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Chapter 18: Destined or Doomed?

Penulis: J. Rivera
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-02-10 04:28:58

The scent of pine and damp earth filled Aria’s lungs as she and Kian ran deeper into the forest, their footfalls muffled by layers of fallen leaves. The town, with its dangers and its betrayals, was behind them—but not far enough.

They didn’t stop until the shadows of the towering trees swallowed them completely. Only then did Kian slow, his grip on Aria’s hand tightening as he pulled her behind a thick-trunked oak.

“We need to catch our breath,” he murmured, his sharp gaze scanning their surroundings. His chest rose and fell in rapid succession, muscles tense and ready.

Aria didn’t argue, though her body screamed at her to keep moving. Every instinct she had told her they weren’t safe. Not yet.

Kian leaned against the tree, tilting his head back with a long exhale. “Cedric let us go.” His tone was half disbelief, half suspicion.

Aria swallowed hard. “I know.”

It didn’t make sense. Cedric had them. He could have dragged her back to the pack, thrown Kian into chains—or worse. But inste
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    Kian’s body moved on instinct, his muscles coiling as he launched himself at the gray-furred wolf. Their bodies collided with a sickening crunch, rolling through the dirt and leaves in a vicious tangle of claws and teeth.Aria barely had time to react before the other two wolves lunged for her.No time to shift—She ducked under the first attacker, spinning on her heel and slamming her fist into his ribs. He grunted but didn’t stop, snapping his jaws as he swiped at her with razor-sharp claws.Aria twisted away just in time, her breath coming in sharp gasps. She had trained for this—years of sparring, of preparing for threats. But nothing had prepared her for fighting her own pack.A snarl ripped through the air as Kian threw his opponent into a tree with a brutal crack. The gray wolf slumped, dazed—but not out.“We can’t fight all of them,” Kian barked, his eyes flashing with urgency. “We need to run!”Aria grit her teeth, blocking another attack. “You think I don’t know that?!”Kian

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  • The Fated Alpha King   Chapter 21: The Alpha’s Shadow

    The storm had only grown stronger by the time Kian and Aria reached the abandoned cabin. Rain lashed at their backs, soaking them to the bone as they pushed through the underbrush. Kian spotted the structure first, a weathered wooden cabin nestled between thick trees, almost hidden from view.“This way,” he murmured, tugging Aria forward.She didn’t argue. They were both exhausted, their bodies aching from the endless running, the fights, the fear. They needed shelter. At least for the night.Kian pushed the door open cautiously, his muscles tense, knife in hand. The cabin smelled of damp wood and dust, long forgotten by whoever had built it. A small fireplace sat unused in the corner, a rickety table and chairs covered in cobwebs.“It’s empty,” Kian said, his voice barely above a whisper.Aria let out a breath she hadn’t realized she was holding. “Then we stay here for now.”They stepped inside, the warmth—however slight—immediately welcome. Kian shut the door behind them, pressing h

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  • The Fated Alpha King   Chapter 22: No More Running

    Kian moved fast.The moment Cedric’s men started breaking down the door, he grabbed Aria’s hand and pulled her toward the back of the cabin. The storm outside masked some of their movements, but time was slipping away too quickly.“There,” Kian whispered, pointing to the small window. “It’s our only chance.”Aria’s pulse thundered. The window was narrow, but she could fit.Another bang from the front door.Kian turned to her, urgency blazing in his golden eyes. “I’ll boost you up. Then I’ll follow.”She hesitated. “What if—”“No time,” he interrupted. “Go.”Aria swallowed her fear and placed her foot in his cupped hands. With a powerful lift, Kian hoisted her up, and she scrambled through the opening. Rain drenched her instantly as she landed on the soft, muddy ground outside.And then—She froze.A towering figure stood just feet away, his broad shoulders tense, his piercing stare locked onto her.Alpha Darius.Her father.The wind howled around them, making his dark cloak billow, bu

