Todos os capítulos de A Contract With The Cursed Alpha: Capítulo 131 - Capítulo 140

Anna POVI found myself counting my heartbeats without realizing it.One heartbeat.Then another one.Then another one.Until I felt a pain in my chest and I realized that this was exactly what Lucian had been trying to spare me from.A deathwatch.I closed my eyes."I am sorry " I said.The apology came out before I could stop it."I understand now " I said.My daughter moved in my arms. Made a soft sound before settling back to sleep. I adjusted the blanket around her shoulders. It felt like such a thing to do but it hurt because of what Luke had just told me.Three hundred years.That is a long time to be alone.Three centuries of feeling guilty.Three centuries of thinking that happiness was not for him.Yet...This little girl sleeping against my heart was worth all of that to him.I looked down at her face."You have your father's eyes " I said.My voice was shaking."You have not even opened them properly yet..."".... You already look like him."She yawned without waking up.A

Anna POVTonight…There was no one left to be strong for except him.I didn’t know if strength was what he needed anymore.“I can’t…”The confession dissolved beneath another sob.“I can’t keep pretending I’m alright.”My daughter stirred at the sound of my voice letting out a whimper before settling again against my chest. I instinctively rocked her the movement deeply rooted in instinct that I barely noticed I was doing it.“I’m sorry, sweetheart.”I kissed the top of her head.“Mama’s trying.”The words came out trembling.“I’m trying hard.”The room answered with the slow rhythm of the cardiac monitor.Beep.A pause.Then another.Every sound stretched my nerves tighter.I turned back toward Lucian.“You hear that?”I tried to smile. My lips wouldn’t obey.“She’s already impatient.”Another tear slipped onto his hand.“She gets that from you.”Silence.The kind that no longer comforted.The kind that demanded faith.My fingers tightened around his.“No.”I shook my head fiercely.

Anna POVI stared at Lucien's sleeping face. A cold feeling spread through me. It was like my fingertips were numb.I thought about what had happened. I had not been standing beside a man who was poisoned by wolfsbane. I had been standing beside a clock. This clock had started ticking three hundred years before my mother was born. It had never stopped.My gaze went back to Luke. "No " I said. The word just came out. I did not even realize I had spoken. "No " I said again. This time I meant it more."There has to be something " I said. Luke did not say anything. His silence scared me. It scared me more than if he had told me something"You said you have been searching for centuries " I said. I took a step closer to him. I did not want to wake up our daughter. She was sleeping against my shoulder.. My body was shaking with fear."You searched kingdoms " I said. "You searched libraries that people forgot about. You searched for things." I looked at him. "So search again " I said. My voic

Anna POV“You always did look peaceful when you slept,” I whispered, brushing a strand of dark hair away from his forehead. “You never knew that I watched you sometimes.”A small smile found me through my tears.“You’d fall asleep reading reports, and then pretend you hadn’t when I walked into your office.”My thumb traced the edge of his brow.“I always knew.”The smile faded as quickly as it had come.“I just never told you.”The words lingered in the quiet room, and I waited instinctively for the faint curl of amusement that usually tugged at the corner of his mouth whenever I admitted something unexpected.Nothing happened.I told myself that was normal.He was unconscious.That was all.I shifted closer and rested my cheek lightly against the back of his hand.It still felt warm.Warm enough.The monitor continued faithfully.Beep.Beep.Beep.Then…Something changed.It wasn’t dramatic.There was no violent gasp.No sudden jerk of his body.No desperate struggle for another brea

Lucian POVThe Moon Goddess did not answer me away and the silence between us felt like she was thinking about what to say, not just being quiet. She looked at me with the calm patience she had three centuries ago.. This time the silence did not feel scary or overwhelming. It felt like she wanted me to think about what I had said.The silver flowers around our feet moved back and forth even though there was no wind. Their petals sent up threads of light that rose up like slow-moving stars. They disappeared before they reached the moon above us. It was like they were sending up prayers. Some got answered some just got heard.When the Moon Goddess finally spoke her voice was as soft as moonlight on water. "You still think " she said, "that I brought you here to say it is the end for you." I looked at her confused. "Did you not?" I asked.Her face stayed calm. "I told you what would happen to you three hundred years ago." The words hung in the air between us. ". I did not come here to ma