The Alpha's Rejected Mate のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 61 - チャプター 70

Lyra’s POV“I was inside you.”The words echoed through my mind.I couldn't move.The creature wearing my face stood only inches away.Same eyes.Same lips.Same voice.But I knew it wasn't me.Kael moved first.“Get away from her!”He lunged forward.The creature lifted one hand.Kael was thrown across the chamber.“KAEL!”He slammed into the stone wall.I ran toward him.But the creature caught my wrist.Its fingers were freezing.“Don't.”I turned.It smiled.“You've spent your entire life believing you were one person.”Its eyes darkened.“You aren't.”My heart pounded.“What are you?”“A memory.”The creature touched my chest.“A desire.”Its fingers pressed against the golden light beneath my skin.“A piece of a heart that refused to die.”I pulled away.“Then why do you look like me?”“Because I was born from you.”The answer terrified me more than anything else.The creature leaned closer.“Every time you felt the Void.”I remembered.“Every time you heard a voice.”My nightma

Kael’s POV“Which King Lyra truly loves.”The words followed me into the darkness.I stood alone.No Moon Kingdom.No prison.No throne.Only two hearts floating between me and the First King.One silver.One black.The First King smiled.“You've spent your entire life running from me.”I stared at him.“I don't run anymore.”“You think courage will save you?”“No.”I looked at the silver heart.“I'm not trying to save myself.”His smile faded.“You should be.”The black heart began beating.Boom.Pain tore through my chest.I dropped to one knee.The First King stepped closer.“You're weak because you love her.”I clenched my fists.“Maybe.”“You'd sacrifice everything for her.”“Yes.”“Even yourself?”I looked at him.“Without hesitation.”He laughed.“Then you're exactly what I need.”Darkness wrapped around my body.I felt my strength disappearing.My memories began fading.My mother's face.My father's voice.My childhood.The first time I saw Lyra.Her smile.Her voice.Everythi

Kael’s POVEven the Queen was kneeling.I stared at her.The woman who had stood before armies without fear.The woman who had commanded the dead.The woman who had called herself the first Moon Queen.She was trembling.“Who is that?” Lyra whispered.I couldn't answer.Something was rising beneath the throne.Something so powerful that the entire Moon Kingdom seemed to hold its breath.The ground split open.Black smoke poured from the cracks.The throne lifted higher into the air.And then—a hand appeared.Huge.Covered in ancient silver markings.It gripped the edge of the broken palace.Another hand followed.Then a head.A crown appeared first.Not the Moon Crown.Not the black crown.Something older.A crown made of silver and bone.The figure slowly rose.My body froze.I knew that face.Not because I had seen it before.Because I had seen it in my dreams.The man from the battlefield.The silver-crowned King.The original King of my bloodline.The man whose heart had been pla

Lyra’s POVI couldn't breathe.The woman standing beside the First King had my face.Not similar.Not close.Mine.The same silver-black hair.The same eyes.The same shape of her lips.Even the tiny scar beneath her left eyebrow.The scar I had carried since childhood.My hand tightened around the Blade of Dawn.“Who are you?”The woman smiled.“I've had many names.”She stepped closer.“But you can call me Lyra.”My blood ran cold.“No.”She tilted her head.“Why not?”“Because I'm Lyra.”“Yes.”Her smile widened.“And so am I.”The First King watched us with satisfaction.“She finally remembers.”I looked at him.“Remembers what?”The woman answered instead.“That you were never the first.”My heart stopped.Kael stepped in front of me.“Enough.”She looked at him.For the first time, her expression changed.Recognition.Something almost tender.“You.”Kael's hand tightened around his sword.“Stay away from her.”The woman laughed softly.“You always say that.”Kael froze.“What?”

Lyra’s POV“Choose me.”The voice echoed inside my heart.I froze.It wasn't the First King.It wasn't the ancient Queen.It wasn't even the woman who carried my missing half.It was mine.My own voice.But older.Colder.Broken.The golden crown continued descending toward my head.Kael grabbed my hand.“Lyra, don't.”I looked at him.His silver eyes were filled with fear.Not for himself.For me.The ancient Queen watched us.“You cannot escape the choice.”“What happens if I refuse?”Her smile disappeared.“Then the King dies.”Kael stepped forward.“Then kill me.”My heart shattered.“Kael!”He looked at me.“If choosing me means you lose yourself, I won't let you do it.”The crown stopped.The entire kingdom fell silent.The ancient Queen stared at him.“You would sacrifice yourself?”Kael shook his head.“No.”He looked at me.“I would choose her.”The woman beside the First King laughed.“Still pretending love can save you.”Kael turned toward her.“It already has.”Silver ligh