All Chapters of Their Untouchable Little Mate : Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

CORA I woke to the sound of the door creaking open, my body was stiff from sleeping on the cold floor. Soft rays of sunlight filtered through the cracks in the boarded window, and I blinked against it, disoriented. My stomach twisted with hunger, a sharp pain that reminded me I hadn't eaten since yesterday morning. Ronan stepped into the room carrying a tray, and the smell of bread and broth made my mouth water instantly. "Well, well," he said, that familiar smirk playing on his lips. "I see you've learned what happens when you cross Liam." I pushed myself up, my muscles protesting in response. “Ronan?” I said but even my voice sounded weak. “Here, eat this.” He pushed the tray towards me, crouching to my level with a smile. I reached for the tray with trembling hands and although pride might have told me to refuse, but hunger won. I tore into the bread without any care and the first bite tasted like heaven. It was the first time since arriving at the fortress that I'd gon

CORAThe merchant continued speaking, explaining how his workers were slaughtered on the roads, and his goods ransacked and burned.His hands moved expressively as he spoke, and there were tears gleaming in his eyes like he was holding them back. But the brothers said nothing.Cade's fingers drummed once against the armrest of his chair, while Liam stood rigid beside me, and Ronan's jaw worked as if he were chewing on words he refused to speak.The silence stretched, until I couldn't stay quiet any longer."Where exactly were your outlets vandalized?" I asked.Every head in the room turned toward me. The merchant's eyes found mine, and for just a second, I saw the way his eyes widened in recognition before the mask of grief fell on his face again.But that was enough for me to know I wasn’t wrong. I knew him. He had been there when Ruel had rejected me in front of the entire pack. I didn't know his rank or his name, but I knew his face."My lady," he said, his tone just condescendin

CORARonan's hands moved across my body with hunger and I could feel his hardness pressed against me. My nipples were stiff underneath my clothes and they brushed against his naked chest with each movement. “Ronan.” I gasped as he peppered his down my neck, his tongue trailing fire across my skin. Heat pooled between my thighs, and I arched into him, desperate for more contact. My fingers trailed down his thighs and I was about to wrap my hand around him when a scream tore through the forest.We both froze, Ronan's lips were still pressed against my throat, our breathing ragged. The sound came again and it made my blood run cold. It echoed through the trees in an eerie way.My first thought was maybe the curse had finally caught up with us but when I looked at Ronan, he seemed fine and I frowned. "What was that?" I asked, but Ronan was already pulling away, his body tensing."We need to go now." He grabbed my hand and pulled me into a run."What's happening?" I stumbled over my o

LIAMI tossed on the bed for the hundredth time and sighed, turning my back on the bed and staring up at the ceiling. My mind was still running with everything that had happened today.While I felt agitated, there was also concern. This was the second sighting of a shadow wraith within a month and it was beyond unusual. Yet more than that, I couldn’t stop thinking about Ronan and his mindless actions. He was the reason the curse appeared all of a sudden. And what had he been thinking, taking Cora into the forest? He of all people knew the dangers lurking beyond our walls.I pushed myself from the bed and walked out of the room, my feet carrying me to the one place that could offer relief. My purging chamber was deep beneath the fortress where I could unleash the curse's demands without endangering anyone. The hall was exactly as I had left it, the five prisoners from our pack's dungeons, criminals who had earned their sentences through theft, assault, and worse. They stood chaine

CADEMy hands dug into the dirt until my fingernails were brown from tending the crops that swayed in the breeze. I wore a simple tunic and worn trousers, it was nothing like the clothes I dressed up in at the palace. A smile plates on my lips as I hummed, moving on to the next batch of crops. There was a warm feeling in my chest and I was amazed by it. When had I last felt this way? When had I last worked soil instead of spilling blood?I tipped my head back to look at the sky but the smile fell from my lips almost immediately. A fog so dense and black swallowed the sunlight whole and was spreading through the field. Everywhere it touched, the crops withered and died, turning to ash. “Shit.” I cursed underneath my breath and ran as fast as I could, but the fog was quicker. In front of me, the ground split open and lava erupted from the hole, bubbling out and burning everything in its path. Before I could move, a woman screamed from the small cabin at the edge of my farm. I ran