All Chapters of RUNAWAY BRIDE: BOUND TO THE BIKER ALPHA: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Rhea's POV Time seemed to stop. Selene's finger rested on the trigger, the gun unwavering in her grip. Behind that door, my son slept peacefully, completely unaware of the danger pointed at his head through two inches of wood. "Put it down." My voice came out steady despite the terror clawing up my throat. "Selene, put the gun down." "Why should I?" Her laugh was brittle, sharp enough to cut. "Give me one good reason why I shouldn't put a bullet through that door right now. End this before it even begins." "He's a child." I took a careful step forward. "An innocent child who never did anything to you." "Innocent?" She swung the gun toward me instead, and I froze. "That thing in there is an abomination. A bastard born from a broken bond. He shouldn't even exist." "Selene." Kael's voice behind me was lethal, controlled in a way that made the air feel dangerous. "Lower the weapon. Now." "Or what?" She kept the gun trained on me but her eyes found Kael. "You'll defend her? Again?

Rhea's POV Morning came too quickly. I'd spent most of the night watching Marcus's building from the window, trying to figure out what "Phase Two" meant. Kael had dismissed my concerns, saying Marcus was probably just coordinating security rotations. But something in my gut said otherwise. Now, sunlight streamed through the windows and Jax was bouncing on my bed, full of energy despite everything that had happened. "Mom, Dad said I have a sister! Can I meet her? Please?" Dad. He'd started calling Kael that like it was the most natural thing in the world. Like one day together erased five years of absence. "Baby, I don't know if that's a good idea." "Why not?" His bottom lip jutted out in that way that usually melted my resolve. "She's my sister. I've always wanted a sister. Or a brother. Someone to play with." The door to Kael's room opened. He emerged already dressed, looking far too put together for someone who'd dealt with his ex trying to shoot people last night. "Astrid'

Rhea's POVThe next hour left me to the mercy of trying every window and doors, possibly to exit from the suite, but they were locked. They were biometrically sealed and even the air vents were too small to crawl through. I'd checked them in desperation while Jax watched in worry. “Mom, are we in some trouble?” he inquired from his posture on the couch. His eyes looked weary, demanding for answers.“Not at all, baby. Everything is fine. The lie tasted sour. “And lest I forget, why don't you play with those toy motorcycles for a bit?” But he didn't look convinced, he only went to his room regardless. I've seen him act smarter than his age on several occasions and this is one of them. I leaned my head against the window, staring down at the compound below. And somehow, I believe Rook was probably making moves to figure out the same thing I was. How to get out of a fortress designed to accommodate wolves.Then I heard an echo featuring a crash from below, followed by shouting.I ran t

Rhea's POV The guarded room was exactly what Marcus had promised. Built with reinforced steel walls, no windows, and a door that looked like it belonged in a bank vault. He ushered us inside, Jax still clinging to me like a lifeline, and I watched as the massive door swung shut with a pneumatic hiss. "You'll be safe here," Marcus assured me, though his hand rested on his gun in a way that suggested he wasn't entirely certain. "The door can only be opened from the outside with the alpha's code or from the inside with yours. I'll set your biometrics now." He had me press my thumb to a panel, programming my print into the system. "If anything happens to me or the alpha, you can get out on your own. But don't open this door for anyone except Kael. Understood?" I nodded, my throat too tight to speak. But above is, I could hear the sounds of wolves mobilizing. I overheard footsteps slamming across floors as well as commands and the mechanical click of weapons being loaded. Jax buried h

Rhea's POV"Mom! Mom, wake up! They're coming for me!"I jerked awake to find Jax rolling in my bed, his small body drenched in sweat despite the cool air in the room. His eyes were open but unseeing, locked in whatever nightmare held him captive. This was the third time tonight he'd woken screaming."Baby, it's okay. I'm here." I gathered him into my arms, rocking him like I used to when he was an infant. "It was just a dream, just another bad dream.""No." His voice was hoarse from screaming. "It's not dreams, Mom. It's my wolf. He's showing me terrible things.” My blood went cold. "What kind of things?""I see myself grown up, big and strong like Dad, but I'm angry. Really angry. And there are wolves everywhere, hundreds of them, and they're all bowing to me. But not because they want to, because I'm making them now and I hurt the ones who said no." His fingers dug into my arms. "I see blood, Mom. So much blood. And I'm covered in it, yet smiling.""Jax, listen to me." I tilted hi