All Chapters of The Alpha's Contract Bride : Chapter 111 - Chapter 114

Morning came quietly over Kieran’s territory but inside the healer’s chamber there was no real sense of peace because the weight of everything that had happened still sat heavily over every breath and every thought.Darius woke slowly to the faint light filtering through the windows and for a few seconds he simply stared upward trying to steady himself against the dull ache spreading through his body.Pain greeted him immediately.Not sharp enough to stop his thoughts but constant enough to remind him of everything he had survived.He shifted slightly and the movement alone pulled a strained breath from him.“You should not move too much yet.”Seraphina’s voice reached him softly from beside the bed and he turned his head carefully to find her already awake and watching him with tired but relieved eyes.“You are still here,” he murmured.Seraphina almost smiled.“You keep sounding surprised by that.”Darius studied her quietly for a moment before his gaze lowered slightly toward where

Rain fell steadily through the early hours of the morning covering Kieran’s territory in a cold quiet haze while most of the pack still slept.But inside the healer’s chamber Darius remained awake.Sleep had become difficult ever since his rescue because every time exhaustion pulled him under he saw the same things again.Fire spreading across the territory.Blood covering the ground.Rhyden falling.Ken fighting beside him until the very end.And the faces of wolves who had trusted him to protect them.Darius sat upright slowly against the bed despite the ache pulling through his body while the storm outside continued softly beyond the windows.His injuries were healing.But not fast enough for him.Nothing felt fast enough anymore.A quiet knock sounded before the chamber door opened and Kieran stepped inside already dressed for the day his expression serious.“You are awake early.”Darius gave a dry breath.“That makes one of us.”Kieran glanced at him carefully.“You should still