All Chapters of Kneel for Love: Alpha's Plea: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

The ceremony came to an abrupt halt.At least Stellan Caldwell wasn't foolish enough to openly sever our mate bond during a memorial ceremony. He even took the initiative to offer me a ride back to the den, all in the name of preserving an Alpha's dignity.Once on the sleigh, I tactfully shifted toward the far end of the compartment, where thick pelts were laid. I deliberately put some distance between myself and Stellan.The sound of the runners crunching over ice and snow grated harshly on my ears.Stellan's movements stilled for a brief moment as he asked, "What?"I immediately understood what he meant. This was our tacit understanding forged over ten years of going through countless moments of life and death together.My voice was icy and calm as I replied, "We agreed on it during the mate-bonding ceremony. I won't have any delusions about taking Nigella's place."Ten years ago, Nigella Starveil had been the fated mate of Stellan, the Alpha of the Nocturne pack. However, she

Chapter 2

I pressed my lips together and didn't answer.In the second year after we became mates, Hadrian's youngest son, whom he doted on the most, suddenly had convulsions. I remembered vividly how the foam spilled from his mouth.Constance insisted that I had mixed wolfsbane into the raw meat meant for the pups. Two highly respected female elders of the pack pinned me to the ground. They forced me to kneel in the execution grounds, where the ground was strewn with jagged gravel.I had shot Stellan a pleading look. He had been with me the entire time. He knew perfectly well that I hadn't done it.However, throughout the whole ordeal, he kept his head lowered and didn't say a single word. His silence hurt more than any accusation ever could.That day, I endured 20 lashes from a thorned whip soaked in saltwater. The skin on my back split open horrifically, and I bled profusely.When Stellan finally returned to our den, he handed me the finest healing herbs with guilt written all over his f

Chapter 3

That night, Stellan didn't return to our den, just as I had expected.The old wounds from silver poisoning throbbed painfully all night long. It wasn't until dawn that I was finally able to sit upright.Stellan's voice came through the mind-link. "Judith, last night—""I'm not interested in hearing it." I blocked the connection coldly.I had already imagined their night in my head more than a hundred times. Not a single version was something I wanted to hear or confirm."Judith, do you really have to keep giving me the cold shoulder?" Stellan forcibly reestablished the mind-link. His voice was laced with anger.I stayed silent and waited for him to continue. Then, Nigella's voice suddenly cut in. "Stellan, please don't fight with Judith. If she truly can't tolerate my presence, I can just wander outside for another ten years.""That won't happen," Stellan soothed her gently through the mind-link.He then turned his attention to me. His tone shifted into that of an Alpha issui

Chapter 4

Nigella was the first to react. "20 fertile valleys? You've lost your damn mind! Stellan led the Nocturne pack to conquer that area. It protects all the people of the North. What does it have to do with you?"You've already taken advantage of the Luna position for ten years. That was more than generous. How dare you demand our land?"I ignored Nigella's shrill outburst and looked only at Stellan.I said evenly, "Alpha Stellan, you can make up for your regrets with 20 valleys. You'll get your glory and achievements. You'll get to marry the she-wolf you truly love. You'll lose nothing.""Judith." Stellan walked toward me. His steps were both urgent and cautious.I steadied my breathing and raised a hand to stop him with my palm facing forward like an impassable wall."Let's have a clean break. Our bond has always been transactional. Now, it's time for us to go our separate ways," I said.Before turning to leave, I glanced once more at the four of them.In a soft voice, I said, "T

Chapter 5

Cold, biting wind tore through the northern border checkpoint.Just as I was about to leave the Northern Territories, a group of scribes who had rushed over after hearing the news surrounded me."Luna Judith, what's your take on Alpha Stellan falling in love with someone else?""Is Nigella really your sister? Did her return mean you were destined to be abandoned?""Where are you going at a time like this? Are you running away because you can't face it?"Without Stellan present, their questions were noticeably more aggressive.I waved my hands irritably and shouted with all the strength I had, "Move aside!"However, like sharks that had caught the scent of blood, they only crowded in closer."Luna Judith, rumors are saying that you were the other woman all along. It is also rumored that you used underhanded means to drive Nigella away and take her place. Is that true?"Their chatter turned into countless blades that stabbed into my heart relentlessly. The stabbing pain rising f

