All Chapters of I Ran Away with the Alpha's Baby: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

The silence was unbearable.Lyra stood in front of us.Alive.After twelve years of believing she was gone.And somehow, the most painful part wasn't her return.It was the fact that Kael knew.He knew something about her disappearance.And he never told me.I looked at him.“Kael.”His eyes met mine.There was guilt there.Not anger.Not confusion.Guilt.That hurt more.“Tell me the truth.”Lyra smiled faintly.“Finally.”Kael's expression hardened.“Lyra.”“What?”“Don't.”She tilted her head.“Don't what? Tell her?”I felt my chest tighten.Kael stepped forward.“This isn't the time.”“Actually, brother, this is the perfect time.”I looked between them.“Brother?”Lyra laughed softly.“You really didn't tell her anything.”My hands curled into fists.“Kael.”He closed his eyes.“Elara…”“No.”My voice was quieter than I expected.“But I need to hear it from you.”The room became silent.Finally, he spoke.“Lyra wasn't kidnapped.”My heart dropped.“What?”“She left.”“Why?”He loo

The northern forest was colder than I remembered.Every step felt heavier.The trees grew thicker as we traveled, their branches blocking most of the moonlight above us. The wind carried the scent of snow, pine, and something else I couldn't identify.Something familiar.Something that made my wolf restless.I rode beside Kael while several warriors followed behind us.Lyra was at the front.She had barely spoken since we left.I couldn't blame her.Too many secrets had been revealed in a single night.My mother was alive.Kael's father was alive.And both of them were somewhere beyond the mountains.Together.I still couldn't understand how that was possible.Kael glanced at me.“You've been quiet.”“So have you.”“I’m thinking.”“That's dangerous.”He smiled faintly.“You're making jokes now?”“I'm trying not to panic.”His smile disappeared.“I know.”I looked ahead.“Are you scared?”“Yes.”The honesty surprised me.“Of your father?”“Of what we'll find.”I swallowed.“So am I.”K

“Yes, Mom.”The word echoed through the chamber.Mom.I couldn't move.I couldn't even breathe.The little boy stood several feet away from me, staring at me as if he'd been waiting for years.Silver eyes.Dark hair.A small crescent-shaped mark on his wrist.Everything about him felt familiar.Too familiar.I had seen him before.In the vision.The child in Kael's arms.The child I thought belonged to another woman.The child I thought represented a future I didn't understand.But he was standing in front of me now.Looking at me like I was his mother.“Elara.”Kael's voice was low.I barely heard him.I took one step toward the boy.“Elias?”He smiled.I didn't know why I knew his name.I simply did.“Do you know me?”He nodded.“You're my mom.”My eyes filled with tears.“How?”The boy tilted his head.“You're the one from my dreams.”My heart broke.“You dream about me?”“All the time.”I covered my mouth.Kael stepped closer.“Who is your father?”Elias looked at him.Then smiled

For several seconds, nobody moved.The words 'one of you will have to die' seemed to remain suspended in the air, heavier than the silence that followed.I stared at Cassian, hoping—almost begging—that he would laugh and admit that everything he had said was another lie.But he didn't.He only looked at Kael with that calm, knowing expression that made my stomach twist.Then I looked at Kael.He wasn't looking at Cassian anymore.He was looking at me.And somehow, that scared me more.Because I knew that look.He was thinking.Calculating.Already searching for a way to make sure I survived, even if it meant sacrificing himself.I shook my head before he could say anything.“Don't.”His eyebrows pulled together.“I haven't said anything.”“You don't have to.”I stepped closer to him.“I know you.”Kael's jaw tightened.“Elara—”“No.”My voice trembled, but I refused to look away.“If you're thinking about sacrificing yourself, don't even start.”He stared at me for a long moment.Then

For the first time in what felt like hours, everything was quiet.Too quiet.I remained on the floor beside Kael, one hand pressed against his chest as I listened to his heartbeat.It was weak, but steady.Alive.That was enough.I closed my eyes and let out a breath I didn't realize I had been holding.“You scared me.”Kael opened his eyes.“I know.”“You promised me.”“I remember.”“You almost broke that promise.”His lips curved into a tired smile.“But I didn't.”I stared at him.Even after everything that had happened, he still had the nerve to smile.“You're impossible.”“So I've been told.”I wanted to laugh.Instead, tears slipped down my cheeks.Kael lifted his hand and gently wiped one away.“Don't cry.”“I thought I lost you.”“You didn't.”“You don't know that.”He looked at me.“I know one thing.”“What?”“I'll keep finding my way back to you.”My heart tightened.I leaned closer and rested my forehead against his.For a moment, there was no prophecy.No Moonblood.No cou