All Chapters of The Alpha's pretend mate : Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

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Chapter thirty one

AVELORA The deem light of my phone casted scary shadow against the fur wall, the low battery signal of my broke the silence, startling me. Something was breathing behind me, the sound was low and impossibly close. I slowly turned on my heel, my heart hammering against my ribs.I expected tge monstrous beast that had attacked us before. I expected razor-sharp teeth, extended claws, and the predator ready to tear me apart.Instead, it was a man.He was impossibly tall, towering over me in the cramped space, dressed in heavy robes of dark unwashed wool that seemed to absorb the pathetic amount of light I had. His face was etched with the frown lines, his eyes were dark and calculating. My breathe caught in my throat. I had seen him before in one of the vision with the Chief Priestess. He had been the exact man who stepped out of the cave to collect one of the children from her arms.It was him. The man from the vision was standing right in front of me."You shouldn't be here," he rasp

Chapter thirty two

AVELORAI stopped only when I was sure I had gotten very far away from the cursed cave.My lungs were burning and I could hardly make out anything with how blurry my vision.Goddess, what made me think it was a bright idea to just enter an unknown cave? I berated myself, the thoughts chaotic and loud in my head.I had absolutely no idea where I was. I spun around in a slow circle, my heart hammering against my ribs. There was nothing to identify my location. No familiar rock formations, no trees I recognized from the academy grounds, no shrubs I could use to orient myself. The forest felt like it was laughing at me, mocking my stupidity.My heart was still beating incredibly fast, the phantom sound of rushing water roaring in my ears. My knees shook violently, barely supporting my weight. I squeezed them shut, pressing the palms of my hands against my temples as another wave of panic began to paralyze me. No matter how closely I looked, no matter how hard I stared into the thick cano

Chapter thirty three

AVELORA. Khyrix still didn't say anything even as we walked into his room.First thing i did was remove the pin that had been pressing uncomfortably against my nape. Chills from the cave still lingered. The scent of rotten body, the herbs.Those things were burnt somewhere deep in my mind, I knew I was going to have a hard time forgetting.I stood in the centre of the dimly lit room, every muscle in my body was tight, waiting for the inevitable explosion. I had called him a sadistic monster, I don't know what was wrong with me but I knew I was as good as dead.We were never equal, not even in my wildest dreams, not even in the next thousand years, but he didn't need to know that.By all laws of nature and the academy, an Alpha should have broken me for that. His eyes were still a deep, dangerous shade of gold, the irises practically vibrating with predatory energy. The sheer weight of his aura pressed down on the room, making the air feel heavy, almost impossible to breathe. I brace

Chapter thirty four

AVELORA"I remember now," he began, his voice dropping into a register that made the hairs on my arms stand up."What?" I asked, leaning forward, my heart hammering against my ribs for an entirely different reason now. "What do you remember?""I heard that name during a closed council meeting. Years ago, back when I was first being introduced to the pack politics." Khyrix’s dark eyes seemed to lock onto something invisible in the room. "That is the Lycan's Luna. The lost queen."Cold dread pooled in my stomach. No. It couldn't be that. It had to be a coincidence.I shook my head, my fingers tightening in the fabric of my tattered dress. "No, I don't think so. Werewolves and Lycans haven't even been in communication for the past thirty years. They're practically history to us, none of the new generation has ever even seen one."The academy opened its gates to witches, faes, and even a handful of elite humans at some point, but never Lycans, ever since the war."Don't worry," Khyrix mur

Chapter thirty five

KHYRIXI had never purposefully woken by 4 am in the morning to purposefully come to the library where books lives. It smells like old paper and decaying leather. And, i dont know whose bright idea it was to put herbarium in here but dang.I leaned against the bookshelf, my eyes traacking Avelora as she dragged her finger through the spine of dozens of old books, I grimaced. The dust on those things were ancient. I need to remember to ask one of the cleaning staff to clean this, We were going to be spending so much time here I don't want her catching something.Maybe I should just get rid of all her clothes, she looked better in mine anyways. A soft, oversized black sweater that swallowed her frame and a pair of dark trousers. Her hair was pulled back into a messy bun, a few loose strands framing a face that was pale with exhaustion.But her eyes were entirely wired and defiant."There has to be something else," she muttered, her voice a whisper that cut through the dead silence of

