Semua Bab The Professor's Mate Clause : Bab 61 - Bab 70

FREYA'S POV I wake up to pain.Everything hurts. My whole body feels like I went through a meat grinder. Muscles I didn't know I had are screaming. My skin burns. My head pounds.And I'm cold. So cold.My eyes crack open. Not the vehicle anymore. Somewhere else. Dark. Damp. Underground maybe.A basement or bunker. Concrete walls. Single flickering bulb. The smell of mold and old blood.I try to move. Everything protests. I look down at myself.Blood. I'm covered in blood. My clothes are shredded. Claw marks across my arms. Bite marks on my shoulder.Not all of it is mine.Memories flood back. The fight. Asher. My wolf partially emerging. The desperate need to protect Adrian overwhelming everything else.Adrian.I sit up too fast. The room spins. I have to grab the wall to steady myself."Adrian?" My voice is hoarse. Raw from screaming. "Where is he?"Movement to my right. Someone shifts in the shadows.Adrian lies on the floor a few feet away. Unconscious. Covered in even more blood

Chapter 64ADRIAN'S POVI wake up to her scent.That's the first thing I'm aware of, not the pain, not weakness, Just Freya. Her smell surrounding me. Vanilla and something uniquely her, Close So close.My eyes open. She's curled against my side, with her head on my chest. One hand fisted in my shirt like even in sleep she needs to hold onto me.The bond hums between us. Stronger than before. The shared trauma. The blood exchange. The desperate fight to keep each other alive. It forged something deeper. Something unbreakable."Our mate is Safe, here and Alive."Kael is there. Weak but present. The silver poisoning is fading. Given time we'll be back to full strength.But right now I don't need strength. Just need this. Her. This moment. This peace.I run my fingers through her hair gently, in other not to wake her but I can't help touching her. Making sure she's real. That this isn't some fever dream.She stirs. Her eyes flutter open. Brown meeting blue. "You're awake. Again. This ti

ADRIAN'S POVThe drive is clean.Marcus confirms it six hours later. No viruses. No tracking software. No hidden malware. Just pure intelligence. Maps. Communications. Strategic plans. Everything Kelvin promised.And it's devastating for Asher.Locations of all his safe houses. Names of every wolf in his pack. Communications with High Council members showing explicit support for his war against us. Proof that this isn't just one rogue Alpha. It's sanctioned. Approved. Encouraged by the highest levels of wolf government.We gather in the conference room. The entire pack. Everyone who has a say in major decisions. Thirty wolves. All that's left after the battles. After the losses. After everything.I stand at the head of the table. Freya beside me. Marcus on my right. Clara on my left. The inner circle. The ones I trust most."The information is real. Verified. Detailed." I let that sink in. "Kelvin provided intelligence that could end this war. Could give us the advantage we need to ta

FREYA'S POVThree days after the Council meeting and I still can't shake the feeling of helplessness.Adrian is strong. The pack is loyal. But against the High Council? Against centuries of power and influence? We need more than strength and loyalty.We need an edge.I'm in the kitchen making coffee when Chief Winters finds me. He's been with Adrian's pack for decades. Older wolf. Graying hair. Quiet but respected. He rarely speaks unless he has something important to say."Miss Reed. A word?" His voice is low. Careful. Like he doesn't want anyone else to hear."Of course Chief." I pour a second cup. Hand it to him. "What's on your mind?"He glances around. Makes sure we're alone. Then leans closer. "I know a way to help. To give you an advantage against the Council. Against Asher. Against anyone who threatens you and the Alpha."My heart speeds up. "I'm listening.""Your wolf. It's suppressed. Bound. Keeping you vulnerable. Keeping you from reaching your full potential." He takes a s

Chapter 70ADRIAN'S POVShe's magnificent and terrifying in equal measure.Freya crouches in the corner. Partially shifted. Gold eyes glowing. Claws extended. Fur patches across her skin. Caught between human and wolf in a way that shouldn't be possible.And it's killing her. I can see it. Feel it through the bond. Her body tearing itself apart trying to complete a shift it can't finish. Her wolf too powerful. Her human form too weak. Neither able to dominate. Both fighting for control."What the fuck were you thinking?" Anger bleeds into my voice despite trying to stay calm. "A ritual? Without telling me? Without anyone who could help if something went wrong?"She whimpers. Tries to speak. What comes out is garbled. Half-words. Half-growls. Nothing coherent.Kael surges forward in my mind. Demanding I help our mate. Demanding I fix this. But I don't know how. Have never seen a wolf stuck like this. Never heard of a partial shift that won't complete."Can you shift back? Back to human