LOGINShare
Chapter 080: Echoes of Trust
Last Updated:
2024-12-04 06:40:04
Related chapters
THE ALPHA'S FORSAKEN SECRET Chapter 081: Beneath the Mask
Jackson’s POVOutside, the gloom seemed oppressive. The flickering camp flames created lengthy, swirling shadows on the ground. Every sense of great alert, I stood on the brink of the camp peering into the black expanse beyond the trees. Danger seems to make its way to our door regardless of how ready we believed we were.But today the awareness that treachery had come from inside held me anchored in place, not the prospect of an enemy attack. Riley's admission had rocked me right down. Blackthorn had been receiving intelligence from the guy who had been by my side during innumerable conflicts, someone I trusted with my life and the lives of every other pack member. It weighed down on me, weighty and stifling.I turned as Ava came up. I could see her fatigue carved on her face even in the low light. She had carried more than anybody ought to have—betrayal, heartache, the continual danger to our lives. Still, she stood solid, a lighthouse among the tempest. Even as remorse bit me, I co
Last Updated : 2024-12-06THE ALPHA'S FORSAKEN SECRET Chapter 082: Echoes of Betrayal
Ava’s POVThe quiet of the aftermath was intolerable. My own ragged gasps could be heard, a fresh cut across my cheek stung, and the weight of the conflict that had just started to sink in. Our lives had barely escaped. Every darkness seemed to warn of the danger that had almost totally swallowed us; the air smelled of blood and perspiration.Exhausted, I sat against a tree trying to regain my breath. My body shook. Others were regrouping around me. While some were ministering to injuries, others watched the periphery warily. Any minute the enemy may attack once again. Now with us, trust was a delicate thing."Are you hurting?" Jackson's words sliced across my fog of ideas. I turned to find him walking forward, his eyes clouded with anxiety."Just scratches," I said, attempting to sound more robust than I felt. "We have to act fast before Blackthorn ."He nodded, but his eyes flicked with uncertainty, anxiety, or maybe something more fundamental. We both realized that the fight tonigh
Last Updated : 2024-12-07THE ALPHA'S FORSAKEN SECRET Chapter 083: Shadows of Redemption
Jackson’s POVThe rain came in sheets, hammering on the tent's canvas and darkening and noisily drowning the outer world. It seemed almost appropriate, as though the weight on my shoulders was shared by the heavens. I moved back and forth, the steady tapping of rain against the ground marking each stride. I tried so hard, but the discomfort that had crept into my bones would not go away."Are you just going to wear a hole in the ground?" Ava's voice sliced across the storm's noise. Her hair wet from the rain, she stood at the door, a sardonic smirk pulling at her lips. Still, the tiredness in her eyes would not be hidden by even that try at comedy.I stopped pacing and gasped hard. Not sure how to assist it. Too many pieces on hand, and none of them match one another.She entered, shutting the flap behind her. You are not by yourself in this.I know, yet the words seemed empty. things do not, however, make things any simpler.Ava drew in closer, her eyes fixed. Riley's information is
Last Updated : 2024-12-07THE ALPHA'S FORSAKEN SECRET Chapter 084: "Colliding Hearts, Breaking Shadows"
Ava’s POV"Don't you dare walk away from Jackson?" As thunder boomed above, my voice broke through the stormy night to reflect the turbulence in my chest. Though my garments were soaked by the rain, which hammered against us, I paid no attention. I focused just on him—about the man a few feet away, his back to me, shoulders tight as if he were supporting the weight of the earth.He stopped, his head slanted just slightly, but he turned nowhere. His quiet was worse than anything he could have spoken."Say something!" I yelled, the rawness in my voice ringing over the vacant forest. Tell me this is not goodbye! Tell me, you are not giving up on us—on me!At last he turned, water streaming down his sculpted face flashing in his eyes. "What do you want me to say, Ava?" His comments were cutting, like a knife piercing the air. "Am I sorry? That I yearn for various things? Given that I am and do. None of that, though, alters the reality that I am the cause everything is disintegrating!That
Last Updated : 2024-12-09THE ALPHA'S FORSAKEN SECRET Chapter 085: Shadows of Desire and Deception
