Lahat ng Kabanata ng My Alpha Wanted Silence. I Gave Him Goodbye.: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 9

The moonstone above the entrance flashed red.The protective barrier remained across the doorway.I pressed my palm against the silver plate again. The stone should have turned white after recognizing my wolf’s scent. Instead, another red pulse traveled through the carved frame.My scent had never been registered.Kieran had completed the new Alpha House less than a month ago. After our mating ceremony next week, it was supposed to become our home.Yet the ward would not allow me inside.Mason Hale laughed behind me.“You can stop trying, Mara. Talia’s scent was registered three days ago.”Several of Kieran’s friends stood in the entrance hall with glasses of moonwine, watching me.“Kieran made a wager with us,” Mason continued. “I said you would lose control when you discovered Talia could enter before you.”Another man smiled. “Kieran said you had finally learned to trust him. If you get through tonight without making a scene, he’ll register your scent tomorrow.”I looked through the

Kieran returned to the cottage shortly after sunrise, with Talia walking beside him.I had already sealed the last travel case. Two larger trunks stood near the door, each marked with a silver crescent from the Moon Council’s transport office.Kieran noticed them immediately.“So you finally decided to move into Alpha House.”Relief softened his expression, as if my silence the night before had been agreement rather than exhaustion. He stepped inside without waiting for an invitation and looked around the nearly empty room.“I knew you would calm down once you had time to think.”Talia remained by the doorway. Her gaze moved from the bare shelves to the folded cloak on top of my case.“I hope this means there are no hard feelings,” she said. “The scent ward was only a misunderstanding. Kieran registered me because I needed access for pack work. It was never meant to replace you.”Kieran nodded, apparently satisfied with her explanation.“I’ll have your scent added today. The mating cer

Silvercrest Pack, eight in the morning.I stood before the territory council and touched the final mark on the map.“If we move the eastern watchtower uphill, the patrols will gain a clear view of both river crossings. The old tower can become a winter supply post, which keeps the project within budget.”The council members studied my proposal in silence.Then the man at the head of the table closed his report.Elias North, Alpha of Silvercrest, had approved my transfer after reviewing several boundary plans I completed for Blackridge.“The revised route cuts the response time by nearly twelve minutes and removes the blind section beside the lower ridge,” he said. “This is the version we’ll use.”No one questioned the decision because I came from another pack. No one removed my name from the report or treated my work as a favor I should feel grateful to provide.When the meeting ended, Elias stopped me near the door.“How has your first week been?”“Busy, but better than I expected.”“

Three months later, rain swept across the Moon Council’s winter summit.I had just left the assembly hall with several Silvercrest delegates when a man crossed the courtyard toward me. Two Council guards stopped him before he reached the covered steps.I recognized Kieran immediately.His coat was soaked, and exhaustion had sharpened his face. The control that once seemed inseparable from him had disappeared.“Mara.”I asked the other delegates to continue without me. The guards remained between us until I allowed Kieran to approach.“Talia has been removed from every council position,” he said. “Blackridge accepted responsibility for the duplicated proposal, and she no longer has access to Alpha House or my private link.”Those were the changes I had once begged him to make. Hearing them now stirred only weariness.Kieran held out the moonstone bracelet I had left behind.“I repaired it.”“I don’t want it.”His hand lowered.“I know I was wrong. I thought you were trying to control me

The morning of our mating ceremony arrived clear and bright.Silvercrest’s moon garden stood above the valley, surrounded by white pines and winter roses. Silver ribbons marked the aisle, and sunlight reflected from the frozen lake.I walked to the garden entrance on my own.Elias waited beneath an arch carved with the Silvercrest crest. From the moment I appeared, his attention never left me.When I reached him, he took my hand. His warm, steady touch settled the last trace of tension in my chest.The pack priest asked us to face each other before the moonstone altar.Elias kept his vow simple.“Mara, I will never make you guess where you stand with me. If you feel uncertain, ask me. If I hurt you, tell me, and I will listen.”His fingers tightened gently around mine.“You will never have to prove that you deserve my love by showing me how much pain you can endure.”The garden fell quiet.For six years, Kieran had treated my needs as flaws he could train out of me. He wanted me to ask