The Alpha’s Discarded Bride のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 51 - チャプター 60

KAEL“He’s nowhere to be found.” Darius’ voice was steady, but the words carried weight.I didn’t respond immediately.My fingers tapped once against the arm of my chair, slow and deliberate, my gaze fixed on the reports laid out before me but I wasn’t reading them, I was thinking.“No trace?” I asked finally.“None, we tracked every possible route, checked the outskirts, questioned contacts. There’s no scent, no movement we can tie to him.” He replied and my jaw tightened slightly.“He’s hiding well or maybe he knows exactly how to avoid being found.” I said. I leaned back slightly, my eyes narrowing just a fraction and Darius remained silent.He didn’t need to say anything as we both understood what that meant.Harlan wasn’t careless and that alone made him a problem.“Keep searching, he didn’t disappear, he is just waiting for the next opportunity.”“Yes, Alpha.” Darius stepped back, but I didn’t dismiss him yet.“There’s something else,” he said after a brief pause and my gaze l

CHRISTINE The night had already settled by the time I turned away from where Harlan stood.I didn’t look back, there was nothing left to see.The streets were quieter now and my steps were steady as I walked. Harlan showing up wasn’t unexpected anymore.Annoying? Yes, irrelevant? Not completely but he wasn’t the main problem.The main issue was that there still someone out there doing everything they can to frustrate and possibly kick me out. This same person kept interfering without ever showing their face and leaving any single trace of finding them. That was the problem and I was getting closer to it.By the time I got back, the building was quieter than usual.Most of the lights were off and only a few remained, mine was included.I stepped inside, pushing the door open and pausing slightly when I noticed the figure already standing there.I expected it to be Nathan but I was surprised to see Kael instead. For a second, I just looked at him, he wasn’t sitting or relaxed.He

STEPHANIEThe room was quiet when they finished speaking and I didn’t interrupt them while they gave their report. I let them talk, let every detail settle and let every word sink in exactly the way it was meant to.“She fought back,” one of them said carefully.My gaze didn’t move from where I stood. “How?” I asked.“She didn’t hesitate, she grabbed one of us before we could restrain her.” He replied and I didn't say anything because I knew he had more to say. “She removed his mask.”That made my eyes shift slightly. “Did she see his face?” My voice remained calm, steady.“For a moment but not long enough to recognize clearly and even if she had seen his face clearly, she wouldn't know who he is.” I scoffed at his statement, that still doesn't change the fact they messed up a bit! “So what happened next?” I prompted and the man hesitated just briefly before continuing.“She kept asking who sent us.”Silence followed that not the kind that passed but the kind that settled.“She di

KAELThe night had not been quiet. It rarely was but this one had been worse.By the time the first light broke through the horizon, I was already awake, seated behind my desk with a report spread open in front of me that I had stopped reading ten minutes ago.The words were clear but the situation wasn’t.A dispute had broken out along the eastern border of my pack just before midnight. It was nothing large enough to escalate into conflict, but not small enough to ignore either. Two factions within the outer pack had clashed over control routes, each claiming authority where none had been granted.I had intervened decisively and the issue was contained, but the irritation lingered not because of the dispute itself but because it existed at all.Control meant structure and structure meant order and order didn’t leave room for unnecessary noise.My fingers tapped once against the desk before I leaned back slightly, my gaze drifting toward the window. The city below was already stirr

KAELThe message I sent to Christine had been seen but still no reply.I stared at the screen for a second longer before setting the phone down on the desk, my expression unchanged.She saw it and she chose not to respond, that alone told me enough.Christine didn’t like control, especially not when it was directed at her. Sending men to stand outside her apartment was something she would push against instinctively.I already knew that and yet, I didn’t take it back.Whether she liked it or not didn’t matter, her safety did and that was the only thing that mattered.I leaned back slightly, my fingers resting against the armrest as my thoughts shifted not to her silence, but to what came after it.A secure line buzzed softly on the desk and it was a call from the men I asked to guard Christine's apartment. I picked it up without hesitation. “What’s the latest report?”“Alpha, the perimeter secured and no suspicious movement since arrival.” One of them responded immediately. “My conce