Alpha Zane’s Surrogate のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 21 - チャプター 30

Zane’s POVThe guards swung the massive front doors open.I stepped into the packhouse.Nikolas was right behind me, already briefing me on everything I had missed while I’d been away handling my secret business.He was listing Border issues, trade routes, ally negotiations, Rogue threats and all that pack bullshit..I heard him.But my mind wasn’t fully there.Because no matter how hard I tried to push it away…All I could think about was Naya.I hadn’t seen her in over a week.I thought that would help me.Help my wolf stay away from these stupid ideas of her being my mate…But instead my wolf has remained restless.Agitated.Growling at me for avoiding her.“You need to go to her immediately…”“Make sure she’s safe.”“Can you fucking shut up!” I muttered under my breath.Nikolas stopped slightly but continued talking.“She’s fine,” I told myself. “She’s under protection. No one would dare touch her”But my wolf didn’t believe me.“Something feels wrong. I can sense it..”There it i

Zane’s POVMy head was pounding, not the sharp kind of pain. But the heavy, dull kind.The kind that felt like my skull was stuffed with cotton and regret.My eyelids fluttered open slowly.Light filtered into the room.It’s Morning.Everywhere was still quiet and calm.Then everything from last night came rushing back.The way I stormed into the Throne room and recked havoc just to save Naya.My jaw tightened.I reached for my phone on the nightstand.6:07am.I frowned.I slept through the entire night?Wow!These new sleeping pills Healer Reynold gave me really does magic.I stretched and turned onto my side.And my breath shook.Someone was there.It wasn't just anyone.. but Naya.My body went rigid instantly.My wolf surged.She wasn’t even fully lying in bedShe was sitting on the floor with her head resting on the mattress.She looked so peaceful sleepingToo peaceful for the girl who usually attracts trouble wherever she goes.Her face looked way too cute in sleep. Her lips sli

Valkyra’s POVPain woke me.Not anything soft but that pounding and splitting kind of pain.My skull throbbed like it was being crushed from the inside.My lower back screamed the moment I tried to shift.Every nerve in my body reminded me of what had happened.Zane.That bastard.My jaw tightened.How dare he?How fucking dare he lay his hands on me?How dare he humiliate me before the entire council?That bastard didn't just shove me…He’d used his Alpha power on me.On me?A Frostveil?All for that filthy, wolfless bitch.Rage exploded in my chest.I grabbed the lamp on my nightstand.And hurled it across the room.It shattered against the wall.Glass sprayed everywhere.The crash echoed.At the same moment…The door flew open.My head snapped toward it.Ruth, my personal maid, froze in the doorway.Her eyes went wide at the sight before her.Her body trembled.I don’t fucking care of she’s terrified.“What the fuck are you doing in my room without knocking?!” I screamed.She flinc

Naya’s POVMy body felt like it was breaking.Not the kind that made people rush to help.The slow kind.The kind that happened piece by piece, day by day, until you didn’t recognize yourself anymore.I dragged myself into my room.Two weeks.Two long weeks of humiliation.Of exhaustion.Of being treated like I was nothing.Even being pregnant with the Moonveil’s Heir didn’t matter.Especially not to Luna Katherine.Nor to Valkyra.They dressed me in heavy metal armor like I was a soldier.Left me standing under the scorching sun until my vision blurred.Gave me tasks meant to break me.All these without the slightest consideration that I was a pregnant, wolfless girl.Not for someone whose body was already under enough strain.And the worst part?I hadn’t even seen Zane in these two weeks.Not even Nikolas had showed up for me.Maybe Zane was avoiding me.Because I had mentioned his mother out of the blue.Maybe he was still disappointed in me.For failing my first task.For embarras

Naya’s POVThe dungeon smelled like cold stone and rust.Like damp.Like fear.I sat in the far corner of the cell, my back pressed against the freezing wall, my knees pulled tight to my chest.My arms wrapped around myself.As if I could hold my body together.As if I could stop myself from breaking.A single torch burned far down the corridor.Its weak orange glow barely reached my cell.Most of the space around me was swallowed by darkness.And that was the worst part.The darkness.It felt alive.Creeping.Pressing in.Breathing with me.Watching me.A guard stood outside the bars.I could barely see him.Just the outline of his body.The shift of weight.The faint clink of armor.Knowing someone was there didn’t make me feel safer.It made me feel trapped.Like a caged animal being watched.My hands trembled.My stomach tightened.I pressed a hand over my belly.Trying to protect my pup.“It’s okay,” I whispered shakily. “It’s okay… Mama’s here…”But my voice sounded small.Weak.