Alle Kapitel von Alpha King's Mysterious Human Mate : Kapitel 21 – Kapitel 30

Reina heard it and asked curiously. "Dad, what curse?"Damian bit his tongue for being careless, cursing himself inwardly. He hadn't meant for that word to slip out, not in front of her, not yet. He forced his voice into something calm, something fatherly, even as his pulse quickened. "Nothing that you should know, Reina." He softened it with a small smile, though his eyes didn't quite match it. "And keep calling Ela; ask her how she is doing. If you feel anything suspicious, let me know immediately. In the meantime, I will send my men to protect her."Shai, Reina’s wolf who had been quiet all this time, growled low inside her, restless. Your dad is hiding something. I can feel it; that wasn't nothing.'I know,' Reina thought back, frustration prickling under her skin. But he said I don't have to know about it, so I can't ask him again. She hated this feeling of being a child in the room, handed half-truths and told to be satisfied with them.'So go and ask Mother,' Shai suggested, a

Her mind went white with panic. She backed away, hand rising instinctively to cover her mouth, trying to stop the scream clawing up her throat. The wolf's growl deepened, agitated by her retreat, and she realized with rising horror that it saw her as prey.Someone, please—anyone, please, save me.It snarled, muscles coiling, red eyes locked on her, and lunged.Marcela screamed."Oh, Lord, I am dead," she gasped, her whole body trembling, bracing for pain that never came.Instead, a howl tore through the night air, raising every hair on her arms. Out of the darkness, a huge brown wolf crashed between her and her attacker, shielding her with its own body.She stared, stunned. This one was even larger than the first and, absurdly, beautiful. “Beautiful?” She almost laughed at herself. What is wrong with me, thinking something so dangerous is beautiful? But nothing had made sense since that first wolf, since that voice on the plane that still haunted her.The two wolves circled each other

“What curse?” he asked, quieter now.“I don’t know.” Reina shook her head, frustration creeping into her voice. “Dad said there was a curse, and that it was connected to Marcela. But he stopped mid-sentence, like he had said too much. When I asked, he told me I shouldn’t know, and when I asked Mom, she said I would learn about it when the right time came.” She folded her arms tightly, as if to hold the doubt in. “But I have a hunch, Eremis, why else would Dad be so desperate to protect Ela? I know she is not a wolf like us; she is an ordinary human. But something is missing from the story, something none of us have been told.”“Are you sure you heard it right?” Eremis asked, his brow furrowed, hoping against reason that she hadn’t.“If you don’t believe me, I will close my eyes, and you can hear the whole conversation yourself,” Reina said flatly, a flicker of hurt crossing her face.He raised a hand. “No, it’s alright, I believe you.” He breathed out slowly. “Thank you for telling me

The road widened and wound down through old, majestic pines. Marcela wondered how long they had stood there and nearly asked Ariel, but with Selena listening from behind, she held her tongue; she couldn’t be sure how Selena would take it.At last they passed through a grove of mixed trees and up to the villa, set in a sweeping lawn. Marcela caught her breath; behind it, glimmering in the afternoon light, lay a private lagoon.Ariel’s home was magnificent; he parked, and while she was still staring up at the long, graceful house, Selena came around and opened her door.“Thank you,” Marcela said awkwardly and stepped out.Ariel gathered the bags. “Thank you, Selena; I will see you later.”Selena smiled and stayed exactly where she was, and Marcela noticed it.“No problem,” Selena said, brightly, almost too brightly, and turned that determined smile on Marcela. “Princess Marcela, I am sure you will enjoy your stay.”She walked off at last, and Ariel waited until she was out of sight. “We

Ariel strode into his room, headed straight for the bathroom, and changed the shower to cold. He stepped under the spray with a groan, bracing his palms against the tile as Adric clawed restlessly at the edges of his control."Easy," he said sternly. Easy, Adric, give her time; she isn’t ready."She wants us," Adric growled, frustrated and aching. "You felt it right," she melted in our arms.I know what I felt; Ariel clenched his jaw as the icy water streamed down his shoulders. But she is human. If we push too fast, if we lose control, we could hurt her; I want her too. God, I want her, but there is a barrier, and we can’t break through it by force. We have to prepare her first, he hesitated, and the next thought came out quieter, and I am still not certain she is our mate.Adric groaned in protest; he hated cold showers and hated every second of this, but Ariel had no choice. If he walked into dinner with his body still burning, he would frighten her. Adric was practically begging t