Chapter thirty six

AVELORA My hands were shaking so badly I could barely thread the silver chain Khyrix gave me through my fingers I stared at my reflection in the mirror, barely recognizing the girl looking back. The dark circles under my eyes were worse than I had ever had even while working in the kitchen. Beneath the exhaustion, my body felt hyper sensitive and I felt like I was noticing every little detail.I finally latched the necklace.I stepped out of the bathroom and into the bedroom. No matter how many times I had been in this room, it never felt familiar. The lavish decor of the room was a conrast to all the dorm in the academy .Khyrix was standing by the tall, arched windows, already dressed, the charcoal coat structured with silver embroidery along the high collar, denoting his status as the top predator of this institution. He was fastening the silver cuffs of his sleeves, his movements methodical and calm, as if he weren't about to march into a room full of politicians who wanted me

Chapter thirty seven

AVELORAThe earth was spinning in the wrong direction, and my insides were tracking right along with it. I felt different types of urges, to throw up, run, or just spontaneously combust into dust right there on the floor.When Khyrix pushed open the double doors, the air in the hallway vanished. My palms broke out into a cold sweat, and goosebumps prickled across my skin.My eyes immediately scanned the room. Khyrix had warned me that twelve council members would be present for this meeting. Surprisingly, every single one of them was already seated. They were earlier than us. Maybe if I had been the one waiting for them, I would have felt a shred of control. Right now? I felt like prey walking into an ambush.They all stood up the moment Khyrix stepped over the threshold.I noticed three empty chairs. One sat at the head of the long table, one on the right and another at the far opposite end. I was so overwhelmed by the weight of their collective stares that I froze, only coming back

Chapter thirty eight

AVELORAIf silence could kill, the thirteen wolves in this room would have been arranging my funeral.The word yes was still echoing off the stone walls of the High Court, a self-inflicted death warrant. Every single eye at the table snapped directly to me, their expressions shifting from satisfaction to shock. They hadn't expected the wolfless lamb to willingly walk into the slaughterhouse.Honestly, for a split second, neither had I.Beside me, the temperature in the room dropped to below freezing. Khyrix glared at me. The confidence he had just a second ago was replaced by panic he didn't even try to hide."No," Khyrix repeated, his voice dropping an octave into a low growl that rattled the room. "Absolutely not. The answer is no.""I said yes," I countered, my voice shaking slightly, but I forced myself to sit up straighter. I unlocked my hands from my bruised thighs and placed them flat on the table. If I was going to ever get anywhere in this place, I needed to stop being a

Chapter thirty nine

KHYRIX The door to my room hadn’t even fully clicked shut before the rage I’d been suffocating since the meeting erupted."Are you completely out of your mind?"I spun around to face Avelora. She stilll reeked of anxiety but beneath that was that stubborness that made Torin roar in frustration. I paced the the lenght of the rug, my claws involuntarily pricking against my palms as my hands clenched into tight fists. I was losing my grip on my temper. The thought of her in those woods, flesh torn, blood on the snow, gone forever, was like a reeated violent punch on my gut."I was trying to fix it." Avelora snapped back, crossing her arms over her chest. She looked so small standing against thewall in my room, yet she was standing her ground like she actually stood a chance against the storm brewing inside me. "They won't leave me alone until I did something about it, they wont accept me until I do what they want"I wanted you to keep your mouth shut" I bellowed, the sound vibrating the

Chapter fourty

AVELORAMy muscles were screaming, a throbbing ache that radiated from my calves all the way up to my shoulders. Sweat dripped from the tip of my nose, splashing onto the floor of the training roomOne more set.One more set.I repeated the mantra, my lungs burning as I pushed myself up from the floor, my arms trembling undermy weight.Across the room, Khyrix watched my every move. He hadn't said a word since we walked in here an hour ago. He didn't need to. The anger radiating off him spoke volumes. He was like a pressure cooker right now and any wrong move, hhe was going to blow up and probably have my head. His dark eyes tracked the line of my spine, the angle of my elbows, and the unsteady rise and fall of my chest with a terrifying intensity.He wanted me to break. I knew he did. He was pushing me through this unrelenting workout hoping I would finally throw my hands up, burst into tears, and beg him to call off the trials. He wanted me to admit that I was just a weak, wolfless g

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