All Chapters of The Alpha Twins Plaything: Chapter 201 - Chapter 204

AURORAThree days passed before the elders declared the pack ready for the ceremony.The fortress had finally begun to settle into something that resembled normal life again. The damaged walls had already been repaired, patrols had returned to their usual routes, and the constant tension that had hung over the pack for months had slowly disappeared.For the first time since arriving here, I woke to birdsong instead of alarms.It still felt strange.I stood in front of the bedroom window while Lyra circled me for what felt like the hundredth time that morning.She tugged lightly on one of the silver ribbons woven into my hair before stepping back to admire her work.“There.”I looked at my reflection.The woman staring back at me hardly looked familiar.The simple clothes I’d worn for most of my life had been replaced with a flowing white gown embroidered with silver thread. My hair, which usually refused to cooperate, had been carefully braided and decorated with tiny white flowers ga

AURORAI woke to birdsong.For several long seconds, I simply lay there listening to the sound drifting through the open windows while warm sunlight spilled across the bed. There were no alarms echoing through the packhouse, no council meetings waiting to begin, and no urgent knocks announcing another disaster.It was the quietest morning I had experienced in a very long time.I smiled before I even opened my eyes.“This is suspicious.”A lazy chuckle came from somewhere beside me.“You think peace is suspicious?”“I think my life has taught me to be suspicious of peace.”Darius laughed softly, and I finally opened my eyes to find him lying on his side, watching me with an expression that was far too amused for someone who had only just woken up.“What?”He shook his head.“I still can’t believe you actually sleep.”I frowned.“What kind of statement is that?”“I don’t know,” he admitted with a grin. “You just always seemed like the sort of person who stayed awake all night planning h