Ava’s POVAva, you cannot keep fleeing from this. As Jackson approached, the tightness in his silver eyes reflected the moonlight; his voice was low, like a growl. His voice had a raw, unguarded, something deeper mixed with frustration.I stayed behind the packhouse, my back against the chilly stone wall. Though I resisted letting it show, the heated air between us seemed like an approaching storm as my pulse accelerated.I said, my voice crisp yet quivering, "I'm not running." I'm safeguarding myself here. shielding the twins. You cannot demand responses now, not following everything.Jackson tightened his jaw as his fists closed at his sides. "Do you believe I have no idea what I have done? That I have not spent every waking moment second-guessing the decisions I took. But right now I am here and I need your faith.Trust you, then? I shook my head and laughed bitterly. "Trusting you nearly wrecked me, Jackson. Do you know what it feels like to be cast aside like I was nothing? My vo
Last Updated : 2024-12-09THE ALPHA'S FORSAKEN SECRET Chapter 086: The Edge of Betrayal
Ava’s POV"Don't you dare walk away from Jackson?" My voice broke under a mixture of despair and wrath. Jackson's back stayed turned, his massive shoulders tense as the words rang into the cool night air.His body stiffened as he stopped halfway across. Ava, what do you want me to say? His voice was low, flavored with annoyance and something else I couldn't really identify: maybe anguish. "That I'm sorry?" That I regret every decision we took to arrive here?True! Closing the space between us, I marched ahead. My heart hammered in my chest, a grief and angry rhythm. "I would like you to explain why, Jackson! Why did you drive me away when all I ever wanted was to be by your side?He whirled around, dark eyes meeting me, a tempest of feelings. "Because I had no options!" See what I mean? Protecting you meant separating you from this clutter. Connor's treachery, Blackthorn's threats—all of which are spiraling out of control, Ava!”"That is not your choice to make!” My voice started to r
Last Updated : 2024-12-10THE ALPHA'S FORSAKEN SECRET Chapter 087: Shadows of the Heart
Ava’s POV"You can't keep doing this to me, Jackson," I cried, standing my ground with a shaking voice. Though the heat in his eyes blazed straight through me, the frigid night air surrounded us. "You're dragging me near one minute then pushing me away. I cannot stand it any more.He moved in closer, his jaw tightly under control, his eyes squarely on me. " You think this is easy for me?" His voice was low and frayed with irritation. Every time I look at you, I sense the risk. Ava, I see what is ahead of us and it terrifies me. But I couldn't—" He ran a hand through his hair and breathed hard. "I cannot stay away from you either."I staggered at the sound of leaves underfoot, a sobering reminder that we were not alone. Danger loomed somewhere in the darkness, and yet all I could concentrate on was him. His unvarnished vulnerability matched my own contradictory feelings."You don't get to make that choice for me," I said, becoming louder. "I am aware of the offerings Jackson. I know th
Last Updated : 2024-12-11THE ALPHA'S FORSAKEN SECRET Chapter 088: Shadows of Desire and Danger
Ava’s POV"Do you even give a damn about what happens to Jackson? As the words came out of my mouth, my voice quitched. The moonlight created broken shadows across his sharp features as it passed through the woods. His eyes conveyed an emotion I couldn't quite identify: remorse or yearning, maybe both; his jaw stiffened.Jackson replied, "Ava, stop," his voice a harsh whisper. This is not the time for this."You always say that!," she said as I turned back, striding forward, my hands closed at my sides. "Never the time is the situation. It was not the moment you left, it was not the time I begged you to tell me the truth, and it is not the time now when we are running for our lives!His eyes strayed to the blackness all around us in search of hazards. You assume I have no interest? You believe I have not given something up for you?"Sacriffs?" I laughed hard, the chilly night air clearly audible in my breath. You sacrifice going away from me? Jackson, you are not able to turn this int
Last Updated : 2024-12-12
Latest chapter
THE ALPHA'S FORSAKEN SECRET Chapter 156: Redemption for the Blood Moon
