Marked by the Alphas のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 31 - チャプター 40

Axel POVKane and I glare at Braden as Elara walks away. It would be so easy to kill him right here and now and get rid of his body.“Well, this was nice,” Braden smiles from ear to ear, and I clench my fists in anger. “See you around.”Braden waves, turns around and walks away.“I thought of least twenty ways to kill that motherfucker in five minutes,” Kane hisses next to me.“I can add another ten,” I huff as we turn around, shift and run home.Kane POVAfter a refreshing shower, Axel and I are in the dining room of our private quarters. Neither of us has the energy to discuss niceties with other pack members.I am still so angry that the beauty of the dining room, with its tall ceilings and huge windows overlooking the forest, is lost on me. This is one of my favourite places in the mansion to scheme and think, but it does nothing for my mood today.“What the fuck did we do to deserve two defiant mates?” I complain to Axel over lunch.“We picked wrong,” Axel replies dryly. “If we s

Elara POVGabriela is out the door before I can react or ask more questions. Well, I’ll be damned. This was unexpected. She believes I am Kane and Axel’s true mate. That is … oh, shit. That is not good.I chew on my thumbnail, my knee bopping up and down as I think. What will she do when she learns about our deal? What if she tries to intervene and puts a stop to it? I need to plan my escape for real … and fast, before I get in too deep.I must see Braden, I decide, jumping up. He and I did not even have a chance to talk about my plan, or if he knew of places I could go once Kane and Axel set me free.I dash through the entryway to the front door, praying to the goddess that I will not run into anyone on the way out, especially not Kane or Axel. But just as my hand touched the door handle and I breathed a sigh of relief, another hand clamped down on top of mine.“Where do you think you’re going?” Axel growls in my ear, and the hair on the back of my neck stands up.I yank my hand free

Elara POVKane and Axel jump away from me, scrambling off the bed as if my touch burns them.“You need to get out of here,” Kane mind-links me.A cold knot of dread settles in my stomach. Fucking cowards. A minute ago, they were ‘bleeding feelings’ for me, but the second they heard their precious Alice’s voice, they abandoned me like yesterday’s dirty underwear.They exchange horrified glances, no doubt trying to figure out a way to get me out of sight like a dirty secret.“Fucking assholes,” I glare at them, wrapping my arms around my chest, suddenly feeling very exposed.I was their mate first, not Alice. Why do they have to make me feel like the side chick caught in the act?“Elara, we …”“Save it,” I cut off Axel and pushed myself off the bed. The joy and desire I felt moments ago curdling into sour fury. “I get it. Do what you must.”The look of relief on their faces is a dagger to the heart. Everything they told me was a bunch of bullshit. Talking about claiming me and not givin

Kane POV“A vampire, what?” I swear, you can scoop my jaw from the floor.“You’re fucking with me, aren’t you?” I chuckle nervously. There are no vampires in our region. In fact, there are no such things as vampires.“No, I’m not,” Gustav shakes his head. “I know it’s not ideal.”Speechless, I gape at him.When Father handed over the Alpha title and responsibilities, he never once mentioned that we would be dealing with the undead. When did vampires become a thing to worry about?“Don’t worry, we’re not blaming you and Axel,” Gustav reassures me. “At least not yet. Given who your mother and father are, I’m not surprised one came sniffing around our territory.”Wait … what the hell does Mom and Dad have to do with vampires skulking around in our territory? And why are we to be blamed? We have not had a breach at the borders since the Great Wars. How does any of this make sense?“It was bound to happen at some point.” He waves his hand dismissively.“Are you …”“You have no idea what I’

Kane POV“What the hell did you do?” I growl, lunge forward, grabbing a fistful of Braden’s shirt and shoving him against the wall with one hand, while I reach for his neck with the other.If he is seen again, he will be killed on the spot. – Gustav’s words are ringing in my ears as I squeeze his throat.What will Gustav do if he finds out the vampire, he warned me about is inside our fucking house?Shit.Everything is already crumbling around me, and now Elara is gone. A sharp bolt of pain shoots through my body.“Braden, what the hell did you do?” Father steps forward.“What?” I shout, looking at Father. “You know him?”“Yes, but …”“Fuck, just … just, shut up,” I snap. Now is not the time to call Dad out on another lie.“Tell me what you did!” I scream at Braden, beside myself with worry.“It wasn’t me,” he chokes. “It was Anton.”“Calm down and let him go.” Axel’s voice breaks through my cloud of fury. “We need to know where Elara is.”I growl in response but release Braden from m