All Chapters of The Beta's Forsaken Daughter : Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Isabella POVThe very second their heavy footsteps faded down the stairwell, I let out a long, shuddering breath I hadn't realized I was holding."Finally, that toxic mother and daughter pair is off my back," I muttered under my breath, shaking out my tense shoulders.I immediately set to work cleaning the luxurious chamber. I stripped and remade her plush bedding, wiped down the dark oak dressers, and dusted the high bookshelves lining the walls. By the time I picked up the mop to scrub the polished hardwood floor, my arms were aching from fatigue.Wiping a bead of sweat from my forehead, I collapsed into the leather desk chair to rest for just a brief moment. Right beside a stack of bound ledgers lay an ornate, gold-embossed envelope. My fingers twitched with curiosity, but I pulled my hand back into my lap.It is none of your business, Isabella, I scolded myself sternly. Touching her personal belongings is a one-way ticket to a beating if those malicious wolves catch you.Resolving

Isabella POV"I am giving you a choice, Isabella," Blaine muttered, enunciating each word slowly as if waiting for the full horror of his proposition to sink in. His gaze remained locked onto mine, dark and possessive. "Be my secret mistress, or I will exercise my right as future Alpha to banish you from this territory tonight. I will make sure no neighboring pack ever takes you in, leaving you to be torn apart by feral rogues in the wasteland."The moment the threat left his lips, I gathered all the strength in my arms and shoved him back with everything I had. He stumbled backward, his shoes skidding across the polished floorboards."I would rather be torn to shreds by feral rogues in the wild than spend another second in this pack letting you lay your filthy hands on me!" I shouted right into his arrogant face, fighting down the burning urge to drive my fist into his jaw.Blaine straightened his coat, his eyes narrowing slightly. "If I were you, I wouldn't make such a hasty decisi

Isabella POVThe moment the gravity of the royal seal registered in their minds, Chloe and her cronies hastily stepped back, clearing a wide path for me in the corridor. They looked at me with a mixture of shock and sheer terror, suddenly frightened of what my new status as a royal candidate might mean. I let out a long, quiet sigh of relief, clutching the parchment tightly against my chest.For the remainder of the day, I felt every pair of eyes in the pack house following my every move. Contrary to my hopes, news of my selection spread through the Eclipse Pack like wildfire. Even Madame Sloane underwent a sudden, overnight transformation. Instead of barking orders at me, she acted as if I were invisible, giving me zero chores and refusing to send me on a single errand.Normally, I would have celebrated being freed from manual labor, but the suffocating tension in the estate made me uneasy. Choosing to avoid further confrontations, I slipped away to the servant quarters, curling up o

Killian POVI sat in my private chambers with my palm resting heavily against my face, slouched in my favorite carved gold throne. To any outsider looking through the archway, I probably appeared calm, rested, and utterly unbothered. On the inside, however, my mind was an absolute tempest.My wolf, Vane, had been pacing restlessly in the back of my consciousness for days now. Vane rarely got this antsy. Having spent years accustomed to being mateless and solitary, he usually kept a dormant, watchful silence. But lately, he was on edge stalking back and forth as if waiting for something precious and long overdue to cross our borders."Gideon," I called out, my voice echoing off the vaulted stone ceiling.A familiar figure immediately stepped into the room. Gideon ran a quick hand through his dark hair, bringing his boots together and bowing deeply in my presence. He had served as my estate overseer for years, second in my trust only to my head steward."Your Majesty," he greeted, takin

Isabella POVThe sun was beginning to dip below the horizon, casting long, amber shadows across the courtyard as I continued to wander aimlessly through the outer grounds of the castle.At this point, a uneasy gut feeling told me I was thoroughly lost. Still, I felt a strange sense of calm whenever I passed small patrols of guards or servants shuffling past. If I truly couldn't find my way back, I could easily ask one of them for directions....so long as I kept my chin up and acted like I belonged.Sweeping past a sharp, angled stone corner framed by thick, well-trimmed bushes and decorative shrubs, a flash of relief washed over me. After hours of searching, I had finally found it.It was an outer perimeter wall...still towering, but noticeably shorter than the massive fortress walls near the main entrance. I just needed to practice climbing over it, and off I would go.Goodbye to this gloomy castle, and goodbye to the foul mouthed candidates, I celebrated silently. The second I brea