All Chapters of TO SATE AN ALPHA’S FURY: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

72 Chapters

Chapter 1 ~ A Recipe For Disaster

Sophie's POV “This is impossible.” I managed to say the words.I reached for the library shelf. The air smelled of old, rusty papers. I touched a worn-out journal. It tingled. Almost like a heartbeat.“The Ledger of Satiety.” My heart skipped. My father told me stories of Alpha Alaric, the legendary king. Now I held his personal journal.He would teach me ancient recipes and speak of Alpha Alaric while we cooked.I snatched the book. My excitement caused a mistake. I knocked over my open water bottle.Liquid spread across the historical pages. I could not stop it.Oh, no! No, no, no. I muttered.My hands shook. The librarian would expel me or even worse if she get to see this.I took the book and ran to the restroom. My heart raced. I entered a stall. I grabbed a paper towel. Dabbed the pages.Please, please. I whisper a plea.The towel soaked up the water. New words appeared on the last page. They looked like a dark bruise. The ink was messy.“My love. If these words reach you. Ple

Chapter 2 ~ Gilded Cage

Sophie's POV Thick air filled the hut. Tension rose. I stared at Alaric. My heart hammered against my ribs.He looked at the empty bowl. His vulnerability vanished. A wall of cold stone replaced it."Who are you?" Alaric whispered. His voice carried a demand.I backed away. "I already told you, I'm just a chef. I know nothing about your mother."I know everything about your mother, my mind screamed. I know she was murdered when you were very young and you really miss her. Please don't kill me for knowing.I swallowed hard and kept my mouth shut.Heavy hooves thundered outside. Armor clanked. Hounds barked. The door flew open. Five men in silver breastplates entered. Their swords already drawn. At the sight of Alaric, they dropped to their knees one by one."Alpha! The man in front shouted, breathless. “We thought we had lost you!" the chief guard shouted, his voice thick with relief.“Alpha! Are you okay?” The third man asked. “Do I look fine to you?” Alaric said. Standing up sl

Chapter 3 ~ The Price Of A Taste

Sophie's POV The sword sliced through the air. The sound was a sharp scream. It signaled my death.I squeezed my eyes shut. My shoulders bunched toward my ears. I waited for cold metal to hit my skin I did not think about history. I did not think about time travel. I thought about the smell of the apron my father wore. I realized I would never say goodbye to him.Clang!The sound vibrated through my skull. It reached my teeth. My body braced for pain. The pain did not come.The pressure around my shoulders vanished. I lost my balance. I stumbled forward.My arms fell to my sides. I opened my eyes slowly. I did not trust the silence.The hemp ropes lay on the stone floor. Alaric had sliced them clean.He stood over me with the sword. He did not look at my neck. He looked at my red wrists. Guilt flashed across his face before it was replaced with that familiar, tyrant mask. He turned toward the council. His voice echoed through the hall. "The spirit remains and she will no longer b

Chapter 4 ~ The Blade And The Broth

Sophie's POV The chamber of the Grand Queen Mother felt like a tomb. High stone walls trapped the cold air. I stood in my assigned space. My heart throbbed against my ribs. I felt the pulse in my throat. Beside me, Martha shook with fear. I heard her teeth click together.Two older men stood at the stations to my right. These were the palace chefs. They possessed broad shoulders and thick forearms. Their skin looked like leather from years near the fires. They sharpened their knives with slow, rhythmic strokes. The steel sang against the whetstones. They did not look at me. They viewed me as a corpse."A festive gathering." A deep voice echoed from the doorway. Alaric entered the room. He did not look like a man who survived a murder attempt two days ago. He looked like a commander. His golden eyes moved across the room. He surveyed the stone floors and the boiling pots. He looked at Elara. She sat next to the Grand Queen Mother. Alaric smiled. He saw through her plan."I he

Chapter 5 ~ A Taste Of Fire And Fear

Sophie’s POVThe atmosphere in the royal kitchen had changed. It was no longer a battlefield. It now felt like a sanctuary. The suffocating weight of suspicion that greeted me on my first day was gone.The staff no longer looked at me with hate. They stood straight. Silas and the other master chef bowed their heads. Silas spoke first. "Chef Sophie.” His voice was thick. His voice sounded sincere. He didn't look up from the floor. He stepped forward and held out his hands. The hands I had saved from the blade. "We owe you more than our livelihood. We owe you our lives. We are at your command." Silas said.I felt a lump form in my throat. Back home, my kitchen was a place of high-stress egos and shouting.But here, it was life and death. I reached out for his hands. I gently squeezed them. "No commands, Silas. Just help me keep the Alpha fed. That’s all the thanks I need."Martha stood by me. Her eyes sparkling like she’d just seen a miracle. "Sophie, that soup... I’ve never

