The Alpha King’s Rejected Slave 의 모든 챕터: 챕터 1 - 챕터 10

~Elira~I didn’t remember when the music faded or when the lights disappeared or how long they dragged me across those cold floors, all I knew was the moment my body hit the ground. It felt hard and unforgiving, and the sound of a heavy door slamming shut behind me echoed louder than anything else. Darkness pressed around me, thick and suffocating, the air smelling damp and rotten as if something had been left to decay for too long and I could feel it settle into my lungs with every shaky breath I tried to take. For a moment I thought I might stop breathing completely because my body felt too weak to respond, too heavy like all the strength had been pulled out and left somewhere back in that ballroom at his feet.The music was still playing in the distance, faint but present, and the laughter followed it softly, blending into the night like nothing had happened, like I hadn’t just been broken in front of them all and everything I had hoped for had been crushed.My fingers pressed i

~Kael~The festivities didn’t stop, it carried on loud and alive as though nothing had changed and I liked it that way. I needed to erase such mortifying scenes out of their minds. I remained seated on my throne, my gaze fixed ahead while the nobles continued their laughter and the dancers moved like puppets bound to a celebration I no longer really cared for.I could still feel it, faint but present, that pull that had no right to linger, that thread that should have snapped the moment I rejected her, and yet it remained, weak and irritating like something refusing to die no matter how firmly it was cut.My fingers pressed slightly into the arm of the throne as footsteps approached, careful not to draw attention. I didn’t turn immediately, didn’t acknowledge the presence until he was close enough for his voice to reach only me.“My King…” Commander Drax murmured low, leaning in just enough. There was something in his tone that made the irritation beneath my skin sharpen slightly, “th

~Kael~The morning came quieter than the night before, but the silence did nothing to settle what lingered beneath my skin. It only made it easier to notice, easier to feel the absence of control where there should have been none lost in the first place.I stood by the tall window of my chamber, my hands resting behind my back as my gaze stretched over the kingdom below, the people moving as they always did. It had been hours since the report, hours since the disturbance, and yet the irritation had not faded. The bond had been silent since the night of the ball, weak enough to dismiss. I had allowed myself to believe that it would die out on its own, that whatever remained would eventually fade into nothing as it should have the moment I rejected her.But it hadn’t. And that alone was unacceptable.The sound of footsteps reached me before the knock came. I did not turn immediately, my gaze remaining fixed ahead as the door opened without waiting for permission.Drex stepped in, his p

~Nira~The heat in the kitchen clung to my skin the moment I stepped in. It was thick and constant as the firewood burned beneath the large pots, steam rose in slow curls that carried the scent of spices and cooked meat into the already crowded space.Voices filled the room almost immediately like they always were whenever too many people were forced into one place for too long, and yet somehow, I had learned to exist within it without letting it touch me too deeply.My hands moved without hesitation as I focused on the task in front of me, carefully slicing through a pile of vegetables laid out on the worn wooden table. The blade moved in a steady rhythm as I kept my eyes down, letting the familiar motion keep me grounded while everything else carried on around me.It was easier that way. Easier to listen without being noticed and to think without being pulled into conversations that led nowhere. The others, however, had no such restraint.“Have you heard?” one of the girls started,

~Kael~The corridors stretched long and silent as I walked through them, my steps steady, the sound of my boots echoing faintly against the stone walls as guards straightened the moment I passed, their heads lowering in immediate acknowledgment.Footsteps approached from behind, and I didn’t need to turn to know who it was. Drex.“My King,” he called, his voice low but carrying enough urgency to draw my attention.I slowed slightly, just enough for him to step beside me. “What is it?” I asked, my tone even.“There has been… a development,” he said carefully, immediately sharpening my focus. My gaze shifted slightly.“Speak.”He exhaled lightly before continuing. “One of our outer patrol units returned at dawn,” he said, “they encountered a small group near the eastern forest borders.”I said nothing, letting him continue.“They were not ordinary travelers,” he added, “their movement was coordinated and trained.”That was enough to catch my full attention. “And?” I asked.“One of them