บททั้งหมดของ Choose Your Brother's Widow, Alpha: I Take the King: บทที่ 11 - บทที่ 20

ATHALIAHRealizing I had just three days before Damian could sense my pregnancy put me on edge. I set to work immediately, putting far more effort into finding a way out of the territory.To learn more about my mother's pack—which offered another potential escape route—I opened the carved wooden box I had discovered weeks ago, the one containing her family crest. I sifted through its contents, searching for any detail that might point toward her native territory, but found nothing useful.I was on the verge of giving up when an old leather-bound journal caught my eye. It belonged to my mother.I flipped through the pages, passing notes from her youth, until a specific entry caught my attention. She mentioned that her native pack's sacred boundary ran right alongside a hidden natural spring surrounded by silver-leaf birch trees. The empire had dozens of natural springs, so I had no way of knowing which one she meant.I took a quick photo of the passage and sent it to Wren. If we cross-

ATHALIAHNow back inside the car, I pressed my hands flat against my stomach like I could physically hold the scent in.It was foolish, I knew that. But desperation was clawing through me at this point.We soon set off again. I stared out at the trees, my senses on high alert the entire time. Every time I remembered how close Damian had come to discovering my pregnancy, my heart raced. For the first time in my life, I was grateful for Everly's drama. By the time we pulled into the resort where we would be staying, the mountain air had turned colder than normal. I slowly stepped out of the car. The wind hit me, it was freezing cold. I glanced around, taking in my surroundings. I've always known mountains were cold, but never expected it to be this cold.I watched, leaning back in the car, purposely avoiding going close to Damian. If he got close enough to focus on my scent again, the mate bond might reveal exactly what had changed. I watched as the servants swarmed the vehicles, drag

ATHALIAHMy head felt heavy and throbbed like something was pressing down on it. With so much difficulty, I opened my eyes a bit. My consciousness, elusive. I didn't know where I was or how I even got here.I opened my eyes fully, taking in the unfamiliar ceiling glaring down at me. I wasn't on the snow anymore, there were no rogues, I wasn't shivering anymore.“My pup!”The thought suddenly flashed through my mind. Every bit of sleepiness cleared from my eyes at that instant. Panic claws on my senses.My hands flew to my stomach.“Please be fine,” I whispered.For one agonizing second, I felt nothing. My heart leapt up my throat.“No…no…” I almost broke down. Only then did I feel a faint flutter of life beneath my palm.The breath I'd been holding dissolved into a shaky sob. Relief crashed down on me.“You're alive,” I mumbled, tears of happiness, sliding down my cheeks.After I'd assured myself my pup was safe, I let myself take in the room. It was unfamiliar and pushed my senses hi

RHETTMy men and I suddenly had to go for a last minute hunt. Less than a day before the blizzard hit. I needed something to vent out my anger.Just today, a council member had connived with the enemy territory and sold out information about my pack. Betrayal was one thing I'd never forgive. I dragged him through the council hall, ignoring the law. He was an esteemed council member and as such, should be exiled according to the pack law. But simply exiling him was not enough punishment. No one betrays me and still breathes. Dragging him to the centre of the council hall, right where everyone present could see. I clawed straight at his heart, he dropped dead on the floor. It was a warning to everyone and not one sound came from them.From there, I went hunting. It has always been how I get back my sanity. I didn't let the storm stop me.We’d gone hunting near the Moon Spring. Half of my men were ahead of me, scouting the area while I hung back, watching the thickening snow, closing up o

DAMIANI led a search myself. I couldn't let anyone else do it. I'd told Athaliah I'd come back for her. But I couldn't. Everly was in so much pain. I just couldn't let go of my sense of duty to her. So I sent my men to get Athaliah and the others. But then they came back with just the maids. Athaliah and the guards I left with her, didn't arrive with them. I thought she was playing yet another silly attention pulling trick just because she was jealous of how I take responsibility for Everly. But then, my men pulled the nearly unrecognisable bodies of the guards left with her that night. I realised this wasn't some trick.“Alpha, we found this.” They handed me a piece of the shirt she'd been wearing that night, covered in blood. I scented the blood and indeed it was hers. My finger curled into fists, I staggered back, pressing the clothing to my nose, scenting it again and again like that would change the outcome but none of that happened.It didn't take long for the council to declar