All Chapters of Stepbrother Alphas : Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

The ground shook under my boots as Skoll's words hit like a freight train. My blood held the key to ending every Alpha's power forever, and now the whole damn world wanted me in chains because of it.I stared at him across the dim firelight flickering in our hidden camp, my pulse hammering so hard I could taste metal in my mouth. Skoll crouched low, his massive frame casting long shadows, eyes locked on mine with that raw intensity he only showed when shit got deadly serious."What the hell did you just say?" I demanded, my voice cracking despite the fire in my chest. I stepped closer, fists clenched at my sides. The air felt thicker, charged like right before a storm breaks.Skoll didn't flinch. He rubbed a hand over his scarred jaw and leaned in. "Your blood, Avery. It's not just special. It's the blueprint for the Original Spark. One drop, channeled right, and it rips the wolf out of any Alpha permanently. No shift. No pack link. Just gone.

The sky lit up with fire as another missile screamed toward me like death on wings. I dove behind a shattered boulder, snow kicking up red around my boots from the blood already soaking the ground. Lila's helicopters hovered like vultures, their guns chewing through trees and rock. My ears rang from the blasts. "Skoll, move your ass," I screamed, spotting him charging up the ridge toward me. "They're locking on again. We can't stay pinned like this."He slid in beside me, breathing hard, his shoulder brushing mine. "Too late for hiding, Avery. Lila's got the whole ridge dialed in. That last burst nearly took your head off. You okay?""Barely," I shot back, wiping grit from my eyes. "But you're bleeding already. What the hell were you thinking, drawing their fire like that? We need to push to the treeline together, not split up.""No time for together," he growled, peeking over the rock as rotors thundered c

The bell might as well have been a war siren the second I pushed through those heavy front doors. I kept my head high, shoulders squared, even though every nerve screamed to bolt. Blackthorn Academy looked the same as always, all polished halls and whispering students, but nothing felt normal anymore. Not after the red snow, not with Skoll gone, and definitely not with Darius Crowe leaving his twisted little gift on my desk."Damien, you three stay close but not too close," I muttered under my breath as we moved through the crowded corridor. "Ezra needs time to set up that digital leak without eyes on him. Acting normal is the only shield we have right now."Damien walked on my left, jaw tight, voice low. "Normal? After what we just pulled off? Avery, this is reckless. Darius could be anywhere in here. You really think sitting in class fools anyone?"Jax flanked my right, scanning faces like he wanted to bite them. "She's rig

The roar of the last barrier shard shattering still echoed in my ears when Jax and I stormed back through the broken main doors into the nightmare inside. Blood already slicked the hallway floors from the earlier frenzy, making every step a slide toward more violence. I gripped my blade tighter, shoulder to shoulder with Jax as the first wave of remaining rabid wolves lunged from the shadows. "Jax, left side, three of them," I snapped, ducking a snapping jaw and driving my knife up under a ribcage. Hot blood sprayed across my arm. "You good after that barrier smash? Your hands still bleeding bad?"Jax crushed a wolf's skull with one raw fist, his laugh rough and wild. "Bleeding keeps me mad. Right side clear? Avery, two more coming fast. Talk while we move. Darius is deeper in. We push straight to the gym?""Push hard," I replied, spinning to slash another's throat. The body dropped heavy, adding to the slick mess under

The front door slammed behind me as I raced through the mansion halls, boots pounding the wood. "Ezra!" I called out, voice cracking with everything I had held back during the chase. I pushed into his dark bedroom, the curtains drawn tight, only a faint lamp glowing on the nightstand. He sat on the edge of the bed, fresh bandages over his left eye, skin pale and drawn. My heart twisted hard at the sight. "God, look at you. I came straight here. Talk to me. How bad is it really?"Ezra turned his head toward my voice, his right eye finding mine in the low light. A weak smile tugged at his lips. "Avery. You made good time. The eye's gone dark for good probably. Bandages help with the swelling but the pain's still buzzing. Come here. Sit. I hear it in your voice. Guilt's eating you up already."I crossed the room fast and dropped beside him on the bed, my hand reaching for his. The room felt small and intimate, shadows wrapping around us like