All Chapters of The Alpha's Secret Witch : Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

108 Chapters

Justice for My Girl

Lucian's pov I was in the middle of a lecture when the door opened.The Professor stopped mid-sentence and the entire class turned. A young wolf I didn't recognize stood in the doorway with shaky hands. He looked at me like he was delivering a death sentence."Alpha," he said. "The council requires your presence. Immediately."I winced instantly as I heard that.I had been avoiding the council for days. Ever since I walked past Cressida at the fountain. Ever since I let my pride get in the way of fixing what I had broken. I knew they were watching. I knew they were waiting but I just didn't care.Until now."What's this about?" I asked.The messenger swallowed. "Your... Pet. Cressida Ashcroft. She's been accused of assault."My blood went cold."Assault?""Against Sha Konstantinou."And I was already walking toward the door.The council chamber was colder than usual.Elder Marlow sat at the head of the table, her gray hair coiled in a tight bun, her fingers steepled beneath her chin.

Finally, an apology

Lucian's pov The corridor had never felt so long.Cressida's hand was still in mine, her fingers cold and trembling, but she didn't pull away. That was something. That was everything. I led her past the torches, past the tapestries, past the windows that overlooked the frozen gardens. I didn't know where I was going. I just knew I couldn't let her go. Not again. Not after two days of silence that had felt like two years.Then all of a sudden, she stopped walking.And I turned to face her. Her dark hair was tangled and fell across her cheeks. Her eyes were red...not from crying, but from exhaustion. From stress. From carrying the weight of everything alone while I had been too proud to reach out."Lucian," she said. "What are we doing?""I don't know.""You dragged me out of the council chamber, and now you're just... walking.""I needed to get you out of there.""I wasn't in danger.""You were surrounded by wolves who wanted to tear you apart." My voice came out rougher than I intend

Meet me in the woods

Cressida's povI felt lighter than I had in days.Not completely light...there was still something heavy pressing at the edges of my chest, something that whispered this won't last, something that reminded me of the council and Sha and the curse and everything else that wanted to tear us apart. But lighter than before. Enough to breathe without it hurting. Enough to walk through the corridors without flinching every time someone looked at me.We had made up.Lucian had apologized. Not the polished Alpha version he used with the council, not the careful, measured words he used with the enforcers. This had been raw and real and his voice had cracked. His hands had shaken. He had looked at me like I was the only thing in the world that mattered, and for a few minutes, I had let myself believe it.I still wasn't sure what we were. What this was. But for the first time in days, I wasn't drowning in the uncertainty.Soon, it was afternoon and I was walking back to the dormitory after classe

The Dance in the woods.

Lucian's pov She was waiting in the clearing when I got there.The sun had already set and the sky was grey and. almost black, and the first stars were starting to show. Candles flickered in glass jars around the edges of the clearing. I had set them up earlier, before practice, before the note, before any of this. I wanted it to be perfect.She looked up when she heard footsteps. Her dark hair was loose, falling over her shoulders. Her cheeks were pink from the cold."It's you. I was right and you came," I said."You asked.""I wasn't sure you would.""Neither was I."I walked toward her. The snow crunched under my boots and she didn't move. Just watched me with those dark eyes that made my chest ache."I set up candles," I said. "And a blanket. And there's hot chocolate in the thermos.""I saw.""But you didn't sit down.""I was waiting.""For what?"She tilted her head. "For you. Plus I just saw them as you mentioned them."I spread the blanket on the snow. Thick fur and it's warm

The Longest Day

Cressida's povI didn't sleep even wink.Not because I wasn't tired. Yes, I was exhausted...the kind of exhausted that made your bones ache and your eyes burn. But every time I closed my eyes, I saw his face. The way he had looked at me before Kade appeared. The way he had kissed my cheek like it might be the last time.Then I heard the howling.It started around midnight. Distant at first, then closer. Wolves running and hunting. Wolves crying out to each other in the dark. I sat up in bed already rocking myself and Raven was already awake, her face pale."What's happening?" she whispered."I don't know."But I knew. Something had gone wrong on the eastern border. Something bad enough that made Lucian run. Something bad enough that the pack was still howling hours later.I couldn't bring myself to fall asleep.The morning came too slow.Yet, no message. No note. No Lucian. He didn't even show up for breakfast, none of them did.I dragged myself to class with Ember tucked into my jack

