All Chapters of The Alpha’s Greatest Blindness: Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

I knelt on the cold kitchen stones with my raw hands buried in dirty water, scrubbing the same spot over and over even though the floor was already clean. The brush scraped against my broken blisters. Every stroke sent a sharp sting up my arms, but I did not stop. Stopping meant being noticed. Being noticed meant another round of words that cut deeper than any claw.The palace never slept, and neither did the cruelty.“Faster, omega.” The head cook’s voice cracked across the steam like a whip. “Alpha King Kael will walk through those doors any moment. If he sees this floor looking like a pigsty, it will be your back that pays.”I bent lower. My silver-white hair slipped from the rough knot at my neck and fell into the filthy water. I did not bother to push it back. What was the point? No one here saw me as anything worth protecting.The heavy doors swung open. Conversations died. Boots struck the stone in a rhythm that belonged only to one man.Alpha King Kael Draven entered the kitch

I moved between the long tables with a heavy silver pitcher of wine, eyes fixed on the floor the way survival had taught me. The great hall of the Crimson Moon palace glowed with torchlight. The air was thick with the scent of roasted meat, rich spices, and the heavy dominance of too many Alpha Kings gathered in one place. Their power pressed against my skin until every breath felt measured.I kept my steps small and silent. The thin servant dress hung loosely on my frame. My hands still carried the raw, broken skin from the morning’s scrubbing. No one looked at me unless they needed their cup refilled. That was the safest way to exist here.Kael sat at the center of the high table, golden eyes cold and distant, black hair falling across his forehead. Selene was at his right hand in another deep red gown, smiling as if the seat had always belonged to her. I approached from the side, careful not to draw attention, and began pouring wine into the nearest goblets with steady hands that h

I remained in the corridor until the worst of the shaking passed. Ronan stayed a few steps away, silent, giving me space I did not know how to use. The mate bond still pulled between us, warm and steady, but I could not look at him. Kael’s words kept repeating in my head until they felt carved into bone.Take her if you want her. She is not worth anything.A Beta appeared at the end of the corridor and cleared his throat. “The Alpha King requires the servant back in the hall. The wine is unfinished.”Ronan’s jaw tightened, but he said nothing. I wiped my face with the edge of my sleeve, straightened my shoulders as best I could, and walked back through the doors on legs that still felt hollow.The hall had returned to a tense kind of normal. Conversation had resumed, lower than before. Goblets clinked. Someone laughed too loudly. Kael sat in his chair as if the earlier scene had never happened, golden eyes distant and cold. Selene watched me with open satisfaction, her smile sharp. I