Beyond Redemption의 모든 챕터: 챕터 41 - 챕터 50

Kora’s POVThe pack returned to the compound in silence. The path back through the forest was heavy with the scent of smoke and blood. Every branch felt like it was reaching for me, every shadow like Aaron’s smirk.I clutched Edward’s hand so tightly my knuckles ached, but I couldn’t let go. My palms still burned faintly under my gloves. Even now, after washing them in the stream, the glow hadn’t fully faded.No one dared speak to me. Not Mara, not the guards, not even the younger wolves who always trailed behind me. They stayed a few steps back, their whispers like the rustle of dead leaves.When we reached the gates, Edward stopped abruptly. He didn’t look at me. He was staring straight ahead, his jaw clenched.“Inside,” he said quietly to the guards. “Clear the hall. No one comes near her until I say so.”The guards bowed and hurried off.My heart lurched. “Edward?”He finally turned, his eyes softer now but still burning with that controlled fire he wore whenever danger hovered ne

Kora’s POVThe sky turned red as dusk settled over the compound, streaks of gold fading into a deep burnished orange. The training field looked different at this hour—emptier, quieter, the air charged with the kind of tension that always came before a storm. Edward was already there, standing at the far edge near the trees, his jacket off, sleeves rolled to his elbows.He looked like the Alpha everyone feared again. Hard, focused, dangerous. But when his eyes met mine, the edge softened, just a little.“You’re late,” he said.I glanced at the horizon. “It’s still dusk.”His lips twitched—almost a smile, but not quite. “Come.”I walked toward him, my boots crunching softly on the dirt. My palms were already sweating inside my gloves, even though the evening was cool.Edward handed me a wooden staff. “We’ll start simple.”I frowned. “I thought we were… training the fire?”He shook his head. “Control starts with your body. Breath, focus, movement. If you can’t steady yourself in a fight,

Kora’s POVThe air between us snapped like a live wire. The cold stone beneath my feet seemed to vibrate with the pulse in my veins. Edward’s back was to me, broad and unyielding, but I could feel his muscles tense as he sensed the change in my body.Aaron’s smirk grew sharper. “There she is,” he whispered, his eyes gleaming with a feverish kind of excitement. “The real Kora.”“Stay where you are,” Edward barked. His voice was deep, commanding, laced with a threat only an Alpha could deliver.Aaron didn’t flinch. “You can’t cage fire, Edward. It’ll burn through you eventually.”I stepped out from behind Edward before he could stop me. The glow under my skin flickered like molten light, curling around my hands, creeping up my arms. My cloak slid off my shoulders and pooled on the stone, forgotten.Aaron’s gaze devoured every flicker of it, his voice low and coaxing. “That’s it. Don’t fight it. You were never meant to fight it. Feel it.”Edward turned, his hands gripping my arms just ab

Kora’s POVThe night air was cold, too cold for summer. It pressed against my skin as Edward and I stepped out of the council chamber, Mara at our side. The courtyard had mostly cleared, but I could still see the shadows of wolves pacing along the perimeter, restless. They’d heard Mara’s words. Everyone had.“Aaron doesn’t waste time,” Mara muttered, her arms crossed tight. “He’s testing us. If we don’t respond, he’ll think we’re weak. If we do, we risk falling into whatever trap he’s set.”I wrapped my arms around myself. “So… what do we do?”Edward didn’t answer right away. His eyes were fixed on the northern horizon, as if he could already see Aaron’s men waiting beyond the tree line. When he finally spoke, his voice was clipped, certain.“We prepare.”The rest of the night was chaos disguised as order. Warriors sharpened their blades and shifted into wolves to patrol the borders. Messengers ran back and forth with updates from scouts. The forge burned hot as blacksmiths hammered s

Kora’s POVThe compound shook with the force of Aaron’s arrival. His howl rolled across the battlefield like thunder, so deep it rattled my bones. Every wolf froze, friend and foe alike, as if the sound itself demanded submission.I gripped the window frame so hard my knuckles went white.Edward met him in the center, his wolf towering, silver fur glowing faintly under the breaking dawn. The two of them circled, slow and deliberate, power radiating in waves that pressed against my chest until it was hard to breathe.Edward versus Aaron. Alpha against Alpha.The fight we’d all been waiting for.And I was trapped inside, watching from behind glass.“Let me out,” I whispered.Mara stiffened. “Kora”“Let me out!” The fire inside me surged, clawing at my ribs, begging for release. I couldn’t stand here while Edward fought alone. Not when Aaron’s eyes kept flicking up, searching the walls, searching for me. He wanted me to watch. He wanted me to feel helpless.I wasn’t going to give him tha