All Chapters of The Broken Mate: From Cell to Queen: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

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Chapter 11 Absolute Control

Third Person's POVThe rain was coming down in sheets.Marcus's ears twitched. Fifty yards away, a black SUV sat idling in the dark. He caught a scent—a primal, heavy musk that made his skin crawl. His pupils shrunk, and his body reacted before his mind did. He let go of Astoria and stepped forward, his knuckles turning white.Was that... Uncle Damian?Marcus stood under the awning of the packhouse, watching the black SUV disappear into the night with Elone inside."Marcus!"Astoria hurried down to join him, struggling to keep a large black umbrella over his head."What's wrong? Why are you just standing out here in the rain?"Marcus snapped out of it and looked at her.She was shivering, but she kept the umbrella tilted toward him, leaving her own shoulder soaked.Seeing her wet face triggered a memory.Three years ago, on another stormy night. Right before Elone was dragged off to Hollowstone, that stupid woman had stood in front of him just like this—soaked to the bone, looking at

Chapter 12 Touching a Nerve

Third Person's POVKieran pushed the door open, moving as quietly as possible.On the bed, Elone was curled up under the covers. At the slightest sound, her body went rigid, and she snapped her eyes open, full of suspicion.Kieran stopped in his tracks. "You're awake? How do you feel?"She stared into his eyes. "914... thank you for saving me last night."Kieran froze. His heart skipped a beat, and a chill ran down his spine.He forced himself to stay calm. "You have the wrong person. The man who saved you had to step out. I'm Kieran, his second-in-command. Let me know if you need anything."He turned and walked out before she could say another word.The second the door closed, Kieran leaned against the wall, gasping for air. His heart was hammering against his ribs.914!How did she know that number? In the entire North, only a few people in the inner circle knew that was Damian's prisoner ID from back when he barely survived the killing fields.He pulled out his phone, his fingers f

Chapter 13 Echoes of the Mark

Elone's POVThe rain finally let up by dawn.I couldn't help but mock myself for a second. I really thought that beta, Kieran, was 914 last night.How naive could I be? To think that calling a ten-year-old number would actually bring back the man who owed me a debt?My mind drifted back to that night—a polar winter ten years ago.I was just a teenager then, my Healer powers fresh and raw. I had found a dying male wolf on the edge of the frozen tundra, at the pack's outermost border.He'd been hit with a lethal dose of wolfsbane. His abdomen was torn open, and his dark blood was literally melting the snow around him.I didn't know where I got the courage. In the sub-zero winds, I sliced my own wrist open. I used my blood—charged with the healing light of my first shift—to drag him back from the brink of death.Before he vanished into the dark, he gave me two things: a rough, star-shaped moonstone and a number."914."That was his only name. His voice had been a low, jagged rasp, thick

Chapter 14 Payment in Blood

Elone's POVI didn't understand why he was even in my room.Then, a crazy thought hit me.I looked up, staring straight into his eyes. "Are you 914?"The air went still.Damian raised an eyebrow. He leaned back in the oak chair, crossing his long legs, looking completely relaxed.Then, he smirked. "I am."My heart sank. It really was him.The dying wolf who almost went to hell ten years ago was sitting right in front of me. And now, he was the King of the North.Damian's eyes locked onto mine. "Ten years ago, you snatched me back from the Reaper."His tone turned playful. "So, is that the plan? You're going to use that old debt to pay for what you did to me last night?"What I did to him. Those words felt like a match dropped in my brain.My fingers shook. Last night? What the hell did I actually do?I couldn't stop myself from looking at him.His dark shirt was a wrinkled mess. My breath hitched.No way. I couldn't help but think of Marcus.Marcus was a Gamma. He's always yelling, br

Chapter 15 A New Mating at Rock Bottom

Elone's POV"I already called off the engagement last night," I rasped.Damian's eyes darkened. He opened his mouth to say something, but was cut off.Someone knocked the door.A nurse stepped in, carrying a tray that smelled of bitter, medicinal herbs.Damian stood up. He poured a glass of warm water and set it right where I could reach it."If you decide to be my Luna, let Kieran know anytime.""Rest up," he added, his voice dropping an octave. "I'll check on you later."Then he turned and walked out, his long strides taking him out of the room in seconds.The room went dead silent again.Despite myself, my mind drifted back to Marcus.I remembered the first two years after I was brought back to the Moonsilvers.Back then, whenever Astoria got close, I could smell the cheap scent-masking chemicals she used. It was so sickly sweet it made my stomach turn.I couldn't stand being in the same car as her on the way to the Academy, so I'd walk while she rode.Sometimes, when I looked back

