All Chapters of The Alpha Watched Me Burn: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1 Someone Worth the Effort

A rugged SUV drove toward me, and I hurriedly raised a hand to flag it down. The driver took one look at me and immediately frowned. "No, no. I'm not taking you. There's so much blood on you. I'll never be able to get it out of the seats!"I was trembling from the pain, but I fumbled through my wallet and pulled out a thick stack of bills, shoving it into his hand. "Three times the fare. Please, take me back to the city."The driver hesitated for a long while before finally letting me into the car, though he clearly was not happy about it.After what felt like an eternity, I finally made it home. I staggered through the door, and the moment my mother saw the state I was in, she rushed over in a panic. She reached out as if to touch me, then stopped herself, her voice breaking. "Goodness! How did you get hurt this badly?"She immediately dug out the special herbs and dressings we kept for emergencies, then carefully began cutting away my ruined sun-protective cloak.The fabric had

Chapter 2 Under the Floodlights

The next day at noon, Stephen came to see me, carrying nothing more than an ordinary jar of herbal ointment.When he saw me wrapped in layers of gauze from head to toe, his eyes widened slightly. Surprise and concern flashed through his eyes, but as if remembering something, he suppressed those emotions almost instantly."Mrs. Steinberg is making a mountain out of a molehill," he said, his tone dismissive. "You only have a few superficial burns. Why did she have you wrapped up like this?"He walked over to the bed and tried to stroke my head. But I turned my head away, avoiding his touch.His hand froze in midair, and his expression immediately hardened. "Aveline, there has to be a limit to your temper. Rosalind may have gone about it a little too directly, but she was only trying to help you. Not only did you refuse to appreciate it, you even had Mrs. Steinberg call and chew me out."He set the jar of herbal ointment heavily on the bedside table. "You're coming to the celebration

Chapter 3 Walking Away in Blood

I had just started to get up and move away from the lights when Rosalind approached me, carrying two glasses of fruit wine. She stopped in front of me, her teasing gaze sweeping over me from head to toe. "Aveline, why are you so bundled up? I've never seen you dressed like this before."She held out one of the glasses, but I did not take it.Rosalind did not seem embarrassed in the slightest. Instead, she raised her phone, her eyes suddenly lighting up. "Oh, the angle and atmosphere from where you're sitting right now are actually perfect. Let me take a picture of you to remember the occasion."Before I could answer, she stepped closer and pointed her camera directly at me. "Don't move. Just stay exactly like that."The next second, the flash suddenly went off.A blinding burst of white light struck my face, and an intense, searing pain erupted across my skin. I let out a muffled groan and instinctively raised my hand to block her phone.My hand had not even come close to touchin

Chapter 4 Scars That Would Remain

I had no clue how I had been brought to the healing center, but several healers rushed over and quickly cut away the long robe that had been soaked through with blood and reduced to tatters.The moment they saw the large patches of blistered, charred skin covering my body, one of them gasped in horror. "Injuries this severe are extremely rare.""Her vital signs are dropping rapidly. Get her to the high-risk healing ward!"The burns caused by the intense light, compounded by a secondary infection, had left large areas of my skin necrotic, and one organ after another began to fail. That very night, the healing center issued my mother a critical condition notice.My mother rushed over. The moment she saw me lying there, barely alive, she collapsed unconscious in the hallway, sobbing.When she came to, she had completely forgotten about her composure. She dropped to her knees and repeatedly begged the healer in front of her. "Please, save my daughter. I don't care how much it costs. I

Chapter 5 She Really Left

By evening, my mother and I had boarded a long-distance train and left the pack behind.I watched the mountains and forests outside the window recede into the distance, knowing that I had finally and completely let go of Stephen.…Meanwhile, Stephen was attending a banquet with Rosalind. He tried to send me a message, but when he saw the red exclamation mark indicating that it had failed to deliver, he froze for a moment. Then he sneered, tossed his phone onto the table, and ignored it.Rosalind sat beside him, cutting into her food as she pretended to be worried. "Stephen, Aveline hasn't blocked you because she's angry with me, has she? Maybe I should apologize to her.""You did nothing wrong. Why should you apologize?" Stephen stopped her, his tone utterly certain. "She's just throwing a tantrum. She's trying to play hard to get. She can't survive out there without the pack, and she certainly can't survive without me. Once she's suffered enough, and her old injuries flare up

