Alpha Zane’s Surrogate のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 51 - チャプター 60

Naya’s POVI barely made it inside the tent before my knees gave out.I crashed onto the floor and the tears came violently, uncontrollably. My chest heaved as humiliation replayed over and over in my head… the laughter, the fingers pointed, the sound of my name turning into mockery.“She’s really Wolfless”“A mutt wants to be Luna. Abomination..”“How can someone like her be Luna.. shes Unworthy.”The tent flap flew open.Winnie rushed in and slid onto her knees beside me, pulling me into her arms before I could say anything.“Miss… Miss, please don’t cry.”“I’m done for,” I sobbed into her shoulder. “I just proved to the entire pack that I’m wolfless. I have no abilities required to be Luna. How can a bunch of wolves accept someone without a wolf as their Luna?”The words tasted bitter.She pulled back and held my face firmly.“Stop talking like that.”Her tone was sharper than usual.“You know miss.. there is more to being Luna than having a wolf.”I shook my head weakly. “Most def

Naya’s POVThe referee raised his voice.“Final round! Tiebreaker! The first opponent whose back touches the ground loses!”We stepped into the circle.Stood across from each other.“Bow.”I bowed properly.Valkyra barely dipped her head.“Begin!”She lunged first.I tried to sway away…But I was too slow.Her fist connected with my cheek.The crowd gasped loudly.Pain exploded across my face. I staggered back, pressing my palm against the sting.“I’m just getting started, you’ll regret ever crossing me” she smirked.“Focus Naya…” i willed myselfI took a deep breath and exhaled before strengthening my stance waiting for her to attack.And she charged at me again.The murderous look on her face sent me into a frenzy so I did the only thing any sane person would do..I ran.That caused laughter to ripple through the crowd.“Yess…Scared now?” she taunted.That was it.I’m done running.. I’ve got a strategy and I should use it.Zane’s earlier voice flowed through my head “Exhaust her… m

Zane’s POVI was sitting in my mother’s garden.The one place in this entire kingdom that still felt untouched by blood and politics.The air was calm. The sky was blue. Butterflies fluttered lazily over the beds of flowers my mother used to love. I had protected this garden for years. No one was allowed to disturb it. I tended it myself whenever I needed silence.Today, it felt different. Even with the butterflies, it felt too silent.I sat on the stone bench beneath the willow tree, my elbows resting on my knees, staring at the butterflies drifting from flower to flower.And then I wondered…“How is Naya?”The thought came out of nowhere. Suddenly my mind felt heavy with that thought.As if the garden itself had absorbed her name.A flash of white light shimmered in the distance.I lifted my head and there she was.Standing at the far end of the path.Dressed in flowing white fabric that caught the sunlight like silk spun from clouds. Her skin glowed softly. Her hair fell over her s

Zane’s POVI couldn’t speak.The words lodged somewhere between my chest and my throat and refused to move.Everything was happening too fast.This wasn’t the plan.She wasn’t supposed to awaken her wolf now.She was supposed to just carry the pup… give birth… and leave.That had been the arrangement.It should have been clean and simple.If she hadn’t awakened her wolf, she would never have found out.She would never feel the bond and then I wouldn’t have to reject her.I wouldn’t have to watch her break.But now…She knew.And there was no undoing it.But then again, I cannot find it in myself to even reject her.She pushed herself up on the bed despite the clear strain on her face.“Answer me, Zane,” she demanded, her voice still weak but sharpened by anger. “Are you my mate?”I shut my eyes.There was no point lying.No point delaying it further.I nodded.Silence followed.Then she let out a breath.Not out of relief.Rather from something heavier.I opened my eyes to see her swi

Zane’s POVI tightened the lace of my boot with more force than necessary.The leather strained under my fingers, but it wasn’t the boot I was fighting.It was the audacity.High Priest Frostveil thought he could walk into my territory and blackmail my elders into bending the law for his daughter.Not under my reign.Not in my pack.I stood, adjusting the cuffs of my dark tunic. The fabric was formal, ceremonial and appropriate for a council hearing but beneath it, Sagio prowled restlessly.He wanted blood.A small knock came at the door.Before I answered, it creaked open.Nikolas stepped inside and bowed slightly. “Alpha.”“Nikolas.” I didn’t waste time. “How is she?”He knew who I meant.“I just came from checking in on her,” he replied. “Doctor Claire says she will be fully back on her feet before the Moonveil dance next week.”A week.That was faster than I expected.“And she’s stable?”“Yes.”“Who’s with her?”“Winnie. She hasn’t left her side.”Good.At least she wasn’t alone.