All Chapters of BOUND TO THE CURSED ALPHA: Chapter 71 - Chapter 77

~ ZARIUS'S POV:I chugged the alcohol down until my senses were in a blur. “What happened? Why are you so eager?” He murmured, twirling a dagger around his finger.Closing my eyes briefly, I took another gulp and threw the empty bottle away. “I told Evelise I cannot feel the mate-bond.” I slurred, the haze taking over me.He stopped. “I thought you were going to carry that secret to your grave.” Turning to face him, my eyes opened slowly, holding an emptiness I was unable to name.I had no idea myself about what I should feel. “I thought that too but from my behaviour, she would have found out sooner or later. I couldn’t even fake the bond.”“It’s not your fault.” He tried to make a useless justification. “You have forgotten how to express yourself.”“Don’t try to cover up. That is entirely my fault.” I smiled dryly, shaking my head. “I had murdered the leftover hopes she had.” He frowned, stepping before me. “Does it hurt?”“It feels horrible.” I confessed honestly, running a

~ EVELISE'S POV:What was with Zarius?Did alcohol always turn him into a creature of pure, unfiltered desire?...Useful information, at least.After an encounter that had left me breathless—with a sudden, thick heat pooling deep in my lower belly—the hardest task waiting for me tomorrow would be pretending everything was normal."Here. Do this." Mateo practically slammed a stack of files onto my desk, making me flinch.“What is your problem?” I hissed, glaring up at him.He had been shooting me with venomous looks and treating me like a plague for weeks.At first, I had tried to ignore it, choosing endurance over conflict, but it was pushing me to my absolute limit.“My problem is you,” he growled, leaning over the desk until he was entirely in my space. “You lie, you’re disloyal, and you ruin everything you touch.” Hatred burned raw and unmistakable in his eyes.“I don’t recall asking for your evaluation.” I scoffed, leaning back in my chair and crossing my arms."Oh, come on, Mat

Maybe he was just in a bad mood that day, I thought, tracing my fingers mindlessly on the sheets.Maybe I should try harder. Reassure him that I’m not going anywhere. Maybe one day Zarius will hold my hand and actually learn how to love…An unwelcome scoff echoed in the back of my mind. ‘What happened to you, Evelise?’“Huh?” I blinked. “What do you mean?”‘You were determined to leave. To escape this so-called nightmare,’ my wolf replied, her presence shifting in the dark corners of my consciousness. ‘Now you want to give it a chance? How?’“I thought the idea of me leaving would evoke emotions in Zarius,” I spoke truthfully, pulling my knees closer to my chest. “I didn’t know he couldn’t feel what we do.” I paused, the memory of another man’s—Yes, another man—face flickering in my mind. “And when Robbie offered me a way out, like he actually meant it, I couldn’t do it.” ‘That is what I am asking,’ my wolf pressed, her tone filled with protectiveness. ‘Why? What changed?’“Whe