All Chapters of The Alpha’s Scarred Healer: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

Raven / Scarlett’s POVAlpha Dimitri froze.His eyes remained fixed on the three words glowing on my screen. He did not move or say anything.I could not wait for his reaction. My hands were already trembling as I typed the next line and turned the phone toward him.A man from Ironclaw.The color drained from my face as I watched him read it.Moon goddess, please save me.I prayed silently, desperation twisting through me. I knew I was lying. Every word I chose concealed more than it revealed—the arranged mating, the rejection, the acid, the name Raven Moonshadow that no longer existed.I could not give Alpha Dimitri the whole truth. Not here. Not now. I needed a story believable enough to answer his questions without exposing everything I had spent so long hiding. My fingers trembled as I typed, making several mistakes before I managed to finish.I am not from Ironclaw. I married a man who left Ironclaw. He still carried their mark because he lived with a smaller pack near their bor

Alpha Dimitri’s POVA small smile touched my mouth, gentle enough that she would not mistake it for anger.“From now on, I promise you will be okay. Trust me. No one is going to find you. Nobody is going to hurt you.” I paused, giving her a moment to take in each promise. “You are fine. You are perfect, and you are safe here in Bloodfang, under my protection.”I held her gaze as I spoke. These were not empty words meant to calm a frightened healer. I meant every one of them. The man who had marked her and taught her to expect pain would not reach her again while she remained under my protection. Scarlett’s brown eyes remained on mine. The uncertainty was still there, but some of the tension left her posture. I had seen that small release before, the moment she stopped typing and allowed herself to simply wait.A promise meant little if I left her exhausted and hungry. I ordered something warm and simple from the inn’s kitchen and had it brought to the room. When the tray arrived, I

Raven / Scarlett’s POV“Did he say anything else?” I asked.Ms. Darkmoon shook her head. “No. He only asked when you would be back and since your whereabouts were directly linked to Alpha Dimitri’s… I told him that I didn’t have the slightest idea.”I swallowed.“Did he say when he would return?”“No.”That did little to ease the uneasiness building in my chest. Someone had come looking for me while I was away, but he had left without giving a name or explaining why he wanted me.Ms. Darkmoon watched me for a moment before her gaze softened.“You look well, considering the trip. Your skin is glowing.”The observation caught me off guard. I kept my face neutral and hoped she would not start asking questions. I was not ready to discuss the trip, the tonic, the days of silence, or anything else that had happened beyond Bloodfang’s borders. If she pressed, I would redirect her to Alpha Dimitri.Ms. Darkmoon continued before I had to answer. “I will not bother you with business talk this m

Raven / Scarlett’s POVWith no way to argue without making myself look suspicious, I stepped out of the car and slung the tote bag over my shoulder. The herb plots stretched ahead of me, and I headed toward them while my mind searched desperately for a way to get rid of him.Ginger root. Red raspberry leaf.I found both easily and gathered what I needed, barely paying attention to what my hands were doing. Every idea that came to mind had a problem. Beta Petru was staying, and asking Ms. Darkmoon for permission to return another day would make it obvious that the herbs had never been the real reason I wanted to come here.I muttered under my breath, keeping my voice low enough for the wind to carry the words away.Why had I agreed so quickly? I should have planned this better. I finished gathering the plants, wrapped them carefully, and returned to the car. Beta Petru was still there, leaning against the door as though he had nowhere else to be.His gaze dropped to the herbs in my ha

Raven / Scarlett’s POVShe gave a small, reassuring laugh and reached over to squeeze my wrist.“I answered most of his questions with ‘I don’t know.’” Her face grew more serious. “The only thing I confirmed was that your ex-husband wasn’t a good man. Before he could ask much more, someone came to get him for a meeting. He said he wouldn’t need to speak to me again for now.”Some of the tension in her face eased.“I’m glad you came today. If he does call me back, at least now I know what you told him. I would have had no idea what to say otherwise.”I nodded, though the last of the panic still lingered beneath my ribs.“It’s a good thing we met today, then. If he asks you anything else, make sure whatever you tell him matches the story I already gave him.”Xena nodded, immediately considering the problem.“What are we going to call this ex-husband? We can’t use Lucan’s—”My hand flew to her mouth before she could finish the name. The reaction was instant, driven by instinct more than