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    Aria sat on the cold stone bench, her fingers curled into tight fists against her knees. The small chamber she’d been locked in for the night wasn’t exactly a prison cell, but it felt like one. There was no window, no way to tell how long she had been waiting. The only light came from a single lantern hanging near the heavy iron door.She had barely slept.Her mind raced with everything that had happened—her father finding them, his promise of a fair hearing, Kian being taken away before she could say another word to him.Is he okay?That question haunted her most of all.The door creaked open suddenly, and Aria shot to her feet. Her father’s Beta, Marcus, stepped inside. He was a broad, sharp-featured man with graying hair and an ever-present scowl.“It’s time,” he said.Aria’s throat felt tight, but she nodded. “Where’s Kian?”“He’s already been brought to the hall,” Marcus replied, motioning for her to follow.With a deep breath, she walked past him, stepping into the dimly lit cor

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  • The Fated Alpha King   Chapter 24: The Past Whispers

    Kian’s POVThe moment Alpha Darius spoke the words, Kian felt their weight settle in his bones."Then you will never set foot in this territory again."Exile.A sentence he had heard before. A fate he had already lived.He told himself he should be used to it. That it shouldn’t sting. That he had long accepted his place as an outsider.But this time, it was different.This time, he wasn’t just fighting for himself.He was fighting for Aria.He glanced at her across the hall, standing beside her father, her face set in determined defiance. Even now, after everything, she was willing to risk it all for him.And that terrified him more than exile ever could.Because if he lost her, what was left?A cold sensation prickled at the back of his mind—one he had felt before, like a whisper just beyond his reach. A flicker of something old. Something buried.Something trying to surface.---The first time it happened, he was just a child.A dream. A memory. A fragment of a life he couldn't full

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  • The Fated Alpha King   Chapter 25: Fractured Memories

    Kian’s POVThe cold stone of the holding cell pressed against Kian’s back as he sat against the wall, arms resting loosely over his bent knees. Time had lost meaning. The flickering torch across the room cast shifting shadows that stretched and shrank with no discernible pattern.He had been alone for days now.Alone with his thoughts.Alone with the dreams.At first, they had come in fragmented pieces—blurred images and distant whispers that left him more confused than enlightened. But each night, they grew stronger, more vivid. The memories, if that’s what they were, were pushing their way through the fog that had clouded his mind for as long as he could remember.And they terrified him.Because they meant that he hadn’t always been the rogue he thought he was.That he had once been someone.But who?---That night, the dreams pulled him under again.Kian stood in a grand hall, the air thick with the scent of burning wood and something faintly floral—incense, maybe.The hall was fam

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  • The Fated Alpha King   Chapter 26: The Weights of Power

    Darius’ POVThe steady scratching of a quill against parchment filled Alpha Darius’ office, but his mind was barely focused on the reports before him. His desk was cluttered with scrolls and ledgers—trade agreements, border patrol updates, requests from neighboring packs—but they all felt trivial in comparison to the decision looming over him.Kian.Aria.His daughter had always been headstrong, passionate, but this? Running away with a rogue, defying her own pack—defying him—had been reckless, dangerous. Yet, the more he thought about it, the more he remembered the dream.The dream that had shaken him to his core.Aria standing before the leaders of the other packs, a mysterious man by her side. A werewolf king. They stood together, hand in hand, a beacon of something greater. Something unified.Kian… could he be that king?Darius exhaled sharply, pushing back from his desk. It was madness to consider. The boy was a rogue, a wanderer with no name or claim. And yet, there was somethin

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  • The Fated Alpha King   Chapter 27: The Weight of a Father’s Heart

    Darius' POV The flickering candlelight cast long shadows across Alpha Darius’ office as he finished the last of his daily tasks. The room was quiet now, save for the crackling of the hearth and the occasional rustle of parchment beneath his hands. But even as he signed off on trade agreements and reviewed border patrol reports, his mind remained elsewhere. On her. Aria. He hadn’t spoken to her since that fateful meeting in the grand hall, since she had stood beside the rogue and defied everything she had been raised to believe. He had given the order for her to be placed in holding—not as a prisoner, but as a precaution. Her accommodations were comfortable, but she was still isolated. The question gnawed at him: Should I go to her? Should he face his daughter now, or should he wait for the legal proceedings to unfold? If he saw her, what would he say? Would she even listen? A deep sigh escaped him as he leaned back in his chair, running a hand through his graying hai

