All Chapters of The Alpha’s Broken Mate: Chapter 71 - Chapter 77

VanessaI couldn't sleep at all. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw faces Jordan’s, my mother’s, the men who had fallen during the ambush. The echo of their screams still clawed at my chest. I could still smell the smoke, the blood, the metallic taste of fear in the air.War.It was coming whether I wanted it or not.I sat on the edge of my bed, fingers curled around the edge of the blanket, staring at the window where the moonlight cut a silver line across the floorboards. The house was quiet now. Jordan had gone to meet with the pack’s warriors. Mother had retreated into her study to scry for answers that the gods had long stopped giving her. And me?I was drowning in my own thoughts.Every instinct inside me screamed that we shouldn’t fight not yet. Damian wasn’t just a rival; he was ruthless, cunning, and patient. He had been building his army for years. Jordan’s pack might be strong, but not invincible. And if this war broke out now, the losses would be unbearable.Too many pe

Jordan The moment I saw Damian’s hand on her, something inside me snapped.It wasn’t just anger. It wasn’t jealousy.It was instinct, pure, violent, territorial instinct.My vision tunneled. All I could see was Vanessa’s arm, caught in his grip. Her scent was tangled with fear and defiance, and every cell in my body roared to life, demanding blood.Kade said something beside me, maybe my name, maybe a warning but the sound drowned beneath the thunder pounding in my skull. My wolf surged forward, claws ripping at my skin from the inside. My vampire side flared hot, sharpening every sense into lethal clarity.Damian met my gaze and he smiled that smug face. I didn’t remember choosing to shift. I didn’t remember stepping forward. I didn’t remember anything except the moment my hybrid form tore through the forest with one purpose. Destroy him."Step away from her," I growled, but even I barely recognized my own voice deep, distorted, vibrating with the force of two beasts fighting for

JordanHer words hit me like a shifting earthquake silent, invisible, but enough to crack something deep inside my chest.I didn’t move on my own. Something controlled me. I didn’t choose him. I wasn’t betraying you.I stood there under the steaming water, staring at her as the last of those words faded into the air between us. For a long moment, the only sounds were the pounding spray, our uneven breaths, and the thundering of my own heart.I didn’t trust my voice at first. I didn’t trust myself at all.She looked wrecked, her eyes wide, trembling, cheeks flushed with heat and shame and fear she didn’t know how to name. And fuck, it gutted me because I knew she wasn’t lying. Vanessa had never been able to hide her emotions from me. Even before she remembered anything, her body always spoke louder than her words.But what she told me, It twisted everything I thought I understood.Finally, I found my voice.“What do you mean something controlled you?” I asked quietly, stepping closer.

Jordan The moment she slips out of my arms, the bed feels cold.The sheets still hold her warmth, her scent gods, her scent and my whole body reacts to it like I’ve been starved for years and only just tasted what I was meant to have all along.I lie back on the pillows, breathing her in.Vanessa, my mate. The bond is new raw, bright, pulsing like a second heartbeat under my skin. I can feel her in the shower across the room. Not just the sound of running water, but her emotions, her softness, her contentment. She’s humming under her breath, and somehow even that is intimate.It takes everything in me not to get up and go to her instantly.But I’m frozen in awe for a moment.Because I never thought I would feel this way. So undone. So possessed. So connected.I’m the Alpha. The hybrid. The strongest damn creature in this territory. Yet one small woman with no rank just unraveled me com