บททั้งหมดของ Marked by the Alpha: บทที่ 11 - บทที่ 20

ZaraThe more the footsteps got closer, the more my heartrate spiked with everything I didn’t even want to think of. Whoever was coming was coming for me, I knew that for a fact.“Just stay calm, it's most likely the Alpha’s men.” Clara said.Even if it was the Alpha’s men, that didn’t stop anything from happening. They were here for me and they were coming to take me with or without anyone’s help. The door burst open to reveal some of Ryan’s me and true to Clara’s words, it was Ryan’s men. They had a grim expression on their face, one I associated with wanting to cause trouble and for whatever reason they were here, it couldn’t be good.“The Eserai girl, where is she?” one of them asked.No one moved or said a word and in that moment, you could literally hear a pin drop. My hands shook with fright because I had no idea what this meant, what anything meant for that matter.“Is there a problem?” Clara asked, wanting to act brave.I didn’t want her to be brave, because this wasn’t her

RyanMate? I didn’t even want to begin thinking about what that could mean. How on earth could Zara have a mate and without me knowing anything about it. It was strange when i thought about it but here we were, with that very knowledge hanging over us like a cloud.“Trouble in paradise?” Clinton said.At this point, he was beginning to piss me off but I wasn’t as pissed off by the fact that there was now someone out there who claimed to be Zara’s mate when ideally, I knew she had no mate. Hell, I had no idea people even knew her.“What’s going on?” Zara asked, confusion written all over my face.Judging from the look on her face, she was equally as confused as I was and I realized with a certainty that whoever was doing this had to be someone that knew me very well, an enemy.“Can you excuse us Clinton?” I said, turning to the older man.He was among my council of elders and even though he gave me real, solid advice most of the time on how to run the pack, that didn’t excuse the fact

RyanMy blood went cold the second those words left Damien's mouth because every horrible thought that had been slowly building inside my head suddenly crashed violently together all at once while I looked between Zara, Damien, and the doorway where that voice had come from, and for the first time in a very long time I felt something dangerously close to uncertainty forcing its way through me because none of this felt normal anymore and I was getting tired of feeling like I was standing in the middle of a story where everyone else already knew what was happening except me.Because none of this made sense anymore and the harder I tried to understand it the worse everything seemed to become.The footsteps outside continued slowly before finally stopping directly in front of the room while the guards tightened their grip around their weapons and the tension around us became so thick that it felt like the air itself had suddenly grown heavier inside my lungs.Beside me I could feel Zara st

ZaraThe moment we stepped inside the building, it felt like the entire world around me changed in a way I could not properly explain because nothing in my life had ever prepared me for something this grand, this beautiful, and at the same time, this terrifying.The ballroom stretched so wide that I could barely see where it ended because glittering chandeliers hung high above us like stars trapped inside glass while music floated softly through the air, blending with laughter and quiet conversations from people dressed in clothes that probably cost more money than I could ever imagine having in my entire life.Women walked past in shining gowns that hugged their bodies perfectly while men stood beside them in expensive suits, looking calm and powerful like they owned every inch of the room beneath their feet.And somehow, Ryan fit perfectly among them.That realization made my chest tighten painfully because he did not look out of place here even for one second. If anything, the mome

ZaraMy body shook with so much fear and apprehension because coming to this ball was one thing but experiencing all of this under the space of an hour was another ballgame entirely. At that point, I didn’t even know what to think anymore. If I didn’t know better, I could have said all of this was a set up, not just for me but for Ryan.“What the hell is this?” my voice shook with fear.“Whatever happens, don’t leave my side. Stay with me at all times,” Ryan said.There was so much sincerity in his voice that I believed him at a point but yet again, I realized that he wasn’t different from the rest of them, if for anything, he was even worse. A man who could buy me from my home, enslave me in his pack and drink from my blood anytime he pleases was one man I would never trust, not in my life.I scoffed, mocking him and with the way he sat silent, I realized that his brain was thinking, looking for the best possible option to get out of this situation but yet again, I knew with certaint