All Chapters of The Alpha’s Bastard Bride: Chapter 81 - Chapter 90

Samuel has already stripped off his tiny garments, his fair skin completely exposed to the warm air. “The bathwater has achieved the perfect heat level, Sam—”The moment my spine spins around, my eyes register that Samuel has already completed his undressing, my gaze scanning over his flawless, pale little body.Samuel registers my visual assessment, and his tiny wolf immediately experiences total shock. He rapidly crosses both hands over the space between his thighs, his cheeks flushing a bright crimson red. “Mommy!”I choose to tease his pride on purpose. “Oh, the fierce mountain serpent feels a wave of shyness before his mother?”Samuel’s cheeks turn an even deeper shade of red, his chin dropping flat against his chest.His spirit is experiencing total, absolute embarrassment in this moment.I halt the teasing before his pride breaks, reaching down to lift his small weight and drop his body gently into the hot bathwater. Samuel submerges his torso deep beneath the surface bubbles,

LYRA NIGHTBANE POVSamuel Nightbane whirls his small neck around.His golden eyes lock onto the massive male standing beside the marble water basin, wiping his knuckles with a thick cloth in a slow, completely lazy rhythm. Kaelen Blackthorne drops his gaze onto the pup's face. "The porcelain fixtures are mounted beyond your reach, little wolf?"Samuel thrusts his small chin upward, his tiny chest inflating. Even though his physical frame stands lower than the alpha's knee, his inner beast refuses to project a single trace of weakness before this rival. "My boots did not travel inside this block to relieve my bladder."The pup would rather swallow hot mountain ash than acknowledge to this arrogant giant that his five-winter frame cannot reach the adult pack stalls.Kaelen crumples the drying cloth, tossing it directly into the waste receptacle. His sharp dark eyes trace Samuel’s rigid posture. "Does your small frame truly reject my assistance?""My claws require zero aid from your hand

That matches his rigid alpha pride perfectly.I rise back to my feet, my fingers locking securely around his small hand. "Come along, let’s guide our teeth to the lunch plates."The hot meat dishes have already been distributed across our table.Samuel remains completely distracted throughout the meal, his small mind clearly wrestling with the warning Kaelen Blackthorne whispered into his ear.A certain female wolf will pay?Which one?Once our lunch plates are cleared, Selene finalizes the plan to transport the twin cubs back to our new apartment den. Their bodies have occupied an iron aircraft for too many hours, leaving their internal wolf systems deeply exhausted. Selene wants to scrub their skin in warm water immediately so their limbs can sink into a long recovery sleep."My wagon will deliver their frames to the apartment carpets first, then my wheels will return to transport your body to the fashion district," Mirelle Ashen states, tossing her keys into her palm."Zero need, M

My boots clear the exit of the apparel boutique. Since my return to the home country is completely fresh, my pockets lack a personal motorized wagon, leaving my body dependent on foot travel or public transport. I take a position near the curb, waiting for an empty cab to display its light.Terry, who had tracked my scent across the district, guns his engine the exact moment his eyes locate my solitary figure standing on the stones, pulling his transport vehicle directly into my path."Lady, did your past path cross the destiny of my deceased elder brother?"The moment my eyes catalog his face for the second time today, my scent turns completely hostile. This creature is actively stalking my movements?"What business are your jaws trying to force?" I snap, my voice dripping with pure displeasure.My paws have barely touched the soil of my homeland, yet my ears are already being assaulted by this relentless, noisy stalker. Furthermore, he is tracking my location across public lines!Ho

"Disclose the topic your brain is eager to negotiate."My fingers lock tightly together, my nails digging into my palms. "Six winters ago, your jaw released a verbal decree demanding a total dissolution of our alliance. Our minds forged an absolute agreement during that moon, meaning our names should have been legally severed. However, due to my sudden medical crisis on the ice, the official pack divorce certificates were never finalized by the high elders. My spirit feels deep regret for any administrative inconvenience this lingering bond has inflicted upon your house. My boots have marched into your den today to permanently execute the legal separation protocols...""This is the nonsense your throat came to speak?" Kaelen roars, cutting my sentence completely in half.His jaw had explicitly informed her during their last confrontation that he had completely obliterated the formal mating engagement with Mirelle Ashen. Now her body enters his hall merely to hurl these separation dema