All Chapters of RUNAWAY BRIDE: BOUND TO THE BIKER ALPHA: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Blood Bonds and Broken LawsRhea's POVThree days. I'd been running for three days, and they were still coming.The bike's engine sputtered beneath me, coughing like it was dying. My hands ached from gripping the handlebars so tight, and every muscle in my body screamed for rest. But I couldn't stop. Not when I could still hear the howls in the distance.They were getting closer.I twisted the throttle, coaxing more speed from Kael's bike. The highway stretched endlessly ahead, cutting through territory I didn't recognize. I'd crossed at least four pack borders by now, maybe more. Each one had sent fresh waves of nausea through me as my wolf reacted to being so far from home.Or maybe that was just the pregnancy. My free hand dropped to my stomach for the hundredth time. Still flat. Still hiding the secret that had become both my greatest burden and my only reason to keep going.A sharp pain lanced through my side, and I gasped. My vision blurred at the edges. When was the last time I

The Alpha Who Became a MonsterKael's POVThe blood on my knuckles was still warm. I stared down at the man crumpled at my feet, his face unrecognizable after what I'd done to it. He'd made the mistake of questioning my orders. In the Grim Howl MC, that was a death sentence."Clean this up," I told Marcus, stepping over the body like it was trash.My beta didn't flinch. He'd seen worse. We all had. Five years of building an empire from wolves and outlaws had required sacrifices. Blood. Violence. A willingness to become the monster everyone feared.I'd become that monster gladly.The clubhouse was different from the old Ironclaw den. Darker. Harder. Chrome and leather instead of wood and stone. We'd merged pack law with outlaw code, creating something new. Something unstoppable.Grim Howl MC controlled twelve territories now. Human gangs bowed to us. Rival MCs scattered when they heard our engines. We dealt in guns, drugs, and protection. Anything that brought power and kept the pack s

Rhea's POVEverything happened too fast.One second, Kael stood there in his human form, naked and furious, his threat hanging in the air like smoke. The next second, one of his wolves, a massive gray beast I didn't recognize, launched itself at Rook."No!" The word ripped from my throat.But my body moved faster than my mind. Something inside me exploded, hot and wild and desperate. My wolf, silent for five years, five long years of keeping her caged and controlled, suddenly surged forward with a violence that stole my breath.I felt my bones break and reform. Felt my skin split and sprout fur. The shift happened so fast I didn't have time to fight it, didn't have time to think about the humans watching or the laws I was breaking or anything except the primal need to protect.Then I was on four legs, and the world sharpened into crystal clarity.The gray wolf's jaws were inches from Rook's throat. I hit it like a freight train, all teeth and claws and rage. We crashed into the side o

Rhea's POVThe bike went down hard.I yanked the handlebars too sharp, too desperate, and the world tilted sideways. Asphalt rushed up to meet me. I hit the ground and rolled, Rook's jacket tearing away, skin scraping across pavement hot enough to burn.Pain exploded through my already injured side. Fresh blood, hot and wet, spread across my ribs. I couldn't breathe. Couldn't think past the single screaming thought in my head.Jax.I'd left my son behind."No, no, no." I pushed myself up on shaking arms. The bike lay on its side ten feet away, engine still running, back wheel spinning uselessly in the air. "No, please no."My legs barely held me when I stood. The world swayed, going dark at the edges. Blood ran down my side, down my leg, pooling in my borrowed boots. Too much blood. I was losing too much blood.Didn't matter. Had to get back. Had to get to Jax.I stumbled toward the wrecked bike, my vision blurring. How far had I come? A mile? Two? Too far. Way too far. Jax was back t

Rhea's POVThe compound looked like something out of a nightmare.We pulled through the main gates just after midnight, and even in the darkness I could see how different it was from the old Ironclaw territory. That place had been rough but lived-in, a pack den that felt like home despite its flaws.This was a fortress.Concrete walls topped with razor wire surrounded the property. Guard towers stood at each corner, wolves visible even from a distance. The main building was massive, all steel and dark glass, mixing motorcycle clubhouse aesthetics with military bunker efficiency."Jesus," Rook muttered from the SUV behind us. He'd insisted on following in his own vehicle with two Serpents, Tank and Diesel. "This place looks like a prison."He wasn't wrong.Kael drove us through a second checkpoint, where more wolves stood guard with weapons I definitely recognized as illegal. They nodded at their alpha but watched me and Jax with undisguised curiosity."Is this where you live, Dad?" Ja