Todos os capítulos de The Alpha’s Blood Debt Vessel: Capítulo 21 - Capítulo 30

I’m designing a better spine brace for wolves who get injured during shifts.”Giovanni raised an eyebrow.“That’s ambitious.”He shrugged.“You fix wolves. I want to help too.”Her chest tightened slightly.Five years ago she had fled this territory to protect him from the brutal world of Alpha politics.And now he was unknowingly stepping closer to it.“You’re very smart,” she said gently.Leo grinned.“Like you.”Giovanni ruffled his hair before glancing toward the door.“Did anyone come by while I was gone?”Leo nodded.“That tall guy with the dark hair.”Xavier.“What did he want?”Leo shrugged.“He asked if I liked it here.”“And what did you say?”“That it’s weird.”Giovanni chuckled softly.“Fair answer.”But the information unsettled her.Xavier rarely did anything without a reason.Across the estate, Russell stood inside the war room studying a digital map of the territory.Red markers highlighted recent pack movements along the borders.But his focus had little to do with territory defense today.

Russell Van-Doren had always ruled with terrifying precision. His decisions were sharp, controlled, and final. The pack had followed him not just because he was powerful, but because he was stable.Now stability was gone.In its place was something darker.Possession.Obsession.And it all revolved around one person.Giovanni.Russell stood in the training grounds before sunrise.The air smelled of iron and wet earth. Warriors sparred around him, but their movements were cautious. No one wanted to draw the Alpha’s attention today.Russell wasn’t watching them anyway.His eyes were fixed on the forest beyond the pack walls.He hadn’t slept.Not really.Every time he closed his eyes he saw Giovanni standing in the hospital hallway, her gaze cold and detached.As if she had never loved him.As if their bond had never existed.The thought gnawed at him.“You look like hell.”Russell didn’t turn.Rector stepped beside him, his arm still in a sling from the surgery that had nearly saved his life.Nearly.

“You knew.” Xavier shrugged. “I suspected.” Giovanni’s gaze narrowed.“And you decided to announce it like this?”Xavier smiled.“Oh, I’m not announcing anything.”He glanced at Russell. “I’m simply acknowledging reality.”The room felt smaller with three predators inside it.Russell stepped forward.“You’re playing a dangerous game.”Xavier’s eyes gleamed.“Everything about this situation is dangerous.”He turned to Giovanni again. “Which is why we should talk.” Giovanni crossed her arms.“About what?”Xavier’s smile sharpened.“About your future.”Russell’s wolf snarled.“She’s not yours to negotiate with.”Xavier chuckled. “Relax, Alpha.” His gaze flicked briefly to Giovanni.“I’m offering something she might actually want.” Giovanni studied him carefully.“And what’s that?”Xavier’s voice lowered. “Justice.” The word hung in the air. Russell’s eyes darkened.Giovanni didn’t look away from Xavier.“Explain.”Xavier leaned slightly closer.“You were wronged.”Russell growled.“Watch your words.”Xavier

“He is mine to protect,” she said firmly. A pause.Then Russell’s lips twitched into a faint, dangerous smile. “You’re playing a dangerous game.”“And you should know,” she countered, “I’ve been planning for five years. You cannot intimidate me anymore.”Russell’s eyes glinted, calculating. “You’ve changed,” he admitted softly. “But you’re still… irresistible.” Giovanni’s fingers flexed around the mug. Her heart betrayed a flicker of emotion she didn’t allow herself to indulge. “Irresistible doesn’t mean safe,” she said quietly. A shadow passed over Russell’s face, a moment of hesitation, then he leaned closer, dangerous and commanding. “I don’t care about safe. I care about what’s mine. And he… he is mine.”The words landed like iron. Giovanni’s mind raced. She had anticipated his obsession but hearing it articulated so plainly, seeing the raw, possessive hunger in his eyes, reminded her why she had survived all those years. She was not just protecting Leo. She was protecting herself.

You will not touch him,”she said again, her voice unwavering. “And if you value anything… you will leave now.”Russell’s lips curved in a brief feral smile. “You’re as relentless as ever,” he admitted.“I underestimated you. I will not again.”The golden tension in the room vibrated as the three of them,mother,father and manipulator faced each other in a dangerous standoff. Outside, the city slept unaware of the storm brewing within a single,unassuming safehouse.Giovanni’s fingers flexed subtly around the small dagger concealed in her sleeve,her mind racing through contingency after contingency.Every instinct, every calculation,every piece of training from the past five years had prepared her for this moment.Russell’s hand itched to reach Leo, to reclaim what was his by blood,by possession, by instinct.Xavier’s mind raced to manipulate,leverage, win and dismantle.And Giovanni…she stood poised,lethal, unyielding,the protector of her son,the strategist of her own life and the woman who