All Chapters of Reborn as the Alpha’s regret : Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

The silence that hung inside the cabin was suffocating. Well, it wasn't the absence of sound as there was plenty of that— the wind whooshing through the stone, the distant groan of trees, wagging their leaves— but this silence went on between myself and Lucien.I sat with my back against the wall, my knees drawn in close to my chest. The shimmer under my skin has dimmed to a faint pulse, like an old bruise refusing to fade. Lucien stood on his feet, his body stiffened.Neither of us spoke the thought circling both our minds. Whoever jammed the borders had done it to keep us trapped with no help coming from anywhere. I pushed the idea away and focused on what I could see. I hurried again and peeped through the space in-between the stone. I could see movements. The Ironwood scouts weren't random wolves, they were disciples predators who believed patience was the sharpest blade. I narrowed my eyes, tracking the rhythm of their movement as one figure slipped behind a tree and another

Lucien's POV I had killed three of them before I realized I wasn't watching the fight anymore.Sweat dripped from my face as I tore the dagger from an Ironwood scout's grip and drove him into the dirt. I was above him and he was below me, his breath rattling out of his chest in ragged gasp. I turned, already tracking the last threat with my eyes.But then, I got distracted. Calla.She stood in the clearing like she had done this before. Blood steamed down from her forearm, her hair had come loose from its tie and her chest rose and fell with heavy breaths as it was obvious through her cloth. There was no panic in her eyes. Not even a slight hesitation. There was only focus— focus on wiping the threat before her.The last Ironwood who had charged at her never stood a chance. I watched her pivot at the exact moment he surged forward. She didn't rush and she didn't move immediately. She simply waited until his strike gave a gap and then she slid aside and struck her blade right through

Calla's POV My father's name echoed in my head long after Rian stopped speaking. I told myself it couldn't happen because he wouldn't— because he couldn't. But that was a lie, right?If my father could use me as a bait for his own gain, he could do anything else. Rian claimed he had chosen a six but I had no idea how bad it was.I was jolted from my own thoughts when I felt a touch around my wrist. It was Lucien. I wrenched my hand free from his hold.“That's a lie, right?” I asked and Rian only smiled.Lucien moved closer to me but he didn't touch me this time, “Rian,” his voice sounded deep. “If this is manipulation —”The forest exploded in flames and Lucien could not complete his words. The first howl tore through the trees like a blade through flesh. The Ironwood found us.“Down!” Someone yelled.I barely had time to register the shift before chaos swallowed us whole. Arrows whistled through the air, splintering against rock. Ironwood warriors burst from the treeline like traine

Rian's POV I paced the length of the hideout until the soles of my boots were dusted white with crushed stone.The place was temporary, carved between slabs of rocks after the Ironwood flushed us from the old den. I hated temporary things because they bred mistakes. They made men restless and restless men died.We had already lost seven… seven good fighters, cut down in the ambush Ironwood unleashed after Calla and Lucien met us at our hideout. Someone must have been watching them or maybe they were watching us too. Something had to be done to the Ironwood pack. We must extinct them but we need Calla.My hands crossed each other behind my back as I stopped near the mouth of the cavern, staring out into the ravine below. Wind whistled, dragging through the rocks. Some of my men were training but that wouldn't be enough. We were becoming less in number because of the Ironwood and I wondered how many men would remain to fight when the opportunity comes.Lucien had vanished and so had

Lucien's POV I opened my eyes to darkness that still held me.The world tilted around me and shadows seemed to double over themselves like I was looking through water. The ground below me felt cold, stones biting through my clothes and for a moment, I couldn't tell if I was lying still or the world itself was tilting. I heard voices before it became clear to me. They echoed, overlapping in a way that made it hard to separate one from the other. They were arguing and the tension and sharp cut in their tones cut through the haze even when the words didn't.“... can't keep wasting time—”“...if we move him now—”“...Lucien—”I groaned, the sound bumping out of my chest unintentionally. Pain answered immediately, surging through my body like fire dragging through my veins.“Lucien,” Fenric called out to me sharply, relief and worry colliding in his voice.I forced my eyes open again, blinking hard until the shadows sharpened into people. Fenric stood closest, already dropping to one kn