The Alpha’s Forgotten Mate のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 1 - チャプター 5

MAYA"You're dead."The sentry's words hit me like a punch to the gut, his spear shaking so badly I thought he might drop it.I stood at the massive iron gates, gripping the cold bars, my head pounding with that familiar ache that meant another blackout was coming."I'm not dead," I said, my voice hoarse from three days of walking through the woods with no water.He stumbled backward, his face draining of all color."I saw you," he whispered, his eyes wide with terror, "Alpha Kaden carried your body out of the woods himself, you weren't breathing, there was so much blood."My stomach twisted into knots.I didn't know this man, couldn't remember ever seeing his face before, but something about the pine forest stretching behind him made my chest ache with longing.Like I'd run through those trees a thousand times.Like I belonged here."Look, I don't know what you think you saw, but I'm here now, and I need help," I said, pressing my forehead against the bars, "please, I just need answe

MAYA"Who the hell are you?"The words burst out before I could stop them, my heart hammering as I stared at the woman who looked exactly like me.She smiled, the expression never reaching her ice blue eyes."I should be asking you the same question," she said, moving into the study as she owned it, "but Kaden already told me all about you."I glanced at Kaden, confusion flooding through me."You told her?""Lyanna is my wife," he said, his voice tight, "I had to explain why there's a stranger at our gates."Wife.The word hit me like a slap.Lyanna circled me slowly, her gaze sweeping over my silver hair, my worn clothes, the bruises on my neck from where Kaden had grabbed me."You poor thing," she said softly, "you look exhausted, when's the last time you had a proper meal?""I'm fine.""No, you're not," she turned to Kaden, her expression shifting to concern, "darling, we can't leave her standing here like some criminal; she needs rest, medical attention.""I already called Dr. Che

MAYA"You knew me, didn't you?"The words came out harshly as I stood over Marcus's bed in the healer's cottage, watching him struggle to breathe.Dr. Chen had stabilized him after his collapse, but his face was still pale, his breathing labored.His eyes met mine, and something broke in his expression."Sera," he whispered, reaching for my hand, "you're alive."I pulled back, my heart racing."My name is Maya.""No," he shook his head weakly, "you're Sera, I'd know you anywhere, I helped deliver you when you were born."The room tilted."What are you talking about?""Your mother was the pack healer before you," his voice cracked, "I was there the night you came into this world, I loved you like a daughter."I sank into the chair beside his bed."So you knew her, knew Sera.""When Kaden told me you died, it destroyed me." Tears streamed down his face. "I blamed myself for not protecting you.""Protecting me from what?"He tried to sit up but winced, clutching his chest."The threats,