Turning to watch Jackson barreling into the clearing, his wolf form was magnificent and horrible. He wasted no time flinging himself at the closest renegade with a passion that astounded me.Though brief, relief washed over me. The shadows moved once again, as a fresh person entered the area.He was towering and intimidating, with nasty glistening eyes. "Well, isn't this touching?," he said in a sarcastic voice. The courageous Luna and her warriors.Marcus, I spat, venomous in my voice.He grinned and looked over the devastation. Ava, I cautioned you. One cannot run from the past. And you most definitely cannot run from me.He lifted his hand before I could reply, and a flash of black energy rushed at me. I tuned myself, but it never hit.Riley launched himself in front of me with full assault might."No!." As he sank to the ground, his wolf shape flickering before he turned back into his human nature, I shouted.Jackson hissed, blazingly angry eyes guiding him toward Marcus. Marcus w
THE ALPHA'S FORSAKEN SECRET Chapter 154: "Echoes of Blood and Betrayal"
I'm locked in. No one knows how to get out. I detect it. Panic claws at the margins of my thoughts, my pulse thuds in my ears. Here's how we got here. How rapidly did things spiral?My fingers shake at my sides, and my brain runs for any answer. But not at all. Only me, powerless here. Levi... God, Levi's blood is staining the concrete and I am unable to stop it."Please, Marcus," I say, my voice breaking with need. "Please, please do not do this. I will do anything, I promise to God. Anything your wish is for. Just try not to damage him. kindly.He tilts his head as if he is thinking about what I said, and he smiles sickeningly. His firm hold on the pistol narrows. "Everything? You believe you still have something worth offering me?Though I'm not sure what I anticipate, Marcus fires before I could respond.The gunshot had an unbearable sound.But it's not me.My heart rushing, blood hammering in my ears, I automatically lower to the ground. Turning, eyes wide, I see something that s
THE ALPHA'S FORSAKEN SECRET Chapter 153: Bound by Secrets
I cannot lose you once more, Evie. Not like this. Not once again.Levi's voice is a harsh whisper on my skin; his words pierce the shroud of uncertainty and anxiety clouding my head. His hands quiver as they draw me in, his warmth sustaining me in this whirl of anarchy.In my chest, my heart beats wild and chaologically. Though everything seems to be disintegrating, I find it difficult to distance myself from him. His words and his touch really felt so authentic and honest. The pain I went through upon believing I lost him may easily overwhelm me once more. But the danger—that of Marcus—that is all too real. Too perilous.My voice quivering, I say, "I'm not going anywhere." "But we have to—”I swivel around, heart jumping into my throat, the sharp sound of cracking glass cutting me short. Under the low light of the alley, the figure's shadow blocks the passage. Breath freezes in my throat.He's it. Marcus?"You thought you could escape me, didn't you?," said Given the circumstances, h
THE ALPHA'S FORSAKEN SECRET Chapter 152: Shattered Bonds
Though I can't concentrate on anything except the heat of Levi's fingers clutching mine, the planet is disintegrating all around me. Knowing we have limited time, my heart is racing not only from anxiety but also from the intense feeling that this may be the final time I spend with him."Levi, we have to go—now, my voice quakes with panic."With his clenched jaw, he draws me in and I can see the weight of what we have gone through in his eyes. Though he is staring at something I cannot yet see, his dark and strong eyes convey everything I need to know: danger is near. overly near."I am not leaving you," he adds, his voice a hoarse growl of will. "Not again.."I wonder whether he is speaking to himself or to me. Still, I feel it. The truth was found in his comments. Everything we have endured weighs less now than this. Marcus, the falling stone walls—the improbable chances—we have come so far; now, everything depends on this one instant.Hearing the sound of feet behind us—faint at fi
THE ALPHA'S FORSAKEN SECRET Chapter 151: "Threads of Fate”
The man slanted his head slightly, as though entertained by my query. "I am the one dragging the threads straight from the darkness. The one waiting for this turning point. And about what I wish for... The person fixed cold, objective eyes on me. "You have to decide something. a decision meant to either rescue or ruin everything.With fast, shallow breaths, Evie's hand tightened in mine. "Levi," she said, her voice breaking with terror. "please. You really have to trust me. Choose not to pay attention to him."The person advanced still another step, their gaze narrowing. " Trust her?" They laughed dimly. "How can you believe someone who hardly knows her? Someone who from the beginning has been lying to you?Turning to Evie, the weight of her words etched in my chest. "Is that true? Evie... I asked, hardly sure I could keep my voice steady. "What then is happening? Not what are you not telling me?"The voice of the stranger came out once again, louder now before she could respond. Levi
