All Chapters of The Blood Alpha’s Captive Mate: Chapter 1 - Chapter 6

AZAIEmber. My Woman. My Ruin.How it hurt to look at her.She looked smaller than she should have. She was too thin and equally too pale, covered in bruises and scabs. Her dress hung off her small frame, stained with blood. I couldn’t believe it. She was really here.I moved closer, savoring the way her breath hitched from fear.My gaze dropped to her neck. My mark was gone. It had been burned off as if she'd tried to erase me.Blinding rage consumed me. I reached out and grabbed her chin, forcing her face up. Her lips trembled. Those bloody lips. The ones that used to whisper my name and shower praises on my cock. Now they shook feebly."You really committed to it," I deadpanned. "Burning off my mark."Her green eyes were huge, empty, and confused."I—I don't know what you're talking about," she whispered.Liar.I dragged my thumb over her lower lip, pressing hard enough to sting. She flinched."You expect me to believe this?" I asked softly. "That you forgot everything?"She shook

EMBER I didn't fight them. My strong will had died with my son. So, there I was, kneeling on a large raised stone. My arms were spread on either side of me, chained to the floor. My face was pressed against the floor, tears streaming endlessly down my cheeks.I looked up at Azai, who sat on a seat, watching me. Beside him was the woman who had given me the key to my own doom. She stood there, her expression neutral.Holding eye contact with me, she adjusted Azai's fur coat with intimate movements. It bothered me. And yet, acknowledging that thought made me feel sick to my stomach."What is your verdict, alpha?" The large brute who was to be my executioner asked, and I closed my eyes for a moment, my throat hurting."Whip her to death. Let her feel every second of it," came Azai's response.A sob tore out of me.Maybe I deserved this after all. A murderer like me deserved even worse. Might as well get it over with.But still...I choked on my thoughts as the first lash hit me. I

EMBER Fear paralyzed me to the spot, my body shaking in the stranger's arms. My eyes widened as Azai approached the door slowly."Let go," I said, my voice muffled.Tears pricked my eyes. I didn't want Azai to see me like this. The shame was too heavy for me to bear. It felt as though I was drowning. But the stranger didn't seem to care about my growing discomfort.Suddenly, a flash of memory hit me.Rough stone scraping my cheek. Kairos pinning me face-first against a wall exactly like this. His hand clamped brutally over my mouth while he shoved my thighs apart."Don't fight it, Ember," he growled into my ear, his voice thick with sick pleasure. "You know you want this.""No—Kairos, stop! Please!" I had sobbed, tears streaming down my face.I gagged against his palm, pure revulsion flooding my veins.Kairos chuckled darkly. "You remember now, don't you?"Had I been assaulted by this man? Was that it?Before I could linger on the thought, Kairos released me, grabbing my wris