All Chapters of The Alpha King's Lost Mate : Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

Elliott “People are waiting for you.” Esteria lay against the pillows with the blanket drawn over her legs. She looked steadier than she had downstairs, but the hand resting in mine was still cooler than I liked. “They can wait.” “You have things to do, Elliott.” “And at the moment, this is what I’m doing.” She studied me, apparently trying to decide whether I was serious. I was. I had already told Alaric through our link that Tamara wanted Esteria to rest. He would deal with anything urgent until I returned. “I feel much better,” she said. “You said that before your legs nearly gave way.” “I wasn’t going to fall.” “That was because I caught you.” Her mouth closed, and Setra stirred beneath my skin. I didn’t need the instruction. Every time she moved, I watched to make certain she wasn’t about to become dizzy again. I could hear her heartbeat clearly now. It was steadier, although I still remembered how quickly it changed in the study. The memory made my grip tighten. Es

Esteria I had not expected a row of empty lanterns to make me think of my father. They stood along a table in the community center’s courtyard, waiting to be cleaned. Some were new. Others had small dents in their metal frames, and one had a handle repaired with wire. Lord Evander picked up that one. “Elowen dropped this when she was twelve,” he said. “Must you tell everyone?” “You blamed your brother.” “He was supposed to catch it.” I laughed. Elowen stood beside me with her sleeves pushed up, looking considerably less royal with a cleaning cloth in her hand. By Friday, I felt like myself again. Tamara checked me on Tuesday afternoon as promised and was satisfied that the dizziness had passed. I continued taking the tonic, but I stopped trying to force the face from my dream back into my mind. The cup and the crying remained. The person did not. Elliott came back before dinner that evening. He asked how I felt, made sure I ate, and stayed long enough that I stopped worryin

Esteria I looked toward the door every time I heard footsteps in the corridor. Elliott said he was coming, and although Elowen and Talia were with me, I wanted to see him. Until that afternoon, I thought the worst Selianna could do in Frostfang was embarrass me in front of people. Now I knew she had paid men to take me away. Elowen sat beside me on the sofa while Talia remained near the window. Neither woman kept asking whether I was all right. I appreciated that because I still didn’t know how to answer. When the door finally opened and Elliott walked in, I stood before I realized I was moving. He came directly toward me, his eyes moving over my face. “Esteria.” “Did they tell you where they were going to take me?” “We’re still questioning them. They never reached this floor, and they won’t get another opportunity.” I nodded, but that did not stop the thoughts running through my head. If Selianna told me her father wanted to see me somewhere, I might have followed her. I woul

Esteria For a moment, I could not answer. Everyone was waiting, including Selianna, and I was still trying to understand what Elliott had given me the chance to do. All my life in Silvercrest, I worried about what would happen if I displeased her. Now she stood before the King and the Council, waiting to hear what I wanted done about her. I looked at her and remembered the holding room. She watched her mother order me locked away that morning because I returned from the forest with a stranger’s marks on my body. She enjoyed knowing that I would be hidden while she met the Alpha King. Even after I left, she still wanted to decide where I was allowed to go. Anger rose in my chest. Those men could have taken me somewhere nobody knew to look. Selianna said she never wanted me hurt, but I would have been alone with them, frightened and unable to leave. I could ask the Council to proceed with the harsher punishment. Nobody in this room would stop me. Then I looked at Corvian. He sto

Selianna “You foolish girl. You’ve destroyed everything I worked for.” My mother stood in the sitting area of my suite at Crescent House, looking at me with an anger I had never seen directed at me before. Damon had allowed my parents a short visit. The guards remained outside the door, and I knew they would still be there after my parents left. I could not even walk down the corridor without someone deciding whether I was allowed. Father stood near the window. He had not spoken since entering. “Do you know how much it took to get you this far?” Mother demanded. “The years of preparation? The people I spoke to? You won, Selianna. You actually won, and you still managed to throw it away.” “I know I won.” That was the part I could not stop thinking about. My name came first. Elliott announced it himself, and for those few seconds, everything I wanted seemed close enough to touch. Then he took it away in front of everyone. Celeste sat there while they played the recording. Valeri