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    The sun dipped below the horizon, casting long shadows across the dense forest that bordered the pack's territory. In the quiet isolation of his quarters, Cedric paced back and forth, his mind a storm of resentment and ambition. He had spent years proving his loyalty to Alpha Darius, rising through the ranks with unwavering dedication. Yet now, with the alpha hesitating over the fate of Aria and Kian, Cedric saw an opportunity—a chance to claim the power he believed was rightfully his. He paused by the window, watching the patrols move through the trees like silent wraiths. Their vigilance had doubled since Aria's capture, and Cedric couldn't help but sneer. "All this for a girl blinded by rogue love," he muttered under his breath. He clenched his fists, the claws barely restrained beneath his skin. If Darius continued to waver, the pack would need a leader who could act decisively—someone like him. Cedric turned from the window and sat at his desk, spreading out a worn map of the

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    Kian woke with a start, the remnants of the dream still clinging to his senses like morning mist. Aria’s touch, her whispered promises, and the warmth of her embrace felt too real to dismiss as fantasy. He sat up, running a hand through his disheveled hair, heart pounding in his chest.Across the holding chamber, the dull light filtering through the narrow window barely illuminated the stark walls. The meal tray from the previous evening sat untouched on the small table—he had been too restless to eat. Kian’s wolf stirred within him, restless and eager, as though sensing that the dream was more than mere imagination.“She’s real,” Kian muttered to himself, voice hoarse. “That was real.”Before he could sink further into contemplation, the heavy iron door creaked open, and Beta Lorne stepped inside, his expression guarded. “The Alpha wants to see you. Now.”Kian nodded, pushing to his feet. There was no point in resisting—not that he intended to. His mind was already racing, formulatin

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    Aria sat frozen on the edge of the cot, heart pounding as her father closed the door behind him. Alpha Darius stood there for a moment, silent, as if weighing the words he was about to speak. His broad shoulders slumped ever so slightly—a rare crack in the unyielding facade she had known her entire life. “We need to talk,” he repeated, his voice firm but lacking its usual sharpness. Aria swallowed hard and nodded, forcing herself to meet his gaze. She had faced countless challenges—training, diplomacy, and the expectations of being an Alpha’s daughter—but nothing had prepared her for this moment. For the first time, it felt like father and daughter stood on opposite sides of an uncrossable chasm. Darius stepped forward, the soft creak of leather boots against the wooden floor filling the silence. He pulled a chair from the corner and sat down across from her, elbows resting on his knees. The stern lines of his face softened as he studied her, and Aria couldn’t help but notice how

  • The Fated Alpha King   Chapter 34: The Weight of Reality

    Kian jolted awake, his chest rising and falling in uneven breaths. His heart pounded like a war drum, the echoes of Aria’s touch still lingering on his skin, her scent—wildflowers and moonlight—still fresh in his mind. He clenched his fists, grounding himself in the present, trying to hold on to the dream for just a moment longer.But the cold, damp walls of his holding cell were nothing like the moonlit fields where he had held her. The dream was slipping away, the warmth of her body replaced by the unyielding chill of reality.He cursed under his breath.It felt real. Too real.He pressed his hands against his face, inhaling sharply. The dream wasn’t just a fantasy—it was something more. It had to be. The moon realm was whispered about in old werewolf lore, a place where fated mates could find each other across any distance.Did she dream of me too?The thought filled him with equal parts hope and desperation. If she had, it meant their bond was real. It meant she was thinking of hi

  • The Fated Alpha King   Chapter 33: The Moon’s Embrace

    The world shimmered like liquid silver, vast and endless beneath a sky filled with stars too bright, too close. The air was thick with the scent of night-blooming jasmine and something more—something familiar.Kian stood at the edge of a still, glowing lake, his bare feet sinking into soft, warm grass. The reflection of the moon rippled across the water, impossibly large, impossibly radiant.Where am I?A whisper of wind carried a sound—soft, hesitant footsteps.And then, he saw her.Aria.She was walking toward him, her long hair cascading down her back in waves of moonlight, her bare feet silent against the grass. She wore a simple dress, light and flowing, the fabric shimmering like the stars above them.His breath hitched."Aria?"Her eyes widened, filling with the same disbelief and wonder that was gripping him. "Kian…"The moment their eyes met, a force—something primal, something ancient—pulled them toward each other. His pulse thundered in his ears as he stepped forward, closi

