All Chapters of Bound To The Alpha King : Chapter 1 - Chapter 7

“I, Alpha Rowan Vale, reject you as my mate.”The words shattered through the ceremonial grounds like a death sentence.For one horrifying second, Lyra Nightshade forgot how to breathe.The sacred fire crackled violently in the center of the arena while hundreds of wolves stood frozen around them beneath the silver glow of the full moon. The scent of pine, smoke, and fresh blood filled the cold night air, but none of it mattered anymore.Because Rowan had just destroyed her.Publicly.Lyra stared at him in disbelief, her entire body trembling beneath the white ceremonial dress she had spent weeks sewing herself.This wasn’t supposed to happen.Tonight was supposed to be the happiest night of her life.The Moon Bond Ceremony only happened once every five years, when unmated wolves of age gathered before the pack to formally acknowledge their destined mates beneath the full moon.And Rowan was hers.He had always been hers.Ever since their wolves recognized each other at sixteen.For f

The ride through the forest lasted hours.No one spoke.Lyra sat stiffly beside Alpha King Kael Draven, painfully aware of every small movement inside the vehicle.The silence wasn’t comfortable.It was heavy.Dangerous.Outside the tinted windows, endless trees blurred together beneath the moonlight while black royal SUVs surrounded them from every side.Even the guards driving seemed tense around Kael.That alone terrified her.Lyra kept her gaze fixed outside, trying desperately not to think about everything she had lost tonight.Rowan’s rejection still ached deep inside her chest.The bond wound felt raw. Bleeding. Wrong.Every now and then, sharp pain pulsed through her body unexpectedly, making her breathing hitch.Kael noticed every single time.She could feel his eyes shift toward her whenever it happened.But he never commented on it.And somehow, that silence felt more intimate than pity would have.Eventually, Lyra couldn’t take the tension anymore.“Why did you do it?”Her

Lyra barely slept.Every time she closed her eyes, she saw Rowan standing before the entire pack.You are too weak to stand beside me as Luna.The words replayed endlessly in her mind like a curse.She tossed restlessly beneath silk sheets that felt far too expensive for someone like her while moonlight spilled through the massive windows of her new room.Nothing about this place felt real.The royal castle. The guards outside her door. Kael.Especially Kael.Lyra stared at the ceiling, frustrated.Why couldn’t she stop thinking about him?Maybe because everything about the Alpha King contradicted the terrifying stories she had heard growing up.She expected cruelty. Coldness. Violence.And yes, Kael was cold.Dangerously so.But beneath that ruthless exterior, she kept catching glimpses of something else.Something careful.Protective.The memory of his hand wrapped around her wrist returned suddenly.Warm. Steady. Safe.Her stomach tightened strangely.Annoyed with herself, Lyra thr

“The King has been searching for you for years.”The words crashed through the room like lightning.Lyra froze.For one terrifying second, she genuinely thought she misheard him.“What?” she whispered.Outside the door, Rowan gave a humorless laugh.“You really didn’t tell her?”Kael’s expression turned lethally cold.“Leave,” he ordered again.But this time, there was something dangerous beneath the command.Not just anger.Warning.Rowan ignored it.“For years, royal wolves have been quietly searching the northern territories for a girl with a rare scent signature.” His voice sharpened bitterly. “And suddenly Kael arrives at our ceremony the exact night you’re rejected?”Lyra’s pulse thundered violently.Slowly, she looked toward Kael.His silence terrified her more than denial would have.“…Is he lying?”Kael’s jaw tightened.“Yes,” he said finally.But the hesitation before the answer made doubt crawl instantly through her chest.Rowan noticed too.“You’re a terrible liar, Your Ma