Semua Bab The Alpha Who Broke His Own Bond: Bab 1 - Bab 9

Back at the Alpha's Manor, I carried out a cardboard box and started packing everything that belonged to Kael.The first thing I put in the box was a pack yearbook.I opened it to the first page. It was a photo of us at age five. He stood stiffly next to me. Kael's mother told me he had refused to take the photo alone that day, insisting on being with me.That was the first time he showed his possessiveness over me.The second item was a wolf fang.It was the trophy from his first solo kill at 16. On the Rite of Passage, all the females were fighting over the males' hunting tokens. I sat quietly at my desk and did nothing. When the rite ended, I found this fang lying in my desk drawer, along with a note that said "Only mine."By then, he had already used his status as the future Alpha to make sure no other male dared come near me.The third item was a mating ring.He proposed to me on the giant screen in the pack's central square. As rose petals fell from a building, the ring glinted

I woke up in the pack infirmary.My whole body ached. I turned my head and saw Kael sitting in the chair next to my bed. He hadn't slept. There were dark circles under his eyes, and his hair was a mess."Elena," he said, reaching for my hand. "I'm so sorry. I don't know what happened. I thought you were safe."I pulled my hand away.I didn't say anything. I just stared at the ceiling. "Elena, please say something. Yell at me. Hit me. Just don't shut me out."I looked at him. "You left me to die."His face crumpled. "I thought Lila was losing the baby. I panicked. I'm so sorry.""I know," I said quietly. "You will always choose her."His arms were still warm when he pulled me into a hug. I could feel his heart beating against my chest. But my heart was already cold.There was no going back.Not after this.Kael, I will build a new life without you.In the days that followed, Kael never left my side.He followed me everywhere. He even waited outside the bathroom door.Lila would stand i

Lila had gone completely insane trying to get Kael’s attention. She faked contractions three times, pretended to have post-cub depression before the cub was even born, even tried to kill herself by slitting her wrists in the bathroom. Kael never even went to see her. He just sent the healer with a sedative and told her to stop being dramatic.When she dragged all my things out into the Manor courtyard and burned them, Kael had her locked in her room for a week without food. When she spread rumors around the Pack that I had left because I was cheating on him with a rogue, Kael called an emergency Pack meeting and told everyone the truth.He told them about the three betrayals. He told them how he had left me to die in the forest. He told them how he had signed the mating dissolution agreement without even looking at it. And then he told them that if anyone ever said a bad word about me again, they would be banished from the Pack, stripped of their wolf, and left to die in the wild

The first time Kael’s men found me, Ethan was there.It was late at night, and I was closing up the shop. Three men walked in, wearing black leather jackets, their eyes cold and hard. I could smell the Silvercrest Pack on them immediately.“Luna Thorne,” the tallest one said, stepping forward. “Alpha Kael has sent us to bring you home.”I crossed my arms. “I am not Luna Thorne anymore. And I am not going anywhere with you.”“You don’t have a choice,” he said, reaching for my arm.Before I could react, Ethan stepped between us, his body tense, his eyes flashing gold. “Leave her alone.”The Silvercrest man laughed. “This is none of your business, boy. This is Pack business.”“This is my territory,” Ethan said, his voice low and dangerous. “And she is under my protection.”The three men tensed. They could smell that he was an Alpha. But they were three, and he was one. The tallest one pulled a silver knife from his belt.“Get out of our way, or we’ll kill you too.”I stepped around Etha

We walked for a long time in silence, the sound of the waves crashing against the shore filling the space between us. When we got to my cottage, I stopped. I turned to Ethan, looking into his warm brown eyes.“Ethan,” I said, my voice soft. “You are the kindest, most wonderful werewolf I have ever met. And I care about you. More than I can say. But I can’t be with you. Not right now. Maybe not ever.”He nodded, like he already knew. A sad smile crossed his face. “I understand.”“I’ve spent the last two years learning how to be alone,” I said. “And I like it. I like not having to answer to anyone. I like not having to worry about being hurt again. I don’t need a man to complete me. I’m complete on my own.”He squeezed my hand. “I know. And that’s why I love you. I’ll wait. For as long as it takes. If you ever change your mind, I’ll be here.”I smiled. “Thank you.”He leaned down and kissed me gently on the forehead. “Goodnight, Elena.”“Goodnight, Ethan.”I watched him walk down the