Chapter 21

CHRISTINEThe moment my eyes landed on the first line, my fingers tightened around the paper.It wasn’t a contract or an approval letter, It wasn’t anything I expected.It looked like an intelligence notice, it was a search notice.The bold heading at the top made my stomach twist.Subject: Christine HaleMy pulse skipped once as I began to read the content of the paper. Below it were several lines of information—my name, my former pack, a brief description.Beneath the paper was a statement requesting information regarding my whereabouts.I slowly lowered the page and for a moment the room was completely silent.I lifted my eyes to Kael unsure of what to say.“You’re being searched for,” he said calmly, his voice carrying no surprise or judgment, just a simple statement of fact.I placed the paper back on the desk carefully.“I can see that.”Kael leaned back slightly in his chair, golden eyes studying me with quiet interest.The expression on his face was unreadable. It wasn't pity

Chapter 22

CHRISTINEFor a few seconds after Kael finished speaking, I simply stared at him.His words hung in the air between us— ‘we bring Alpha Harlan Stone to his knees.’My fingers slowly tightened around the edge of the document, the idea sounded simple when he said it like that but the man he was talking about wasn’t just another Alpha.He was the man I had loved the man I had planned to spend the rest of my life with and the man who had shattered that future in front of an entire pack.I placed the paper back on the desk.“You’re asking me to turn my past into a weapon,” I said quietly and Kael didn’t look offended but amused.“I’m asking you to use your experience,” he corrected.“That experience involves a man I once trusted.”“And that same man publicly abandoned you.” His tone remained calm and his words still landed hard.I met with his gaze,“That doesn’t mean I want to destroy him.” I said and Kael leaned back slightly in his chair.“Interesting,” He remarked.His golden eyes stud

Chapter 23

KAELI had expected many reactions from Christine Hale—shock, anger or even quiet satisfaction but hesitation had not been one of them.Most wolves in her position would have accepted my offer without thinking. A woman publicly abandoned by her mate during a ceremony meant to bind two packs together—that kind of humiliation usually burns deep enough to turn into something far more dangerous.I had assumed she would want revenge but instead, she looked at me like the idea of destroying Harlan Stone meant nothing to her.That alone made her interesting.My fingers tapped lightly against the armrest of the chair as I replayed the moment in my mind.Most wolves would have seen my offer as an opportunity but Christine saw it as something else entirely.My wolf shifted slightly beneath my skin, restless not in warning but in curiosity.She had walked out of my office without fear, without desperation, and most importantly, without begging.That was rare, especially for someone who had only

Chapter 24

CHRISTINESleep didn’t come easily that night and every time I closed my eyes, I saw the same thing again.The document Kael had pushed across the desk, the search notice, my name printed clearly beneath the description and the quiet certainty in his voice when he said Moonfall was a difficult city for someone without allies.I rolled onto my back and stared at the ceiling of my room. Nathan was asleep in his own room already and I could hear his faint snore earlier, but sometime during the night even that sound had disappeared beneath the restless noise in my head.I suddenly felt a dull sensation in my chest. It was faint and almost like a memory.I knew it was the mate bond again.Weeks ago, that connection had felt like a living thread tying my heart to Harlan’s. Now it was distant and thin but it was still there which meant one thing.Somewhere out there, Harlan was still looking frantically for me, the search notice flying around the city is enough to prove that.I shut my eyes

All Chapters of The Alpha’s Discarded Bride: Chapter 21 - Chapter 24

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Chapter 23

Chapter 24