All Chapters of THE WRONG VOW, MY PERFECT ALPHA: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

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Chapter 31: Intrusion

LENA“Stay here.”Kael’s voice cut through the training grounds one last time before he turned away, already shifting into whatever version of himself belonged to war and authority and then he was gone.The silence he left behind should have felt normal but it didn’t.Because the moment he disappeared, I felt someone else entering the space like they owned the air itself.“Leaving already?” A voice said lightly.I stiffened.I knew that voice.Slowly, I turned.Ryker was walking into the training hall like it wasn’t heavily guarded territory, like Kael hadn’t just been standing there seconds ago, like he wasn’t walking straight into what felt like a very bad decision.He stopped a few steps away from me, smiling like he had known me for years.“Well,” he said, eyes sweeping over me like we weren’t strangers and we weren’t exactly familiar either. “Still alive. That’s promising.”I frowned. “Is that your standard greeting?”“It depends,” he said. “Sometimes I start with insults. Today

Chapter 32: Focus

LENA Before I knew what was happening, Kael pulled the bracelet from my grip and stepped away. “What the—” The bracelet flew through the air and eyes widened as it disappeared into thin air, my eyes not able to follow the direction it had gone in. For a second, I simply stared, then the outrage hit. “You threw it!?” Kael didn’t even look remotely guilty. “Yes.” “Why?” “It was distracting you.” I gaped at him. “Distracting me?”

Chapter 33: Restless

LENAFor the first time in a long time, I woke up smiling but the feeling lasted exactly three seconds before every muscle in my body protested.I groaned and buried my face into my pillow.Apparently victory came with consequences, my shoulders, arms and legs hurt like I had been training for a year. That’s what I get for training with Kael. Even my pride hurt somehow, but despite all that, I couldn’t stop smiling.I had actually done it, I had landed a hit on Kael and not only that, I had disarmed him.The memory alone made me feel ridiculously pleased with myself and the fact that he had looked annoyed afterward only made it better.By the time I got dressed and headed toward breakfast, I was practically glowing with satisfaction.That satisfaction lasted until I entered the dining hall.“…heard she actually hit him.”“No way.”“I’m serious.”“The Alpha?”“That’s what Varik said.”I stopped mid-step and my eyes widened. Wow, news spread fast. Apparently faster than wildfire.A few

Chapter 34: Distance

LENAThe next morning, I woke up determined and that should have worried me because every terrible decision I had made in my life had started with determination.I spent half the night replaying my conversation with Kael.Fear keeps people alive. Respect doesn’t stop a knife.The words had stayed with me long after I returned to my room.At first, I had been annoyed, then curious, then guilt washed over me because the look in his eyes before he walked away wasn’t anger.It was something else… something heavier and now I couldn’t stop thinking about it which was unfortunate because I had enough problems already.I got dressed and headed toward the training grounds. Weird that no one came to drag me to train.Kael was already there. The man probably materialized out of thin air whenever training was involved.For a moment, I considered pretending I had twisted an ankle, then I remembered he would probably make me train on one leg.“Good morning,” I greeted.Kael glanced at me. “Run.”I b

Chapter 35: The Mooncrest Summit

LENAThat night, sleep refused to come again. I really should go to bed, goddess knows if Kael would come drag me out of bed before dawn again. Apparently my brain had developed a hobby, that was thinking and I hated it. With a sigh, I rolled over and stared at the ceiling.The house was quiet, peaceful and eerily still.Then a sharp knock echoed through the hallway.My brows furrowed. Who is awake at this hour?Voices followed, sounding urgent and rushed. Out of curiosity, I climbed out of bed and opened my door slightly.A messenger hurried down the corridor accompanied by two guards.His expression looked grim, very grim, not the normal kind of grim, but the type that usually meant trouble.My stomach sank.Something was wrong and judging by the direction he was heading… the message was for Kael.Since the last attempt at kidnapping me, the house had been peaceful, apparently that peace was over.I had a feeling tomorrow was going to be very interesting and probably terrible. Know

