stiffness. Nothing."His hand caught my wrist. Pulled my arm closer. His fingers gently tr

Damien's POVThe villa came into view and I wanted nothing more than to check on Aria. Eduardo sat in the back seat like a kicked dog. Blood dried on his face. His lip was split. One eye was swollen shut.Good. He should look like shit after the mess he'd created.We pulled into the driveway. I got out before the SUV fully stopped. Jack opened Eduardo's door and yanked him out."Alpha, I can explain." Eduardo's voice came out hoarse."Shut up." I grabbed him by the shirt. Dragged him toward the villa entrance. "You stole from another pack. Got yourself captured. Made me waste time and resources coming to get your stupid ass out. Do you want to start an unnecessary war?""I needed the money. I thought—""You thought wrong. Money is not our problem. You're just so fucking greedy." I shoved him toward two of my men. "Take him back home. Lock him up for the next two weeks. Make sure he's being taught a lesson. Maybe then he'll learn not to be an idiot.""Boss, please." Eduardo tried to st

Aria's POVThe sun burned my eyes. I squinted against it and wiped sweat from my forehead. My muscles screamed. Every part of me hurt."Again." Damien's voice boomed.I wanted to tell him to fuck off. Wanted to collapse on the grass and never move again. But I forced myself to get back into position.We'd been at this for two hours. Two hours of running drills, blocking, dodging. Learning to fight like my life depended on it.Because apparently it did."Your stance is wrong." Damien circled me like a predator. "Feet wider. Bend your knees more."I adjusted. My thighs burned from holding the position."Better." He moved behind me. "Now when I come at you, don't freeze. Move."His men stood in a loose circle around us. Watching and spectating? I hated having an audience.Damien lunged without warning. I barely managed to sidestep. His hand caught my hip as he passed.The touch was quick. Gone before I could process it. But it left heat in its wake."Focus." He came at me again.I blocke

Aria's POVThe pack house was far grander than I expected. It seemed like an old room with beautiful and unnecessarily luxurious modern renovations. It made me scoff and roll my eyes.Damien led me upstairs. His hand never left the small of my back.We reached a door at the end of the hall and he opened it.The master bedroom stretched before me. King-sized bed. Floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the forest. A fireplace. Furnitures that screamed wealth and power."This is your room?" I stepped inside slowly."Our room." He closed the door behind us.My stomach twisted. "I'm not sleeping in here with you.""Yes, you are." He leaned against the doorframe. "The pack house is a fortress. Guards patrol every hour. Cameras cover every exit. Running would be pointless.""So it's just another cage.""No." His jaw tightened. "It's protection. There's a five million dollar bounty on your head. Or did you forget that already?"I hadn't forgotten. The number still made me nauseous."And if I tr

Damien's POVWe arrived at the Blood Moon Pack compound two nights later.The place reeked of neglect and desperation. Broken fences lined the perimeter. There were so many signs of poor maintenance. Even the wolves patrolling the borders looked malnourished.This was where my Aria had been.This shithole. What kind of alpha connected to his people in such a poor and sick manner.My wolf snarled at the thought of her being trapped here, beaten and starved by these worthless mutts."Alpha." Shawn's voice crackled through the earpiece. "We're in position.""Good." I glanced at Aria beside me in the SUV. "Stay close to me."She nodded, her jaw set. But I caught the tremor in her hands."You don't have to do this," I said quietly.Her green eyes flashed. "Yes, I do.""Then let's go."We stepped out into the cold night air. My men flanked us, a silent wall of lethal intent, all of them hungry for blood.The pack house loomed ahead.As we approached, wolves emerged from the shadows. Dozens