Todos os capítulos de Choose Your Brother's Widow, Alpha: I Take the King: Capítulo 1 - Capítulo 10

ATHALIAH“Our pup is dying and you're there helping your sister-in-law give birth!”My voice cracked as I said these words, my phone shaking so hard against my ear that I almost dropped it. The machines around me beeped so loudly, I knew something was terribly wrong. The mere thought of that made me panic even more. Blood soaked through my hospital dress, as an excruciating pain hit me. I gritted my teeth, gripping onto the bloody sheets. With the last bit of strength in me, I spoke again.“I need your blood, Damian…to save our baby. Come now, please.”Just a few minutes ago, Wren, my best friend, the pack's healer had informed me that I was on the verge of losing my pregnancy and only the alpha blood of my mate could save it.What I got was silence. From the other end of the line, I could hear unmistaken voices of nurses urging someone to push.“Stop this, Athaliah. I know you want my attention but this is not the time!” Damian said, his voice flat.Pain tore into me, I shut my eyes

ATHALIAH “Let's get a divorce,” I declared.Silence.For over five seconds not a word was said. Then Damian's face went rigid the very next second.“You…you don't mean that,” He stammered, shock written all over his features.“Do I look like I'm joking?” I countered, my gaze on him, solemn.“Athaliah,” he growled.“How can you even make such an utterance? Our mate bond isn't just about you and me. It ties two packs together. You think you can just walk away simply because you're choosing to let your emotions control you over something so little.”“Something so little?” I retorted.“Yes!” He responded immediately.“You'd tear apart everything I've built, everything my brother had suffered for before his death just because you're angry for something you absolutely shouldn't even be mad about.”I shook my head softly. Turned away from the bed I was about to get onto and faced the door.“You know what? I'll just leave now. We can finalise the divorce away from each other,” I mumbled.I c

ATHALIAH I didn't even bother spending the night in the room that night. I grabbed my night wear and left Damian standing and rambling on about what to him, sounded like a reasonable explanation.I spent the night in the most remote part of the Alpha house, it had been left untouched for years but I didn't mind, it was absolutely better than sharing my bed with another woman. Damian must have been crazy, thinking I'd sleep side by side with him and Everly like a cozy polygamous family.When morning came, I carefully cleaned the room I'd moved to, went back to the room, now clearly dominated by Everly. Picked a few of my essentials and left.To everyone in the alpha house, I was simply sulking. Especially Corrine who still couldn't believe I challenged her authority.Over the following week, Damian was more focused on Everly and that gave me the freedom I wanted. I didn't really have to hide so much while taking the moon herb Wren had given me to hide my baby's scent and protect my pr

ATHALIAHBeing abandoned on a date for another woman had almost no effect on me. When Damian suddenly came up with the idea, I initially didn't want to agree. I only accepted to get him out of my room.I never expected him to put that much thought and effort into it. For a fraction of a second, I almost let myself believe we could fix things, because the man standing before me on that beach was the same man I’d fallen in love with six years ago. But reality quickly snapped me out of my fantasies.Over the next few days, I slowly perfected my escape plan. To create more time for myself to focus on what was important, I submitted a request to the pack council to be relieved of a few of my administrative duties. I wanted to gradually withdraw from my Luna responsibilities so that by the time I eventually left, my absence would have little to no effect on the pack.I expected pushback, especially from Damian, who was so obsessed with fulfilling our responsibilities to the pack.Instead, s

ATHALIAHThe Moon Blessing Ritual changed the way every single pack member viewed me. They all began to revere me again, even those who had thought I'd lost value ever since Everly birthed her twins. They had all realized that although Everly held the Alpha's favor, she still couldn't replace my position.A few weeks ago, I would have felt proud and victorious—like being acknowledged by them was an achievement. But now, I felt nothing. I no longer needed their validation.Following the success of the ritual, the pack began preparing for the customary celebration banquet. Everyone was looking forward to it—everyone except me. My entire focus was on receiving a response from my father's pack. I had reached out to him a few days ago.Since all my personal preparations were already complete, all I needed was his support. I needed my father to back my departure. If he could gather other Alphas to his side, they could easily challenge the imperial pack laws to grant me safe passage. My fath