《Accidentally Fell For My Ex's Uncle. The Dark Alpha》全部章節：第 51 章 - 第 60 章

NERO POV"Father."I sat down. Back against the cold stone of his crypt.The cemetery was quiet. Just me and the dead."I'm here again. I know. I always say I'll visit more. Never do."The wind picked up. Moved through the trees. Through the markers."I've missed you. Did you miss me?".Stupid question. He was dead. Had been for five years. Couldn't miss anyone.But I pretended anyway."I'll take that as yes." I tilted my head back against the stone. Looked up at the sky. Dark now. Stars coming out. "I've been busy. In case you were wondering why it took me this long to visit."Silence."The attacks on the throne are getting worse. Someone's been running experiments on Moonstone wolves for decades apparently. We just found out. Carved into a cave wall like they wanted us to find it eventually." I paused. "The venom is worse too. Black line's almost at my collar. Kade keeps looking at my neck and pretending he isn't."I was quiet for a moment." Someone's testing me. Seeing if the veno

REMI POVI walked through the palace. Trying to look casual. Normal.Not like I was hunting for my mate to confess about a missing earring before his brother could tell him first.Please don't let me run into Sophie. Or Marcus. Or anyone who'd make this harder.I'd take Victoria. Hell I'd take Anatoria. Just not Sophie.Your priorities are questionable, Parrot said."Sophie is the worst."Sophie is entertaining. We get to roast her. Add some fun to our day."I don't want fun. I want to find Nero."Boring. We should at least HOPE for Sophie. Make it interesting."You're the worst."You're being dramatic, Parrot said.I turned a corner. Nearly ran into a guard."Sorry," I muttered.He bowed. Moved aside.I kept walking.Where was Nero? Not in his office. Not in the training yard. Not in our room.Where would he go?Then I heard it. Anatoria's voice. Sharp. Commanding.I ducked behind a pillar.She was talking to a guard. One of Nero's personal guards."You're sure he went to his father'

Kade POV CoontinuedThey wanted information about Remi. They'd sent Damon back to gather more.What if we used that? What if we fed them false information and traced it back?What if we used Damon as bait?I hated it immediately.I'd just got him back. Just almost lost him.And now I was thinking about sending him right back into danger.But it might be the only way.To find The Chimera. To end this. To protect everyone."Kade?" His voice. Quiet. "What are you thinking?""Nothing. Just rest. We'll figure this out."But we both knew I was lying."Thank you," I said. "For telling me. For trusting me.""I should have told you sooner.""You were protecting me. I get it."He reached up. Touched my face. Thumb stroking my cheek."I thought I'd never see you again. When they shot me. When everything went black. I thought that was it. That I'd die without telling you—"I kissed him. Stopped the words.Because I'd thought the same thing.And I couldn't hear him say it.The kiss deepened. Despe

Remi POV ContinuedThe door exploded open."WHERE IS AUNT REMI."Pipper. In her nightgown. Hair everywhere. Eyes red like she'd been crying."Here," I said. "Pipper I'm right—"She saw me. Launched herself at the bed. I caught her. Barely."I HEARD YOU LOST YOUR HANDS," she said into my neck."What?""Cook said you were eaten by creatures and lost your hands and legs and Uncle Nero was covered in your blood—""Pipper." I pulled her back. Looked at her face. "Look at me. Both my hands are right here. Count them."She counted. Very seriously. "Two.""Two. Correct. I have a sprained ankle. That's all.""And Uncle Nero?""The venom got a little worse. But he's here. Look."She turned. Saw Nero standing shirtless by the window."You're okay," she said."I'm okay," he said."Cook said—""Cook is dramatic," Nero said. "Don't listen to cook."Pipper wiped her face. Collected herself. Then looked between us with very suspicious seven-year-old eyes."When did you become so caring," she said to

Nero POVThis was bad.Not just bad. Catastrophically bad.The steak was. Something.I had spent years in difficult situations. Battle. Venom. Sleepwalking toward certain death. My mother's company.None of it had prepared me for this steak.The outside was the color of coal. The inside was the color of concern.The cornbread had the structural integrity of wet sand. It dissolved on contact with the fork before it reached the plate.The potatoes tasted like someone had described potatoes to a person who had never seen one.And I had drunk medicine that tasted better than this. The terrible bitter tea Remi fed me when I was half-dead. That tea had been an improvement over the potatoes.Everyone was eating. Slowly. Carefully. With the specific facial expression of people being very brave.Sophie was practically vibrating with excitement."Marcus." She turned to him. "How is it?""It's. Lovely Sophie. Really. You've outdone yourself."That blind fuck. Actually complimented her.He ate an