All Chapters of Bound To The Alpha Who Hates Me : Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

[Sera's POV]The next morning, I was helping Margaret in the kitchen when I hear the news."Did you hear?" one of the younger omegas whispers to another. "Vivienne is moving into the pack house. Like, permanently."My hands freeze in the middle of chopping vegetables."No way," the other omega responds. "Where?""The guest suite. The nice one on the second floor, right below the Alpha's quarters." She giggles. "Basically as close to Alpha Kade as you can get without being in his actual room.""Closer than the Luna," the first one points out, then both of them notice me standing there. They go silent, their faces flushing with embarrassment at being caught gossiping.I force myself to keep chopping, even though my hands are shaking. "It's fine. I already knew."I didn't know. But I'm not going to give them the satisfaction of seeing my reaction.Margaret, bless her, shoos the omegas away. "Go check on the bread in the other kitchen. Now."Once they're gone, she comes over and puts a ge

[Sera's POV]I wake up to someone knocking on my door. Again. I'm starting to hate that sound."Sera? It's Elder Thorne. I need to speak with you."I drag myself out of bed, still exhausted from last night. My eyes are swollen from crying, and I probably look terrible, but I don't care anymore.I open the door to find Elder Thorne looking grave. "May I come in?""Of course."He enters and I notice he's carrying a leather-bound book—old, with worn pages and a strange symbol on the cover."How are you feeling?" he asks gently."Like I was publicly humiliated in front of the entire pack. So, great.""I'm sorry about last night. What Alpha Kade did was inexcusable." He sits in the desk chair, gesturing for me to sit on the bed. "But that's not why I'm here.""Then why are you here?"Elder Thorne opens the book, flipping through pages covered in handwritten notes and diagrams. "I've been researching since you arrived. Trying to understand why the mate bond between you and Alpha Kade feels.

[Sera's POV] I'm in the kitchen helping Margaret prepare lunch when I suddenly feel a sharp pain in my ribs. I gasp and clutch my side, the knife I was holding clattering to the counter. "Sera? What's wrong?" Margaret rushes over. "I don't know. My ribs—" I press my hand against the spot, but there's no injury. No bruise. Just pain that doesn't belong to me. Through the mate bond, I feel Kade. He's in pain too. The same spot. The same sharp, sudden hurt. "Where is Alpha Kade right now?" I ask urgently. Margaret looks confused. "The training grounds, I think. He has morning combat sessions with the warriors." I don't wait to explain. I run out of the kitchen and toward the training grounds, following the pull of the bond and the echo of pain that isn't mine. When I arrive, I see Kade sparring with Derek, one of the larger warriors. They're going hard—this isn't practice, this is real combat. Kade is holding his own, but I can feel his exhaustion, his aching muscles, the sharp

[Sera's POV] It starts with a fever. I wake up on Kade's couch feeling like I'm on fire. My skin is burning, my head is pounding, and every muscle in my body aches. "Kade?" My voice comes out as a croak. He's at my side instantly. "What's wrong?" "I don't feel good. I think I'm sick." He presses the back of his hand to my forehead and curses. "You're burning up. Can you walk?" "I think so." But when I try to stand, the room spins and my legs give out. Kade catches me before I hit the floor, lifting me easily into his arms. "I'm taking you to the medical center," he says. "No, I just need rest. I'll be fine." "Sera, you can barely stand. You're going to the medical center." He carries me through the pack house, and I'm too weak to argue. Pack members stop and stare as their Alpha carries the Luna through the hallways, but Kade ignores them all. The pack doctor, Dr. Chen, examines me thoroughly while Kade paces outside the room. Through the bond, I can feel his worry mixing

Elder Thorne's ritual room looks like something out of an ancient story.Candles line every surface, casting flickering shadows on walls covered in mystical symbols. There's a large circle drawn on the floor in what looks like salt mixed with silver dust. Herbs burn in bowls around the room, filling the air with sharp, earthy scents."Sit here," Elder Thorne instructs, gesturing to a cushion in the center of the circle. "Alpha, you'll sit facing her."Kade settles across from me, close enough that our knees almost touch. He's showered since the attack, dressed in clean clothes, but exhaustion lines his face. Between the border battle, rescuing me, and now this—he's running on pure adrenaline and determination."Are you sure you're ready for this?" I ask quietly."I've never been more sure of anything." He takes my hands in his. "Whatever happens, we face it together."Elder Thorne begins arranging items around us—crystals, more candles, a bowl of water from a sacred spring. "The proce