All Chapters of BETROTHED TO THE CURSED ALPHA : Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

Darius’s POVThe battlefield reeked of blood.Not just blood, fear. I could smell it on my men. Hear it in the way their breaths came ragged, their growls too sharp, their movements too frantic.And worst of all, I knew why.It was because of me.Because their Alpha was no longer the beast he used to be. Because the Moon Goddess had cursed me, ripped the wolf from inside me and left me in this body, strong, yes, but slower, weaker, human in the ways that mattered most.An Alpha without his wolf was nothing. A king without a crown. And every man here knew it.“Hold the ridge!” Rowan’s voice rang out, hard and steady, cutting through the chaos. My Beta. My oldest friend. He was trying to cover for me again, barking orders louder than he needed to, distracting them from the fact that their Alpha staggered when he should have surged. That his blade swung heavy when claws should have ripped. That he bled too easily, too openly.I gritted my teeth and swung at the rogue lunging for me, st

ARIA'S POVThe Blackthorn fortress loomed before me like a prison.Stone walls rose tall and cold, stretching high enough to block the stars. Torches burned in the wind, shadows dancing across the gates. My chest tightened, but I lifted my chin higher.If this Alpha thought dragging me here meant victory, he was wrong.Darius’s hand was clamped around my arm like iron, and every step I took beside him felt like fire. Wolves lined the path as he pulled me inside, their eyes sharp, their whispers sharpest of all.“Who is she?”“A rogue?”“He brought her here?”“Why would the Alpha…”“He’s lost his mind.”Each word dug into my skin, but I refused to flinch. I wanted them to see me. To see the defiance in my eyes. I was no one’s prisoner. Not in chains, not even bound by some cursed bond.Let them whisper.Let them choke on it.I kept my head high, even when they sneered.Darius walked like a man at war with himself. His steps were steady, but I could feel the tremor in the hand gripping