Todos os capítulos de Alpha Orion: Capítulo 51 - Capítulo 60

The nursery smelt faintly of soap and warm linen. Rows of low tables filled the room, each surrounded by chattering children whose laughter bounced softly off the walls. Yet in the farthest corner, apart from the rest, sat a small boy with his knees pulled to his chest, silent and lost in his thoughts.Rey's breath caught."Beau..." she whispered.His head snapped up. For a heartbeat, confusion shadowed his face, and then recognition struck. His eyes lit up like dawn breaking through the clouds."Rey!"He was on his feet before she could move, darting across the room. She dropped to her knees just in time to catch him, his small body crashing into her arms with enough force to knock the breath from her lungs."I missed you so much," he mumbled into her shoulder, voice shaking."I missed you too, buddy," she breathed, pressing a kiss to his hair. "So, so much."When he finally loosened his grip, she guided him to a nearby table, their fingers still locked together."I was scared," he a

Rey had started getting used to life in the underground facility. Days here seemed to blur together, a rhythm of artificial lights, recycled air, and the low hum of generators that never stopped. It wasn't home, not really, but it was the closest thing she and Beau had known to safety in years.Beau smiled more now. He'd started school, an actual classroom with other children, teachers, and books that didn't have torn pages or water stains. Rey had tried her best to teach him during their years on the run, reading by lantern light and using scraps of paper she scavenged from abandoned houses. But this... this was different. He was finally getting a chance to be a child again.Their mother had been a professor of physics. She was brilliant, patient, and endlessly curious. Rey saw echoes of her in Beau now.The way his eyes lit up when he understood something new, the way he asked questions about how things worked. Watching him, smiling among his peers, filled her with a warmth so deep

Cold harsh winds howled across the snow-covered fields outside the castle, carrying the scent of pine and the cold damp earth. The night sky stretched endlessly above them, moonlight glinting off the frost-laden ground like a thousand shards of glass.The council stood in a wide arc at the edge of the clearing—the seven chieftains and a handful of guards—all silent, their breaths visible in the frigid air. They had gathered not just as spectators of what was about to come, but as witnesses to a death ordained by tradition.Orion stood bare-chested in the snow, the icy air biting against his skin, his muscles coiled tight beneath the pale light. Opposite him, Iver shed the last of his clothes, his body tense and scarred from years of combat. His eyes burnt with defiance, but beneath the fire was the unmistakable flicker of fear."By the laws of the North," chieftain Magnus declared, his voice steady though his hands trembled, "this challenge will be fought in wolf form—to the death. Le

The parchment was still warm from the courier's hand when Orion broke the seal. He scanned the words once, then again—each line cutting through him like the edge of a blade. If you wish to see your mate again, come to the borders of the Outlands. Alone. His jaw flexed, the paper crumpling slightly in his fist. It reeked of a trap. Even without reading between the lines, he knew Rey would never willingly offer herself up to be used as collateral. Whatever game they were playing, she was a pawn and he wasn't about to let them use her that way. From across the throne room, Seth lingered by the massive arched doors, arms crossed over his chest. "You can't possibly be considering this," he said finally, voice low but edged with disbelief. "You only just got back to Crasmere, barely reclaimed your title. You fought Iver for this—don't tell me you're about to throw it all away for one human because for all we know it's a trap and she's on it too." Orion's gaze snapped up, cold and sharp

Orion's consciousness came back to him in pieces—fragments of pain, muffled sounds, and the faint antiseptic sting in the air.For a moment, he didn't move. His body was heavy, his head pounding with a deep, throbbing ache that made every heartbeat sound like a drum inside his skull.And then came the pain, a deep, searing sting that licked along his wrists and forearms, and burnt through his veins like fire. The second thing was the cold tiles beneath his bare feet, the air thick with sterility and something bitterly metallic.When Orion's eyes finally snapped open, it took a moment for his vision to focus. A bright fluorescent light flickered above him, too bright against the dull greys of the room. His muscles tensed, instinct kicking in as he tried to move, but the sharp, biting pull of silver chains wrap around his bare upper body yanked him back.A low growl rumbled in his chest, echoing in the confined space.He glanced down and stilled. The chains around his wrists and ankles