All Chapters of Alpha's Power Bottom: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

133 Chapters

Chapter 31: Alone With Him In The Woods

I waited on the branch for Derek. After a few minutes of washing up in the bathroom, he comes out. He wiped himself dry with a towel and got into something comfortable. Then he flicked his bedroom light off. A second later, the hallway light downstairs came on. My instincts prickled. I climbed down quietly and stayed in the shadows beneath the tree, heart still hammering from what I’d just witnessed.The front door opened, and Derek stepped out.He wore a dark hoodie and loose joggers, hair slightly damp. He paused on the porch, stretched his arms above his head, then rolled his shoulders.Then he stretched his leg. He bent it, rotated his ankle, then bounced lightly on the balls of his feet. And then he started running.He took the street first, an easy jog that quickly turned into something stronger. His strides lengthened as he reached the edge of town.Then he veered into the woods.Our territory wasn’t far from here, but this section wasn’t technically ours. Neutral ground with t

Chapter 32: Little Red?

I was close enough to feel the heat of Derek’s breath brush against my mouth. Close enough to see the faint tremor in his jaw. Close enough to hear his heart.It pounded hard against his chest, each beat loud in my ears.His pulse spiked when I’d touched his leg.It spiked now.A drop of sweat slid from his temple, tracing slowly down the side of his face. My eyes followed it without meaning to.He swallowed.“You’re too close,” he said again, but his voice had lost some of its edge.I leaned in just a fraction more. I could almost taste the salt in the air between us.“You’re not moving,” I murmured.“Neither are you.”His hands hovered at his sides like he didn’t know what to do with them.I tilted my head slightly.He inhaled sharply. And for a second, just a second, I thought he might close the distance himself. That he might give in. That maybe I hadn’t been delusional all this time. That maybe the tension wasn’t just mine.My gaze dropped to his lips. They parted. His heartbeat

Chapter 33: Putting Her To Sleep

Pain radiated across my back and ribs, and my vision blurred for half a second as I dropped to one knee. The bark behind me splintered where my body had hit, flakes of wood falling around my shoulders.And then my wolf stirred.It rose like a beast snapping awake from sleep, furious and hungry. The pain had triggered it. The threat had triggered it. The scent of blood, the scent of magic, the sound of Derek’s uneven breathing.I growled.The sound tore from my throat before I could swallow it down.My fingers dug into the dirt. My nails felt too sharp. My muscles strained, twitching as if they were trying to tear themselves free of my skin.The command to shift and end this pulsed through me.My bones felt heavy, like they were preparing to break and reform. My spine tingled. My jaw ached with the urge to elongate.No.I forced air into my lungs.Not here. Not in front of Derek. I could not reveal myself like this. Not while he still believed I was just some arrogant, annoying human b

Chapter 34: You Are A Witch

I had carried Bri farther than I should have. The forest swallowed us whole the deeper I went. Branches clawing at my arms, leaves crunching under my boots, the night air thick with damp earth and the strong metallic scent of blood on her clothes.I didn’t stop until I was certain Derek couldn’t see us anymore, nor couldn’t hear us, and he didn't follow. Only then did I lower her carefully to the ground.She lay there unconscious, pale beneath the fractured moonlight filtering through the trees. For a second, I just stared at her, making sure her chest rose and fell steadily. Making sure I hadn’t hit her too hard.I crouched down, elbows resting on my knees, hands gripping the back of my neck. And then I broke.The sob tore out of me before I could stop it.I bent forward, forehead almost touching the dirt, and let the tears fall. They burned hotter than the pain in my knee. Hotter than the phantom echo of Bri’s magic crackling against my skin.Derek’s voice replayed in my head as I k

Chapter 35: Against Her Mother

The word hung between us like smoke. She stared at me, then she laughed again, but this time it was brittle. It sounded forced.“That’s not funny.”“I’m not joking," I said quickly.She shook her head harder.“Witches aren’t real, Ethan. I don't know what kind of fucked up story you've been reading, or what fantasy nonsense movie you've been watching... but this is real life. And witches aren't real.”“They are.”“No, they’re not. Aren't you listening to me? This isn’t some fantasy novel.”“Bri.”“Stop it, Ethan. I don't want to hear it anymore.”Her voice trembled.“You hit your head. Or I did. Or something. That’s the only explanation.”“You threw me into a tree without touching me.”She flinched.“You held Derek in place like he was frozen.”She covered her ears.“Stop it Ethan.”“You were smiling while you did it.”“I said stop! Stop talking about this stupid... godforsaken bullshitted nonsense. Can you hear yourself right now? Witches? Really? Me? A witch? Stop!”Her shout echoed

