The Rejected Luna’s Revenge: Six Alphas and a Secret Pregnan のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 31 - チャプター 40

I pressed my lips together, my inner wolf bristling as the air in the corridor thickened with Cameron’s darkening aura. Candace Moore immediately choked back her next insult, sensing the shift in the Alpha’s temper.Just then, the runic light above the surgery doors flickered to a steady green. The healer in charge stepped out, and I was the first to close the distance. "What is her status?" I demanded."The fading of her heart-fire is accelerating," the healer replied, his voice weary. "We must initiate the deep-tissue restoration immediately if we are to save her."I watched as Naomi Brooks was wheeled out on a hovering gurney. She looked fragile, her breathing hitched and supported by a silver oxygen-mask. My eyes burned with unshed tears. Three years ago, when I was a nameless omega with no pack to call my own, Naomi was the only one who offered me a warm hearth and a kind word.She was moved to a high-security private sanctum, the Steele family trailing behind like a funereal pro

I watched his silhouette stretch across the cobblestones under the pale amber of the moon-lamps. With a bit of lingering mischief, I purposely stepped on the shadow of his head.Cameron caught the movement in his peripheral vision and huffed. "Sierra, are you truly resorting to pup-games?""I have no idea what you're talking about. I’m just walking," I chirped, trying to sound innocent."Don't assume my senses are as dull as a human's," he replied, his voice dropping into that familiar glacial tone."You’ve been tracking my every move, haven't you? How flattering, Alpha," I shot back, my tone thick with sarcasm.He averted his gaze, his jaw tightening. "You’re getting remarkably bold, aren't you?""If I hadn't been bold before, I never would have ended up in your bed," I countered.The words left my mouth before my brain could intercept them. I went hot all over and clamped my jaw shut. I didn't dare look at him. Spotting the stone pillars of the Steele Residence ahead, I hurried my p

I met his eyes, a thick tome of ancestral law still heavy in my hand. "Well, you know what they say—the early wolf catches the scent."Cameron’s professional mask fractured, a flash of something dark and private crossing his features. "That is none of your concern," he snapped, the ice in his voice returning.I didn't push. I knew the boundaries of the Steele pride. I turned and walked away, my stride firm on the polished stone floor. As long as Lexi’s brother was the one to weave the healing runes for Naomi Brooks, I wouldn't let Cameron's jagged moods unsettle my focus.Left alone on the velvet sofa, Cameron scrolled through his device. A message from Jonah Price blinked on the screen: [Still tracking a healer with the required blood-purity and skill. The options are thinning.]He let out a long, weary exhale, massaging the bridge of his nose as the weight of the Northlands' industry pressed down on him.The next morning at the Academy, the air felt different. I sensed the heavy wei

The wolf’s hunger in my belly—that strange, constant pull of the new life I carried—finally settled as I finished the morning’s kill-broth. The faint tremor of low energy left my limbs, replaced by a cold, sharp lucidity.We walked out of the medical ward in silence.The moment we slid into the obsidian interior of the transport, Cameron slid a piece of heavy parchment across the leather. "Mark it," he commanded.I didn't need to read the runes to know what it was. "I have told you before, Alpha. I want no part of the Steele hoards. No villas, no territories, no silver."I truly had no hunger for his empire.Cameron’s brow twitched with a jagged irritation. "I am not in the mood for the 'noble martyr' act, Sierra. Sign the scroll.""I am not acting, Cameron. I mean every word," I said, meeting his amber eyes with the calm, unwavering gaze of a Vaughn. "You’ve made it clear you felt caged by our union. Perhaps my young heart was foolish to think we were fated."I leaned back, my voice

"Alpha Steele, should we depart?" Jonah Price inquired, his voice a low rumble of caution."Why wouldn't we? Do you assume I have endless moons to waste?" Cameron snapped, casting a pointed, amber glare at his informant. "Find a caregiver for her. I’d find it difficult to explain to Naomi if the girl met an unfortunate end while under the Steele Pack's protection."Jonah nodded. He knew the Alpha’s way; Cameron often spoke in riddles when his wolf was restless.As they approached the arched stone entrance of the Public Ward, Lexi Hart and Candace Moore spilled out of a taxi-sled. Lexi rushed forward, her scent thick with forced concern. "Cameron! How is the... relic?""She is stable," Cameron responded tersely, his stride never breaking as he moved toward his transport.A faint, predatory smile played on Lexi’s lips. It seemed Sierra’s little fainting act hadn't won her any ground in the Steele den.Just as Lexi considered retreating to her own territory, a flash of white caught her e