Rise of the fated alpha pair のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 21 - チャプター 30

Ronan POV Not even mindless work could stop my racing thoughts. The next few hours found me just as tense and prickly as when I’d let Lyra shoulder past me. She’d been in her room ever since. That’s when I remembered my promise about a room of her choice and a meal. Fuck, had I even fed her at all since she’d been here? My inner wolf was extremely disappointed in me. Some protective Alpha I was.I cracked the eggs with too much force, sending shells scattering in the bowl. I scowled at them, but my Alpha voice didn’t work on eggs. It was nearing late afternoon, but I felt like an omelet. And I had promised her food. Gauging her reactions thus far to me, she’d probably complain loudly anyway. I was going to murder her if she threw it back in my face. Well, not really, but it felt better to at least think about it.Who the hell was this female, to show up and challenge me in my own pack? I could barely wrap my head around any of it. “Remember, she’s a victim, and her pack fucked her up

Lyra POV“You really don’t need to do this,” I said, grabbing the backpack Marni held out to me.“It’s fine. You need clothes, especially ones that aren’t the Alpha’s,” Marni explained. “Unless you want to piss off Rebecca.”As tempting as that scenario was, I shoved it aside and opened the zipper to see underwear, dresses, shorts, t-shirts; all the essentials. “Don’t take this the wrong way, but you’re kind of tiny. I don’t think your clothes will fit me.”The petite shifter laughed. “I’ve been collecting clothes from the pack. It’s not much, but they’ll work.”“What?” My jaw dropped.Marni shrugged. “It’s what we do for our pack.”“But I’m not part of your pack.” My throat constricted from both the gesture and the truth in my statement.“This pack is no stranger to taking in strays.” She twisted a golden tendril around her finger with a forlorn look. “I would know.”“I’m sorry,” I whispered. I couldn’t even imagine the state she was in coming to this pack alone, and here I was remin

Lyra POVMarni led me into the town’s center after I’d changed my clothes and stashed the rest in my room at Ronan’s place. My wolf was smug that I got to stay at his house while Rebecca didn’t, but I shoved such thoughts away. My wolf could be a childish bitch when she wanted. I was his prisoner to keep tabs on and nothing more, I insisted to both of us.Night was falling, but that didn’t seem to bother anyone as tables were dragged into the center of the small village, and everyone began bringing dishes and bowls out from their cabins. As Marni had said, it was a mix of males and females who helped move the tables, bring the food, and even decorate the area with lanterns and fires.Unease overcame me, and I felt a rare moment of timidness. “I feel like I should have brought something,” I admitted, an odd clenching overtaking my chest.Marni gave me a small smile and tugged me forward. “Nonsense. We all bring what we have, even if it’s only ourselves. Plus, those who cook don’t clean

Ronan POV“Come here,” my mother demanded.I knew that tone, but I wasn’t sure how to get around the inevitable argument. Why couldn’t she understand that with the looming threat of the vampires, I needed the pack united? My mother disliked Rebecca hated her even, but if mating her kept my pack united in the face of danger, it was a small price to pay, wasn’t it?Giving Rebecca an apologetic glance, I detached my hand from hers. She scowled and shot a look toward my mother that wasn’t friendly at all. My wolf rose immediately, demanding that I do something about it.With a tremendous effort, I pushed him down.Rebecca pouted. “We just made the announcement. We have to”“Just a few minutes, Bex,” I cut in, and left her side before her whining could get any louder to join my mother.We walked to the edge of the clearing, just outside of the tree line. Her skirt fluttered lightly in the breeze, and she crossed her arms over her chest. “Ronan.”I sighed in exasperation. “Mother.”Her eyes

Lyra POV Marni took a hard left, and I followed. It wasn’t until a few strides later I realized we were on the edge of the territory. Suddenly, the chain around my neck felt heavy. A sharp reminder that I wasn’t truly part of the pack.I broke away from Marni, needing to clear my mind from everything but the burn in my muscles as I ran. When my lungs ached, I kept going. When my legs cramped, I pushed through it. Even though I could no longer hear the others in the pack, I ran. I ran for hours until I reached another border, which I could tell because the necklace heated with warning.I slid to a stop, huffing as I stared into the trees beyond, and collapsed onto the ground, my body unwilling to go any further until I’d rested. Next to me was a trickling creek, and I lapped up a few mouthfuls of glacial water. I sighed in relief as coolness soothed the raging fire inside of me.The snap of a stick echoed behind me.I whirled around, forgetting about my tiredness as I sprang to my fee