All Chapters of The Alpha’s Discarded Bride: Chapter 131 - Chapter 140

KAEL POVThe corridor outside Christine's office was strangely quiet.The door clicked shut behind me, but I didn't move immediately.My hand remained on the handle for a brief moment as I stared ahead without really seeing anything.Instead, I saw her.I saw the way she'd looked at me just before Nathan interrupted.I saw the hesitation in her eyes and the words she'd almost spoken.I saw the confession that had reached the edge of her lips before fear dragged it back.She had wanted to tell me something and it was something important.I was certain of it.Whatever she was hiding wasn't something small anymore. It wasn't another excuse, another attempt to avoid me, or another stubborn refusal to accept help, it was something heavier and something that frightened even her.Normally, I would have pressed harder, demanded answers and forced the truth into the open but instead, I found myself doing something I rarely did.I was waiting.My instincts told me that if I cornered her now, sh

CHRISTINE POVI barely slept.Every time I managed to close my eyes, I would jolt awake moments later, my heart pounding as though it already knew what was waiting for me before dawn.The day for the ritual is finally here. The healer's herbs had started working long before tonight. She asked me to take a specific herb a night before the ritual was going to take place.They hadn't eased the pain, if anything, they'd made me feel... different.I only felt weaker.My limbs felt heavy, like they no longer belonged to me. A strange chill lingered beneath my skin no matter how many blankets I pulled over myself. Even my wolf, who usually found comfort in the quiet of the night, paced restlessly inside me.She wasn't angry but afraid and that frightened me more than anything else.I sat on the edge of my bed and rubbed my palms together, trying to warm fingers that refused to stop trembling.This is what I wanted. I wanted freedom, a chance to finally cut the invisible chain that had fo

CHRISTINE The pain became much worse.It no longer felt like something was pulling at me, it felt like something was tearing me apart from the inside.A scream escaped my lips before I could stop it.My entire body shook violently as every muscle tightened until it hurt to breathe.My fingers curled against the cold stone beneath me as another wave of agony crashed through my body."My wolf..." I gasped.She was fighting, I could feel her resisting the ritual.She howled inside me. She was frightened, confused, struggling against something neither of us could see."It's okay," I whispered to her through gritted teeth, though I wasn't sure whether I was trying to comfort her or myself. Another sharp pain ripped through my chest and I began coughing violently. Something warm splashed onto the stone floor, it was blood.I stared at the crimson drops for only a second before another convulsion seized my body."Christine!" Nathan shouted.I heard his footsteps, he was coming toward me.

KAEL POVThe room where I had locked Stephanie in had no windows or sunlight.There was no sound except the occasional drip of water somewhere beyond the stone walls.Time didn't exist here and that was the point.I stood outside the heavy iron door, watching through the small opening cut into the metal.Stephanie sat against the wall with her knees drawn close to her chest. Her clothes were no longer as neat as they had been yesterday. Strands of her hair had fallen loose around her face. She looked tired and weak but I knew better than to mistake exhaustion for surrender.She was still very dangerous.One of the guards approached quietly. "The suppressant has been prepared, Alpha."I nodded once. "Release it."He bowed before turning a small iron wheel fixed beside the wall.A faint hiss echoed from inside the chamber. The herbal mixture slowly drifted through the narrow vents near the ceiling.It wasn't poison and it wouldn't kill her, it would simply weaken her wolf enough to st

KAELNathan frowned. "What?""You and Christine, are you both running away?" My voice came out colder than I intended. Even saying the words left a bitter taste in my mouth.Something twisted painfully inside my chest as I imagined Christine leaving Moonfall city and me not setting my eyes on her ever again. Nathan stared at me for a second before letting out an awkward laugh."What?""You think we're eloping?"His laugh sounded forced, "No one's running away, Alpha Kael.""Then where is she?"Nathan didn't answer immediately."She's... not here.""I can see that."He rubbed the back of his neck. "She went on a small vacation."I laughed again not because it was funny but because it was the worst lie I had heard all week."A vacation?” Nathan nodded too quickly. "Yes."I took one slow step toward him. "So, she suddenly decided to go on vacation without informing her office or even informing me and you're packing bags while looking like you've forgotten how to breathe."Nathan swall