Alpha Salvatore のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 41 - チャプター 50

Aria:The corridor outside his room was drenched in sunlight, but I could still feel the warmth of his hand on my cheek long after the door closed behind me.I walked slowly, my fingers brushing against the wall as though to steady myself, because something about that morning had shifted the ground beneath my feet.It wasn’t the kiss on my forehead that lingered, it was the way he looked at me after.Like I was something fragile that he was afraid to break… but wanted to touch anyway.And the way he touched my face, so gentle, careful. The way he didn’t cross any lines, the way he respected my own boundaries despite me not setting them. All of that played in my mind, and no matter how hard I tried, at this point, I couldn’t stop the smile from forming on my lips.By the time I reached the lower hall, the packhouse was already awake, voices echoing from the training yard, the smell of bread and coffee drifting in from the kitchens. I tried to shake off the feeling that clung to me, but

Dominic:The moment I lifted her, I could feel the tremor running through her body. Light as she was, it felt like carrying something fragile, something that might break if I held on too tightly.Her chin was bruised, and though I knew she would heal faster than a human would have, I could see where Katherine’s nails dug into my mate’s skin.Her head rested against my shoulder, breath shallow, eyes barely open. Every step I took from the bathhouse to my quarters burned with the kind of anger I hadn’t felt in years.I kicked the door open. The guards scattered. And Brenna’s eyes widened in surprise when she saw me. She, and the others, I would be dealing with later. Right now, I knew that I had something more important to worry about.The room was dim, the fire half-dying, but I didn’t bother with light. I laid her down gently on the bed, the sheets cool against her skin. She flinched when I tried to help her sit, a soft sound escaping her throat, more of a gasp than a cry. It was eno

Dominic:By the time dawn came, the house knew.Whispers carried faster than any command I could give. The Luna had gone too far, and the Alpha was no longer silent. And everything was coming to an end when it came to this.I’d barely stepped into the corridor before two guards scrambled to attention. “Alpha…”“Don’t,” I snapped. My voice echoed, hard and sharp. “Where were you when she was locked in the bathhouse? How could you have left her alone? All of you? Since when does any girl that is to be send to my room be left alone?”The guards exchanged a quick, terrified glance. “We… we were ordered to stand outside, Alpha. By the Luna. You know that we are not allowed inside the bathhouse, but everyone inside was kicked out by the Luna, and we were ordered not to intervene.”I took a step forward. “And since when do my guards take orders from anyone but me? Since when has it been allowed for any of you to go around and about without my order?”Neither of them answered. One swallowed h

Xavier:The world outside my window was quiet again. After the shift yesterday, I knew that almost everyone would be resting right now. The storm of the night before had passed, leaving behind the scent of rain and ash, the residue of shifting wolves and moonlight. Most of the pack was still resting; those who weren’t would be tending to the wounded or cleaning the grounds.For the first time in years, I hadn’t joined them.I hadn’t shifted.My wolf had raged against the decision, clawed at the edges of my control, but I’d stayed human. Because while my pack howled beneath the moon, she had lain in my bed, pale, trembling, her back bandaged, her eyes half-lidded with exhaustion.I’d stayed where I belonged. I watched them, looking as they ran, as their wolves looked at their mates, as the new shifters ran… And though I knew that they were surprised, that they wanted me to shift, but I wasn’t going to do that to her.Now, as the sun began to rise, the light spilling faintly over the b

Dominic:The entire corridor reeked of fear by the time I reached her quarters. Every servant I passed turned away. The guards stiffened when they saw me coming, their hands frozen halfway to their hilts. They all knew what was coming, and they were afraid of it. Mostly because they all knew that they had crossed a limit by defying me and following her order against mine.“Open the door,” I ordered.They obeyed.The scent of her perfume hit me harder than it ever did, roses and lilies. She used to believe that it was my favorite perfume, she always had it on when I came. Katherine stood before the mirror, dressed in white silk, brushing her hair as though nothing had happened. The fire behind her burned low, its glow licking the edges of her reflection.She caught my gaze in the mirror and smiled faintly. “Dominic. I wondered when you’d come. After last night, I would have thought that you’d come by earlier.”I closed the door behind me, slow and deliberate. “You wondered if I’d come