Semua Bab My Alpha Stepbrother’s Babies and the Rogue: Bab 111 - Bab 120

SIENNA“Are you sure you don’t want to tell your mom about this?” Rhea asked again as soon as we got to the room.Her insistence on this was slowly pissing me off but I didn’t want to take it out on her and also because everyone was tired from everything that had happened over the past few hours. There was only so little we could do, especially since now, we had to stay patient and wait for them to recover.“Rhea, I have a reason why I don't want to tell my mom everything that’s happened. She has her own problems she’s dealing with and I'll be selfish to drop this on her. There are so many things she’s going through in that kingdom, married to that man.” I said.From the look on her face, I could tell she was surprised. Not everyone knew what she had gone through and the last thing I'd want was to add all of this on her. It wouldn’t be fair on her and to me and that’s the last thing I want for any of us.“I’m sorry to hear this, I had no idea.” she said.I gave her hands a gentle sque

SIENNAThe healer’s room felt smaller after those words left Rhys’s mouth, like the walls themselves were leaning in to listen. The early morning light filtering through the narrow windows no longer felt warm or hopeful; it felt sharp, exposing every bruise, every unspoken fear, every decision that would soon demand blood as payment. I sat there, my hand still wrapped around Kai’s, my thumb brushing slow circles over his knuckles as if my touch alone could anchor him to this world.“Rhys,” I said quietly, my voice barely louder than my breathing. “You’re still weak. You shouldn’t be talking about councils and wars like this.”He scoffed softly, then winced, pressing his palm to his ribs. “Weak or not, I’m still Alpha. And Damon doesn’t pause his cruelty just because I’m lying in a healer’s bed.”I hated how right he was.Kai shifted suddenly beneath my fingers, a low groan leaving his throat. I stiffened, my heart slamming so hard against my chest I thought it might crack my ribs. I l

SIENNA“I have come to you in peace, simply because I do not want to fight. You have what is mine, give them to me or else, there will be war.” Damon thundered.I shook with fear, my body vibrating with so much anger, confusion and hurt. This was the first time I heard his voice and I didn’t know how to feel about it. I knew I couldn’t give him what he wanted, that was one thing I would never do but at the same time, I knew I needed to do what was right for the sake of everyone within the pack. Lives were at stake, and the earlier I got on with this, the better for everyone.In an act of boldness, I walked out of the healer’s house, standing in front of Damon even as I faced him with all the anger I could muster. I hated being caged and trapped and that was what he was doing even till now. Rhys came to stand in front of me, holding my hands as a show of support. Damon stared at us and I could tell that he was livid about this whole thing but I didn't care.“You can not come here and i

RHYSDamon had just put me up to a challenge and I knew I couldn’t back down. What he had just invoked was something that shouldn’t even be thought of much less discussed but he had done it without any single regard for anyone. I knew I shouldn’t expect less, seeing the kind of person he was but yet again, I was surprised he could go quite so far in enacting his revenge.“What are we going to do, Alpha?” one of the elders said.After he left, we had called an emergency meeting with all of them, which was important at this point because we all knew that Damon would make do with his promise and we didn’t want to be caught unawares.“We have no other choice but to respond in kind. Damon has brought this war on us and we have to respond appropriately. We are not going to back down. He wants to fight? Then we will give him the fight of his life.”“But you know we are not yet equipped to take that kind of heat, Rhys, we aren’t yet. Doing that might as well run us to the ground. You know how

SIENNA“Slow down.”“I am walking,” I said, even though I knew I wasn’t.Rhys’s hand hovered near my elbow as we moved down the corridor, not touching but close enough to catch me if I stumbled. That alone made my chest ache. I hated that everyone suddenly walked like I might shatter if they breathed too hard around me.“I can feel your pulse racing,” he said quietly. “You don’t have to prove anything to anyone tonight.”“I’m not,” I replied. “I’m just… tired.”That part was true. The anger had carried me through the council chamber, through the raised voices and the stunned silence, but now that we were alone, it drained out of me like blood from an open wound.Inside our chambers, Rhys shut the door and leaned his forehead against it for a moment.“You scared them,” he said.“Good.”He turned to look at me. “You scared me.”That softened something in my chest. “I didn’t mean to.”“I know,” he said. “That’s what scares me.”I lowered myself onto the bed slowly, exhaling as the weight