Semua Bab Bound by the Alpha's Contract: Bab 81 - Bab 90

Chapter 81Elara's PovIn the silence of the night, while we both stood confused, I made a decision in the darkness. I wasn't brave or ready for vengeance. I didn't have the heart for it, but I've run out of options.Rowan refused to say a word about the elders or where they were and I was already exhausted. I walked further into the dark, but didn't feel Nyelle beside me. I stopped in my tracks and threw my hands around."Nyelle." I called softly. But was met with an eerie silence. I pushed back the thoughts in my heart and questioned and threw my hands around, but nothing. Just the same silence and suddenly, the babies kicked. I fell to the floor in pain and felt the odd presence around me."Nyelle." I called, this time, my voice carried power and shook the place."Yes?" Her voice was shaky. She hadn't stopped trembling since I woke up."Why have you been quiet all these while? Please take me to Lily's mother." I expected her to say something, grab my shawl for me, but all I got in

Chapter 83Elara's PovThe room was too quiet.After everything. After the screams. After the pain. After the children and the door and the light. After the twins came into the world with black eyes and blue eyes and everything in between. After all of that, the silence was the worst part.I held my daughter against my chest. She was so small. So warm. I could feel her heart beating against mine. Slow. Steady. Alive.I held my son against my other arm. He was smaller than his sister. Quiet. Watching. His eyes were blue now. Normal. But I couldn't forget what they looked like before."Elara." Rowan's voice was raw. He was kneeling beside the bed. His face was pale. His hands were shaking."I'm here.""You're here. They're here. Everyone is here."I nodded. I didn't have the words. I didn't have anything.Nyelle was crying. The healer was packing her tools. The room was full of people. But it felt empty.I looked toward the door. I couldn't see it. I could still see. I had been able to

Chapter 85Elara's PovThe nightmares came every night now.I would close my eyes and see the well. The water. The children. The little girl standing at the bottom, reaching for me. Her black eyes were always the last thing I saw before I woke up screaming.The twins would be crying. Rowan would be holding me. Nyelle would be running into the room.But the children never came inside. Not yet. They stayed outside. Watching. Waiting.It had been three days since the birth. Three days since the door slammed shut. Three days since I held my son and saw his eyes glow white.I hadn't slept more than an hour at a time. I couldn't. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw them. The children. The door. The light."Elara." Rowan's voice was soft. He was standing at the window. His back was to me. "They're still there."I didn't need to ask who. I already knew.I walked to the window. The courtyard was full of them. Dozens of children. All ages. All sizes. All with the same black eyes. They didn't mov

Chapter 87Elara's PovThe cabin was small.One room. A fireplace. A bed. A table. Two chairs. That was it.It was cold. The walls were thin. The wind howled through the cracks. But it was safe. At least, I wanted to believe it was safe.I sat on the bed with the twins in my arms. My daughter was sleeping. My son was watching me. His blue eyes were fixed on my face. He never cried. He never fussed. He just watched.It scared me."Elara." Rowan's voice was soft. He was standing by the fireplace. He had managed to get a fire going. The flames were small. Weak. But they were there."You should sleep," I said."I'm not tired.""Rowan, you haven't slept in days.""Neither have you.""That's different.""How is that different?"I didn't answer. I couldn't.He walked to the bed. He sat beside me. He looked at the twins."They're beautiful," he said."They're perfect.""They look like you.""They look like Cassian."He was quiet for a moment. Then he spoke."Elara, I need to ask you something

Chapter 89Elara's PovI didn't sleep that night.How could I? The children were out there. The door was open. The twins were in danger. And I was trapped in a cabin with no way out.Rowan was asleep. He had finally closed his eyes. I didn't wake him. He needed the rest.I sat by the window. I watched the woods. I waited.The children didn't come back.But I knew they would.---Dawn came slowly.The sun rose. The light crept through the trees. The birds started singing. The world went on like nothing had happened.But everything had happened.I looked at the twins. They were still asleep. My daughter's tiny hand was curled around my finger. My son's chest rose and fell with each breath.They were so small. So fragile. So innocent.I didn't know how to protect them. I didn't know if I could."Elara." Rowan's voice was soft. He was awake. His eyes were red."Good morning.""Is it?""I don't know."He sat up. He looked at the twins. He looked at me."Did you sleep?""No.""You need to r