Dear Alpha, I’m Far Gone のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 11 - チャプター 20

Calista's POV The headache started behind my left eye and spread like fire through my skull. I pressed my palms against my temples and breathed through the pain. This was the third vision today and my body was starting to rebel against the strain.But I could not stop now. Not when I was so close to understanding.I sat on the floor of my chambers with my back against the wall and focused on steadying my breathing. The visions had been coming more frequently since I requested the divorce. At first, I thought it was stress or lack of sleep. But then I started noticing patterns. The images were not random. They showed me things that had not happened yet but would happen soon.I could see the future.The realization should have terrified me. Instead, it felt like the first real power I had ever possessed. For five years I had been helpless and broken and weak. Now I had something Aldrid could never take from me. Something the Council did not know about.I just needed to learn how to con

Seraphine's POVThe servant girl trembled as she stood before me in my private chambers. Her eyes were fixed on the floor and her hands twisted in her apron like she might tear the fabric apart. Good. Fear made people useful."Tell me again what you saw." My voice was soft and sweet like honey laced with poison."The princess, my lady. She left her chambers late last night. She went to the east wing." The girl's voice shook. "And the joker was with her."I leaned back in my chair and let a slow smile spread across my face. Perfect. Even better than I had hoped. Calista was getting careless and desperation made people stupid."Did anyone else see them?""No, my lady. Just me. I was returning from the kitchens when I saw them slip into the archives together."The archives. How interesting. What could dear sweet Calista possibly be looking for in dusty old records? It did not matter. What mattered was that she had been alone with the Joker in the middle of the night and I now had a witne

Calista's POVThe courtyard was already full when they dragged me out into the sunlight. Hundreds of faces stared at me. Some curious. Some are hungry for scandal. Some looked away in shame. I stumbled on the cobblestones and the guard yanked me forward so hard my shoulder screamed in pain.A wooden platform stood in the center of the courtyard. Two thick posts jutted up from its surface with iron rings bolted to them. Chains hung from the rings and swayed slightly in the breeze. I had seen criminals punished here before. Had watched from my window as they screamed and bled. Never thought I would be the one standing on that platform.Aldrid stood at the base of the steps. He wore his formal robes with the royal crest embroidered in gold thread across his chest. His face was set in hard lines and his jaw clenched so tight I could see the muscle jumping beneath his skin. Behind him stood the council members and various nobles. All dressed in their finest clothes like this was some grand

  Zevran's POV The cell was silent except for my breathing. Each inhale sent fire through my ribs. Each exhale tasted like copper and defeat. I had told Calista to wait and to trust me, but the truth was simpler and darker. I was running out of time. The restraints around my wrists suddenly clicked open. Both of them at once. I jerked my head up and pain exploded through my skull. The chains fell away and clattered against the stone floor. My arms dropped and I nearly collapsed forward from the sudden release. Footsteps approached from the shadows. Steady and purposeful. A figure emerged from the darkness beyond the torchlight. Kaelen. His face was grim and his jaw was set in that expression he wore before we went into battle. He looked at my wounds and something flickered in his eyes. Anger maybe. Or regret. "We need to leave." His voice was low and urgent. "Now."&n

Zevran's POV The pain was getting worse. I pressed my hand against my chest where the curse ate away at me from the inside. Every breath felt like swallowing glass. Every heartbeat sounded too loud in my ears like a countdown I could not stop.Kaelen glanced at me from across the campfire. We had tracked the Council's carriage for three days and finally found their headquarters. The fortress loomed in the distance like a scar against the horizon. Dark. Impenetrable. Exactly where they would take her."You look like death." Kaelen did not sugarcoat anything. He never had. "How long do you have?""Long enough." I forced the words out even though my throat felt tight."That is not an answer." He stood and moved closer. His expression was harder than usual. "Days? Hours? I need to know what I am working with here."I met his eyes. "A week. Maybe less."He swore under his breath and turned away. His hands clenched into fists at his sides. "This is insane. You know that right? We are abou