All Chapters of Promised to the Wrong Alpha: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

JulianAll I wanted was to get back to Louisa.She had occupied every corner of my mind all day — her smiles, the soft sounds she made, the way she sighed in her sleep. And underneath all of it, steady and impossible and real, the sound of our baby’s heartbeat.I was still trying to make sense of the fact that our tiny, barely-formed child had somehow expelled Kaelen’s venom from Louisa’s blood and healed the mark entirely. Not a trace of a scar remained — I had confirmed that by close examination while she slept. I hadn’t known such a thing was possible. But it only reinforced what I already knew in my bones: Louisa was meant for me. The whole catastrophe with Kaelen had never been going to hold.And it had all come about because of me. Because I had been

KaelenFinally, Louisa and Julian were both out of the house at the same time, and I had the perfect opportunity to search the old Alpha suites for my mother’s gun. I had the master key in my pocket, but I didn’t even need it. Louisa never bothered to lock her door. What a trusting fool. I pushed it open and cringed against the scent that practically slapped me in the face. I never, in my life, smelled a woman who was so damn unappealing.As the door swung open, I took stock of the room. It bore very little resemblance to my mother's room anymore. Louisa had added her own little touches everywhere, and had filled the bland space with splashes of color. It was… not terrible. I took another step into the room, and then realized there was a door on the floor.What in the actual hell?The door that separated the two rooms was off its hinges and just lying on the carpet, for no apparent reason at all. Upon closer inspection, I saw that the door jamb and the handle had been damaged, like so

JulianThe night was dark and cold, a killing frost threatening in the still air. Autumn leaves had scattered across the training field, and it seemed the entire pack had assembled on the grass, their breath rising in small clouds. The anxiety was palpable — I could feel it, hear it in the low murmur of voices speculating around the edges of the circle that had begun to form.Wisdom and experience against youth and physical fitness. Many of them hadn’t seen me since Kaelen’s ascension, when I had been so diminished I could barely stand upright. I wasn’t that man anymore. The months of running — literally, through the woods, away from Louisa and everything that terrified me about her — had done their work. My body had remembered what it was.And now I had something worth fighting for.

KaelenSometimes you have to adapt. Wasn’t that the hallmark of a truly great leader?The challenge hadn’t gone as planned. I had known from the outset that I couldn’t beat Julian in a fair fight — even at his age, genetics had never worked in my favor. I was too short. He outweighed me by fifty pounds, at minimum. My wolf, to my permanent disappointment, favored my father’s omega bloodlines far too heavily. But I had gone into the challenge with a plan: harass Julian’s wolf until he shifted, then retrieve the gun from my jacket and finish the contest with the silver bullet. Weapons were against the rules, technically — but once Julian was dead, that was a moot point. The winner makes the rules, and no one would dare question a victorious Alpha over the method.That plan collapsed when Julian bro

LouisaWhen Dr. Ramirez said she could perform open-heart surgery in a pinch, she was not joking. Julian and several other men used my blanket as a makeshift sling to carry Shawn to the pack house as quickly and carefully as they could manage. There was no operating theater — only the one patient bed — and that was where they laid him. His skin was already turning a frightening shade of grey despite his dark complexion. He had lost consciousness somewhere along the way.“Luna, how are you with blood?”“Uh, fine?”“Good. You stay and assist me. Everyone else — clear out and give me room!”Everyone obeyed except Julian, who stepped back against the wall without being told twice.