All Chapters of The Alpha Who Shouldn't Want Me: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

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Chapter Eleven

Kane’s POVI was running.The training yard stretched forever, shadows crawling along the stone. My father’s voice echoed behind me, cold and sharp.“You’ll never be good enough, Kael. A Draven heir does not falter.”I skidded to a stop. The voice wasn’t coming from my father anymore. It was Luca. He stood in the center of the yard, the same boy I’d grown up with, dark hair, sharp eyes but older now, twisted with rage.“You took everything from me,” he said. His voice was quiet, but it carried. “The name. The heirship. Even their respect. Do you have any idea what it feels like to be erased?”The dream shifted into two boys sparring under the watchful eye of our father.Luca, always a step behind, always the one punished harder.Me, praised for victories I didn’t even want.Him, bleeding and staring at me like I was the reason.I shook my head. “That wasn’t my fault.”“Yes, it was,” Luca hissed. “It was always you. The perfect heir. The chosen one. I was nothing. I am nothing.”“Luca…

Chapter Twelve

Aria’s POV The forest looked strange.Parts of it were green like summer, full of life and warmth, while others were dry and cold like late autumn. It didn’t make sense. One side of the air felt humid, the other sharp enough to sting my skin.Kael stood beside me, arms crossed as he scanned the trees. “This place doesn’t feel real,” he said.“I don’t think it’s supposed to,” I replied.Around us, other heirs were scattered in pairs. Some whispered to their partners, some argued, and a few looked completely lost. It didn’t take long to realize this wasn’t going to be a normal test.A light flickered above the trees. Then Seraphina’s voice echoed from nowhere, calm and cold.“Welcome to the Cull Trials. You’ve been placed in Zone One. Survival will depend on strength, instinct, and alliance. The weak will fall and the worthy will rise. Let the trials begin.”Her voice faded, and the forest went silent again.Kael exhaled slowly. “Perfect. She wants to see us kill each other.”I glance

Chapter Thirteen

Aria’s POVThe spear came down but Kael moved faster.He caught the shaft mid-swing, muscles tensing, and twisted hard. The heir who swung it barely had time to react before Kael slammed his elbow into his gut, knocking the air right out of him. The other one lunged in from behind, but Kael spun, his knee connecting with the guy’s chest and sending him flying backward into a tree.The sound of impact echoed through the clearing. One of them was already down, unconscious. The other groaned, clutching his stomach.I sat frozen, still clutching the blanket. Kael’s shoulders rose and fell, his breathing steady but sharp. For a second, the air between us went quiet. Then his eyes snapped toward me.“Stay there!” he barked, wiping blood from his lip. “You wanted to see what I can do? Watch.”I blinked, caught off guard.He turned back to the heir still standing and smirked faintly, that same annoying confidence back on his face. “You think I’m weak?” he muttered. “Try me again.”The other h

Chapter Fourteen

Aria’s POVThe morning was quiet. Too quiet.No birds, no wind, not even the sound of insects. Just the faint crackle of what was left of last night’s fire.Kael was already awake. He sat a few feet away, sharpening his blade. His expression was serious, focused, nothing like the usual smugness I was used to.I got up, stretching a little. The air was colder than before, and when I looked up, the sky was pale orange instead of blue. Something felt different.I pulled my blanket tighter and turned in a slow circle. That’s when I noticed the claw marks on a nearby tree. They were deep, too deep for any normal wolf. The grooves looked like something had tried to tear the bark off completely.Kael followed my gaze. He didn’t say anything, but the way his jaw tightened said he noticed too.We packed up and started moving. The deeper we went into the forest, the stranger things looked. One area looked like autumn, with orange leaves and dry grass. Then, a few steps later, everything turne

Chapter Fifteen

Seraphina’s POVI watched as Aiden and Kael made their way through the forest. They were definitely a fascinating pair.The kiss I had given the Draven Heir was just to fluster him a bit… I didn’t think he was that capable. There was potential there, more than I expected.One of the council members walked in, slightly trembling. How ironic — the council for a male heir academy, afraid of a single woman.Not that I was complaining. I absolutely loved it.“Lady Seraphina,” the man stammered, bowing low. “The first phase has begun. The rogues have been released into the southern and eastern regions. But…” he hesitated, “we’ve already lost two heirs.”I turned my gaze toward the large crystal that projected the image of the forest. My lips curved faintly as I saw the chaos beginning to unfold, heirs scattering, wolves fighting for dominance, fear filling the air.“Good,” I said simply.The man swallowed. “Good? With all due respect, Lady Seraphina, the Cull Trials were forbidden for a reas

