All Chapters of The Alpha's Secret Witch : Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

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The Alpha's undoing

Lucian's pov I didn't sleep.Not because I didn't try. Madame Voss had brought a chair, the same chair I had sat in the first time Cressida lay in this bed. I had pulled it close to the mattress, close enough that I could hold her hand without reaching. Close enough that I could feel her pulse beneath my fingers.All these were messed up, really really messed up.Her nose had stopped bleeding.Voss had cleaned the blood from her face, from her lips, from the collar of her uniform. She had checked her pupils, her heartbeat, her breathing. She had done everything she could."She's stable," Voss had said. "But she won't wake until she's ready.""When will that be?"Voss had looked at me, her old eyes were kind. "When she knows she's safe."I had nodded abc right aster Voss left but I had stayed.The hours passed like stones rolling uphill.The fire burned low, candles guttered. The moon rose and fell outside the window. Yet, I watched Cressida's face. Watched the rise and fall of her ch

Concord of ashes

Cressida's povI woke to warmth.Not the thin, grudging warmth of the dormitory radiators. This was solid and alive. It pressed against my back, curled around my legs, cradled my face like a hand.For a moment, I didn't remember where I was.Then I felt the chest beneath my cheek. The slow, steady heartbeat. The arm draped across my waist, heavy and warm. The scent....pine and smoke and him.Lucian.I was sprawled across his chest like a cat. My legs were tangled with his. My hand was tucked under his shirt, pressed flat against the bare skin of his stomach. His arm was wrapped around me, holding me close even in sleep.We weren't dating.We weren't intimate.We had never even kissed; not really, not the way I wanted to. And yet here I was, waking up in his bed for the second time, wearing his shirt that he had given it to me last night, when I complained that mine was cold, curled against him like he was the only safe place in the world.This is weird, I thought. This is really, real

What Have You Done to My Wolves?

Lucian's povThe lockdown was over.I felt it the moment I stepped out of my quarters. The corridors were alive again; wolves laughing, shoving each other, trading insults like currency. The torches burned brighter. The tapestries on the walls moved faster, like even the magic was relieved.No more curfews. No more enforcers at every corner. No more whispers about vampires in the shadows.Just the academy. Just the pack. Just the way it should be.Kade fell into step beside me, a steaming mug of coffee in his hand. "You look almost human today.""I feel almost human today.""The girl?"I didn't answer.And Kade smirked. "That's what I thought."We walked toward the training yard. The morning was cold...the good kind of cold, the kind that made your breath fog and your cheeks sting. Wolves were already sparring in the yard, their grunts and shouts echoing off the stone walls.Then I heard the yelling.Not the usual yelling; the competitive kind, the kind that came with a good fight. Th

I can't pretend to burn

Cressida's povI was starting to fit in.Not in the way I'd hoped. Back when I first arrived, all I wanted was to be invisible. Blend in. Keep my head down and my mouth shut. Let the wolves forget I even existed.That dream died the moment I sprouted ice wings and flash-froze a tower.So now I was fitting in the hard way. The messy way. The way where people actually knew my name and said it when I walked past. Where wolves nodded at me in the corridors; not all of them, not even most, but enough. A few had started saying hello. A few had asked about Ember. One had even asked about the wings—what did it feel like?...and I'd given an answer so vague it could have meant anything.It was weird. Having people look at me and not flinch.I wasn't sure I liked it.Infact it terrified me because that wasn't the initial plan at all.The drama class was held in the west wing theater as usual. Professor Yvonne stood at the front."As you all know," she said, "the last few weeks have been... event

Anything for her.

Lucian's povThe day started badly and got worse from there.My wolf was restless, pacing beneath my skin, whining about something I couldn't hear. The curse pulsed in my chest like a second heartbeat.And somewhere in the academy, Cressida Ashcroft was probably doing something that would give me a heart attack.I dressed slowly. Skipped breakfast and walked to my first meeting already feeling so exhausted.The council meeting was in the east tower.Not the one that had collapsed...the new one, hastily rebuilt, still smelling of fresh stone and magic. The windows overlooked the frozen gardens. The tapestries on the walls showed wolves hunting, wolves feasting, wolves kneeling before the first Alpha.I hated that room.Marcus Voss was already there, standing by the window, his arms crossed, his face carved from stone. Elder Marlow sat at the head of the table, her gray hair coiled in a tight bun, her fingers steepled beneath her chin. Elder Thorn was beside her, broad and silent. Elder

Tough decisions.

