บททั้งหมดของ The Alpha Who Broke Me: บทที่ 21 - บทที่ 30

VINCENTI shift back into human form at the edge of the forest, my wolf reluctantly retreating as my body reforms. I'm naked, as always after a shift, but I quickly grab the clothes I'd stashed in the hollow of an old oak tree before my run. Pulling on my black running pants and gray t-shirt, I feel the familiar weight of being human again settle over me. The morning air is crisp against my skin as I stretch, working out the tension from the run. My wolf had needed the release after last night's restless sleep. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw Kaia's face—the way she looked at me in that conference room when I defended her, the confusion mixed with something that might have been gratitude.I start walking back toward the packhouse, following the worn trail through the pines. As I approach the training grounds, voices drift toward me on the breeze."—heard the Alpha wants to change the hierarchy laws," someone is saying.I slow my pace, staying just out of sight behind a cluster of

KAIAI sit on the edge of my bed, wrapped in my favorite oversized sweater and soft leggings that I changed into after the bath. My hair is still damp, hanging loose around my shoulders, and my body still remembers the fever that nearly consumed me an hour ago. The sickness might be gone, but it's left me hollowed out and strangely vulnerable.Vincent stands near the window, fully dressed again in his work clothes. He's rolled up his sleeves, and I can see the tension in his forearms as he grips the windowsill.Mom appears in the doorway, her dark eyes assessing me with motherly concern. "How are you feeling, honey?""Better." My voice is still rough, but the fever has broken. "Much better."She studies me for a long moment, then glances at Vincen

KAIAThe drive to Moonfang General feels endless despite Vincent pushing well over the speed limit. My mind races with worst-case scenarios, each more terrifying than the last. Was it the cancer spreading? A complication from the treatments? What if—I cut off the thought before it can fully form. No. Mom will be fine. She has to be.Vincent's hand finds mine across the center console before I can stop him. His grip is warm, steady, and I know I should pull away—I literally just asked him for space, for time to figure out what I want without pressure from him.But right now, with terror clawing at my chest and my mother's life hanging in the balance, I can't bring myself to reject the comfort. Just this once. Just for this crisis.I'll

VINCENT“Alpha Lopez, there’s an urgent situation at the pack house. You’re needed immediately.”My phone buzzes against my ear as James, my head tracker, speaks with controlled urgency. I glance back at the hospital entrance, barely visible in the distance. Rose is sleeping peacefully now, her vitals stable after this morning’s scare. Kaia is sitting beside her mother’s bed, exhausted but determined to keep watch.“What kind of situation?” I keep my voice low, stepping further into the parking lot.“Border patrol found something at the northern edge. Dead birds arranged in circles, just like before—but this time there’s more. Fresh wolf prints around the perimeter. We need your Alpha authority to handle this before it escalate

I bite down on my bottom lip, forcing myself to keep my eyes on the screen as the security footage plays again. Lewis had asked to review it after sending his trackers out with Mom's shawl—one I'd retrieved from her hospital room. Vincent and I had spent the last twenty minutes interrogating staff, but came up empty. No one had seen anything. No one could have been involved. Lewis's trackers were still searching the perimeter. Now we were back to the only concrete evidence we had: grainy security footage and two hooded figures wheeling my mother away.The three of us—Vincent, Lewis, and I—sit in tense, clinical silence, eyes glued to the screen, dissecting every movement, every shadow.The camera angle shifts, revealing a different corridor,