Chapter Sixteen

Aria’s POVThe forest had gone quiet again. Too quiet.Kael and I slowed to a stop near a cluster of mossy rocks. The air was thick with damp and the faint metallic scent of blood. We’d been walking for hours, following no clear path, and I was starting to think the forest itself was watching us.Kael’s shoulders were stiff. “Something’s wrong,” he muttered.I was about to ask what he meant when a growl cut through the silence.Another followed, then another.The first rogue burst from the shadows, slamming into the ground between us. Kael didn’t hesitate… his Core flared red as he met the beast head-on. The air cracked with energy as he landed a heavy strike to its neck.Two more came next. I jumped back, forcing my Core to flicker just enough to knock one off balance without revealing its true color. My pulse hammered as Kael tore through the second rogue, gritting his teeth.“What the hell?” he yelled over the noise. “These things shouldn’t even be here!”I didn’t answerThen, out

Chapter Seventeen

Aria’s POVIt must’ve been close to midnight when I woke up. The fire had burned down to faint orange embers, and the forest was quiet.I stretched a little, rubbing the sleep from my eyes. That’s when I heard voices. Low, close by.Kael and Darius.I stayed still, pretending to be asleep.“…you’ve been acting strange lately,” Darius said quietly. “Especially around him.”Kael gave a small, tired laugh. “You’re imagining things.”“I don’t think I am,” Darius replied. “You’re on edge. You watch him constantly. You think no one notices?”He paused. “Are you gay?”There was a short pause, the sound of Kael shifting against the tree trunk.“You’re overthinking things,” Kael said finally. “Ironclaw’s just… unpredictable. Someone has to keep an eye on him.”Darius hummed softly, clearly unconvinced. “If you say so.”The silence that followed made my chest tighten. I almost sat up just to stop it, but then Darius spoke again, this time, his voice had changed, it became low and serious.“Have

Chapter Eighteen

Luca’s POV The scout hit the ground hard, wheezing. I didn’t even need to ask; the blood on his sleeve said enough.“They’re gone,” he stammered. “Kael… he—he wiped them out.”I stared down at him, the firelight from our camp flickering against his face. His fear was almost pathetic.“Which ones?” I asked quietly.“Roth, Jalen, and Venn.”Three of my best.I crouched, resting a hand on his shoulder. He flinched like I’d struck him. “And who was with him?”“The Ironclaw heir… and the Alpha-King’s son.”So. He had allies now.I smiled faintly, though it didn’t reach my eyes. “Kael finally found friends. How sweet.”The scout swallowed hard, unsure whether to stay silent or run. I spared him the choice — one clean twist, and his neck snapped. He dropped to the dirt, motionless.“Bury him,” I told the others. “He talked too much anyway.”As they dragged the body away, I turned toward the fire. The forest around us was dark, the air heavy with smoke and the stench of blood. A few of the

Chapter Nineteen:

Aria’s POV Kael had gone ahead to scout with Darius, leaving me and Mirabel to tend to the small campfire we’d managed to build. The flames were weak, fighting the damp air.For a while, neither of us spoke. The sound of burning wood filled the silence until Mirabel finally turned to me.“I never got to thank you properly,” she said, her voice low but steady. “For that day in the garden. When you stood up for me.”I glanced at her, surprised. “That? It was nothing.”“It wasn’t nothing,” she said quickly. “Everyone else just stood there. Even Kael didn’t do anything.”That last part earned a faint smile from me. “Yeah, that sounds like him.”She smiled back but it faded quickly. Her gaze dropped to the fire. “You didn’t have to step in. You could’ve ignored it.”“Maybe,” I said, poking the fire with a stick. “But I couldn’t. You didn’t deserve that.”For a moment, she didn’t respond. Then, softly, “You’re different, Aiden. Not like the others.”I froze, unsure what to say to that. She

Chapter Twenty

Aria’s POV The fire was dead by the time Kael said move.Then he just stood, adjusted the strap of his pack, and walked northeast into the dark. The rest of us followed.That alone told me something was different about him.The Kael I'd come to know would've made an announcement. He would've said something sharp and self-satisfied just to remind us all who was leading. But this version walked ahead in silence, his shoulders set with his pace steady. He didn’t make any performance. It was somehow unsettling.Mirabel walked beside me, quiet for once. Even she seemed to sense that this wasn't the moment.Darius fell into step on my other side without warning."You ready?" he asked, low enough that only I heard."Yes," I said.He glanced at me sideways and gave me a calm look. He seemed mildly disappointedI hated how much that look got under my skin.We walked for nearly an hour before Mirabel broke the silence."Where exactly are we heading?" she asked, directing it at Kael's back."R

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