BOUND TO THE ALPHA: SECRET HEIRS OF THE KING のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 91 - チャプター 95

CHAPTER 88MARTINThe moment Quinton left Pedro's study, I knew the situation had changed. I had spent most of the night going through reports about the attack, but now Xavier Crow had become more than a name on a list of possible suspects. Something about Quinton's warning had bothered me, and the more I thought about it, the more I felt there was a piece of the puzzle we were missing. I gathered four of my most trusted scouts before dawn and sent them toward the northern and eastern borders with strict orders to keep their distance. They were not to approach Xavier or anyone connected to him unless they had no other choice, because I didn't want our enemy to know we were watching.The first reports came several hours later, and they made my stomach tighten. Xavier had been seen near the edge of Nightfall territory more than once, but he had never crossed the border openly or brought a large group of warriors with him. He moved quietly, sometimes appearing for less than an hour befor

CHAPTER 90PEDROThe moment I saw the symbol glowing on the stone floor, every instinct in me screamed that we had to get Harper out of the South Wing. I stepped toward her and reached for her hand, but she shook her head before I could touch her. She stood there with her eyes fixed on the silver mark, her face pale but strangely determined, while the guards gathered outside the doorway and waited for my order. I turned to Martin and told him to seal the entire wing immediately, but Harper's voice stopped me before anyone could move."No."I looked at her."What did you say?""I said no." She turned toward me, her arms crossing over her chest as she fought to control her breathing. "You are not locking this place away and pretending nothing happened again. That symbol was beside the dead patrol wolf, and now it is here. I want to know why."I stared at her for a moment, because I could hear the fear underneath her anger. She wasn't wrong, and that was the problem. We had spent days ch

The emptiness of Aerisa's chair registered into Zoya's consciousness. But before she could think, the priestess raised her hand again. “Silence!” She barked and the crowd slowly settled. She turned towards the women who sat in the front row. Zoya had not noticed them earlier.“Prepare her.”Two women approached her and they removed the thin robe she had been given and replaced it with a white ceremonial cloth that barely covered my body. Cold air brushed against her pale skin and she shivered. The priestess stepped closer. “Once you enter the circle, you will not leave until the goddess has judged you.”She stared at the flames, her eyes suddenly turning cold. “And if she finds me innocent?” The priestess paused, because she had never thought about that. For the first time, uncertainty crossed her face. “Then may the goddess protect you.”she said. A strange feeling moved through Zoya as she remembered Varga's words from last night. “The ritual does not kill the innocent.”Her ey