Lahat ng Kabanata ng The alpha’s forgotten mate : Kabanata 31 - Kabanata 33

Ash coated everything. The battlefield was no longer a place of glory, it was a graveyard dressed in smoke. The victory chants from earlier had died out, replaced by the crackling of cooling embers and the whispers of the wounded.Lyra stood still in the heart of the chaos, cloaked in silence. Her boots sank into the scorched soil. Around her, the remnants of battle groaned under the weight of death. Blood painted the earth, and bodies, friend and foe were stacked like broken promises.This was her doing.Her power had won them the war.But at what cost?Dara approached cautiously. Her arm was bandaged, her face still smeared with soot. “You haven’t spoken since the battle ended.”Lyra didn’t look at her. “I can still smell him.”“The soldier you burned?”“He wasn’t just a soldier. He was a boy. He hesitated. I didn’t.”Silence.“You saved me,” Dara said quietly.“I destroyed him.” Lyra turned, her golden eyes dim. “What’s the difference anymore?”Dara sighed. “You can’t protect every

The war council gathered under a canopy of storm dark clouds, the air charged with tension and the scent of blood. Maps were laid out before Lyra, creased and smudged from days of use. Her fingers hovered above enemy markers, symbols representing armies, beasts, and bloodshed but her thoughts were elsewhere.They were losing ground.Not because they lacked strength, but because the enemy had learned to anticipate them. Every move they made, the Storm King countered. Every battle, no matter how fiercely fought, brought more losses than gains.And the longer the war dragged on, the more her people suffered.“We need to change the game,” Lyra said finally, her voice low but clear.Kael looked up from across the table. “A frontal assault is suicide. They’ve reinforced the obsidian pass.”“We're not doing a frontal assault.” Her eyes met his. “We’re giving them exactly what they expect then taking something they never saw coming.”Mira leaned forward, arms crossed. “You have a plan?”Lyra