All Chapters of Mated to the Alpha Heir: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

The man was incredibly old, so much that it shocked me how he was still on his feet."And this must be your mate. I've heard a lot since your arrival, my dear." He reached for my hand, kissing it gently before releasing me.His touch didn't make me feel unsafe like most in the palace had. It felt almost fatherly, even.Still, I waited for Marcus to react, to release that ever-threatening power he did when anyone touched me.Instead, he tilted his head back and laughed. An actual laugh, not a cruel or sadistic one. "This is Alexandra. Alexandra, this is Master Monrei.""Oh, don't call me that. I'm just the grave keeper."Marcus reached for him, helping him lean against the wall. "You underestimate yourself too much. You are getting old, yet you're still the only one who is willing to tend to our dead. For that I am ever grateful."He turned to me, a slight twinkle in his eyes. "Master Monrei is the one who taught me how to bear the burden of the demon's eye."My eyes widened. The colla

Alexandra's frightened gasp faded from my mind along with everyone else as my focus fell entirely on the man charging at me, aiming for my head.I dodged the attack easily, stepping to the side swiftly before slamming the heel of my foot into the stranger's side.The blow seemed to have no effect on him as he raised his scythe again, his single eye glowing with hatred.The base of his weapon struck the ground, and it seemed like the core of the earth itself was shaking.Then the ground cracked open, releasing more black mist into the air.The scythe spun in his grip, taking bold swipes at me.Master Monrei called out to me, drawing my attention just long enough to catch the golden glint of my sword as he threw it.I caught the weapon a second later, blocking the scythe before it landed on my undefended body.The mist had grown thicker now, making it harder and more impossible to navigate through it.The only direction that was certain was to my left, where Alexandra stood, watching me

"What happened during the Great War?" I asked again, receiving no reply like every other time since we'd gotten into the carriage.Master Monrei had stayed back, promising me to be safe and making me promise him to protect Marcus.There was something knowing about how he spoke. He knew something, and so did the Alpha sitting across from me, carefully avoiding my gaze."You're going to have to tell me at some point. I need to know. It could be a threat to Marcus's life."He grunted, his gaze still fixed out of the small window of the carriage.The road back felt longer than when we'd first arrived.It was already well past noon, and the guards had gone ahead with Marcus."How could you be so nonchalant about your son's life? That man plans to kill him and destroy everything. Have you not heard anything I've said?" My voice rose, so much that Alpha Damarus's eyes widened.His hands closed into fists as he pulled back from the window, sighing deeply. "There is much you don't understand,

When my father stepped in, the first thing I felt was confusion. Then my brother entered the room behind him and that confusion shifted into pure and absolute irritation. "What are you doing here?" It was more of an invitation for them to leave and less of an actual question. Though I was curious to know how they got here. The last memory of mine was the world fading to black while Alexandra screamed my name. "Why so upset brother? Aren't you supposed to be unconscious? Or were you just playing victim like always?" Lucian's words felt like venom piercing into my skin. My father turned slightly, probably to reprimand him, but Alexandra beat him to it, her voice sharp and annoyed. "He's exhausted and weak after defending this pack from a threat. The least you could do is shut up and pretend to be a good brother." My eyebrows shot up. My expression was probably the exact same as both my father and brother. Shocked. It was rare for her to speak to him at all, let alone speak to

My father gave no response till I'd climbed up the stairs to meet him, and even then his gaze was still fixed on the floor below like this was the first time he'd seen it.That couldn't have been true though, because my grandfather had brought him here and his father before that.It was a generational string of lies that had now been passed onto me."Why?" My voice came out more of a growl this time as I finally got back to the top floor.Whatever anger I'd felt towards this mage had dissolved into something I couldn't quite recognise. Maybe it was empathy.I couldn't imagine my life now without Alexandra by my side."Misleading as it is, the death of his mate was a necessary sacrifice. Her being alive made him too powerful. If he could turn on the whole werewolf race, it was only a matter of time before he betrayed our pack too."The way he said it, like it justified any of their actions. "So you murdered his mate. How did her life make him anymore powerful? How did it change anythin