All Chapters of Two Alphas One Mate: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

I didn’t open the letter until I was back in my dorm.The entire drive from the Blackwood estate, I kept thinking about Elena’s words.He was wearing the Blackwood family ring.I had no idea what that meant.But I knew one thing.I needed answers.Mia was sitting on her bed when I walked in.She looked up immediately.“Where have you been?”I closed the door behind me.“The Blackwoods.”Her eyes widened.“Again?”I dropped my bag onto my bed.“Apparently, my life has become a Blackwood family drama.”She sat up.“Okay. Start talking.”I pulled the envelope from my purse.Mia’s expression changed.“What is that?”“My mother’s.”She immediately became serious.“Are you sure you want to open it?”“No.”I stared at the handwriting.“But I need to.”Mia moved beside me.“You don’t have to do it alone.”I looked at her.“Thank you.”Carefully, I opened the envelope.Inside was a single folded sheet of paper.My hands trembled as I unfolded it.The first line nearly broke me.My dearest Aria

I didn’t tell Kael about Elias.I didn’t tell Kian either.By the time I returned to my dorm, I’d made up my mind.I was going to the address alone.Mia was horrified when I told her.“Absolutely not.”I grabbed my jacket from the chair.“Mia—”“No. You’re not going to some abandoned house outside the city because a mysterious stranger told you to find a man who supposedly knows about your dead mother.”“When you say it like that—”“That’s exactly how it is!”I sighed.“I’ll be careful.”“You said that before you went to the Blackwoods.”“And I came back.”“That’s not the point.”I stopped.She was genuinely worried.“I’ll text you when I get there.”“And every thirty minutes.”“Every thirty?”“Twenty.”I smiled.“Deal.”She crossed her arms.“And if anything feels wrong, you leave.”“I promise.”⸻The address led me nearly an hour outside the city.The further I drove, the quieter everything became.Eventually, the road narrowed.Tall trees surrounded both sides, their branches hangi

“Get in my car.”Kael’s voice left no room for argument.I looked at Elias.He was staring at the approaching headlights.“Aria,” he said quietly, “go with him.”That frightened me more than Kael’s command.“You trust him?”Elias looked at Kael for a long moment.“I trust him more than the people behind that car.”I turned toward the road.The vehicle was getting closer.Kael opened the passenger door.I climbed inside.Elias got into the back.Kael accelerated before I had even closed my door completely.For several minutes, nobody spoke.I stared out the window.Then I turned toward him.“You followed me.”Kael kept his eyes on the road.“Yes.”“Why?”“You disappeared.”“That doesn’t answer my question.”“It does.”I frowned.“How did you know where I was?”Silence.“Kael.”He finally looked at me.“Because Kian tracked your car.”I blinked.“You tracked me?”“Your phone wasn’t answering.”“I was busy.”“You were at a house belonging to a man my father told us never to contact.”I s

I didn’t sleep.Every time I closed my eyes, I saw the same sentence written in my mother’s handwriting.If anything happens to me, the answer is there.By sunrise, I’d made up my mind.I was going.Whatever waited inside that house, I needed to know.⸻A black SUV waited outside the Blackwood estate.Kael stood beside it, arms crossed.Kian was leaning against the passenger door.Elias held an old map.I approached them.“You’re late,” Kian said.“I didn’t know this was a military operation.”He smiled.“With my brother involved, everything becomes one.”Kael ignored him.“Ready?”I nodded.“Yes.”His eyes lingered on me for a moment.“You can still change your mind.”“I won’t.”He nodded.“Then stay close.”The words shouldn’t have affected me.But they did.⸻The drive took nearly two hours.The city disappeared behind us, replaced by thick woodland and winding roads.Elias sat in the back with the map.After nearly an hour of silence, he finally spoke.“We’re close.”Kael slowed.

The passage was narrow and cold.I could barely see where I was going, but Kael’s hand remained wrapped around mine.“Keep moving,” he said.Behind us, the sound of footsteps echoed through the basement.They had found the hidden entrance.Kian was ahead of us with Elias, using his phone as a flashlight.“How much farther?” I asked.“Not far,” Elias answered.“That’s what you said five minutes ago.”“I was hoping you’d stop asking.”Despite everything, Kian laughed.“She’s definitely going to fit into this family.”Kael glanced at him.“Don’t.”Kian raised his hands.“Just saying.”We continued forward until the passage opened into a small underground room.There was another door.Elias pushed it open.Sunlight flooded in.We stumbled outside.I took a deep breath.We had made it.Then Kael suddenly stopped.“What?”He was staring at my hand.I followed his gaze.A thin red mark had appeared across my palm.I frowned.“I must have scratched it.”Kael didn’t answer.Kian came closer.H