Chapter 6 ~ The Morning After

Sophie’s POVI slammed the heavy stone pestle into the mortar. Each crack echoing against the wall felt good. It felt like a small, satisfying victory. I repeated the motion. Crush. Grind. Destroy. I had not slept for a single second. My mind held the scent of cedar and wine. I felt the touch of Alaric on my back. That kiss should not exist.My hands shook. I reached for the ginger root. I sliced it with jagged, violent movements. I was a modern woman. I survived a temporal rift. A hunting net. A fall off a cliff. Even the trial of skill. I do not accept being a drunken convenience for a tyrant."Sophie? You are hurting the ginger."I looked up.Martha watched me from the prep table. Her eyes showed concern. She had never seen me like this. In the short time I had been here, I had been terrified, confused, or determined.But today, I was radiating pure, unadulterated heat."I am fine Martha." I said. My voice was tight. I kept my eyes on the cutting board."You are not fine." M

Chapter 7 ~ The King's Ledger

Alaric’s POVThe door closed behind Sophie. The sound echoed in my chamber. My skin felt hot. I stood in the silence. I am the Alpha of Blackwood. I am the King of the North. Men tremble when I speak. My council bows. My enemies flee. Yet a girl in strange clothes had accused me of harassment.Muah.I touched my lips. I looked at the soup. My head was thumping from the wine. My mind was spinning faster. What had I done? I tried to remember the night. I remembered the garden. I remembered the scent of jasmine. I remembered her holding my arm. The rest was a dark void."Cassian!" I roared.The side door opened immediately. My Beta and oldest friend stepped in. He did not look at the broken furniture. He looked at me with a smirk. It made me want to shift and tear his throat out."You called, Your Majesty?" Cassian asked. He crossed his arms. "Or should I say, Your Romance?""Silence." I barked. I paced the length of the rug. "The Chief Royal Chef. She claims I... I laid hands on her

Chapter 8 ~ The Viper's Nest

Alaric’s POVI walked the Elders out of the hall. I watched them scramble away like frightened rabbits.The stone floor of the Great Hall vibrated beneath my boots. Every step I took felt like a hammer strike. The Elders had dared to speak to me of taboos. They had dared to call Sophie a nobody. I felt the wolf beneath my skin pacing. His claws scratching at my ribs. My head was pounding from the fresh sting of their insults. I needed to move. I needed to hunt. I needed to silence the voices that told me how to rule.I marched down the corridor. My guards followed in silence. Their armor usually clanked in a rhythm that soothed me. Today, it was just more noise. I didn't think about where I was going. I just let my feet find the path."Your Majesty?"The lead guard spoke. I stopped. I realized the air had changed. It no longer smelled of old parchment and damp wool. It smelled of woodsmoke and rosemary. Something sweet, like rising dough."Your Majesty." The guard muttered again.

Chapter 9 ~ The King's Fast

Alaric’s POVI staggered out of Elara’s court. My boots crushed the scent of her perfume into the stone. I got to my chamber. I slammed the door. The fits returned. My muscles coiled. My bones felt like they were melting and hardening at the same time. I gripped the edge of my desk. I watched my claws sink into the wood.My mind refused to focus on the pain. It focused on Sophie. I saw her pale face in the kitchen. I saw her slumped shoulders. She was angry. She was exhausted. I had used my mouth to steal a moment from a woman who owed me nothing.I needed to fix the damage. I needed to please her before Cassian returned with her bag.I called for the guard outside my door. I told him to find Thomas the Jester. I told him to bring the man to me immediately.I sat in the silence of my room. I tried to become normal. Then a flash of memory hit me. I saw the garden. I saw the moon. I felt the pressure of Sophie’s lips on mine. The memory was faint. It was like a dream in a fog. But i

Chapter 10 ~ Midnight Masquerade

Sophie’s POVThe heavy iron doors of the kitchen groaned. I didn't look up. I continue scrubbing the counter. I tightened my grip on the scrub rag. My heart beat fast. The Chief Guard entered. I knew that heavy, rhythmic clanking. It was the sound of the Chief Guard.I asked myself what new havoc was about to befall me. My mind immediately went to the worst-case scenario. This was it. I was about to be executed. I walked out on Alaric. You do not tell an Alpha King he is a harasser and then go back to potatoes. I expected a blade or shackles.The guard spoke. His voice cut through the room."A message from the Alpha." He announced. He looked at me. An expression that was hard to read. A mix of confusion and something that looked like pity. "The King is not interested in having his evening meal. He will not eat tonight. He intends to fast until morning." He added.I stopped scrubbing. The silence was thick. After the guard left, the kitchen erupted."Sophie, what happened?" Elsp

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