All Chapters of The Alpha’s Discarded Bride: Chapter 151 - Chapter 160

KAELI hadn't slept. I wasn't even sure when I had last closed my eyes.The strategy room was lit by only a few lamps, their soft light spread across the large table before me.Two maps lay side by side. One showed Moonfall while the other showed every known road leading toward Silver Claw.One side of the table held reports about the burned warehouses, blocked trade routes, and frightened merchants.The other held everything we knew about Christine which wasn't much. There were just a few footprints, a dead healer, a broken ritual chamber and a trail leading north.I stared at both maps until they almost became one and every time I tried to focus on one, the other pulled me away.I rubbed my tired eyes, being Alpha had never felt this difficult.If I ignored Moonfall, thousands of people would suffer and if I ignored Christine, she might never come back.For the first time in years, I truly didn't know what the right choice was.The door opened behind me, only one person entered with

STEPHANIEThe room became so quiet after the man revealed that Harlan discovered them secretly hiding and giving reports of his pack. Judging from how bloody he appeared, Harlan killed most of them.The man lowered his head, waiting for punishment but instead, my father calmly picked up his cup of tea and took another sip."So, they've served their purpose."The man looked up in surprise, "So have you served yours too, you may leave."The man hurried out of the room as though he had just escaped death.I stared at my father."That's all?"He looked at me. "What did you expect?""They were discovered and Harlan killed some of them. They died,” I said. "And?"I frowned. "They were your men and they were useful men."My father leaned back in his chair. "They were pieces who moved exactly where I wanted them to move and they have served their purpose."His voice carried no anger or regret, it was as though he wasn't talking about people but tools. A cold feeling settled inside my chest.

HARLANThe room was too quiet and only Christine's weak breathing reminded me that she was still alive.I sat beside her bed without moving.Every few minutes, I found myself leaning closer just to make sure her chest was still rising and falling.I couldn't stop.Each time she took a slow breath, my own chest loosened and each time she stayed still for too long, panic crept back in. I had fought powerful Alphas and I had survived battles that should have killed me but none of them had frightened me like this.For the first time in years, I was afraid not of losing my pack or because of another war but I was afraid of losing Christine again.My eyes slowly dropped to my right hand, the same hand that had struck her.I clenched it into a fist and then relaxed it again.I shut my eyes as I replayed the moment before my palm landed on her face. She had provoked me and said unspeakable things like she would rather die than stay with me.She had looked at me with nothing but hate and I g

CHRISTINE The cold wind stung my face as I ran, branches scratched my arms and sharp stones cut into my bare feet.My chest rose and fell painfully as I forced my weak body to move faster.If I could just run a little farther and a little more, I could make it.I had to make it back to Moonfall, Nathan and Kael please. An opportunity came for me to escape from my room and I took it without thinking twice. I wasn't going to sit back and wait for anybody to come to my rescue. The more I spend more time with Harlan, the more I lose my mind.My legs suddenly gave way beneath me.I stumbled, but before I could get back up, rough hands grabbed my arms."No!"I twisted with every bit of strength I had left."Let me go!" I screamed but the warriors didn't answer, there were too many of them.My wolf was still recovering from the ritual.Every movement felt like my body was tearing apart from the inside.I kicked, scratched and even bit one of them hard enough to make him curse but still,

HARLAN The image of Christine has refused to leave my mind.She didn't look angry or full of hatred, she had looked at me and calmly said,"Good morning, Harlan."The shock didn't allow me to talk to her properly because I had come to her room thinking I would go through the rollercoaster of her screams, rejections, mean words and me trying to hold back. I had replayed that moment countless times since leaving her room and part of me still couldn't believe it.After everything, after all the shouting, tears and hatred in her eyes, she had finally become calm.Was it possible?Had she finally accepted that this was where she belonged?A small voice deep inside me warned me not to trust it.People didn't change that quickly especially not Christine but another voice and a much louder one wanted me to believe.Maybe love had finally reached her, maybe she had simply needed time, maybe, the nightmare was finally ending.I didn't return to her room till the next morning because I kept t