All Chapters of Alpha Adrain: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

Alpha Adrain POV “No… no, it can’t be.”The words scraped out of my throat. I stared at my father in the dim light of the room, waiting for him to laugh, to say it was some twisted test. He didn’t.“You’re telling me that you and Mother… that the two of you are blood. And now you want the same thing between my sister and me.”“There has to be another way.”“There isn’t, son.” His hand landed on my shoulder, heavy and final. “You have to act fast.”I couldn’t move. Couldn’t breathe properly. The curse had always hung over our bloodline like a blade, but I never thought it would demand this.“You need to find a way to do it as quickly as possible,” he said, already turning toward the door. Then he was gone, leaving me alone with the darkness and the sick weight in my gut.How the hell was I supposed to start? How was I supposed to look my sister in the eye and tell her what our parents expected of us? The thought alone made bile rise in my throat.I left the room and reached for my b

Alpha Adrain POV I watch her from the highest point of the stands, arms folded.I wish I could share this moment with her. I wish I could pull her against me, bury my face in her hair, and press my lips to hers until the rest of the world disappears.Instead I stand here, invisible.She hugs each of her friends one by one. Soft. Warm. Genuine. My chest tightens when the tall one holds her a second too long, his hand lingering on the small of her back. Something dark and territorial rises in me. I hate the way he looks at her. I hate that she lets him.I stand up.What the hell am I going to do? Storm down there? Claim her in front of everyone?I sit back down hard, fists clenched on my kneesThey walk off the field together, laughing. My eyes drift and catch William a few rows below, already deep in conversation with some girl. Flirting. Easy. Careless. A bitter smile ghosts across my face before it dies. Look at the person my sister is dying over.I force myself to look away.I

Roxellena’s POVI was so close to him that I could feel the heat radiating from his chest when a party attendant slipped between us, holding a silver tray of ornate masks.He selected two without hesitation and dismissed the attendant with a slight nod.“Do you mind?” His voice was low, almost intimate, as he lifted one mask and settled it carefully over my eyes. His fingers brushed my temples as he secured the ribbon. Then he put on his own.The music shifted into a slow, aching melody. Everything between us turned quiet and charged.His hand settled at the small of my back, firm and possessive, while the other held mine. He rested his forehead lightly against mine. We moved together, swaying in time with the music, bodies close enough that I could feel every controlled shift of his weight. The scent of him,clean, warm, faintly woodsy filled the space between us. For a few moments the rest of the hall faded.Then the partners changed, as was custom.I found myself in Davis’s ar

Alpha Adrian POV“I received the mind-link message, Alpha,” James said as he stepped into my office.“And yet you still didn’t appear,” I replied without looking up, flipping through the documents spread across my desk.“Alpha Adrian, I came several times. You weren’t here.” His tone stayed respectful, but there was a careful edge to it.I believed him. I hadn’t set foot in the office all day.“You could have reported to the mansion,” I said, watching his face. I didn’t actually want him there. The last thing I needed was for him to catch sight of my sister or overhear anything he shouldn’t.James opened his mouth, then closed it again. “I’m sorry.”“It’s fine.” I slid a paper toward him. “Do you remember William?”“I do.” He took the sheet, glanced at it, and dropped it into the waste bin.“What’s the update?”“We followed your orders. He was sent to the lands beyond the Stream.” Pride colored his voice.He had no idea those words felt like a blade turning in my chest.“Good,” I sai

Roxellena’s POV“Weren’t you all amazed by the way I ran past my opponents in the relay race? Imagine me fighting in the arena with the skills I learned from her. Do you know the size of the crowd those events would attract? Do you know how much the pack would make from that? This can only happen if you set Myra free.”I don’t recall speaking for more than three minutes, Applause rolled through the room in wave after wave. Even the judge rose from his seat and joined the clapping.Salman sat frozen, mouth open. He could not believe he had lost his first case to me…a girl who had never stepped inside a courtroom before today.He lowered his head in shame. John hurried over, not to comfort him, but to thrust a worn training manual under his nose for a signature. Salman signed without looking up.“Case closed. Myra, you are free to continue your training,” the judge declared, striking the gavel with a sharp crack.Jess reached me first. “I’m so proud of you, Roxellena. You’re a star.”Ja