All Chapters of Alpha king's lost mate: eternal mate : Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

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chapter Thirty one

Chapter Thirty One ~~Aria pov~~ I gasped as the world snapped back into focus. I was on my knees, trembling, with Lyrian beside me, his hands steadying my shoulders. The pressure of his touch was the only thing keeping me grounded. “You saw it too,” I said, my voice rough. “The memory.” “Kaelen…” I whispered. “He…” “He has been working with a witch,” Lyrian finished grimly. “Or maybe he is one. A hybrid, perhaps, hidden for centuries.” His eyes shifted to Kaelen, who still knelt frozen beneath the crushing weight of Lyrian’s aura. “That is how you did it. How you killed four Luna Queens without leaving a trace. Magic masks scent. It hides intent. It creates false trails.” Kaelen’s face was blank, stripped of all emotion. “I do not know what you are talking about.” “Oh, but you do,” Lyrian said as he rose to his full height. He pulled me up with him, his arm wrapping firmly around my waist. The gesture was both protective and possessive, and it sent a shiver through me.

chapter Thirty two

Chapter Thirty Two~~Aria pov~~Two days after the confrontation with the Alpha King, I shut myself away in my room.I had not gone to work. Management had placed me on leave after Clara’s gossip spread through the pack like poison. The excuse was concerning. The truth was humiliation. It was easier to hide me than to deal with the whispers.I was sitting on the edge of my bed when the door slammed open with such force that the rusted hinges screamed in protest.I flinched.Clara stood in the doorway, her silk gown a cruel contrast to the peeling wallpaper and water stained ceiling of my room. She looked like she belonged to a different world, one that had never known hunger or fear or shame.“You selfish, conniving bitch,” Clara spat. “What did you do?”I did not turn around. I did not acknowledge her entrance beyond the way my shoulders tensed.“Clara, please,” I said flatly. My voice sounded hollow even to my own ears. “Come in if you must, but lower your voice. Your shouting will

chapter Thirty three

Chapter Thirty ThreeClara’s expression twisted into something ugly and defensive.“That’s who you were meant to be,” she said. “The disappointment. The failure. The one who didn’t measure up. But here you are, somehow using that shame as a weapon to climb the social ladder. You’ve turned your greatest weakness into your most powerful tool, and you’re too much of a coward to even admit it.”She stepped closer again, invading my space.“Your shamelessness knows no bounds, Aria,” she continued. “You’ve learned to weaponize pity. To make your suffering everyone else’s problem. To force people to care about you because if they don’t, they look like monsters. It’s brilliant, really. Sociopathic, but brilliant.”Something cracked inside my chest. Not from pain, but from the sheer absurdity of what I was hearing.I pressed my hands to my face and took several deep breaths before I answered her.“Clara.”When I lowered my hands, I felt calmer. More resolved.“I know my limitations,” I said. “

chapter Thirty-four

Chapter Thirty Four~~Aria pov~~I pressed my hands to my face, trying to process what I was hearing. The implications were staggering.“This is insane. I did not. I never. I had nothing to do with any of this.”“That is not how the pack sees it,” Sophie said gently. “All the blame has fallen on you, Aria. Everyone is pointing fingers in your direction. The timing was just too perfect to be coincidence in their minds. You visit the alpha king’s mansion, and hours later, the selection is cancelled. People are drawing conclusions.”“What kind of conclusions?” I asked, even though part of me did not want to know.Sophie grimaced. “All kinds. Some say you bewitched him with dark magic. Others claim you must be his true mate and he has been hiding it this whole time. There are theories about ancient bloodline bonds, forbidden rituals, deals with rogue packs or even darker forces. Some people are saying you threatened him somehow, or that you have information that gave you leverage over him

chapter Thirty-five

Chapter Thirty Five~~Aria pov~~The night air hit my face like a slap, cold and sharp. I bent over, hands on my knees, trying to catch my breath. When I finally straightened, I realized I was standing at the edge of pack territory, right where the boundaries blurred between our lands and the neutral zones where humans lived.I kept walking.The human district was only a fifteen minute walk from pack lands. Humans and wolves had coexisted in this region for generations, though a carefully maintained glamour and strict pack laws ensured the humans remained blissfully ignorant of their supernatural neighbors. To them, the pack members were just another community living nearby, perhaps a bit insular, perhaps with some odd customs, but ultimately harmless.Here, finally, I could breathe. Here, no one knew my face or my name or the rumors. I was just another person walking down the street, looking for a place to eat.I found a modest restaurant tucked between a bookshop and a pharmacy, not