Chapter 36: Accepting What Might Not Be

By the time I stepped back into my pack's territory, the moon had climbed higher. It looked silver and watchful above the treetops.The boundary line hummed faintly against my skin as I crossed it.No one stood at the edge waiting for me. There was no patrol wolf that stalked out of the shadows, demanding to know where I’d been. No voice called my name, not even my father’s.Just a few days ago, my leaving and coming back as I pleased would have led to questions, followed by a lecture about responsibility and the dangers beyond our borders.Now?Nothing.They trusted me. Or maybe they’d just gotten used to me disappearing.I didn’t know which one hurt more.The clearing where most of the dens sat was quiet. A few low lanterns glowed near the larger cabins. I could hear distant laughter from somewhere deeper in camp, probably the younger wolves still restless under the full moon’s pull.But no one came to greet me. No one cared that I’d been gone for hours.I stood there longer than ne

Chapter 37: Fate My Foot

He laughed at what I said.“Everyone says that until it happens, and then it's the best feeling in the entire world.”“I mean it, Lucas. I really am not interested.”“You won’t mean it when you catch her scent and your wolf loses its mind.”I didn’t respond.He tilted his head.“Or him,” he added casually.I shot him a look.He shrugged.“What? It happens.”My chest tightened.“I’m not waiting around for some magical bond to tell me who to love.”Lucas stared at me again.“That’s… oddly specific.”I looked away.“I just don’t care.”“Yeah, you do.”“No, I don’t.”He leaned forward slightly.“Are you scared?”“Of what?”“Of it not being who you want. Or you getting rejected?”The words punched the air out of my lungs. I stayed silent.Lucas’ voice softened.“You know the bond doesn’t care about preferences, right? It’s instinct. Fate. Whatever you want to call it.”I clenched my fists.“What if I don’t want fate deciding for me?”He shrugged.“Well, that's going to be a tough one.”I h

Chapter 38: To Be Anywhere But Here

The next morning felt wrong from the moment I opened my eyes. Usually, even when things were complicated, even when my wolf was restless, I woke up with some kind of lightness in my chest. A spark. A stupid, unkillable optimism.But that spark was gone now.I stared at the ceiling of my room, listening to the quiet of the pack outside. Normally, I could hear the distant movement of maybe someone training early, someone laughing, or someone arguing over breakfast.Today, everything sounded muted. Or maybe that was just me.I replayed last night over and over.Derek’s fist slamming into my face. His voice telling me he would never be with someone like me. The way he’d looked at Bri in a protective, soft, and concerned way.The way he’d said he wouldn’t kill her because she was his friend.I dragged myself out of bed and went through the motions of getting ready. I had my bath, dried up, and quickly put on a shirt, jeans, and my shoes.When Lucas honked outside the cabin, I almost didn’t

Chapter 39: Keeping It Secret

My entire body reacted instantly. I flinched and stepped back.He noticed.His eyes flicked over my face briefly, but there was no anger there today. Just something… unreadable.Before I could speak, he shifted slightly, and bumped into Bri.She stumbled, and he caught her automatically.“Hey, careful,” he muttered.“Sorry, Derek,” she said quickly.He steadied her, hands lingering a second longer than necessary.“You okay, little red?” he asked.His voice softened in a way I’d never heard directed at me.“I’m fine,” Bri said. “Are you?”“Yeah.”He studied her face carefully.“Do you remember anything?”My chest tightened.Bri shook her head.“No. If you're talking about last night, then the answer is no. I told Ethan, then I just remember being at home, then waking up in the woods.”Her voice lowered slightly.“You won't believe I woke up to this guy crying beside me.”My head snapped toward her.“I was not.”She blinked at me.“You were.”“I wasn’t crying.”“You totally were.”“I wa

Chapter 40: Still On It?

When the bell for lunch rang, I barely registered it until Bri grabbed my wrist and dragged me out of my seat.“We need to talk,” she whispered urgently.“Now I feel like I'm in some kind of trouble,” I muttered.“You're not.”She didn’t take me into the cafeteria. Instead, she pulled me to the side of the hallway just outside the doors, where fewer people lingered. Her expression wasn’t playful this time, she looked determined.“I’m not dropping it,” she said immediately.I blinked. “I don't know what you're talking about, Bri. Dropping what?”“You know what.”I sighed.“Bri—”“No.” She folded her arms. “You don’t get to brush this off.”“It’s nothing.”“It’s not nothing.”Her eyes searched my face.“I did something last night.”“You don’t remember doing anything.”“That’s worse!”Her voice rose slightly, then she lowered it again.“I froze Derek. You both admitted it.”“I exaggerated.”She narrowed her eyes.“You said I was a witch.”I glanced toward the cafeteria doors instinctivel

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