Todos los capítulos de Beneath the Alpha’s Mark: Capítulo 81 - Capítulo 90

The heart stopped beating.For one terrible second, I thought I had died.There was no pain.No sound.No light.Just emptiness.I looked at my hands.The black mark had reached my wrist.It moved slowly beneath my skin like ink spreading through water.“Lira!”Kael caught me before my knees gave way.I grabbed his shirt.“Kael…”“I’m here.”“My heart…”“I know.”His voice was shaking.I pressed my hand against my chest.Nothing.No warmth.No pulse.Nothing.My aunt rushed toward me.“The Queen’s Curse has awakened.”“What does that mean?”She stared at the mark.“It means the Heart has begun separating itself from you.”I shook my head.“No.”“It has chosen a price.”“What price?”She looked at Kael.My stomach dropped.“The person you love.”Kael went still.“No.”My aunt continued.“The Heart cannot exist inside a Keeper who has formed the First Bond without demanding balance.”I stared at her.“So I have to choose?”“Yes.”“Between what?”“The Heart…”She looked at Kael.“…and th

The sky split open.I had seen darkness before.I had seen the Shadowborn.I had faced the First Alpha.I had watched the heart tear through mountains and witnessed ancient wolves rise from the earth.But nothing had prepared me for this.The thing above us wasn't a creature.It wasn't even something I could properly describe.It was a mass of black clouds wrapped around a gigantic figure, its body constantly shifting between smoke and something solid. Lightning crawled across its shoulders like living veins.And its eyes—Two enormous silver lights stared down at us.The entire battlefield had gone silent.Even the wind seemed afraid.I tightened my grip on Kael's hand.“Is that really a god?”He looked up.“I don't know.”The First Alpha stood several feet away from us.For the first time since I'd met him, there was no arrogance in his face.Only fear.“You should be afraid,” he said quietly.I looked at him.“Of them?”He nodded.“They aren't like us.”My aunt stepped forward.“Th

The scream cut through the battlefield.I turned so quickly that my feet almost slipped beneath me.A warrior lay on the ground.An ancient wolf stood over him, growling at the darkness spreading across his chest.The black symbol pulsed once.Then again.I knew that mark.My stomach twisted.It was the same darkness that had appeared on my wrist.The same darkness that had nearly consumed me.“Move away from him!” my aunt shouted.The wolf obeyed immediately.I rushed toward the fallen warrior.Kael followed.“What happened?” he asked.“I don't know.”I knelt beside the man.His eyes were closed.His breathing was shallow.The black symbol continued spreading from his chest toward his neck.I reached for him.The moment my fingers touched his skin, pain shot through my arm.I gasped.“Lira!”Kael grabbed my shoulder.“Don't touch him.”“I can feel it.”“What?”“The darkness.”I closed my eyes.It felt cold.Like something alive was moving beneath his skin.I could hear whispers.Not

The voice inside my head wouldn't stop.Become the Queen.I pressed both hands against my ears.“Stop.”Kael grabbed my shoulders.“Lira.”“I can hear it.”“What?”“The Heart.”His expression changed.“What is it saying?”I looked into his eyes.“It wants me to become someone else.”Kael's hands tightened around me.“Then don't.”“It isn't that simple.”“Make it simple.”I shook my head.“You don't understand.”“Then explain it to me.”I swallowed.“It says if I refuse, it will take my humanity.”Kael went silent.Behind us, Seraphina whispered,“That is exactly what happened to me.”I turned toward her.“How did you stop it?”She looked down at her hands.“I didn't.”The words chilled me.“I let it happen.”“Why?”“Because I was tired.”Her voice cracked.“I had lost everyone. My family. My friends. My Alpha.”She looked at me.“And eventually, I lost myself.”I stared at her.“What does becoming the queen actually mean?”Seraphina hesitated.“You stop feeling like a person.”My hear

I couldn't move.I couldn't breathe.I couldn't even blink.I simply stared at the scene in front of me.The village was burning.Flames climbed the wooden houses, turning the night sky orange. People were running through the streets, screaming for their families.And in the middle of it all stood my mother.She looked younger.Much younger.She held a tiny baby against her chest.Me.My heart clenched.Then I looked beside her.The First Alpha.He was younger too.His face wasn't cold or cruel.There was no darkness in his eyes.He was holding another baby.Kael.My knees nearly gave way.“No…”The First Alpha looked at my mother.“We don't have much time.”She shook her head.“I can't do this.”“You have to.”“She is my daughter.”“And he is my son.”I stared at them.My mind refused to understand.“My mother…”The words barely left my mouth.“She knew him before.”A familiar voice answered behind me.“Yes.”I turned.Seraphina stood there.But she wasn't the same woman I had met in