บททั้งหมดของ The Alpha’s Chosen Mate: บทที่ 41 - บทที่ 50

I blinked, unable to believe what John was saying. I remembered the young boy who had surprised us on that first night at the castle. I remembered the determination in his youthful eyes and the way he seemed rebellious by nature.Even though he was tall and muscular, the boyish look in his eyes betrayed his youth. I imagined him alone, searching for his friend, and although I didn't know him very well, my heart tightened.I remembered the distressed, desolate expression on Henry's face, his brother.And I realized something: he had wanted to ask me something...I looked at John, who was still sitting on the floor with his face buried in his knees."John?"He raised his head to look at me."What did Henry want to ask me?"John looked away toward the wall behind me, his gaze seeming to be in a trance, so I insisted on the question once again.He suddenly stood up and ran his hands through his hair impatiently."John, answer me," I insisted.He turned toward me and, for no apparent reaso

I stared at the yellowed pages of the diary and imagined what John must have had to face in all those years after his father’s death. I imagined him as a young man, alone, with his own father’s blood on his hands...The healer was looking at me and had probably assumed I was in shock."It’s already dawn, my lady. You need to gather the pack and tell them about the state of their Alpha. In the absence of the Alpha, his mate must take over." I rose from the chair in shock. "Not take over the pack’s leadership as Alpha, but be the lady of the castle. I presume James will take charge of leading the pack in John’s absence.""And when will John wake up?" I asked.Isaac Carter sighed and looked at John sorrowfully."The problem isn’t whether he will wake up, my lady. He will wake up... The problem is whether he will be in his right mind."I swallowed hard."And what am I supposed to tell the others about his condition? I can’t tell them he’s going insane!" I exclaimed.Suddenly, the door swu

Lina brought a staggering Turner to the decrepit bed. I helped him lie down. Although he was losing a lot of blood, he showed no signs of pain. His expression remained impassive, despite how pale he was."Lina, shouldn't he be healing?" I asked, remembering the terrible claw marks on the commander's face when I discovered that he was a werewolf.Lina looked at me, seeming stunned.Maybe she was in shock.I turned toward Turner. He was lying down with one hand over his wound."Why isn't it healing?""It's not that fast... only Alphas heal that quickly. I need a few hours," he replied before closing his eyes.I called his name, but he didn't answer.I moved closer and checked whether he was breathing. To my relief, he was.I turned to Lina, my hands stained with blood."Lina, what happened?"She blinked and looked away from James before beginning her story."Mr. Turner tried to kill Lance Chase while he was searching the Alpha's room. Turner managed to kill several guards, but Chase wou

I left Jade in the room with Derek. He had escaped to help with the rescue. I was not part of the pack, so I had no right to reprimand him for his reckless act, nor did I want to, since he was proving to be very useful. The two of them would dispose of the body through a hidden door in the room, built by Aísha herself in case she ever needed to escape. I went downstairs and found Leon sitting at a table. As I approached, I caught the strong smell of wine."Better curb your thirst for wine. We have a lead on Thomas."Then I sat across from him and told him everything that had happened, from the vampire to the story about the men who had taken Sallow.Leon looked at me and continued drinking. When I finished my story, I waited for him to say something."Do you understand what we have to do, man?"He looked at me in annoyance and exclaimed in a slurred voice:"Now, besides having to travel with the bastard, I have to babysit a werewolf baby?""Stop being an idiot. Didn't you hear what I

James slept for what seemed like hours on end, or perhaps days. Locked inside that secret room, it was difficult to tell whether it was day or night. At times, I simply ate while sitting in a corner on the floor and prayed that Lina would return soon and bring me news about John, but she never appeared.After some time, I ended up falling asleep as well. When I woke up, I was in the bed. He must have put me there. James was flipping through some books, sitting in a chair. He seemed completely recovered, and he was wearing different clothes as well.I sat up in bed, still sleepy, and stared at James. His face was thoughtful.He closed the book and looked at me."You slept quite a bit," he said.James stood up, and on his way to me, he picked up a bowl of bread and held it out to me. I accepted it, but the moment I took the bread, I froze.A tremendous noise came from the other side of the wall. Then, in the blink of an eye, the wall was brought down. James threw himself over me and shi