جميع فصول : الفصل -الفصل 5

Eliara's POV“If that omega doesn’t crawl out here in the next five seconds, I swear on my father’s grave, I’ll force wolfsbane down her throat myself.”Alpha Nikolai’s voice echoes through the house, tearing through the early morning silence.I freeze where I am, fingers tightening around the broom in my hands.Of course, I already know today is going to be the worst day of my life.Just like every other day.The moment I step into the main hall, Alpha Nikolai turns. His sharp grey eyes lock onto me, and before I can even open my mouth, he grabs the bucket from my hands.Cold water crashes over my head.I gasp as it soaks my clothes, runs down my hair, and pools around my feet. The shock steals my breath, and my fingers tremble as I stagger back.“Where were you when I was calling your name?” he snaps. “Are you deaf, Eliara?”I lower my head immediately.Spending nine years under my alpha stepbrothers’ roof has taught me one thing:Silence is survival.If I talk back, my mother will

Nikolai’s POV“This is a joke, right?” I cut into the chamber, my voice sharp, disbelief cracking through it. “You all just want to prank us.”Niven snorts beside me, leaning back in his chair like this whole thing amuses him.“You don’t actually expect us to believe that rubbish, do you?” His eyes flick toward the council, filled with open disdain.“So you want us to believe our father would make our coronation depend on how we treat… low lives?” He sneers. “You probably made that nonsense up.”I grit my teeth, struggling to keep my temper in check. The council had gone far beyond anything we ever imagined.The lawyer clears his throat and reaches into his briefcase.He pulls out a thick file and places it carefully on the table, like he knows exactly how heavy his words are about to be.“You heard correctly,” he says calmly, his gaze steady on both of us.“Even after you are declared Alphas, the council has decreed a two‑year probation period before you are deemed fully fit to rule.

Eliara’s POVMates?What in the Moon Goddess’ twisted sense of humor was that supposed to mean?How could I be mated to my stepbrothers?Before I could even process the horror of that realization, a sharp gasp sliced through the room.Nikolai’s chest rose violently as he sucked in a breath, his eyes flying open. A second later, Niven stirred too, groaning as his lashes fluttered apart.“We’re…” Nikolai rasped, confusion clouding his gaze as he looked around. “We’re alive?”“What happened?” Niven muttered, pushing himself up slightly, his voice rough and hoarse.Selene screamed and threw herself at them, collapsing between their bodies, sobbing hysterically.“I thought I lost you!” she cried, clutching them desperately. “I thought you were dead!”Then Selene’s sobs stopped.Slowly, she lifted her head, and her eyes locked onto me with pure venom.“She did it,” Selene snapped, her finger stabbing in my direction. “She tried to kill you both!”My heart dropped.“No… no, that’s not true!”