Cressida's povThe dormitory room felt smaller than usual.Not because anything had changed. No, the room felt smaller because Raven was pacing.Back and forth. Back and forth. Her boots scuffed against the stone floor. Her hands were clenched at her sides. Her dark curls bounced with every step."You're going to wear a hole in the floor," I said.Raven didn't answer."Raven."She stopped. Turned to face me and her eyes were wild; not the white of visions, but something darker. Something sharper."The curse," she said. "Lucian's curse.""What about it?""There's a way to break it."I sat up straighter. "What way?"Raven's jaw tightened. "Blood magic. A witch's blood, willingly given. It's been done before. Not often. But it's been done."My heart stopped. "You're talking about...""I'm talking about saving his life." Raven stepped closer. "His wolf is dying, Cressida. You've seen it. You've felt it. Every time he shifts, every time he pushes himself, the curse eats a little more of hi

A green eyes monster!

Lucian's povThe moment Niko Volkov walked through those doors, something ugly coiled in my chest.I didn't understand it at first. I couldn't name it. It was hot and sharp and irrational, the kind of feeling that made my wolf snarl and my hands curl into fists and my stomach twist into knots. Niko was a good player. A good wolf. He had left Blackfrost because his father was sick, not because he had any quarrel with me or the academy. He had been Cressida's drama partner. Her friend. Her...She ran to him.Not walked. Ran. Her skates scraped against the ice, and then she was throwing her arms around his neck, and he was lifting her off the ground, spinning her in a circle, laughing that stupid charming laugh, and her dark hair was flying, and her face was radiant in a way I had only seen when she looked at me...My wolf snarled.Loud enough that wolves nearby flattened their ears.She's just happy to see him, I told myself. He's just a friend. This means nothing.But it didn't feel li

You can survive a jealous Alpha.

38Cressida's povThe locker room was too cold.This was the cold of abandonment. The cold of stone walls and empty benches and the echo of your own footsteps when no one else was around.I was here because of him.I slumped onto the bench and dropped my bag. I didn't even realize it when I pressed my hands to my face. My cheeks were wet. When had that happened? I didn't cry. I never cried. Not when my mother burned. Not when the binding cracked. Not when Cassius Vane pinned me to the wall and whispered that he had tasted my kind before.But now I was crying. Tears leaking through my fingers, hot and shameful, because Lucian Thorneval had shouted at me in front of the entire team.Why?The question circled my skull like a trapped bird. Why now? Why Niko? He had never been that jealous before. He had watched me talk to other wolves, laugh with other wolves, hug other wolves, and he had never reacted like this.So why Niko?Because Niko was back? Because Niko had been my drama partner?

Loosing control

Lucian's povI was mad as hell.Not the kind of mad that made you punch walls or break things. This was deeper. Uglier. The kind of mad that settled into your bones and poisoned everything it touched. I hated this. Hated the way I had shouted at her. Hated the way she had looked at me; tears in her eyes, betrayal on her face. Hated the way Niko Volkov had stood there, watching and waiting.Most of all, I hated myself.Because I knew why I had shouted. Because I knew why my wolf was snarling. Because I knew why the sight of Cressida in someone else's arms made me want to tear the world apart.She was mine.And I was losing her.The patrol was supposed to be routine.A few enforcers. A quick sweep of the eastern border. Nothing exciting. Wolves did this every night. I had done it a hundred times if not a thousand.Tonight, everything grated."Alpha, the eastern fence needs repairs.""I'll handle it.""The vampire situation...""I said I'll handle it.""The council is demanding..."And t

A broken piece of mess.

Cressida's povA whole complete two days now.Forty-eight hours. Two thousand eight hundred and eighty minutes. however at this point, who was counting?Certainly not me.Except I was. Constantly. Every second of every hour of the day since Lucian had walked past me like I was a stranger. Like we hadn't slept in the same bed. Like he hadn't held me while I cried. Like he hadn't called me mine in a voice that made my knees weak.Now he wouldn't even look at me.I sat in the corner of the dining hall, my tray untouched and Ember hidden in my jacket. Raven was across from me, pushing her food around her plate. Benita had claimed the seat to my left and Tasha was on my right, filing her nails with aggressive precision."You haven't eaten," Raven said."I'm not hungry.""You haven't slept either.""I slept.""You look like you haven't slept."I glared at her and she only shrugged and looked at Tasha for some sort of back up."She's right," Tasha said right on cue without even looking up fr

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