THE ALPHA'S FORSAKEN SECRET Chapter 150: In the Eye of the Storm
Varian's smile grew wider, his eyes shining with a terrible, nasty pleasure. "To release a power outside your comprehension. She belongs to a lineage of entities designed to transform our planet. And her blood? It is the essence of everything.My heart came to a standstill. Blood, please. What was he referring to?"Don't listen to him, Levi," Evie urged, her voice cracking and desperation leaking through the gaps. "He's lying. He is controlling you. He usually has.But Varian turned her aside, staring just at me. His tone caustic, he spat, "You don't get it, do you, Levi?" She is not any ordinary person. She is the one who may bring either the birth of a new world or the end of this one. And you, he added, his eyes narrowing, "you're standing in my way."I knew nothing about what to do. What Varian was saying eluded me in terms of logic. All I knew, all I believed was real, was disintegrating.Once more I looked at Evie, but she was shaking her head and tears were running down her che
THE ALPHA'S FORSAKEN SECRET Chapter 149: Shattered Trust
"Levi, please, just trust me!" Now she was trembling, her voice a combination of terror and something more—a plea, a warning. " This thing... it's after me."My ears could hear my pulse pound. Her comments have weight like those of a goods train. "Once you?" I asked, voice just a whisper. "Evie, you are hunting this thing?"The beast howled before she could reply, the sound splintering the air. I halted momentarily, not sure what was happening; it was like the roar of a beast and the wail of a dying man.I turned back to Evie, but her gaze had altered. Now, there was something icy about it—a resolution that froze me right down. "Levi, you have to go." At now. Before it becomes too late.I shook my head, shoved her behind me. "Not a probability. I am not bidding you farewell here.She grasped my arm, her hold overly strong. You must have. Should we not, it will wipe us both. Ask kindly.She kept me steady as I attempted to back off. Her eyes softened, only a little, as though she were
THE ALPHA'S FORSAKEN SECRET Chapter 148: The Final Confrontation
A terrible, all-consuming terror seized my chest as the world darkened. My senses went wild and I could feel everything falling down right away. My sole anchor was the firm hold on my shoulder; my breath came in short spurts. Desperate for anything, anything to grip, I reached out.Levi... Evie's voice sounded far-off, a faint whisper that accentuated the terror chewing at me. "Levi, what's happening?"I had no retort for her. The gloom seemed overly weighty, too oppressive. Something cold pushed, metallic, and sharp pressed on my flesh; I automatically withdrew attempting to get away.Riley, the woman, leaned forward grinning wickedly from her lips. "You really thought you had control, didn't you?" Her voice sent chills up my spine like ice."Let him run!" Stronger now, Evie yelled, her voice tinged with an underlying horror I couldn't ignore.Riley's hold tightened, dragging me even nearer. Though it was pointless, I battled her grasp. Her strength felt surreal, as though she drew f
THE ALPHA'S FORSAKEN SECRET Chapter 147: "A Promise in the Dark”
The planet appeared to spin at that instant. A huge crack sounded far away, then a deep, rumbling sound shook the earth underneath. The very ground seemed to be complaining, straying under the weight of something far more potent than I could understand.The shadows moved suddenly, then the unmistakable sound of shackles rattling. From the distance, a weak glow flickering revealed a shadowy figure rising from the gloom.Her face was hidden yet her shape was silhouetted against the low light. Her motions frenetic as she twisted and tugged, I could see her trying against the chains but she was nowhere."Evie!," My heart was hammering in my chest, I yelled. "Don't—,"The man's grasp tightened on my arm, pressing till it seemed as though the bones in my wrist were about to break before I could finish. "Don't waste your breath," he remarked frigantly. She had already left.Fury blazing in my chest, I turned to confront him. "You are lying!"But another crack louder this time rang in the dis
