All Chapters of The Sleeping Alpha’s Mate: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

ISADORA POV“I don't think that is a good idea.”Helena's voice was calm, but it carried clearly through the room.The elders who had been murmuring among themselves fell silent almost at once. Even those who had seemed ready to agree with the suggestion of making Caelen's recovery known turned their attention toward her, waiting to hear what she had to say.Luna Mildred did not look surprised.Instead, she leaned back in her chair and crossed her arms.“You say that as though this is about his safety.”Helena looked at her.“It is.”“We all know you have never believed Caelen was fit to be Alpha.”A few of the elders shifted uncomfortably.Helena's expression remained composed, but I noticed the slight tightening around her eyes.“I have never said that.”“You never needed to.” Mildred's voice was sharper now. “You have made your feelings known in enough ways that everyone in this family understands them. So perhaps you should simply say what you really mean instead of pretending thi

  ISADORA POV The entertainment eventually came to an end, and the entire atmosphere beneath the canopies shifted with it. The performers withdrew from the open space while servants moved between the tables, collecting empty glasses and clearing away whatever had been left behind. Beyond the rows of canopies, the hunting grounds stretched into a vast stretch of woodland, the trees growing thick enough that the paths between them disappeared from view after a certain distance. The visiting Alphas began leaving their seats one after another, speaking quietly with their guards as they prepared to enter the grounds. Caelen did not rush. He remained beneath the white canopy, surrounded by his family and several of the visiting Alphas who had come to greet him. From where I sat, I could see the attention he attracted without anyone openly staring. Conversations paused whenever he spoke. People watched

Rosalie's expression changed almost immediately.“What did he say?” I asked.She glanced toward me. “Rowan wants me to stay here until he knows everything is settled.”There was a small smile in her voice when she said it. “He worries too much.”I looked toward the direction where Alpha Rowan had gone. “He seems to.”Rosalie laughed quietly. “He has always been like that.”I smiled, but my attention drifted back toward the forest.---The afternoon soon turned quiet after the discovery in the hunting grounds, although no one seemed ready to admit that the mood had changed. The excitement that had surrounded the traditional hunt earlier was gone, replaced by small groups of people speaking among themselves while the servants began clearing away the food and drinks beneath the canopies. Some of the visiting Alphas had already returned from the forest, while others remained farther inside with Caelen and the guards who were securing the abandoned camp. The Lunas who had stayed behind were

ISADORA’S POVThe footsteps stopped just outside the shelter, and I sat quietly, watching the entrance while I waited for whoever had been walking through the trees to reveal himself. I expected another frightened voice, perhaps the girl I had been searching for, but instead a man ducked beneath the low doorway and stepped inside, bringing the cool smell of the forest with him. He was tall, broad-shouldered, and unmistakably an Alpha, although nothing about him suggested the rigid seriousness I had become accustomed to seeing from men who carried that title. His blond hair was disheveled from the branches, his boots were covered in mud, and there was a shallow scratch across his cheek, but he looked more irritated with the forest than concerned about his appearance.His eyes found me almost immediately, and he stopped with one hand still resting against the wooden frame. “I was hoping this place was empty,” he said, looking around the shelter before giving me a resigned smile. “But I

ISADORA’S POVThe voices grew louder as they came through the trees, carrying clearly enough now that I could make out the hurried commands being exchanged between several people. Relief moved through me before I could stop it, although I remained seated for another moment because my ankle protested sharply when I tried to shift my weight. Adrian had already moved toward the entrance, listening carefully as the voices drew closer, and when a familiar guard finally appeared between the trees, his shoulders relaxed.“Luna Isadora!” the guard called, pushing through the last stretch of branches with another guard directly behind him. His eyes widened when he saw me sitting inside the shelter, and the relief that crossed his face was unmistakable. “Thank the Moon, we found you.”I gave him a tired smile. “It took you long enough.”He let out a breath that sounded almost like a laugh, although the tension in his face did not disappear. “We searched the paths around the hunting grounds firs