All Chapters of THE MATE THE ROGUE ALPHA WAS MEANT TO KILL: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

Elara's POV The games were wrapping up and everyone was gathering around the main field for the grand finale, the energy in the crowd was something else entirely — people were shouting, waving their house colours, pushing to get a better view of where Mr. Logan was going to make the final announcement. This was the moment that mattered most. Everything that had happened over the past few days, every competition, every point earned, every match won or lost, had all been leading to this one moment right here.It was the kind of atmosphere that made you feel like something important was about to happen even if you already knew it was just a school competition. The noise, the colours, the way everyone around you was invested in the outcome — it got to you whether you wanted it to or not.Mr. Logan was moving through the crowd with his clipboard tucked under his arm, checking his notes one last time before stepping forward. You could see the anticipation on people's faces everywhere you

Elara's POV Mr. Logan announced the final house standings the next morning, gathering everyone in the main hall before classes started so the results could be made official and everyone could stop speculating. The energy in the room was completely different from the day before — quieter, more tense, everyone waiting to hear where their house had placed and whether all that effort over the past few days had actually counted for anything.People were whispering around us, making last minute predictions, changing their minds, changing them back. Freya was standing straight with her arms folded, trying to look unbothered, which she absolutely was not. Nyx was doing what Nyx always did, standing quietly and observing everything without giving anything away. I was just standing between them waiting, thinking about nothing in particular, which was nice for a change.House Stormrider took first place.The Stormrider section erupted immediately, people jumping up and hugging each other, that

Ravin's POV The Silver Crest Council of Alphas met in a hall that smelled like old wood and old power, the kind of place where decisions had been made for generations and the walls had absorbed all of it. I walked in and took my seat without ceremony, without acknowledgment beyond what was necessary, and waited for the meeting to begin.The other Alphas were already there, some of them I knew well, some I knew by reputation only. All of them had the same look, that particular tension that came from being pushed past the point of patience by someone who had no regard for the order that held everything together.It didn't take long before the name came up."Kol."Alpha of the Vespera Pack, and apparently determined to make everyone in the region understand exactly how little he respected the lines that had been established long before either of us were born. The reports coming in were consistent — stolen border lines, warriors killed for crossing paths that had never been disputed be

Elara's POV Professor Reid moved through the classroom with his attendance log the way he always did, methodical, unhurried, calling names and marking responses without looking up from his clipboard. When he got to Ravin's name and the silence that followed it, he marked it down without comment, closed the log, and walked straight out of the classroom without a second glance at the empty seat.I stared at the front of the classroom and tried to focus on whatever was being taught.I couldn't.The thing about waiting for someone when you knew they were out there handling something dangerous was that it didn't get easier with time, it just got quieter. The first day I had told myself he would be back before classes ended. The second day I told myself by morning. By the third day I had stopped making predictions entirely and just sat with the weight of not knowing, which was its own particular kind of difficult that nobody prepared you for and nobody warned you about when you started ca

Elara's POV The kiss had turned into something that swallowed the rest of the evening whole, hours dissolving into each other because nothing else mattered. Ravin's mouth was hot and hungry on mine, his hands gripping my hips like he needed to feel every inch of me right there.He broke the kiss suddenly, breathing hard, and dipped his head lower. His lips closed around one of my nipples, sucking deep and slow while his hand caressed the other breast, fingers gentle, rolling and squeezing the soft flesh. "Fuck, I missed these," he murmured against my skin, voice rough. "Missed how soft they feel in my mouth, how they fit perfectly in my hands." He switched sides, sucking harder, tongue flicking until I arched into him with a whimper.Then his mouth was back on mine, the kiss deeper, messier, tongues sliding together as we lost ourselves in it. I pushed him back onto the bed, feeling the tiredness in his body. "Let me ride you," I whispered, nipping at his bottom lip. "You look worn