
The Alpha's Prick:Bond By Oath Torn By Fate
"I am your Alpha," Liard growled, his body pressing dangerously close to hers. "You will not run from me."
Helena’s breath hitched, her fingers trembling as they gripped the edge of the infirmary table. "You made a vow," she whispered, voice laced with fury and longing. "No mates. No love. Or have you already forgotten?"
His jaw clenched, but his hands found her waist, heat radiating between them. "I tried to forget. I tried to fight it. But every time I close my eyes, I see you. I feel you." His voice dropped lower, a rough, desperate plea. "Damn it, Helena. You were never supposed to be mine."
Helena shoved against his chest, her own emotions warring within her. "And I was never supposed to love you, Liard. But fate is cruel." She turned away, biting down the pain in her voice. "Do you know what they’ll do to me if they find out? Do you know what Rhider will do?"
Liard’s grip on her tightened. "I don’t care." His breath ghosted against her ear, sending a shiver down her spine. "Let them try to take you from me. I will burn this world before I ever let you go."
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For years, Alpha Liard Stormbane has ruled with a heart of ice, swearing never to take a mate, never to fall into the same weakness that destroyed his father. But when he is gravely injured and taken to the pack infirmary, fate shatters his control—his mate is none other than Helena, the pack’s healer…and his Beta’s mother.
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Chapter: Chapter Twenty Eight: The HeirRhider’s POV The fire was still in my bones.Even hours after the battle, after the blood had dried and the last wounded soldier had been treated, I could still feel it humming beneath my skin, like a second heartbeat.I stared at my hands as I dipped them into the washbasin behind the barracks, scrubbing away the dirt, the ash, the blood. But no matter how hard I scrubbed, the tremble wouldn’t stop. Not from exhaustion. No, something else. Something worse.Because what I’d done today wasn’t natural. I’d moved too fast. Heard things no wolf should have heard. Survived wounds that should’ve split me in two and Liard had seen it.He hadn’t said a word, his expression unreadable as ever, but I knew my Alpha. I knew the way he studied me, like I was suddenly a puzzle with a missing piece he was desperate to find.Seraphina… Gods.My throat clenched as I thought of her scream when that winged beast lunged for her, the wild panic in her eyes, and the way she’d crumpled into me once I caugh
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Chapter: Chapter Twenty-Seven: Howls Of Pain Liard’s POV The war horn shattered the silence before dawn.Its echo rolled down the mountainside like thunder, stirring the warriors in their tents, the beasts in the woods, and the ghosts in my mind. I stood at the edge of the cliff overlooking the eastern ridge, where smoke bloomed like a dark omen across the trees. The dragons had finally moved.They were here.Rhider stood beside me, armored and silent. His jaw was tight, his eyes sharp, golden and glowing faintly beneath the rising sun. My sister stood further back, trying to hide her fear. I didn’t blame her.“Mount up,” I said, voice low but firm. “We ride.”Within minutes, the camp transformed into a war machine. Horses stomped, blades gleamed, and the wind carried the crackle of fire magic already burning in the east. The dragons weren’t waiting. They wanted a message sent. And I would answer them with steel.We rode hard, Rhider and I at the front. Warriors fell in formation behind us like the spine of a beast ready to bar
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Chapter: Chapter Twenty-Five: Shadows In The FlameHelena’s POV The fire had long since burned down to embers, but the heat in my chest had not cooled.I sat alone in the quiet of my chambers, my hands resting in my lap, the tips still stained with blood that wouldn't wash out,no matter how hard I scrubbed. It wasn’t the soldiers’ wounds that haunted me tonight. It wasn’t even the distant rumble of drums signaling troop movements or the scouts returning from the outer woods with grim news of dragon skirmishes.It was the silence after. The silence when I was left with my thoughts-dangerous, treacherous thoughts.I hadn’t gone to Liard.He had summoned me again, a quiet knock at my door earlier that evening, followed by a messenger who said, “He waits for you in the old stone passage.” The same place we had once made love. The same hidden chamber that still smelled of fire and skin.But I never left my room, because this time… I couldn’t. The danger wasn’t just from outside the walls-it was inside my blood.Seraphina’s words earlier s
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