Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Alpha who Rejected me Becomes my prisoner : Kabanata 21 - Kabanata 30

Chapter 22"You're starting to remember too much."Lyra's blood ran cold.Captain Darius stood a few feet away, his expression calm.Almost friendly.As though they were discussing the weather instead of murder.Yet something had changed.The mask was gone.For the first time, Lyra saw the man beneath it.The coldness.The calculation.The cruelty.His hand disappeared beneath his cloak.Slowly.Deliberately.Reaching for a weapon.The Sight screamed inside her mind.Danger.Move.Now.Without hesitation, Lyra leaped backward.A dagger flashed through the space where she had been standing.The blade struck the stone wall with a sharp crack.Darius sighed."That ability is becoming troublesome."Lyra's heart hammered."You are one of them."The captain smiled."Very good."Moonlight reflected in his eyes.Gray eyes.The same eyes she had seen in her visions.The same eyes she had seen in the Shadow Fang.Not identical.Related.Connected.Blood."You serve Orion's bloodline."Darius la

Chapter 24"The Destroyer isn't here for you."The Guardian's silver eyes remained fixed on Ronan."It's here for the King."The world seemed to stop.Lyra stared at the ancient wolf."No."The word escaped before she could stop it.Ronan's expression remained unreadable.But she saw it.The brief flicker of understanding in his eyes.As if he already knew.As if part of him had been expecting this."What do you mean?" Lyra demanded.The Guardian lowered its massive head."The Destroyer was created for one purpose."The ancient wolf's voice echoed through the city square."To eliminate those capable of uniting the fractured packs."A terrible realization struck Lyra.The Moonborn once united the wolf kingdoms.Now Ronan was doing the same.Slowly.Naturally.Without even trying.The rogue wolves followed him.Shadow Hollow followed him.Even neighboring territories had begun respecting him.The Destroyer wasn't hunting a person.It was hunting a threat.A thunderous roar shook the val

Chapter 26The Destroyer descended on Ronan.The world slowed.Warriors screamed.The ground trembled.The black beast's massive claws cut through the air, powerful enough to tear stone apart.Ronan raised his sword.Not because it would stop the attack.Because he refused to die kneeling.The Destroyer's shadow swallowed him whole.Then silver light exploded across the battlefield."NO!"Lyra didn't remember moving.One moment she stood atop the wall.The next she was between Ronan and death.Moonlight erupted from her body.A brilliant silver shield formed before them.The Destroyer's claws crashed into it.The impact shook the entire city.Shockwaves blasted through the streets.Windows shattered.Warriors were thrown from their feet.For one impossible moment, Lyra held.Then the shield cracked.A second later it shattered completely.The force hurled her through the air.Ronan caught her before she hit the ground."Lyra!"Pain exploded through every part of her body.But she was a

Chapter 28"You are."The words shattered the silver hall.Lyra froze.The crown of moonlight hovered inches above her head.Queen Selene's sorrowful gaze never left hers.For a moment, the world seemed to stop."No."The word escaped as a whisper.Selene closed her eyes briefly."I wish there had been another way."Lyra stepped back.The crown followed."What are you talking about?"Fear tightened around her chest.The Moon Queen looked older suddenly.Wearier.As though carrying centuries of regret."The Destroyer cannot be killed."A chill ran through Lyra."What?""It was never alive."The silver hall darkened.Ancient memories flickered around them.A ritual.Blood.Dark magic.Orion standing beside the First Council.The creation of something unnatural.Something eternal.Something fueled by hatred itself."The Destroyer is bound to the Betrayer's curse."Selene's voice echoed softly."As long as the curse exists, the Destroyer returns."Lyra stared at the visions."Then how was

Chapter 30"Don't touch the crown!"The words echoed through the collapsing silver hall.Selene and the Shadow Fang stood frozen.Both staring at Lyra.Both terrified.The realization hit her like a physical blow.For the first time since entering the realm, they agreed on something.The crown.Whatever it truly was...Neither of them wanted her touching it.At least not yet.The silver fragments continued falling around them.The throne shook violently.Cracks spread across the floor.Time was running out."Why?" Lyra demanded.Neither answered immediately.And that frightened her more than anything.Selene recovered first."The crown is incomplete."Lyra stared at her."What does that mean?"The former Queen pointed toward the floating pieces of silver light."The inheritance was divided centuries ago."A chill ran through Lyra.Divided?The Shadow Fang cursed under his breath.The revelation clearly wasn't supposed to happen.Selene continued."When Orion betrayed me, he failed to