Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Alpha Without A Wolf: Kabanata 201 - Kabanata 210

I turned to see that several Ashbounds had abandoned their attacks on me and were charging toward Derek. They intended to overwhelm him while he was occupied with his father. Bri stood between them, and her hands were raised. Her eyes glowed with an intensity I had never seen before.“Bri, what are you doing?” I shouted, but she didn't answer.The air around her changed as her magic surged so violently that the snow swirling around her seemed to stop in midair. Then she spoke words I couldn't understand, and the ground began to tremble. Every Ashbound approaching Derek suddenly stopped. Their bodies jerked as if invisible chains had wrapped around them.Bri clenched her hands and the werewolves rose from the ground... all of them. Their claws scraped helplessly through the air as they struggled against the force holding them.I stared at Bri as she was using far more power than she had used to create the blizzard. And as a consequence of using that much power, her face had begun to ch

I turned and saw that Derek's father was already moving toward me. He had nothing left. No army to command, no strength to win a proper fight, and no chance of defeating me in the condition he was in, but he had enough hatred to make one final attempt.His hand shot toward me, and I barely had time to react. But then Derek moved as he crossed the distance between us in a flash, snatched the sword from my hand, and stepped directly into his father's path. Then he drove the blade through his father's chest.Derek's father froze, his eyes widening as he looked down at the sword piercing his heart. His mouth opened, but no words came out.I stared at Derek. Bri stood beside me, her mouth slightly open. Neither of us had expected it.Derek held the sword firmly, his face expressionless. There was no hesitation in his eyes, no trace of the boy who had once wanted his father's approval, no visible regret over what he had just done. Only a cold, terrible finality.His father looked up at him.

I hurried into the first room and found her lying on the floor. Her breathing was shallow, and her face had lost so much color that I barely recognized her.My bowl trembled in my hands. “Mom, it's me. Ethan.”Her eyelids fluttered, but she didn't wake. Then I knelt beside her and carefully lifted her head.“I'm sorry,” I whispered. “I'm sorry I wasn't here sooner.”I couldn't waste time. I scooped up some of the thick paste and worked it into her mouth, gently forcing her to swallow what she could. When she struggled to take it, I supported her head and continued until I was certain she had received enough.Then I moved to the next person.Lucas was lying nearby, and honestly, I hesitated. This was the man who had turned against me. The man who had declared me an outcast, stolen my place in the pack, taken my late father's wife, and forced her to have his kids, only to end up having them see me as an enemy.And now he was helpless on the floor, his life depending on the same hands he

When we finally pulled apart, Lucas cleared his throat and wiped his face with the back of his hand. He looked uncomfortable, as though he regretted allowing me to see that side of him. But before either of us could say anything, I heard footsteps approaching as my half-brothers walked into the room.The eldest folded his arms across his chest and frowned, his gaze fixed somewhere over my shoulder. He seemed determined not to look at me, and the stubbornness in his expression reminded me of myself when I was younger.I couldn't blame him for being guarded, as whatever Lucas had told them about me over the years, they had grown up believing it.Lucas glanced at the boys, then turned toward me. “There's something I should do,” he said.I looked at him.He placed a hand on the youngest one's shoulder and gestured toward the eldest. “Boys, come here.”The youngest immediately moved closer. The eldest hesitated before reluctantly stepping forward, although he kept his arms folded.Lucas si

I remained where I was long after Derek disappeared from my sight, thinking about all I could’ve done differently until I heard my name.“Ethan?”I didn’t respond.“Ethan?”Someone tapped my shoulder.I blinked, and the world slowly returned to me. I turned my head and found Bri standing beside me, staring at my face with concern.“Sorry,” I muttered, rubbing a hand over my face. “I didn’t realize you were there.”“I’ve been standing here for a while.” She tilted her head. “Are you okay?”I almost laughed.What kind of question was that? Was I okay?The man I had loved for years had just walked out of my life, and I had watched him go because I had destroyed the one thing that might have given him a reason to stay, but I couldn’t bring myself to say any of that.Instead, I looked at her and asked, “How are you feeling?”Bri stared at me as though she hadn’t expected me to ask.“I’m fine,” she answered after a moment. “A little exhausted, but I’ll recover.” Her expression softened. “I’