บททั้งหมดของ Becoming the Alpha King's Bride: บทที่ 1 - บทที่ 10

"Selena says her wolf's been weak since the injury. She claims she's not fit to be Beta anymore and she's threatening to leave."Gabriel leaned down and adjusted my shawl.His touch was gentle, as gentle as the words still echoing in my ear."She's the best Beta I've ever had. That's why I gave her the temporary mark. To stabilize her wolf."Then he took my hand."It was for the pack. Nothing else. Don't read into it."The warmth of his fingertips crept up my palm, and my eyes stung.When he first realized I was his fated mate, he'd held my hand just like this.His wolf ears had twitched with pure joy, and I'd kept my hand over my mouth, giggling.We were glued to each other every day growing up. The adults all called me his little shadow.I'm a white wolf, and there was only one way Gabriel could make me his mate.He had to drag the moon boat I lay in across the Moon River with his own hands.Three days ago was the crossing ceremony.I lay in the moon boat, gazing up at Gabriel standi

After packing, I started handing off my work.It took me a whole day to sort through everything that needed to be transferred.Not long after I submitted the handover list, Gabriel's guard came to find me."The Beta wants you in the council hall."I looked up at him.The guard dropped his head. "She says it's the Alpha's order."I didn't ask anything else. I got up and went.Selena was the only one in the council hall.When she saw me, she lifted her teacup and took a slow sip."Heard you spent all of yesterday on work handovers."I nodded. "Yes.""Handing it off to who?""Gamma. The list and receipts are with him. Starting tomorrow, new transfer orders go through you two."The smile on Selena's face faded bit by bit."Yvette, don't think I don't know what you're playing at."I raised a brow.She stood and walked around the long table until she was right in front of me."You suddenly organizing all this, isn't it just so Gabriel thinks you're leaving, so he'll come chase after you and

Gabriel's POVThe moment Yvette walked out of the dining hall, Gabriel set down his fork and knife.Her steps were unsteady. She caught herself on the doorframe.He'd just risen to go after her when his sleeve was tugged."Stay and finish with me, please?" Selena looked up at him. "My wound hurt all night. I barely slept."Gabriel looked at the door. Yvette was already gone.He frowned and sat back down.I'll go coax Yvette after this.Her situation could wait a little longer, but Selena's injury couldn't.Last month at the border, Selena had thrown herself in front of a silver bullet for him.The silver poison had damaged her wolf. She still couldn't shift.She was a dutiful Beta, loyal to him and to the Frostwood Pack.For the pack's sake and for his own, he couldn't just abandon her.The border warriors were watching too. Blood spilled for the pack had to be remembered by someone.Gabriel pushed the warm water toward her."The house by the moon spring is ready. It's yours for recove

Gabriel's POVWhen Gabriel woke, Yvette's name was still on his lips.He forced himself up from the bed and realized he was back at the Frostwood Alpha estate.The Elder and Selena stood by the bedside."Alpha, you need to rest."The Elder pressed a hand to his shoulder. "The Alpha King has sent a warning. You are forbidden from entering the Frozen Peaks again."Gabriel blinked, murmuring, "I have to find her... Yvette..."Selena hurried to steady him."The pack needs you. Are you really going to throw your life away chasing her?"Gabriel looked down at Selena's hand.The pack. Always the pack.The first time Yvette tried to shift, he'd promised to stay with her through the whole night.But Selena said the patrol wolves only took orders from him, and she dragged him to the border.When he came back, the bedsheets were soaked through with blood.Yvette was curled in the corner, clutching his jacket tight against her chest.Another time, Yvette got hurt and asked him to go with her to th

The priest knelt on one knee below the throne."Alpha King, the bonding ceremony is ready. It will be held in three days."Leon sat on the throne, his deep blue eyes sweeping coldly across the hall."Check it again."The priest froze for a second."Be thorough." Leon's voice wasn't loud, but it carried a pressure that made wolves bow. "I won't allow a single mistake."The air turned heavy. Every head dropped, and they answered in perfect unison, "Yes!"Everyone except me.I sat beside the throne, fighting to keep my lips pressed together.In front of others, Leon was always like this.Cold, commanding, the Alpha King who held every pack in his fist.But the second the doors shut, he became a completely different wolf.Once, I was reading a novel in the study and ignored him for two straight hours.He crawled into my lap and asked, all wounded, "Is the book better looking than me?"Only after I rubbed his silver hair did he settle against me, satisfied.Another time, he came back from a