All Chapters of Seducing the Silent Alphas : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Anna's POV"Marry you," I repeated. The words felt strange in my mouth."Yes," Ronald said. He took my hand gently. "I know it's fast. I know you need time. But it's the only way to protect you from the Council's games.""And it's what we want anyway," Ryker added. "We were going to ask eventually. This just moves up the timeline."I pulled my hand back and walked to the window. My reflection stared back at me. I barely recognized the woman in the torn red dress with blood on her arms."When?" I asked quietly."As soon as possible," Ronald said. "The Council gave you thirty days to open the vault. If we're mated before then, they can't force you to do anything.""Can't they? They're the Council.""Pack law supersedes Council law when it comes to mates," Ryker explained. "Once you're our Luna, officially bonded, they can't compel you to act against your Alphas' wishes."I turned to face them. "So you'd just refuse to let me open the vault?""If it's dangerous, yes," Ronald said firmly.

Ronald's POVI stood in the war room staring at photos of the dead guards, each one had those same carved letters, 7 DAYS. Marcus and I had been investigating for three hours but we had nothing."We need to call the Council," Marcus said quietly. "Four guards are dead, this is beyond pack business now."I didn't want to but he was right, I pulled out my phone and called Elder Raymond.Two hours later I was sitting at a conference table surrounded by Council members, Elder Raymond sat across from me with his ancient hands folded."Four dead guards, a blood message threatening the pack, and your mate sleepwalking to the vault," he said. "This is quite concerning Alpha Ronald.""We're handling it," I said firmly."Are you? Because it looks like the situation is handling you." Elder Raymond pulled out a folder. "We've been monitoring the vault's magical signature, the seal is weakening."My blood ran cold. "What does that mean?""It means the vault wants to be opened and it's using Anna R

The ritual room was dark and very warm. The only light came from black candles that flickered on the stone floor. The air was thick with the scent of sandalwood and the heavy, musky smell of two Alpha men. Tonight was the night I would stop being a weak, wolfless girl. I was going to become the Luna of the Silverfang pack. To do that, I had to let the twin Alphas claim my body and my soul.Ryker stood by the big bed covered in thick, dark furs. He had no shirt on, and his muscles were huge, covered in a thin layer of sweat that made them shine. Ronald stood by the door, his arms crossed over his chest. He watched me with hungry, predatory eyes. They had decided that I would choose who went first to start the bond."Ryker," I whispered. My heart was thumping against my ribs like a trapped bird. "I want you first."Ryker smiled, a dark and wicked look. He moved fast, grabbing my waist and lifting me off the floor. His big hands felt like brands on my skin. He threw me onto the soft furs

Anna's POVI sat alone in that hospital room for two hours staring at the walls, my mind kept replaying the moment Ryker collapsed on top of me and the black poison leaking from my body. I was a weapon, my own grandmother had turned me into a weapon and I didn't even know it.But sitting here feeling sorry for myself wasn't going to fix anything, I needed answers and I knew exactly where to start.I got dressed in the clothes someone had left for me, jeans and a simple shirt, then I walked out of the room. The guards outside tried to stop me but I pushed past them."Miss Russell you need to rest," one said."No, what I need is the truth." I kept walking down the hospital corridor until I found the older healer. "Where is the pack midwife?"The healer looked confused. "Why do you need her?""Because she's the one who helped fake Joanna's bond with Derrick, and if she can make fake bond serums she probably knows about poison too."The healer's eyes widened. "You think she's involved?""

Anna's POVI stared out the window watching the sun set over the mountains, somewhere up there Elena was being tortured because of me."Anna you need to eat something," Ronald said, he'd brought food but I couldn't look at it."I'm not hungry.""You haven't eaten all day.""My strength won't matter if Elena dies because I was too slow." I turned to face him. "How much longer until the team reports back?""Another two hours."My phone rang, unknown number. "Hello?""Anna Russell?" a woman's voice said, it sounded familiar."Who is this?""Don't you recognize me? It's Lily, your old friend from when we were kids."My heart stopped, Lily had been my best friend when I was ten, we used to play in the woods together. Then one day she disappeared, my grandmother told me she'd died in a rogue attack."Lily? That's impossible, you're dead.""Clearly not, your grandmother lied to you Anna, she sent me away because I knew too much.""Knew too much about what?""About you, about what she did to