Lahat ng Kabanata ng THE SLAVE WHO REJECTED THE ALPHA : Kabanata 141 - Kabanata 150

The air outside cut into my skin like tiny blades of ice, but walking helped drive away the heavy numbness that had taken hold of me over the past two days. Madalena guided me through the back of the palace with quick steps, her dark coat swaying behind her as we crossed entire gardens covered in fresh snow. The trees looked like crystal sculptures beneath Verisure’s pale sky, and every breath emerged before us in small white clouds.To face Verisure’s snow, Madalena practically transformed me into another person. She chose everything without allowing me much say, dressing me in deep shades of teal and blue-gray that seemed to absorb the city’s cold light. The heavy wool overcoat fell to my knees, far too elegant for someone who had spent the past few days hiding in a penthouse and crying over an emotionally ruined man. The high collar, lined with soft synthetic fur in an arctic gray shade, framed my face and partially concealed my still-sensitive lips, while beneath it, I wore a fi

POV RavokDuring the two days that followed the disaster in the penthouse, I didn’t return to Melany’s bedroom. In fact, I barely returned to the palace.I stayed in another room within the royal complex, far enough away that I couldn’t even smell her. Whenever I went out, I ordered Romeo to remain at the palace. We both knew he was far more useful at my side than as a piece of furniture inside that building, but Romeo talked too much when he was worried, and at that moment, I couldn’t bear to listen to any of the shit he clearly wanted to say.Darrow, on the other hand, understood silence.We spent entire hours inside the car without exchanging more than two or three sentences, crossing forgotten districts of Verisure while snow fell over the city’s dark buildings.That afternoon, the vehicle slowed at a narrow corner surrounded by aging concrete buildings and electrical wires hanging chaotically between the poles.“Stop. We’ll get out here,” Darrow ordered the driver.The car stopp

The cold struck my body like a blow.The freezing water instantly penetrated my clothes, compressing my chest and tearing the air from my lungs in an involuntary reflex. For a moment, everything became pure physical shock: the weight of the water, the freezing burn against my skin, the lake’s muffled silence closing above my head.I opened my eyes underwater despite the immediate burning.The darkness was worse down there.The gray light from the surface barely penetrated the ice, transforming the lake into a dark, murky mass where it was difficult to distinguish depth from shadow. My body sank quickly during the first few seconds because of my heavy clothes, and I had to force my arms against the water to propel myself forward.Then I saw it.A movement.Deeper down.The dark blue fabric of her coat floated slowly through the water like a lost stain at the bottom of the lake.I forced my arms in her direction, pushing through the heavy water as the cold began turning my muscles to st

The tears continued running silently down my face.“But you showed that you truly were a white witch that night,” she continued quietly. “When you gave me the rings and told me to run.” A small smile appeared on her face, laden with sadness. “You saved me without even knowing who I was. And I owed you a debt.” She looked at the still water of the pool before returning her gaze to me. “And when you fell into that lake... I was able to repay it.”My heart tightened. “Were you the one who brought me here?”She nodded slowly. “When your body began to die.”“So I...” My voice came out weak. “Died?”“No.” She took a step closer. “Not if you don’t want to.”I frowned, still trying to understand.“Your body still exists. You can return to it.” Her voice was far too calm for that conversation. “Or you can rest here.”I swallowed hard. “And will I see you... there?” I asked, almost afraid of the answer.Her lilac eyes immediately softened. “If you want to.”She began rising slowly from the wate

My chest tightened painfully.Madalena looked at the door behind me. “And you would have died if she hadn’t survived the ice.”I didn’t answer.Because she was right.Madalena saw it in my silence. Her lips trembled, and the little control left on her face began to crack. “I saw you,” she whispered. “Everyone did. But I think I was the only one who understood. It wasn’t just fear. It wasn’t just guilt. It was as though something inside you had stopped along with her. As though, if Melany didn’t come back, neither would you.”Tension climbed up my neck.I turned my face away, breathing through my nose as I tried to contain an irritation that wasn’t exactly directed at her.“You don’t know what you’re talking about.”“Yes, I do.” Her voice lost some of its strength, but none of its certainty. “I know because I waited my whole life for you to look at me that way. And you never did.”My anger vanished as quickly as it had come.What took its place was worse.Madalena lowered her eyes, squ