  • The Fated Alpha King   Chapter 32: Seeds of Rebellion

    Cedric paced in his quarters, his mind a battlefield of strategy and ambition. The flames in the hearth cast flickering shadows across the stone walls, mirroring the turmoil within him. The pack was waiting. Watching. And Alpha Darius was failing them.Too much time had passed. The Alpha should have acted swiftly—condemned Kian, put Aria in her place, and moved forward. Instead, he hesitated. And that hesitation was a weakness Cedric intended to exploit.He clenched his fists, his nails biting into his palms. A true leader does not hesitate. A true leader commands.And soon, he would be that leader.He strode to the window, looking out over the village below. The pack had been restless ever since Aria had returned. The whispers had already begun. People wanted answers. They wanted justice.It was time to give them something to believe in.Cedric had always known power wasn’t simply taken—it was built. Strength alone didn’t make an Alpha. The people had to want to follow. They had to b

  • The Fated Alpha King   Chapter 30: Father and Daughter

    Aria stepped aside, allowing her father to enter the chamber. He moved with the same commanding presence he always had, but there was a tension in his shoulders she had never seen before.The door shut behind him with a quiet thud, leaving them alone in the dimly lit room. The fire in the hearth crackled softly, filling the silence between them.Darius glanced around, his gaze lingering on the untouched food, the unruffled blankets. His sharp eyes flicked back to her, taking in the way she stood with her arms crossed tightly over her chest, her stance defensive.“You haven’t eaten,” he observed.Aria’s jaw tightened. “I wasn’t hungry.”His lips pressed into a thin line, but he said nothing. Instead, he moved toward the wooden chair by the fireplace and sat down, resting his elbows on his knees. He looked at her then—really looked at her, as if seeing her for the first time.For a long moment, neither spoke.Finally, Darius broke the silence. “You’ve put me in a difficult position.”Ar

  • The Fated Alpha King   Chapter 29: The Weight of Fate

    Aria sat on the edge of the bed, staring at the soft glow of the lantern flickering against the stone walls. The chamber was not a prison—not truly. The thick wooden door wasn’t locked, but she knew better than to think she was free. Guards stood outside, ensuring she remained here until her fate was decided.The room itself was comfortable, almost too much so. A large bed covered in thick furs sat against the far wall, and a small fireplace crackled in the corner, warming the otherwise cool air. A wooden table with a tray of untouched food sat nearby. It was isolation, but not suffering.Her father wasn’t being cruel.But he was keeping her contained.She sighed, curling her legs up to her chest as her mind drifted through the past few days. Everything had unraveled so quickly. One moment, she had been certain of her place in the world, and the next, she was running through the woods with Kian, hunted by her own people.And now Kian was locked away, alone.Her stomach twisted at the

  • The Fated Alpha King   Chapter 27: The Weight of a Father’s Heart

    Darius' POV The flickering candlelight cast long shadows across Alpha Darius’ office as he finished the last of his daily tasks. The room was quiet now, save for the crackling of the hearth and the occasional rustle of parchment beneath his hands. But even as he signed off on trade agreements and reviewed border patrol reports, his mind remained elsewhere. On her. Aria. He hadn’t spoken to her since that fateful meeting in the grand hall, since she had stood beside the rogue and defied everything she had been raised to believe. He had given the order for her to be placed in holding—not as a prisoner, but as a precaution. Her accommodations were comfortable, but she was still isolated. The question gnawed at him: Should I go to her? Should he face his daughter now, or should he wait for the legal proceedings to unfold? If he saw her, what would he say? Would she even listen? A deep sigh escaped him as he leaned back in his chair, running a hand through his graying hai

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