All Chapters of The Wolf They Rejected, The Hybrid Who Chose Her: Chapter 31 - Chapter 37

"Kael!"I wrapped both arms around him. His body jerked violently toward the woman. It felt as though something invisible had hooked itself around his spine and was dragging him backward. His fingers clawed at the floor."Alira—" His voice cracked. "Don't let go.""I won't."I tightened my grip. The woman watched us with an expression I couldn't understand. Almost pity. Almost amusement."You still don't understand.""Then explain it!"She tilted her head. "He's not being taken from you." Her silver eyes moved to Kael. "He's being returned."Kael growled. "I'm not going anywhere."The black veins spreading across his throat pulsed. The Hunger surfaced. His eyes went completely black. I felt his body stiffen beneath my hands. Then he whispered, "Alira…"I looked at him. "Fight it."His lips trembled. "I'm trying."The woman lifted her hand. Kael screamed. The force dragging him intensified. His claws scraped against the stone. I refused to let go.Something inside me snapped. "Stop."T

For a moment, I couldn't move. The words hung between us. Kael was never supposed to love you.My eyes found Kael. He was staring at Elias with a hatred I'd never seen before. Not the controlled anger I had witnessed when someone threatened me. This was different. Older. Personal."Elias," Kael said quietly.Elias smiled. "You remember me now."Kael's jaw tightened. "Enough.""Enough to know what happened?""Enough to know you're lying."Elias laughed softly. "You always did that.""Did what?""Protect her from the truth."My heart twisted. I looked between them. "You've met before."Neither answered. I stepped closer to Kael. "Tell me."His eyes met mine. "I don't remember everything.""But you remember him.""A little."Elias scoffed. "A little?"Kael's expression hardened. "You don't know what they did to us.""I know exactly what they did."Elias lifted his sleeve. There was a scar around his wrist. A perfect silver circle. The same symbol that had appeared on my skin.My breath c

The words hit harder than any weapon. What you did to her.I turned toward Kael. He had gone completely still."Kael?"He didn't answer. The versions of me behind the shattered glass began walking toward us. Dozens. Then hundreds. Different ages. Different clothes. Different scars. But the same eyes. The same face. The same soul. Or whatever remained of it.One of them stopped in front of Kael. She was young. Maybe thirteen. She stared at him with something that looked almost like pity."You don't remember."Kael's jaw tightened. "Remember what?""You asked her to forget."His face drained of color. I looked at him. "Kael?"He finally met my eyes. "I remember asking you to forget."My heart sank. "Why?""Because I thought it would save you.""From what?"He looked at the silver eye beneath the floor. "From me."Silence. I shook my head. "No."He stepped closer. "I was losing control.""The Hunger?"He nodded. "It wasn't just inside me." He looked at his hands. "It was changing me."Th