All Chapters of ALPHAS of the PEAK: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

While the rest of our circle bristled with tension at the intrusion, I remained strangely composed. Perhaps it was the three goblets of fermented mountain berries buzzing in my veins, or maybe I was just finished with Serena’s constant posturing. Either way, I wasn't about to roll over for the Pack’s Golden Bitch.I was startled, however, when Harrison’s heavy arm snaked around my shoulders, pulling my back against the heat of his chest. His muzzle brushed my jawline, his scent of rain-drenched pine grounding me instantly."Control your wolf," he rumbled against my skin, a vibration so low it was meant only for my ears. "You don't need another 'assault on a high-born' added to your record tonight."I felt a sharp tug of amusement and tilted my head back. "I appreciate the tactical advice, Alpha."A flash of white silk caught my eye, and I looked up to find Serena Whitlock looming over our carved table, that signature predator’s smirk playing on her lips. Tonight, she wore a tunic that

Until thirty seconds ago, Madeline had no earthly idea either. In fact, her memory of how they had crawled into the same furs was as murky as a swamp in the dead of night."This certainly wasn't in the scrolls," Harrison grumbled, shoving himself upright and raking a hand through his dark, sleep-mussed hair. "What’s the sun’s position?""Nearly mid-morning," Vanessa supplied helpfully, her hand tightening on her twin’s arm. "Come, Marissa, let’s leave the 'mates' to their recovery. Maddie, do you require a brew of wolfsbane tea for that head?"I nodded, instantly regretting the motion as a silver-sharp pain lanced through my skull. "Please."Vanessa flashed us a sympathetic look before hauling a pouting Marissa out of the chambers and clicking the heavy oak door shut, leaving Harrison and me in a deafening silence."What in the Goddess’s name transpired last night?" I demanded, not daring to shift an inch on the mattress, even with my fake Alpha sitting right beside me. "I feel like a

I managed to wrench myself from his iron grip and wasted no time sprinting back toward the Great Hall. Though the sudden move had clearly caught him off guard, Harrison recovered in a flash, intercepting me and slamming my back against the cold stone corridor before I could clear the archway.I gasped as the impact rattled my ribs, but I still managed a lethal snarl as I fisted my hands into the thick wool of his tunic. “What do you think you’re doing?”“Ensuring you don’t end Adrian, myself, or your own future,” he bit out through clenched teeth, his muscles tensing as he fought to keep my feral impulses in check.“I’m not going to draw blood from either of us,” I spat, thrashing against the wall. “I’m just going to tear his throat out. Now release me.”I arched my spine off the masonry, but Harrison’s weight bore down, pinning me flat. “No. You take his life and you’ll spend your remaining moons rotting in a silver-lined dungeon.”“Why does my fate even matter to you?”I managed to

The remainder of the sun-cycle dragged like a wounded predator, and by the time the final horn echoed through the valley, the psychic chatter of the pack had risen to a deafening howl.There wasn't a single wolf in the entire Academy who remained ignorant of the visions of Madeline, or the fact that Serena had been branded with the mark of shame alongside Adrian for their distribution. Somehow, Serena had managed to evade total exile, but she still faced a full week of lunar suspension. It was a small mercy, considering her scent hadn't truly been on the original trail of the leak.Though her father was across the great salt-water on Council business, Hawthorne had managed to link minds through a long-distance signal. While Adrian Whitlock was unable to manifest in person to face the High Alpha, he had dispatched his Lead Enforcer—Mahmoud Rostami, a terrifying warrior whose very presence made my hackles rise—to retrieve Serena and drag her from the Academy grounds.I’d overheard a clu

"She’s my kin, my youngest blood," he huffed, as though that pedigree explained every softened edge. "What did you anticipate, a snarl?""I didn't truly anticipate you being this protective with her, in all honesty."He chuckled beneath his breath as he loosened the dark silk at his throat. "I possess a heart, you know, as taxing as that may be for your mind to grasp.""I’m having a grueling time wrapping my instincts around it, that’s for certain."Harrison rolled his eyes, but the amusement still hummed in his scent. "Come, we can inhabit my quarters until the feast begins."I followed him to the upper wing, down a corridor that felt carved into the very spine of the mountain, and into his private den. Harrison collapsed onto his furs while I set about dissecting his space just as he’d done to mine—specifically, the visual records displayed there. His heavy oak desk and the stone wall behind it were crowded with frames, most of which captured him alongside Grant, Oliver, and Preston