The Breach

Lucian's povThe worse had happened.Blackfrost Academy had been breached.The words echoed in my skull as I ran through the snow, my boots pounding against the frozen ground as my breath fogging in the cold. Behind me, the pack howled. Meanwhile ahead, the eastern border burned.Not fire. Magic. Blue and crackling, lighting up the night sky like lightning trapped in glass. The wards were failing. I could feel them; shattering one by one, each break sending a shockwave through my chest."Faster!" I shouted.The wolves behind me surged forward.The second we hit the tree line chaos exploded.Rogues poured through the gap in the wards. Dozens of them. Wild-eyed, snarling, their fur matted with blood and snow. They had been waiting for this. Waiting for the wards to weaken. Waiting for a chance to tear through Blackfrost territory.But they weren't the only ones.Species hunters. That's bad really bad.I saw them in the back all dressed in black with their faces hidden behind masks. They

The mate bond

Cressida's povThe strong nagging feeling started around midnight.Not even a thought or a worry. Something deeper. Something in my chest, right behind my ribs, like a string pulled taut. It tugged at me and kept tugging and wouldn't stop at all.I sat up in bed and found Raven was finally asleep across the room, her dark curls spread across her pillow and her breathing were slow and even. Ember was curled at her feet. Everything was normal.But then, except it wasn't.I pressed my hand to my chest and it was pounding so hard. Not from fear. Not from anxiety. Something else was bothering me.Lucian.The thought came out of nowhere. Or maybe it had been there all along, waiting for me to notice."Cressida?"Raven's voice came out all groggy and concerned."I'm fine.""You're sitting upright in the dark. At midnight.""I couldn't sleep."Raven sat up and rubbed her eyes. "Is it him?"I didn't answer."Cressida.""I don't know.""You've been staring at the wall for an hour." She swung he

His wolf's sanctuary

Lucian's povThe wolf's sanctuary was broken. Almost like a run down.I didn't know how else to describe it. It was the place inside me where my wolf lived...where he had always lived, even when the curse was eating him alive. It was full of cracks and really splintered. The walls were falling apart and the light was fading. That was how much power the curse did to me.I sat in the corner with my back against the cold stone and with my knees pulled to my chest. Blood dripped from my wounds and my side burned. My hand was a mess of torn flesh and exposed bone. But the physical pain was nothing compared to the emptiness spreading through my chest.My wolf was dying.Not slowly this time. Not the gradual fade I had lived with for fifteen years. This was fast...this was now. The battle had pushed him over the edge. The curse was winning. I had less than...I don't even know. But if the moon goddess wanted to punish me, she should just give me a quick death.I heard footsteps seconds later.

She's not breathing.

Cressida's povWhen I opened my eyes, everyone was fussing over Lucian.Not me. Him. Wolves crowded around his bed, blocking my view, their voices overlapping in a blur of worry and commands. Madame Voss was at his side, her hands pressing bandages to his wounds, her face was tight from concentration. Kade stood at the foot of the bed, barking orders at enforcers I didn't recognize.Meanwhile, I was on the floor.Not on purpose. I didn't remember falling. I just remembered the sanctuary crumbling, Lucian carrying me, and then nothing. Now I was sitting against the cold stone wall, my legs stretched out in front of me with my back aching.No one looked at me.I tried to stand and yet my legs wouldn't hold me. My arms shook when I pushed against the floor. Every part of me felt hollow...like someone had scooped out my insides and left nothing but empty space."Cressida."Lucian's voice. Weak and strained.I looked up to see that he was reaching for me. His hand stretched across the gap

The Daughter of the First Winter

Lucian's povI couldn't lose her.The thought crashed through my skull like a wave, relentless and cold. I had been injured before. I had bled before. I had almost died before. But I had never felt anything like this...this hollow, gaping terror that threatened to swallow me whole.She was on the bed. Too pale. Her skin had gone white like snow, like bone, white like something that belonged in a grave. Her lips were blue and her chest barely moved."Cressida."No response."Cressida, wake up."Nothing.I grabbed her hand. It was so cold. The same cold I had felt when I first touched her on the road. But this was different now and felt so wrong."Madame Voss!"Voss was already moving. Her hands pressed to Cressida's throat, feeling for a pulse. Her face was unreadable."Her heartbeat is weak," Voss said. "Too weak.""Then fix it.""I'm trying.""Try harder."Kade appeared at my side. His hand was on my shoulder, grounding me in place. I hadn't even realize I was shaking."Lucian, you n

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