Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Bane And The Alpha Beast: Kabanata 131 - Kabanata 140

EliraMorning arrived with a quiet kind of reverence, as though even the sun understood that something significant had shifted during the night. Soft golden light filtered through the tall windows, illuminating the room in gentle warmth and casting long shadows across the bed where the three of us lay entwined. For several peaceful moments, I remained still, allowing myself to simply breathe and absorb the sense of completeness that settled deep within me.Ronan’s arm was draped securely around my waist, his presence both protective and grounding, while Caelan lay facing me, his hand loosely entwined with mine as if even in sleep he was unwilling to relinquish the connection we now shared. The bond between us had changed. Where it had once pulsed with overwhelming intensity, it now felt steady and harmonious, like three distinct currents merging into a single, powerful flow. Flame, earth, and moon were no longer abstract elements of a prophecy—they were a living reality, bound togethe

RonanBy the time I stepped out of the main hall, the noise of breakfast softened behind me into something steady and almost comforting. Voices blended together instead of clashing, laughter carried instead of tension, and for the first time since everything had shifted, Shadowhearth felt less like a place holding its breath and more like a place finally exhaling.It didn’t escape me how rare that was.I let myself take it in for a moment before my attention shifted to the far side of the courtyard, where Dex stood with Wallace and Brad. The three of them were deep enough in conversation that they hadn’t noticed me yet, but I didn’t need to hear what they were saying to know where it was headed.Dex carried it on him.Not loudly, not in a way most would catch—but I had spent too many years reading men on the edge of decisions they didn’t want to make. His posture was steady, his expression controlled, but something underneath it all hadn’t settled yet.I crossed the courtyard at an ea

EliraI spotted June before she saw me.She stood near the edge of the courtyard with Wallace beside her, the two of them angled slightly toward each other in a way that already felt natural, as though they had been standing like that for far longer than a few minutes. There was a quietness to them, something steady and unforced, and it drew a soft smile from me before I even realized it.Some bonds arrived like a storm.Others settled like they had always been there.This one… felt like the latter.I crossed the courtyard toward them, the movement easy, unhurried, my attention fixed on the familiar comfort of seeing June again after everything that had happened.“June,” I called gently as I approached.She turned at the sound of my voice, and the moment recognition lit her expression, warmth followed.“Elira,” she said, stepping forward to meet me.We didn’t hesitate. We embraced like we had known each other far longer than circumstance had allowed, and for a moment, the world around

EliraIt was pointless arguing, and we all knew it, so I let it go and walked the rest of the way to Brad with both mates shadowing me like I was some priceless relic rather than a fully grown wolf with enough magic in her fingers to level half the courtyard if I really wanted to.Brad heard us approaching and looked up. His expression shifted instantly into its usual careless shape.“Well,” he said, “if this is the royal procession, I’d hate to see what happens when one of you actually important people gets hurt.”“You publicly rejected your mate,” I said without preamble. “I think that qualifies you as at least moderately important.”He barked out a laugh at that, but it didn’t fully reach his eyes.“Then I appreciate the promotion.”I stopped in front of him and folded my arms.“How are you really?”Brad looked at me for a moment, and then, because he was Brad and apparently incapable of letting sincerity exist without dragging humor through it first, he glanced past me at Ronan an

EliraI lasted perhaps ten minutes after the ceremony before June’s expression unnerved me enough that celebration became impossible.I tried to stay present. I tried to let the congratulations wash over me, to let myself absorb the gravity of what had just happened in the great hall. People pressed my hands and offered blessings. Elders who had once regarded me with suspicion now bowed their heads in acknowledgment. The room pulsed with music, voices, and the strange, beautiful disorder of a people learning how to be one.But beneath all of it, something in me felt unsettled.Not frightened.Heightened.As though the surge of magic that had nearly dropped me to my knees during the rite had left some current still moving quietly beneath my skin.And every time I looked across the room, June was watching me.Not casually.Studying me.It did not escape either of my mates.Ronan noticed first, because Ronan noticed everything where I was concerned, though he often pretended otherwise. H