All Chapters of The Bastard Wolf: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

* Dorina *"No, you're kidding. My father will not come here. That is.."I wasn't able to finish my sentence when I felt the scent of my father the Alpha King. My eyes widened and I was forced to get on my knees, I looked back at Ivan and wondered how he was standing still despite being injured."Dorina."The way he called my name, I could already tell that he was mad. It made the air heavy and every lowly wolf bow.Behind me, I heard Ivan make a sound. A low, guttural snarl that vibrated through the floorboards. But still he didn't go down to kneel.It's either he couldn't or he wouldn't. A cursed wolf doesn't kneel, even to the Alpha King. Especially not when his mate is bleeding on the floor in front of him.I twisted my head just enough to see him. He was still standing behind me, his shoulder bleeding freely now, his claws were out, teeth bared at my own father. His eyes were slowly returning to blue. His whole body was a shield. He was swaying on his feet from blood loss and st

* Ivan * It was a mistake to agree to go back to the Palace but I was too weak to even disagree or refuse. That was the thought that kept circling inside my head when I opened my eyes and I sat on her bed. In her big chambers. In the fucking Palace. My body had given out in that apartment. I couldn't remember when my knees buckled. With so much blood in my mouth. I had thought it was the shoulder, the rogues had torn me up the night before, and Dorina's father let me bleed before sending his dogs. But now, lying in silk sheets that smelled like her when she was here, with Royal healers' hands glowing green over my chest, I understood. It was while I was choking the first royal guard. I remembered he had a ring on his finger. It was a palace ring with a flat black stone. When he grabbed my jaw to turn my head for the kill, the needle pricked me. It was right under my ear, it happened fast. Then I felt a cold sting and thought nothing of it in the rush. Then the second one h

* Dorina *My mother was right, so I settled back in the Palace. But after a month, my father started inviting all the young, single, unmated Alphas into the Palace. And the first one to visit me was Alpha Alex Ashborne.It was Nathalie who told me, bursting into my room early in the morning with a dress draped over her arms that was too fine to be for breakfast."My Lady. You have an important guest today. You need to get dressed.""Who?" My brows furrowed as I had no invitation to anyone.She laid the dress on the bed, it was deep emerald silk, the color of our pack's banner. My mother's favorite color."Alpha Alex Ashborne. From the Northern Border Pack. He arrived last night. The Alpha King received him himself. I heard he is here to pursue the marriage alliance with you."Matilda followed right behind her, she was already holding my hairbrush like a weapon. "That boy Ashborne? Oh, he's handsome enough, I suppose. If you like them tall and brooding and smelling like pine trees. Hi

* Ivan *Randal looked at me with his brows furrowed, he must be thinking about how I would do that. But I met his gaze and then leaned my back against the soft leather of my office chair."The Capital is a three-day ride on a horse back until it drops tired," Randal said. Then he caught himself and snorted. "Sorry. You have the Harley, that is a better vehicle."He walked to his counter and picked up the small, heavy pouch that had been sitting there all day. Then his hand dropped it on my desk with a dull thud.It was the same royal-blue velvet, the same golden seal with the sigil of the Royal Crown, a sword piercing a rose. It was the fourth time this week."She sent Benny again," he said. "The driver waited for two hours on that fancy palace vehicle. I told him you weren't here. But he left this and said the Princess said, and I quote. "Tell that stubborn mule of a wolf that if he doesn't want it as payment, he can take it as a reward."My jaw clenched so hard inside my mouth that

* Ivan *The noise of the wolves fighting for their lives filled the once-quiet and peaceful town. Some houses were burned down and there was blood on the road. Not far from me, I could see dead bodies.There were smoke that filled the air. Low and black, clinging to the wet ground. The trading post at the edge was on fire, even in the rain. Some of the old apartments were burned down. I walk towards the Alpha house. There was blood on the road, smeared by tires, by bare feet, and also by paws. I go down to check and feel it's still warm; my tires kick through it.Some of the dead bodies I knew them. Young wolves, eighteen, nineteen, still doing double shifts from my beerhouse.Their throats were torn out. I don't know if it's a good thing that I haven't seen Alpha Fredrick yet. At least he is not dead. I didn't stop, I continued. If I stopped now, my wolf would have made me bury them, and we didn't have time to bury anyone.I gunned the Harley straight through Main. The Green Meadow