Semua Bab BRED BY THE ALPHA KINGS: Bab 21 - Bab 30

Alaric had lived through wars. Assassinations. The slow, painful death of his father.But watching Kieran carry Elara back into the pack house, her face hidden against his brother's chest and her torn dress revealing far too much skin, was somehow worse than all of it.Because his control was hanging by a thread.The scent of her arousal still clung to the air, sweet and maddening, and his wolf was howling inside his mind....a constant, deafening demand to claim, mark, breed.Two weeks, he reminded himself grimly. Two weeks until the full moon. You can last two weeks.Except he wasn't sure that was true anymore.Not when Elara looked up at him with those confused, frightened eyes that were also dilated with desire she didn't understand. Not when her scent was burned into his lungs. Not when every instinct he possessed was screaming that she was theirs and they needed to make absolutely certain she knew it.They crossed the threshold into the pack house.Several wolves were still linge

"I'm not going to ask you to....""We'll see." His eyes gleamed. "Now get in bed. You need sleep."Elara wanted to argue. Wanted to tell him she wasn't tired, that she didn't need him watching over her like she was a child.But she was tired. Exhausted, actually. And the bed looked incredibly inviting.She climbed under the covers, hyper-aware of Caspian's gaze following her every movement."Can you at least turn around?" she muttered."No.""Why not?""Because I need to be able to see you." His voice was quiet but firm. "Need to know you're safe. That you're here."Something in his tone made her chest ache."I'm not going anywhere," she said softly."Tonight, maybe." He met her eyes. "But tomorrow? Next week? You'll want to run again. It's in your nature to fight. And it's in ours to make sure you never get far enough to hurt yourself.""That sounds exhausting.""It is." His smile was wry. "But you're worth it."Elara didn't know what to say to that.So she closed her eyes and tried

The words hung in the air like a death sentence."That's why the Fae Court wants her dead," Caspian said, realization dawning. "Not just because she's a hybrid. But because of what she could become.""Yes." Meredith nodded. "The prophecy....the one your father received, it wasn't just about her being Fae. It was about her being the bridge, The one who could end centuries of war between Fae and wolf."Elara's legs gave out, she sank onto the bed, her mind reeling. "I'm just....I'm just a zoo worker. I'm not...I can't be...""You are." Meredith's voice was gentle now. "Whether you're ready or not. Whether you accept it or not. The blood in your veins is First Court, and the wolf in your soul is Alpha-born. You were never meant to be ordinary, child.""But I feel ordinary," Elara whispered."That's the binding spell." Meredith moved to sit beside her on the bed. "Your grandmother was powerful.....more powerful than she let anyone know. She wove a spell so complex, so intricate, that it d

His mouth moved to her other breast, giving it the same devastating attention. Sucking, licking and worshipping like it was the most precious thing he'd ever touched.Elara's vision blurred with tears from the intensity of it."Please," she gasped. "Please, I can't...""You can." His voice was muffled against her skin. "You will."His free hand....the one not currently palming her breast....slid down her stomach, fingers splaying across her ribcage, then lower.To the waistband of her sleep shorts.Elara's eyes flew open. "Kieran....""Shh." His fingers slipped beneath the elastic, finding the soft skin of her lower belly. "Just let me touch you, tesoro. Let me make you feel good."His hand moved lower.And lower.Until his fingers brushed against her through her panties.Elara's hips bucked involuntarily."Fuck," Kieran breathed against her breast. "You're soaked."She was. She could feel it...the wetness, the aching emptiness, the desperate need for something she didn't have a name

"I can't....""Can't? Or won't?" Sienna stepped closer, her voice dropping to a hiss. "Because from where I'm standing, it looks like you're holding onto something you don't even want just to spite the people who actually belong here.""That's not true...""Isn't it?" Sienna's smile was vicious. "You're here out of obligation. Out of some deal your grandmother made. But you don't actually want to be their mate. You don't want to be Luna. You're just too much of a coward to admit it."The words cut deeper than they should have.Because there was a kernel of truth in them. She was here because of a deal. She hadn't chosen this. And despite the moments....the kisses, the touches, the way her body responded to them....she was still fighting it.Still wishing she could go back to her normal life."I...." Elara's voice broke. "I need to go."She turned to leave, but Sienna's voice followed her."Run all you want, human. But you can't run from the truth. You're not good enough for them. You