Chapter 36: Spectacle

LENAI had discovered something deeply unfair about life and it was that no matter how much you worried about something, it still arrived.The Mooncrest Summit had spent days haunting my thoughts, invading my sleep and ruining perfectly good meals, yet somehow morning came anyway.I stood in front of the mirror while Maren adjusted the sleeve of my dress for what felt like the hundredth time. “I look ridiculous.”“The only thing you look is nervous, other than that you’re fine,” she replied with a sour expression and I knew she was tired of me nagging over and over again about the same thing. “That’s because I am nervous.”Maren stepped back and studied me and for a moment, something softened in her expression. “You look exactly how you’re supposed to look.”Is that a compliment? Because that’s far from reassuring.I glanced at my reflection again, the dress was elegant without being excessive. Deep midnight blue with silver embroidery woven along the sleeves and neckline.It looked

Chapter 37: Attention

LENAThe next morning, I discovered that standing up to a future queen came with consequences.Namely, people refusing to mind their own business because the moment I stepped into the dining hall, conversations stopped.Well not entirely, just enough, enough for me to notice and enough for me to know. Oh no.I immediately considered turning around and pretending I had forgotten how doors worked.Unfortunately, Maren was behind me. “Keep walking.”I sighed. “You’re enjoying this.”“A little.”I continued toward the long dining table while trying very hard not to acknowledge the fact that half the summit appeared to be staring at me.Some looked curious, some looked impressed and some looked scandalized.One elderly noblewoman actually looked delighted which was somehow the most concerning reaction of all.Kael was already seated. The man somehow managed to arrive everywhere before everyone else.I slid into the seat beside him and immediately the whispering started without warning or m

Chapter 38: Claim

LENAThe banquet was somehow louder than it had been when it started, music drifted through the hall while nobles moved from table to table with glasses of wine in hand, exchanging gossip disguised as conversation. Everywhere I looked, people were smiling, laughing, and pretending they weren’t carefully measuring one another’s worth. Apparently that was what these summits were really about.I had just started convincing myself that I might survive the evening when a noblewoman several seats away laughed lightly and said, “I heard Alpha Kael once considered marrying Raven.”The conversation around our table immediately shifted, not stopped… it shifted the way people did when they heard something interesting and wanted an excuse to discuss it.Across the table, Raven lifted her wineglass and took a calm sip, looking entirely unbothered by the attention.“It would’ve made sense,” another noblewoman said. “Everyone assumed it would happen eventually.”Several people nodded.“I certainly

Chapter 39: Dance

LENAThe moment Kael said, “I don’t settle,” the entire banquet seemed to forget how conversations worked.Silence spread across the table… not awkward silence, dangerous silence.The kind that happened when someone powerful said something nobody expected and for several seconds nobody spoke.Not Cara. Not Adrian. And not even the nobles who had been so eager to discuss my existence five minutes ago.I sat frozen in my chair because unfortunately I had also heard what Kael said and worse… I couldn’t stop thinking about it.I don’t settle. The words replayed in my head over and over.It wasn’t romantic, it wasn’t a declaration, it wasn’t even particularly kind but somehow it felt more dangerous than all three because Kael never said things he didn’t mean.Across the table, Cara’s smile had become suspiciously rigid. Maybe now she knew how it felt.Eventually conversation resumed, though noticeably more carefully than before.People laughed, wine continued flowing and music drifted thro

Chapter 40: Judgment

LENAI did not sleep and no matter how hard I tried, the sleep wasn’t forthcoming so I spent the entire night staring at the ceiling and contemplating every possible reason the summit council wanted to speak with me.Maybe I had accidentally broken some ancient summit law, maybe I wasn’t supposed to speak to future queens, maybe telling Cara to focus on her own kingdom was considered a crime, or maybe there was an official rule against embarrassing royalty.Honestly, if there wasn’t, there should be.By the time dawn arrived, I had convinced myself I was about to be publicly executed.The only thing keeping me calm was the fact that nobody had arrived with handcuffs yet.Unfortunately, Maren appeared at my door before breakfast and the moment I saw her, I knew my suffering was about to continue.“No.”She blinked. “I haven’t even said anything.”“You don’t need to,” I groaned. Maren folded her arms. “You have fifteen minutes.”I pointed at myself. “I think I’m sick.”“No you’re not,”

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