Semua Bab Alpha King’s One Night Mate: Bab 21 - Bab 30

CHAPTER 21Damien Blackwood stood frozen on the terrace of his penthouse, the cool night wind doing nothing to cool the fire raging inside him. The city lights below shimmered like distant stars, but his golden eyes were fixed on the phone screen in his hand. The message had arrived only minutes ago anonymous, untraceable, and devastating.The photograph showed Aria walking along a quiet beach at sunset. Her hand rested protectively on her very visible baby bump. She looked peaceful, almost serene, with the ocean waves gently lapping at her feet. But to Damien, it was a dagger to the heart.She had been carrying their child alone for months.The realization hit him like a thunderbolt. His mate. His pup. Growing inside her while she ran from him, terrified of the world he represented. The bond he had felt that faint, precious spark was real. Their child was real.Damien’s hand trembled as he stared at the image. A single tear slipped down his cheek, rare for the Alpha King wh

CHAPTER 23The private jet touched down smoothly on the small airstrip near Willow Bay just as the sun began to rise over the ocean. Damien Blackwood stepped out, the cool morning breeze carrying the salty scent of the sea. His heart pounded with a mix of anticipation and fear. For months, he had searched for his mate. Now, she was close , so close he could almost feel the pull of the mate bond strengthening with every step.Lucas followed him down the stairs, tablet in hand. “My Alpha, we have found her , she has been living under the name Elena Rivers. She’s acting at a small independent production company in town. We also have her home address, a quiet cottage on the edge of the bay.”Damien stopped, stunned. The words hit him like a wave. Aria had built a completely new life without him. A new name. A new career. A new home. She had run so far and so completely that she had erased every trace of the woman he had fallen in love with.Pain lanced through

CHAPTER 25 The cottage had never felt so small.It wasn’t because of its size. For the past five months, its modest walls had been Aria’s sanctuary. Every corner held memories she had created with trembling hands and quiet determination. She had painted the nursery herself. She had planted the lavender flowers outside the porch because the elderly woman next door insisted their scent brought peace. She had memorized the sound of the ocean every evening until it became the only lullaby capable of calming her restless heart.It had become home.Yet tonight…Home felt like a prison.Aria stood in the nursery doorway, her fingers absentmindedly brushing against the tiny wooden crib she had spent three weekends assembling. The mobile hanging above it swayed gently as the sea breeze drifted through the slightly opened window.She had imagined this room a hundred different ways.She imagined rocking her baby to sleep while humming old songs her mother used to sing. She imagined teaching tin

CHAPTER 27The SUV tore through the narrow streets of Willow Bay, tires screeching against the wet pavement as Lucas swerved to avoid another roadblock. Behind them, the sounds of battle echoed through the night snarls, gunshots, and the furious howls of the Blackwood warriors clashing with the Alpha Council’s Crimson Guard. The once-peaceful coastal town had become a warzone, and the stakes had never been higher.Damien Blackwood sat in the back seat, his arm wrapped protectively around Aria, his hand resting gently on her rounded belly. The mate bond between them hummed like a living flame, hot and insistent, pulling them closer with every passing second. Aria leaned into him, her head resting against his chest, her fingers intertwined with his. The baby kicked strongly, as if sensing the danger and the safety of its father’s presence all at once.“Are you okay?” Damien asked, his voice low and rough with concern. His free hand brushed a strand of wet hair from her face, his thumb l

CHAPTER 30The Blackwood Sanctuary woke slowly beneath a blanket of silver mist. Nestled high in the mountains where the world seemed impossibly far away, the ancient estate stood untouched by the chaos consuming the outside world. Towering pines swayed gently with the morning breeze, while the first rays of sunlight spilled over the stone walls that had protected generations of the Blackwood bloodline. To anyone looking from a distance, it would have appeared peaceful—a place where nothing terrible could ever happen.Aria knew better. The Peace had become something she no longer trusted.She stood alone on the balcony outside her bedroom, her fingers wrapped loosely around a mug of tea that had long since gone cold. The warmth had disappeared from the porcelain, much like the certainty that had once filled her life. Beyond the mountains, the sky glowed with soft shades of gold and pale blue, yet she found herself unable to admire the view. Beauty had become difficult to appreciate wh