Rejected Luna of The Cursed Alpha のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 11 - チャプター 20

Pain.My ankle twisted the moment I landed on the ground. An involuntary gasp escaped my lips.The two rogues laughed."Careful," one of them taunted. "Wouldn't want you to hurt yourself before we do."They moved closer like skilled hunters who already knew that their prey was cornered.My heart pounded inside my ears. Pushing myself against the trunk of the nearest tree, I tried to retreat further back.But there was no way to."What… what do you want?"The taller rogue chuckled. "We only follow orders."Orders.That word made me freeze.Somebody had sent them.Somebody wanted me dead."Well…" the shorter rogue grinned. "Now that the Alpha has cast off his human, we can finally execute our master's orders."A feeling of dread ran through my stomach.Master?Who was their master?Serena?No… She probably hated me. But enough to kill?The taller rogue clenched his claws. "I'll make it fast."He pounced.Instincts took control.Thrusting my hands forward and shutting my eyes, I prepared

Draven's POVThe rain didn't do anything, it didn't relieve the fire burning in me, It didn't drown out the animal that wanted to get out of me.It couldn't break the curse.Each breath hurt as I leaned on one hand on the tree trunk of a very old oak tree. My fingers dug into the bark and some parts started breaking.My wolf was trying to fight me again.No.He wasn't trying to fight me.He was begging me. "Let me out!" The voice resounded in my mind.Crude.Desperate.Painful.I closed my eyes. "You know I can't." A wave hit me again.My spine curved.There was a crackling sound throughout the forest as one of my shoulders went out of place before falling back again.Blood dripped down from my hands as my nails cut into my palms. This became my everyday routine now. Each shifting attempt ended up the same.Hope.Pain.Failure.And then even more pain.A twig broke behind me."I figured you would be right here." Cassian.I didn't even feel like turning around. "You are supposed to be

"What happened?" I asked. I was confused as well; I did not know what he was talking about. I could only hope this was not some form of trick to make me loose my guide and he would lung in.I stood on alert.For once, he looked at me. "Nothing."Clearly, he was lying.His breathing had evened out.Just seconds ago, he was taking painful, laborious breaths; now he was almost breathing normally. It’s either this is the truth or he is a trickster and a thief. I do not have any valuables on me; if he sees that, wouldn’t he kill me?My eyes opened widely at the realization. I took a deeper look at him and it seemed the former was the case and if so, could he really breathe normally after taking painful, labored breaths a few minutes ago…I shook my head; I couldn't comprehend it.Judging by his gaze, it appeared that he couldn't either; his expression showed so.He moved back toward the fireplace and sank down into the chair. This time, he did not look at me. We both were silent.The silen

Aria’s POVI couldn’t move.The words My King kept repeating in my head.The man who stood a few paces away from methe man I had pointed an iron poker atthe man who made the small cabin feel claustrophobic was the Cursed Alpha King.Every child had heard the tales about him.Some said he was the strongest Alpha in existence.Others whispered that the Moon Goddess herself cursed him and abandoned him.Some believed he hadn’t changed in decades.While the others insisted that anyone who got too close to him died.No one knew which stories were true.But everyone feared him.And somehow, I spent the last few minutes arguing with him.Neither of us spoke.The only sounds in the cabin were the crackling fire and the patter of the rain on the roof.“Lady Aria, I…” Beta James halted mid-sentence.His gaze flicked from me to the Alpha King and back.Shock flickered across his face before he schooled his features into the stoic mask I was familiar with.“My King,” he said instead, inclining

Aria's POVI stood motionless, staring at the old woman. The words she said rang in my head, refusing to disappear. "My...mother?"Even I didn't know who my mother was.The old woman opened her mouth to speak, but whatever words she was going to say seemed to fizzle away in her throat. She looked so strange, her expression so sharp, for a moment, I was scared. Scared, not because she had seen me before, not that it would have been bad if she had, but because of the look of terrible realization on her face, the look of someone who had said something she didn't mean to say in the first place."I..." she faltered, "I've made a mistake."The king narrowed his eyes at her. "Mother Elara, you clearly recognized her.""I did not!""You said she had her mother’s eyes, just now, that’s not a mistake someone would make,” he looked at her pointedly, “especially not you.""I was mistaken," she said resolutely, though her voice shook as she did so. Her hands, which had somehow found themselves pic