BOUND TO THE ALPHA: SECRET HEIRS OF THE KING のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 81 - チャプター 90

CHAPTER 78VESPAI barely slept after leaving Elec, especially after what I had heard him say to his guard. ‘Find out everything about Harper.’He had said it so calmly, but I knew Elec well enough to understand that his calm voice was often more frightening than his anger. I lay awake staring at the ceiling, thinking about Harper being alive, Pedro protecting her, and the terrible possibility that she could one day walk back through the doors of Gerald Pack. If that happened, everything I had built could fall apart before I even had time to fight back.By morning, I had already decided that I needed answers before Elec found them himself. I dressed carefully and walked through the pack house with my head high, smiling at servants and greeting people as if nothing had changed. Inside, however, fear was twisting my stomach so badly that I could hardly think straight. Every time someone mentioned Nightfall, I listened, and every time Elec received a report, I wondered if it contained s

CHAPTER 80DIANEI could still feel the heat of humiliation burning in my face as I watched Harper walk away from us. People in the garden had heard every word, and that was what angered me most because Harper had not lowered her head or apologized like the weak woman I remembered. She had stood there with that calm look on her face and made Amber and me look foolish in front of everyone. Amber was just as furious, and the way her fingers curled at her sides told me she was thinking the same thing I was. We could not let Harper believe she had won.Amber caught up with Harper first, and I followed closely behind her. Harper heard our footsteps but did not turn around, which only made Amber angrier. She finally moved in front of her, forcing Harper to stop near the stone path that led deeper into the gardens. I stood beside Amber with my arms crossed, waiting for Harper to show even a little fear, but the woman only looked at us with tired eyes.“You've become very confident since Ped

CHAPTER 82PEDROThe summons arrived before noon, carried by two Council messengers wearing the silver marks of the High Council on their dark coats. I was in my office with Martin when the doors opened and the older messenger stepped forward without even looking nervous. He held out a sealed black envelope, and the moment I saw the red wax bearing the Council's mark, my stomach tightened. My father's warning from the night before came back to me, and I knew this was not a simple request for information. The Council had finally decided to put its eyes directly on Nightfall.I broke the seal and unfolded the letter while Martin watched from across the desk. The words were polite, but there was nothing polite about the meaning behind them, because I was being ordered to appear before the Council and answer questions about the attack on my territory. They wanted an explanation for how armed men had entered a pack house that was supposed to be one of the safest places in the region, and t

CHAPTER 84PEDROMinutes later, Martin walked in with the guard between two warriors. The man looked nothing like a dangerous traitor, and that was what made the sight of him even worse. He was young, nervous, and pale, with sweat gathering along his forehead as he stood in front of my desk. I had seen that face before during routine duties, and I remembered passing him several times without ever thinking twice about him. Now I wondered how many times he had walked past Harper while secretly watching her.I sat down slowly and studied him.“What is your name?”“My name is Caleb, Alpha.”“Caleb. How long have you served Nightfall?”“Four years.”“And how long have you been sending information about Harper?”His eyes widened.“I haven't, Alpha.”Martin placed a small device on my desk.“You liar! We recovered the messages.”Caleb stared at it, and the color drained from his face.I leaned forward, a slow smile playing on my lips. I was sure my eyes had a very dead look because the guard

CHAPTER 86PEDROThe guard sat in the chair across from my desk with his head lowered, sweat running down the side of his face despite the cold air filling the room. I could see the fear in his eyes, but I had no sympathy left for him because fear had not stopped him from selling information about Harper to strangers. Martin stood beside the desk, going through the papers we had gathered while José remained near the door, watching the guard carefully. I leaned back in my chair and stared at the man until he finally looked up at me.“Trace every payment connected to him,” I ordered Martin. “I don't care how many accounts you have to go through or how many people are hiding behind them. I want to know where every coin came from.”Martin nodded and immediately began checking the records on the table. The guard swallowed hard, his fingers twisting together as if he wanted to disappear from the room, but I wasn't going to let him. Someone had entered my territory, watched my mate, gathered