All Chapters of Alpha Adrain: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

Alpha Adrian’s POVIt was a cloudy night, the kind that smothered the stars and left only the full moon to burn through the haze. The 57th.I stood alone on the hill, cold wind cutting across my bare skin, watching my pack emerge from their houses. One by one they stepped into the open, naked, eyes already silvering under the moon’s pull. The air was thick with restless energy.My gaze snagged on a plus-sized woman near the edge of the crowd. Her shape was close enough to Roxellena’s that my chest tightened before I could stop it. Memories rose unbidden,her face the night she was dragged from the camp, the accusations, the cold finality of her expulsionOf all the sins she could have committed, she had chosen to steal the Hand of Power. A relic no one could sell, no one could use without the bloodline. How had she even reached it? The statue stood sixty feet high. Roxellena hadn't mastered stability training . She would never have risked a climb like that without certainty. Someth

Roxellena’s POV“Roxellena!”Lady Gerty and Rosa’s voices cut through .“Just collect the parcel and get in,” Lady Gerty ordered.I took the envelope from the messenger with a quick nod and turned back toward the house. Lady Gerty was already reaching for it.“Give me that.” She snatched the letter from my hands before I could even glance at the seal.I went straight to my room. Ten minutes later her voice found me again.“Roxellena!”I stepped into the dining room. The letter lay open on the table.“An order from the Alpha Council,” she said. “Your expulsion has been cancelled.”Relief flickered through me,brief, cautious. I opened my mouth. “I wanted to tell you…”The slap landed hard enough to turn my head. Heat bloomed across my cheek.“What possessed you to try and steal the Hand of Power?” Lady Gerty’s voice was cold. “You’re fortunate the accusation was false.”She waved a hand. “You may leave.”I bowed my head and turned away. Rosa stood just behind her mother, smiling lik

Alpha Adrian's POV Alpha Bjorn’s letter lay open on the table.Greetings. We have heard you are looking for a defector. He is tall, with curly hair and thick eyebrows. Report to my pack within twenty-four hours or I will have this fool killed.*I flung the paper down hard enough that it skidded across the polished wood. The clock on the wall showed a few minutes past nine. I reached for the half-empty glass of champagne and drained what remained. The sharp fizz did nothing to ease the heat climbing the back of my neck.Respect. That was the real sting. Bjorn had not even bothered to address me as Alpha. The letter read like a summons to a lesser wolf, not an equal. I respected the man’s independence,he neither allied with other packs nor interfered in their affairs but the deliberate slight grated. It was the kind of calculated disrespect that made my wolf stir restlessly beneath my skin.I dressed quickly in one of my father’s darker royal coats, the heavy fabric still carry

Alpha Adrian's POV I howl. A continuous howl that seems never to end. Thousands of unruly ones climb toward the higher ground where I stand, moving at high speed. My eyes are not even looking at them, but at her, lying down there,no movement, no sign of life. When the unruly ones are just a few inches away, my eyes snap back to them as my fangs elongate to their maximum length. Then, the fight begins. About a dozen unruly ones come jumping at me from the right-hand side, and I slash them mid-air. I land heavily on several others who are not quick enough to dodge; a loud cry escapes from their mouths as their bones are crushed. I do the same thing to several more who jump from behind me, the left-hand side, and my front. The bodies of dead unruly ones surround me. My eyes meet with one of them—he is quite a bit taller than the rest. He touches the cheek of Roxellena, and my heart burns with pain. I charge forward, but I quickly stop when he places a knife against Roxellen

RoxellenaSince none of us were in the detective group, getting access to the forensic lab was difficult.So, we all agreed to pause the investigation, and John volunteered to hold onto the belt.I prepared myself before heading to the training ground.Adrian stood up and began to address us. Damn… he looked so good.We hadn’t really seen each other since the Silver City incident.I needed to see him.As soon as we finished our exercises, everyone went their separate ways.Adrian winked at me, and a rush of warmth spread through me. I hated when he did that… and yet, I didn’t.We walked off in different directions and met again in a quiet area where trainees rarely went.His lips crashed onto mine as his hand cupped the back of my head. The kiss was deep and consuming. When we finally pulled apart, I breathed heavily.“I should have met you earlier. Forgive me… I’ve been busy with other things,” he said.“I should have come to see you too, but I’ve been caught up with training activit