Chapter 6

When I woke up, I realized I was lying in an unfamiliar cave. The air was thick with the scent of medicinal herbs.Frederick sat by the fire, focused on grinding something with a stone mortar."You're awake," he said without looking up. His voice was cool and aloof. "I brought you to a temporary outpost I keep in the wastelands."I shifted slightly. A tearing agony surged up from deep within my soul, causing a muffled groan to escape my lips."Don't move," Frederick said, setting the mortar aside as he came over. He handed me a bowl of warm medicine that he had brewed."Your condition is severe. This isn't a physical injury," he remarked while studying me with a probing look in his eyes.Then, he said, "It's due to the backlash from forcibly severing a mate bond."It wasn't a question. It was a statement.I didn't hide it from him. I nodded in confirmation."You don't seem surprised at all," I remarked.Frederick replied calmly, "I've dealt with several such cases in the Sout

Chapter 7

"Long time no see, Judith," Stellan greeted.The Alpha King of the North, who rarely let his emotions show, looked tense and haggard now.He studied me closely with a complicated look in his eyes, as if trying to find something in my expression. "Your complexion looks terrible. What happened to you?"We stood facing each other, but neither of us took the first step.After a long while, he glanced around the crude stone hut in the wasteland and gave a bitter smile.He commented, "Not bad. It's just the kind of place you like."I said nothing and retreated inside. Awkwardly, I lifted a clay cup and peered at my reflection. The surface of the water reflected the calm I pretended to have, but it couldn't hide my pale lips.Stellan followed me in and stood at my side. As his tall figure loomed over me, that familiar scent of cedar and snow drifted into my nose."Listen, Judith. I never said those things," he said."Which things?" I asked without looking at him, feigning confusion.

Chapter 8

"Judith, are you alright?" Frederick asked as he came in from outside.He understood my boundaries. During the time I'd been recovering here, he had been very respectful toward me and never interfered with my choices.I responded with a small smile."Your muddleheaded ex–mate probably won't be doing very well in the near future," Frederick said while handing me a packet of transcribed intelligence.Only then did I see that Nigella had been traveling through the major packs of the Northern Territories. Through wandering bards and storytellers, she spread a carefully woven tale across the entire region.In the stories, she smiled radiantly, showing no trace of being rejected by Stellan. She lovingly recounted the 22 years she had grown up alongside him.She had said, "Tell me. Can ten years of political struggle during adulthood really compare to the bond Stellan and I forged running through the snowy mountains together? When my parents brought Judith back, she disliked me in every

Chapter 9

Hadrian's attempt to seize power was still the talk of the town. I joined the fray by bringing an unexpected revelation to the table.Before all the elders, I posed a single question calmly. "Hadrian is accusing Stellan of murdering Dominic to seize the throne. But he seems to have forgotten to ask himself one thing—is he really the pup of the old Alpha, Dominic Caldwell?"The moment the words left my mouth, everyone gasped in shock.I slowly recounted a long-buried past. When I had first become Stellan's mate, Constance had dismissed all the maids because she "disliked having too many outsider wolves in the den".Naturally, much of the work fell onto me. I had to scrub that enormous bear-skin carpet in the main hall once every half a month. On top of that, I had to clean all the decorative pelts in the cave.I worked nonstop every day. Once, I was so exhausted that I fell asleep amid a pile of clutter in the storage cave.When I stirred from my unexpected nap, I happened to over

Chapter 10

My bold move stunned the Elders' Council, but they had no grounds to refute it. My reasoning was flawless, and my achievements were undeniable.More importantly, many subordinate pack Alphas, who had once benefited from my help and support, began openly voicing their solidarity.The most decisive of them all was Frederick, the Alpha King of the South. He openly declared that he supported me.The balance of power flipped in an instant.Stellan attempted to influence me through the remnants of our mate bond. However, that bond, which I had forcibly torn apart, now delivered the same searing pain to him as it did to me.His body swayed, and he staggered backward. Only then did he realize that I had already cut off every possible retreat.In the end, the challenge was formally established with the Elders' Council witness.On the night of the full moon, we would duel atop the Sacred Mountain. The victor would be the Alpha King of the North.During this time, my parents knelt outside

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