chapter Thirty-six

Chapter Thirty Six~Aria pov~~The walk back to pack territory felt longer than the walk away had been. I clutched my takeout bag like a lifeline, my feet dragging with exhaustion that went bone deep. The night had grown colder, and I had not thought to bring a jacket. I wrapped my free arm around myself, trying to conserve warmth.As I crossed back into pack lands, I felt it. That subtle shift in the air that marked the boundary. Here, I was back in the world that knew me, judged me, despised me. The brief respite of anonymity was over.I kept to the shadows, avoiding the main paths. The last thing I needed was another confrontation, another set of hostile eyes, another barrage of accusations I could not defend against.I was almost to my building when I heard voices ahead. Pack members were gathered in a small group near the entrance, their conversation animated. I froze, trying to decide whether to wait for them to disperse or find another way around.The decision was made for me w

chapter Thirty-seven

Chapter Thirty SevenThe summons came at dawn."Aria Silvercrest," the voice was male, authoritative, and unfamiliar. "Open this door immediately. You are summoned before the Alpha and the Council. You have five minutes to make yourself presentable."The pounding on the door shook it to its roots.I stumbled out of bed, my legs tangling in the threadbare blanket. "I'm coming. Just give me a moment""Five minutes," the voice repeated. "Or we break down the door and drag you out as you are."But why would I be summoned by the Council? I thought to myself, but didn't have time to wonder. I quickly made myself ready.When I opened the door, two pack enforcers stood in the hallway. Large men with faces like carved stone, their expressions revealing nothing. They didn't speak, didn't explain, just gestured for me to follow and fell into step on either side of me, whether escorts or guards, I couldn't tell which.The walk through the pack house felt like a death march. Word had spread quickl

chapter Thirty- eight

Chapter Thirty- eight ~~Third party pov ~~Lyrian was reviewing border reports when the pain hit.It started as a dull ache in his chest, easy to ignore. But within seconds, it exploded into something agonizing, a tearing sensation that drove him to his knees despite every instinct screaming at him to show no weakness.His wolf surged forward, howling in his mind with a sound of such anguish that Lyrian had to grip the edge of his desk to keep from shifting right there in his office."Calm down," he gasped.But his wolf knew better. Somehow, through the bond they shared, even though she had rejected it, his wolf could feel her distress. Could feel her pain. Could sense the severing of connections that should never be broken.Lyrian forced himself to his feet, his hands shaking. He reached for the phone to call his beta, Michel, but before he could connect, there was a knock on the door."Alpha King, it’s me, Sophie."Sophie was one of the people Lyrian had placed around Aria to prote

chapter Thirty-nine

Chapter Thirty-Nine~~Aria pov~~They gave me thirty minutes to pack.I stumbled into my tiny room, my chest still burning from where the pack mark had been torn away. My hands shook so badly I could barely grip anything. What do you take when your entire life fits into one bag. What do you choose when you are being cast out with nothing and nowhere to go.There was nothing to take here. Even if there was, I did not think I could take it. I did not know how far I would go before my life ended.My eyes fell on the wooden crate beside my bed, and I remembered the silver pendant hidden at the bottom, wrapped in cloth. My mother’s pendant. The only piece of jewelry she had ever owned. The only thing of value I possessed. It was a simple design, a crescent moon with a small star nestled in its curve.My mother had pressed it into my hands the day before she died, fevered and barely conscious.“Keep this safe, my little star,” she had whispered. “It belonged to my mother, and her mother be

chapter forty

Chapter forty ~~Lyrianpov~~Sophie did not return toward Silvercrest. When she reached the clearing I had marked earlier, she stopped and lowered herself into a respectful bow.“Your Majesty,” she said softly. “I have given her the map.”I stepped out of the shadows.No ripple of aura. No sound of my presence. One moment the space before Sophie was empty; the next, I was there.When I appeared I saw the shift in Sophie's expression . I knew my plan worked. I was testing the level of my invincibility, how well I can hide my presence. Now seeing the surprise on Sophie's face , who was a wolf, I believe I can go even closer to Aria without her knowledge. That makes me satisfied “I saw everything,” I said. “You did well.”Relief flickered across her face before she masked it with discipline. “Thank you, Your Majesty.”My gaze drifted instinctively past Sophie, past the trees, to a place far beyond this clearing. To where Aria stood alone, soaked to the bone, trembling beneath a sky tha

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