Chapter Twenty-One-THE SILENT VOW

Zara’s POVThe clearing was suddenly full of light from the torches that the Northwood warriors were carrying and the smell of the damp marsh was drowned out by the metallic scent of Kael’s blood and the sharp tang of silver, and I stood with my paws planted firmly in the mud while I looked down at Kael’s pale face and the way his chest was barely moving under the matted black fur of his shoulder. I felt a growl vibrating in my own chest when I heard the heavy thud of boots running toward us because I didn't know if they were friends or more of the Seeker’s shadows, and I bared my teeth at the first man who stepped into the light until I saw the familiar face of Silas who stopped dead in his tracks and raised his sword with a look of pure confusion."What in the name of the ancestors is that thing and why is a silver wolf standing over the Alpha like she’s ready to tear his throat out?" Silas shouted to the men behind him and he gestured for them to spread out and circle around the

Chapter Twenty-Two-THE HEALER’S CHAMBER

Kael’s POVThe first thing I felt was a fire spreading through my shoulder that made me want to rip my own arm off and the ceiling of my bedroom was spinning in circles as I tried to blink the grit out of my eyes, and the air was so thick with the smell of boiled lavender and crushed roots that it made my stomach turn over. I tried to push myself up from the mattress but my muscles felt like they had been replaced by wet sand and I let out a groan that sounded more like a wheeze, and then I felt a cool hand on my forehead pushing me back down against the pillows while the blur in front of me finally settled into the face of my sister. Elara looked like she hadn't slept in days and her hair was sticking out in messy clumps from her braid and she was holding a wooden bowl filled with a steaming green liquid that smelled absolutely foul."Don't you even think about moving because I spent the last six hours pulling black rot out of your veins and if you tear those stitches now I am goi

CHAPTER TWENTY -THREE:SHADOWS IN THE HALLWAY

Seraphina’s POVThe sun was hitting the floor of my bedroom in bright, annoying streaks that made my head throb, and I spent the first hour of the morning pacing back and forth on the silk rug while I waited for a raven or a messenger that never came. Kage should have been back by now with the proof I asked for, and every time I thought about that silver-haired brat still breathing somewhere in the woods I felt a wave of nausea hitting me that had nothing to do with the child growing in my womb. I stopped by the vanity and looked at my reflection and I saw that my skin was pale and my eyes were rimmed with red from lack of sleep, and I grabbed a crystal vase from the table and hurled it against the wall just to hear the sound of something breaking because the silence in this house was starting to feel like a noose around my neck."Mistress, your father is waiting for you in the breakfast room and he says it is urgent that you join him before the council envoys arrive at the gate,"

Chapter Twenty-Four :THE LANGUAGE OF TOUCH

Zara’s POVThe morning sun was spilling through the tall windows of Kael’s study and I was sitting on the plush velvet sofa while wrapped in one of his thick cotton shirts that smelled like cedar and pine, and even though the sleeves were far too long and I had to roll them up several times I felt safer in his clothes than I ever had in my own. My throat was still tight and silent because the Hag’s price was absolute and it felt like a heavy weight was sitting on my chest every time I wanted to open my mouth to tell Kael how I felt, and I watched him as he moved around the desk while leaning heavily on a cane because his shoulder was still stiff from the poison. He had refused to let the servants into the room this morning because he said he wanted a moment of peace before the war started again, and he carried a silver tray over to the small coffee table and set it down with a soft clink before sitting beside me."I know you probably hate the taste of this porridge but Elara says i

All Chapters of Claimed By The Ruthless Alpha : Chapter 21 - Chapter 24

Chapter Twenty-One-THE SILENT VOW

Chapter Twenty-Two-THE HEALER’S CHAMBER

CHAPTER TWENTY -THREE:SHADOWS IN THE HALLWAY

Chapter Twenty-Four :THE LANGUAGE OF TOUCH