Chapter 16 You'll Scare Her Off

Third Person's POVUnder a massive tree five hundred yards from the clinic, Kieran walked up to the black SUV. Alpha Damian was leaning back in the rear seat.The Alpha aura radiating from him was still suffocating. "How is she?" he asked, his voice dead calm.Kieran gave his report. "She's done with Marcus. Completely detached. But..." He paused. "I don't think she has any intention of mating with you, Alpha. She seems spooked.""Heh." Damian let out a low rumble of a laugh. He took a drag from his cigar. "She was supposed to be the Moonsilver heir. Pure blood, proud as hell. She isn't going to just accept a fated bond without a serious push."A dark wave of possessiveness flickered in his gold eyes. In his mind, he was already calculating how to create that irresistible push.Kieran climbed into the driver's seat and turned around, completely invested. "Alpha, why don't you just tell her who you are?"Damian didn't say anything, just tilting his head for him to keep talking.Kieran

Chapter 17 True Love

Third Person's POVAstoria froze. Shaking uncontrollably, she turned a terrified look toward Marcus, begging for help with her eyes.But facing a direct order from the Alpha of the North, Marcus didn't dare speak up. He could only comfort himself with the fact that they were still in the same room. Surely nothing would happen.Still, seeing Astoria's eyes well up with tears made his heart ache. "Alpha Damian, whatever this is about, I can stay and listen..."Damian finally raised his eyes, spitting out a few frigid words, "The border patrol territory project."Then, his Alpha aura slammed forward like a tidal wave."Since when does a Gamma speak for the Kelsas?"Marcus went deathly pale. His wolf thrashed inside him in pure panic, but under the absolute aura of an Alpha, he couldn't even mutter a response."You two talk," Marcus whispered to Astoria, finally turning away.Frank clapped Marcus on the shoulder, leading him and the other high-ranking wolves to the lounge on the far side

Chapter 18 It's Over

Elone's POVThe clinic door was kicked off its hinges, slamming against the wall so hard the medicine bottles rattled on the shelves.Sera Hale stormed in, smelling of night wind and fresh copper.Sera was my only true friend, the daughter of the Moonsilvers' Delta.She didn't even glance at Kieran, who was standing by the bed; her eyes locked instantly onto my ankle. The silver-lash wound was deep enough to show bone, the flesh charred and split wide open, with glittering silver dust still weeping blood."Are you out of your mind?"Sera's eyes went bloodshot in a second. Her hands hovered over the wound, shaking like leaves, wanting to touch it but too terrified to make it worse."Why did you let those bastards do this to you?"Kieran shot us a look, then quietly stepped out and closed the door behind him.We were alone."I heard everything about last night," Sera's voice shook with pure rage. "I wanted to sprint over here then, but I was scared I'd shock your broken body."She slamm

Chapter 19 Hungry

Elone's POVThose two words hit my ears like a physical blow.He didn't even use his Alpha aura, but my knees shook anyway."You aren't entering my pack as a charity case," he said, taking a half-step closer, his deep voice vibrating above my head. "You marry me, and half of my empire belongs to you. It's not a handout. You earned it."My breath hitched.What kind of crazy talk was this?"Damian, this isn't—""No separate assets, no separate power!" he interrupted fiercely, his energy flaring. "In my territory, there is only one Alpha and one Luna. Either you stand by my side all the way, or don't bother coming at all!"His gaze was as heavy as deep water, nearly suffocating me. But there was no mockery in it. No disrespect.It was a total commitment.I thought I was negotiating a business deal, and he just flipped the table."What if we have to break the contract later?" I pressed, digging my nails into my palms, trying to find his limit.The room went dead silent.Damian's eyes dark

Chapter 20 Sure You Don't Want Me Along?

The diner owner ducked her head, swallowed hard, and scurried back into the kitchen.I stared down at the perfect, warm broth in front of me. All that talk about "I'm hungry too" was just a lie to keep me company.Inside my mind, Sia let out a long, satisfied purr, stretching out comfortably."I'm going with you to the packhouse to get your token," Damian said suddenly, leaning back in his chair.My hand froze over my spoon, and my guard went right back up."No."I wouldn't let him see how toxic they were. I wouldn't expose how pathetic my life used to be.Damian watched me in silence. He didn't push."Marcus Greyman spotted at hotel with fiancée," a voice blared from the TV on the wall. It was a live gossip broadcast. On the screen, Marcus was using his broad frame to shield Astoria, pushing through a swarm of paparazzi.My fingers tightened under the table.Damian cast a freezing glance at the screen. His phone buzzed, and as he stood up to answer it, his arm reached out casually. C

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