Alle Kapitel von He Killed My Babies Thirty-Six Times: Kapitel 11 – Kapitel 20

Nyra’s POVThe mansion was unusually quiet the next morning.Sunlight poured through the tall windows as servants moved carefully through the halls, whispering among themselves whenever they saw me.No doubt the entire pack had already heard about the second mate bond.I sat at the dining table absently stirring the tea in front of me while my thoughts replayed everything from yesterday repeatedly.Cassian’s anger, my father’s strange reaction, and Kaelen, my new second-chance mate. “You’ve been staring at that tea for ten minutes.”I looked up sharply.Kaelen stood at the entrance of the dining hall dressed in black training clothes. His dark hair looked slightly damp like he had just finished sparring outside.My wolf stirred immediately, my hormones going into overdrive. ‘Calm down,’ I whispered to her. His lips curved slightly as he walked toward me. I tried not to stare at him but failed miserably. In daylight, Kaelen looked even more dangerous somehow. Taller, sharper, and th

Cassian’s POVThe scandal spread through the pack before sunrise. By morning, every servant, warrior, and Omega already knew.Gamma Tom Ashford had an affair with his wife’s best friend. Isolde was his illegitimate daughter and Alpha Mary Ashford threw them both out of her house.The whispers followed us everywhere.I stood near the window inside the temporary suite assigned to Isolde while my jaw remained locked in irritation.None of this was supposed to happen. Yesterday was meant to be our mate ceremony. Instead, the entire pack was drowning in scandal.Behind me, Isolde sat silently on the bed staring blankly at the floor. She hadn’t stopped crying since last night.At first, I tried comforting her. Now the sound was beginning to grate on my nerves.“I didn’t know,” she whispered shakily for what felt like the hundredth time. “Cassian, I swear I didn’t know.”I rubbed my temple tiredly.“I know.”And strangely enough, I believed her. The shock on her face yesterday looked real.“B

Cassian’s POVThe question echoed through the deathly silent hall.I stared at Isolde slowly. For the first time since the truth was revealed, I noticed something ugly in her expression.Fear, not fear for me but fear for herself. The realization sat heavily in my chest.Before I could answer, Elder Rowan spoke again.“Until the formal coronation is completed tomorrow evening, Alpha Kaelen Blackthorne will remain under council protection.”The words scraped violently against my nerves. The warriors around the hall were already subtly shifting toward him instinctively.Years of loyalty disappeared in a single afternoon. Disgust twisted inside me.Kaelen himself remained infuriatingly calm through all of it.Nyra stood beside him quietly while several elders already began speaking to her respectfully like was already crowned as his mate and Luna. Something ugly clawed violently through my chest again.Then Kaelen’s hand settled lightly against Nyra’s waist. It was a small possessive ge

Nyra’s POVBy the fifth vial, the entire territory knew former Alpha Cassian Blackthorne was poisoning himself publicly for me.The whispers followed him everywhere now.Some wolves called him romantic while others called him insane but most simply watched with cruel amusement as the once untouchable Alpha slowly destroyed himself with his own hands.I watched too and somehow it still wasn’t enough.The first few doses barely affected him. Cassian remained standing tall and composed, refusing to show weakness no matter how much pain wolfsbane caused him.But by the tenth vial, things changed. His movements slowed and the scent of his wolf weakened noticeably.Dark circles formed beneath his eyes while his once powerful Alpha aura became unstable.Still, he continued. One vial for one child that he killed. He drank it every single day. The pack began treating him differently after that. Warriors whispered when he passed. Servants avoided eye contact awkwardly.Some Omegas even laughed

Nyra’s POVThe mansion remained quiet long after Isolde was dragged out. But despite the silence, tension still lingered heavily in the air like the storm clouds hanging outside.My mother sat beside me for a while after the guards escorted Isolde away. None of us spoke much afterward. There wasn’t really anything left to say.Too much had happened in such a short time.Eventually, my mother stood slowly.“You should get some rest,” she murmured while brushing her fingers against my hair. “Tomorrow is an important day.”Tomorrow is my mating ceremony with Kaelen. Warmth spread through my chest at the thought. “I’ll see you in the morning, Mom,” I whispered.She smiled faintly before leaving the sitting room quietly. The moment the doors closed behind her, silence settled around me again.Then Kaelen spoke from beside me. “You’re exhausted.”I leaned back against the sofa slowly. “That obvious?”“Yes.”I laughed softly beneath my breath. Kaelen watched me quietly for a moment before sp