All Chapters of Alpha's Power Bottom: Chapter 81 - Chapter 90

"Ashbounds?”My father’s voice didn’t rise as it didn’t need to.The air shifted the moment Lucas said it. I didn’t move, didn’t breathe, didn’t even blink because I knew what came next. Slowly, my father turned fully to Lucas.His eyes weren’t just sharp now... they were dangerous.“Tell me,” he said, his voice low and controlled, “everything.”Lucas hesitated just for a second, and in that second, his eyes flicked to me.I knew what I looked like. A desperate, pleading idiot. Begging him without words.Don’t say it. Don’t say anything about Derek. Don’t say anything about why we were really out there.Lucas held my gaze for a moment longer, then he turned back to my father.“We were on our way back from school,” he began.I swallowed hard.“We noticed two vehicles following us.”My father’s expression darkened instantly, but Lucas continued.“So I drove out of town. Took a few turns. Tried to throw them off.”Every word felt like a tightrope. There was truth in what he said... but n

Just when I thought the conversation had finally died, when I thought I could breathe again and escape the weight of my mother’s expectations, she smiled too brightly and said it was time I met “a few nice girls.”I stopped walking... like actually stopped.“Mum…” I dragged the word out, already knowing where this was going and hating every second of it.But she didn’t even slow down. If anything, her steps became lighter, almost excited, like she had been waiting for this exact moment.“Oh come of it, Ethan. You’re turning eighteen soon,” she said, glancing back at me with that soft, knowing look that always made me feel like she could see straight through me. “It’s only right that you start getting familiar with the girls in the pack. You never know where your bond might lie.”I exhaled slowly, running a hand through my hair. “I already told you mum. I am not interested.”She laughed. Actually laughed like I had just made a joke.“Oh, you say that now,” she replied. “Your father sai

Sarafina didn’t slow down even after we stepped off the porch. Her fingers were still wrapped around mine, pulling me forward like she had somewhere important to be and I was just along for the ride.“Where exactly are we going?” I asked, half amused, half curious.“You’ll see,” she said over her shoulder, a grin tugging at her lips.We walked past a few houses, deeper into the pack grounds, until the sounds reached me first.Laughter, shouting and the dull thud of bodies hitting the ground.I frowned slightly as we came into view of a large clearing, dominated by a massive tree that stretched its branches wide like it was sheltering everything beneath it, and under it were kids.A lot of them. Some my age, some not.Some of the boys were roughhousing—play fighting, shoving each other, laughing as they tried to pin one another down. Others sat in small groups, talking. A few girls were off to one side, braiding each other’s hair, giggling over something I couldn’t hear.My people, and

The wind shifted. It was subtle at first. Just a faint change in the way the air brushed against my skin, but to me, it was everything. My entire body stilled, every sense sharpening at once, like something deep inside me had just been struck awake.And then it hit me.His scent. My sweet boy's scent.It wasn’t strong, stretched thin across distance, but it was there. Undeniable and familiar in a way that made my chest tighten, and my pulse kick harder against my ribs.I froze mid-step, my head tilting slightly as I inhaled again, deeper this time.Yeah… that was him. There was no mistaking it.Behind me, Kael groaned loudly.“Oh my God,” he said, dragging a hand down his face. “Ethan, I know we're wolves, but if you don’t stop sniffing the air like a dog—”The word barely left his mouth before my head snapped toward him.“What did you just say?” I growled.Kael didn’t back down. If anything, he squared his shoulders like he’d been waiting for this.“You heard me,” he shot back. “You’

Derek’s muffled voice didn’t stop echoing in my head even after he went quiet again or even after he lowered his head. Even after the Ashbound men turned away from him like he was nothing more than an object tied to a post.I couldn’t breathe right or think straight. All I could see was him. Tied, helpless, and hurting.“Ethan…”Sarafina’s voice was soft this time.I didn’t respond.“Ethan,” Kael tried this time, a little firmer. “You need to tell us what’s going on.”That pulled me back... just barely.I blinked, dragging my eyes away from Derek and back to them.They were both staring at me. Waiting and expecting answers.I exhaled slowly, my shoulders rising and falling with the weight of it. There was no way around it anymore as they’ve followed me this far. Seen too much, heard too much.I had to tell them.“I came out here for him,” I said quietly.Their expressions shifted.“For who?” Sarafina asked.I lifted my hand and pointed through the trees at Derek.“There,” I said. “Tha