Lahat ng Kabanata ng Alpha of My Heart: Kabanata 41 - Kabanata 46

The healer’s wing had grown quieter after sundown, the soft orange glow of lanterns stretching shadows along the walls. Samantha lay awake, back propped on pillows Elder Mira insisted she use, though the fabric beneath her felt too warm and too soft to belong to her. Sleep wouldn’t come. Every time she closed her eyes, she felt again the rough grip on her arms, the darkness, the helplessness. Her body tensed on its own, breath catching before she even realized she was panicking. She pressed a shaking hand to her chest. Calm. Breathe. The air around her shifted. She opened her eyes. Adrian sat in the armchair beside her bed, not slouched, but alert, elbows on his knees, watching her with eyes that reflected the dim lantern light. He hadn’t left since she drifted into an uneasy sleep earlier. And now he leaned forward slightly. “Nightmare?” Samantha swallowed, nodding once. “Sorry. I didn’t mean to wake you.” “I wasn’t asleep,” he said, voice low enough not to break

The next morning arrived with a thin veil of mist drifting over the pack grounds. Samantha woke to the soft rustle of footsteps, the healers preparing tinctures, rearranging bandages, murmuring to one another. It was the kind of morning that felt suspended, gentle, and slow.She shifted, immediately noticing she was alone.Adrian wasn’t in the chair.For some reason, that realization made her chest pinch unexpectedly.Before she could sit up fully, the door creaked open and he stepped in, carrying a wooden tray. He looked… almost casual. His hair was damp from a recent shower, the sleeves of his black shirt pushed up to his forearms. But the moment his eyes landed on her, his posture straightened.“You’re awake earlier than yesterday,” he said.Samantha blinked. “You weren’t here.”He paused at that, a small tilt of his head. “I stepped out for ten minutes. I wasn’t expecting you to miss me.”Heat rushed up her neck. “I didn’t say I did.”His lips quirked as he set the tray down. “Eat

The healer’s wing grew warm as the day stretched on. The scent of dried lavender and poultices usually calmed Samantha, but today it pressed in too heavily. Mira was busy tending to an injured scout in the adjoining room, and the quiet only amplified the restlessness crawling beneath Samantha’s skin.She needed a few minutes of air.With slow, steady steps, she pushed open the wooden door and slipped outside. The courtyard greeted her with cool shade and the distant hum of pack activity, warriors changing shifts, omegas sorting laundry, a few children racing around the training posts. She stayed near the stone wall, careful not to wander far.She lowered herself onto the flat ledge and placed the journal Kieran had given her across her lap. The leather still held the faint scent of aged paper and pine resin. She flipped to the page she’d studied earlier. The ink looked the same… until a new line settled at the bottom in the same old script:‘The sky breaks soon. Prepare the mind befor