All Chapters of I Refused my Alpha : Chapter 31 - Chapter 37

The night air grew heavy.The soldiers of the Eastern Dominion stood silently beyond the Silver Pass, their crimson banners fluttering in the cold mountain breeze.No swords were raised.No arrows were drawn.Yet no one lowered their guard.Karl stepped in front of Lyra, his silver eyes fixed on Queen Seraphina.“You expect us to trust you?”Seraphina met his gaze without flinching.“No.”“I expect you to protect her.”Karl frowned.“Then why are you here?”The Queen took a slow breath.“Because I failed once.”“I refuse to fail again.”Lucien slowly walked past Karl.His blue eyes studied Seraphina carefully.“It has been twenty-one years.”“You haven’t changed.”A faint smile touched Seraphina’s lips.“You have.”“You’ve become far grimmer.”Lucien almost smiled.“Life has a way of doing that.”Arnold glanced between them.“You know each other?”“We fought together,” Lucien replied.“During the Great Northern War.”Seraphina nodded.“And before Lunaris fell…”“I was Queen Evelina’s

The crimson glow in the distance painted the night sky.For several seconds, nobody spoke.Then Lyra turned toward the horses.“We leave before sunrise.”Karl stepped forward.“We leave now.”Lucien nodded.“The longer we wait, the more time the Shadow King has.”Queen Seraphina immediately began giving orders.“Prepare the horses.”“Take only what we need.”“The wounded will travel in the center.”Within minutes, the peaceful shrine became a scene of hurried preparation.Lyra stood alone beside the river.The water reflected the red glow spreading across the horizon.She had spent her entire life wondering about her parents.Now she was finally returning to the place where their story had ended.But another question troubled her.Why had her father hidden the truth beneath the throne?And why had Adrian been trying to protect her?A quiet voice interrupted her thoughts.“You shouldn’t be alone.”Lyra turned.Karl stood a few steps away.“I needed some air.”He nodded.For a moment, n

Nobody moved.Adrian stood at the entrance of the ancient chamber, his dark cloak hanging heavily around him.Lyra stared at him.“Something has been trapped inside the Heart for twenty-one years?”Adrian nodded.“Since the night Lunaris fell.”Karl stepped beside Lyra.“What is it?”Adrian’s eyes shifted toward the glowing cracks beneath the Moon Throne.“I don’t know.”Caelan suddenly laughed bitterly.“You always say that.”Adrian looked at him.“And you always pretend you know everything.”The tension between the brothers filled the chamber.Lyra looked between them.“You both knew.”Neither answered.Her voice became firmer.“You both knew something was beneath my family’s throne, and nobody told me.”Caelan lowered his gaze.Adrian finally spoke.“Because your father made us promise.”“What promise?”Adrian looked directly at her.“To keep you away from Lunaris until you were ready.”Lyra’s eyes narrowed.“Ready for what?”“The truth.”The silver light beneath the throne suddenl