Chapter 6 The Search for Aveline

Stephen snapped back to reality. He threw himself into his SUV, floored the gas, and sped straight to the healing center.He stormed into the lobby and went straight to the front desk. "Pull up Aveline Steinberg's medical records. Do it now. Immediately!"The receptionist was startled by his frantic appearance and hurriedly pulled up the records in the system. "Alpha, Ms. Aveline Steinberg has already left. She left in a great hurry. Her wounds hadn't fully healed yet, and the scars were still actively forming."Stephen planted both hands on the counter. "Where did she go?""We don't know. Her mother handled the discharge paperwork. She only said they wanted to find somewhere with less sunlight and settle down there." The receptionist sighed helplessly. "The massive medical bill and the pack's expulsion left them with no choice but to flee. We don't know where they went either."Stephen staggered backward two steps, every trace of color draining from his face.…For more than

Chapter 7 You Can't Buy Me Back

The town was shrouded in dense fog year-round, making it difficult for sunlight to penetrate the clouds. To ordinary people, the climate was cold and oppressive, but for a hybrid like me who feared sunlight, it was a rare place where I could finally live in peace.My mother and I spent our last savings to rent a storefront with a small courtyard and opened a little herbal goods shop that operated only in the evenings and at night.Here, I no longer had to wrap myself in a heavy sun-protective cloak every waking moment. When the fog rolled in at dusk, I could put on a pretty dress and stroll freely through town, heading to the market to buy supplies. I no longer had to constantly worry about avoiding sunlight or anyone in the pack's opinions either. Life was peaceful and carefree, and it felt as though I had finally found myself again.That night, the bell hanging above the shop door jingled, and a tall figure appeared in the doorway.Stephen had grown so thin that his cheekbones

Chapter 8 Consider It a Gift

With a creak, the gate opened. My mother stood there holding a basin of black, herb-infused water left over from washing fresh medicinal herbs. Without saying a word, she lifted the entire basin and dumped it straight over Stephen's head.Water splashed everywhere. His expensive suit was drenched from head to toe, with several soggy herb leaves clinging to his shoulders."Take your things and get the hell away from here!" My mother pointed furiously at his face. "When my daughter was lying in the critical-care ward, and we received two separate notices that she was in critical condition, where was your money and your power? And now you come running here pretending to be some kind of savior?"Even if my daughter and I have to struggle here for the rest of our lives, even if we have to beg on the streets for food, we will never take a single cent from you!"The wooden door slammed shut, closing within inches of his nose.Stephen's attempt to win us over with money had failed. The

Chapter 9 The Flower That No Longer Needed the Sun

A few days later, Rosalind found her way here.After Stephen withdrew all protection, the pack members who had once surrounded her and fawned over her began avoiding her like the plague. Rumors and hostility followed her everywhere, and she no longer had a place in the pack.After days of wandering in misery looking utterly disheveled, she finally caught up with Stephen at the entrance to the town. Before he could walk away, she lunged forward and clutched both hands around his pant leg."You can't just dump everything on me and walk away!" Rosalind's voice was hoarse, her eyes filled with despair. "You said letting her face sunlight in moderation would be good for her! I was only doing what you wanted! So why are you putting all the blame on me now? I can't survive in the pack anymore!"Stephen looked down at the disheveled she-wolf on the ground without a trace of pity. In his eyes, Rosalind had long since lost whatever value she once had.He raised his leg and kicked her away w

Chapter 10 My Life Belonged to Me

The moment Stephen saw me give another man such a relaxed, genuine smile, uncontrollable jealousy burned through him. He strode over and snatched the cloth bag from my arms. The brand-new lightproof cloak inside fell heavily to the ground, and he planted his foot squarely on the fabric."Stay away from her!" Stephen's chest heaved violently, his bloodshot eyes fixed on Jasper. "She's mine!"Jasper's brows drew tightly together. He had barely taken a step forward when I reached out and stopped him.The cloak on the ground already bore the imprint of Stephen's shoe.I stood there quietly and looked at Stephen, who had completely lost control of his emotions. Inside, I felt nothing but calm. "When are you finally going to understand that you never loved me for who I was? What you were obsessed with was the sense of accomplishment you got from being an Alpha who could save someone vulnerable."Having a cloak made for me was nothing more than you indulging in your own self-righteousnes

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