All Chapters of AFTER THE DIVORCE, THE ALPHAS MADE THEIR CLAIMS ON ME. : Chapter 51 - Chapter 57

BLOOD AND WARNINGNina’s POVI didn’t go looking for Ryan.He found me. Which, in hindsight, wasn’t surprising.I was standing on the balcony outside my office, leaning lightly against the railing, letting the cold evening air clear my head.The door behind me creaked open. I didn’t need to turn around to know it was him.“You look like you’re about to start a war,” Ryan said.I exhaled slowly.“I just had a conversation with Gina.”There was silence. Then the door shut fully behind him.His boots moved closer.“That explains it,” he muttered.I turned slightly, watching him as he leaned beside me on the railing.He studied my face carefully.“What did she want?”I hesitated. Because saying it out loud would make it more real.“She came to warn me.”Ryan blinked.“Warn you.”“Yes.”He stared at me like he was waiting for the punchline. When it didn’t come, his expression hardened.“You’re kidding.”"I wish I were."“What did she say?”“That Nate is more dangerous than we think.”Ryan

PIECES OF NORMALNina’s POVThe healer’s quarters smelled like crushed sage.I stood near the center of the room, my fingers nervously twisting together as I waited for Maris to finish examining me.Her hands were warm but firm as she pressed gently along my ribcage.“Does that hurt?” she asked.“No,” I said honestly.She pressed a little harder.I braced myself, but nothing came. No lingering ache, no warning that my body was still broken.Just… pressure.Maris leaned back, her gray brows drawing together in concentration. She pressed again in a different spot.Still nothing.Her lips curved faintly.“Well,” she murmured, almost to herself.“What?” I asked, unable to stop the thread of anxiety tightening in my chest. “What is it?”She looked up at me then, her expression softening fully.“You’ve healed.”The words hit me like a physical force.I blinked. “Healed?”She nodded.“Completely,” she said. “Your ribs have fused properly. The fractures are stable. There’s no inflammation, no

FRACTURES BENEATH THE SURFACENina’s POVSleep didn’t come easily after that.Ryan’s words lingered in my mind long after he left the balcony, long after the night swallowed his footsteps and the silence returned.“You end him for the right reasons.”I didn’t know what the right reasons were anymore. All I knew was that people were bleeding.The sky had barely begun to lighten when I gave up on sleep entirely. My body felt restless, too awake, too aware.My wolf stirred faintly beneath my skin, weak but present.I dressed quickly, pulling on training clothes out of habit more than intention. My ribs no longer hurt, thanks to the healer’s clearance, but I still moved carefully.Healing didn’t mean I was invincible.Not yet. Maybe not ever.I stepped into the hallway, expecting quiet. Instead, I found Kaiden.He stood near the far wall, arms crossed, his dark eyes lifting immediately when he saw me. “You’re up early,” he said.He looked like he’d been waiting.“For how long?” I asked.H

QUESTIONS ONLY HE CAN ANSWERNina’s POVI didn’t go looking for Axel immediately.Not because I didn’t want answers but because I wasn’t sure I was ready to hear them.The corridor outside the council wing was quieter than usual. The failed assassination attempt on Elder Corvin had shaken everyone, even those who pretended otherwise. Guards were stationed at every major entry point now. Wolves who once walked freely now moved in pairs. Eyes followed everything.Because the threat wasn’t just outside anymore. It was inside.I slowed near the archway leading toward the western side of the estate. My ribs no longer ached the way they had days ago, but the memory of that alley, the crack of bone, the smell of rogue wolves, the helplessness still lingered in my muscles like phantom pain.Axel stood shirtless in the center of the clearing, his back to me, his broad shoulders flexing with every strike. Sweat glistened along his spine as he drove his fist into the heavy training bag again and