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Trapped In The Alpha's Shadow 10 Defiant Lies
AdashaThe Alpha leaned forward, his piercing gaze locked onto mine as though he could see every secret I was trying to bury.“Where is your mate, Adasha? Where is the owner of that mark on your neck?” he asked, his voice calm yet demanding.Instinctively, my hand rose to touch my neck, brushing against Randy’s mark. My stomach tightened with dread. I had known the mark would be a problem, a glaring symbol of the chains I was trying to escape. Still, I couldn’t stray from my narrative.“My mate is dead, Alpha,” I said, my voice trembling as tears welled in my eyes. “Please… don’t make me say more,” I pleaded, hoping the emotion in my voice would shield me from further questions.He studied me for a moment longer, his expression unreadable, and then rose from his chair. Taking the bag with him, he turned toward the door.My heart sank. Even if I tried to run now, I couldn’t survive without the funds in that bag. I was trapped, and he knew it.“Someone will help you freshen up, and then
Last Updated : 2024-12-20Trapped In The Alpha's Shadow 11 She’s A Mystery
KaiThe moment I walked into my office, Gabe and Darius were already there, waiting for me. Their expressions said it all—frustration, concern, and a hint of disbelief. The sight made me chuckle.Two grown men fussing over a woman. A Delta breed at best.Ignoring their grim faces, I strode to the bar cart in the corner and poured myself a glass of whiskey. With the glass in hand, I sank into the couch, taking a slow sip before addressing them.“I’m listening,” I said with a sigh, motioning for them to speak.Darius, my Beta, didn’t waste a second.“What are you thinking, Kai?” he demanded, his voice edged with frustration. “Granting a stranger access to you like that? You even placed her in your wing! This is reckless. You should let Gabe and I interrogate her properly. She’s obviously lying and hiding something.”I took another sip of my drink, savouring the burn, before letting out a quiet sigh.“Of course, she’s lying and hiding something. Whatever it is, it’s personal,” I said, m
Last Updated : 2024-12-20Trapped In The Alpha's Shadow 12 Despair
RandyThe meeting was gruelling, stretching from morning well into the night. It was another tedious discussion about the northern conquest, a strategy I had no real interest in.My Alphas were keen on expanding our territory, arguing that with the East and South already secured under strong leadership, we needed to amass more land to match their strength.But I wasn’t interested.I had fought enough battles to last a lifetime, and this was one I had no desire to join. My attempts to excuse myself and return home were met with resistance, leaving me restless and frustrated.My mind wasn’t on the meeting. It was back at home, where I’d left things unresolved with Adasha.The look in her eyes when I’d last seen her lingered in my thoughts. Fear. Defiance. Disgust. She saw me as a monster, and perhaps I was. But what choice did I have? How else was I supposed to keep her in line, knowing what women like her were capable of?When the Olsens sold their daughter to me, they assured me she w
Last Updated : 2024-12-22Trapped In The Alpha's Shadow 13 She Dared To Leave
Randy I stepped into the apartment, and the cold, suffocating darkness greeted me. “Adasha,” I called out, my voice echoing in the empty space. No response. A surge of panic hit me like a tidal wave. I reached for the light switch, flicking it on to illuminate the apartment. Everything was exactly as I had left it this morning—untouched, cold, and lifeless. The apartment wasn’t cleaned, and that alone screamed trouble. I moved quickly, heading to the closet. Her clothes were still there, hanging neatly in their place. Everything was intact, except for one thing—her favorite messenger bag. A chill ran down my spine as realisation sank in. She wasn’t home. Not only that, but she had left intentionally, deliberately. Where could she have gone at this hour? I reached out to link her, desperation clawing at my chest. Adasha. Nothing. No response. The connection was silent, a void that stoked the rising panic in my chest. “Pamela,” I linked my Beta’s wife urgently, already headin
Last Updated : 2024-12-22Trapped In The Alpha's Shadow 14 Dinner Invite
AdashaI didn’t realize when the tears finally began to fall. Alone in that unfamiliar room, in a place that wasn’t my home, the weight of everything hit me all at once.For the first time in what felt like years, I had the space to think, to breathe, without Randy’s suffocating presence looming over me. And in that stillness, the questions came.How did it come to this?Why wasn’t I enough?Why couldn’t he change?When I met Randy, he seemed perfect—charming, attentive, the kind of man I thought I could spend forever with. What we had was almost beautiful, until his insecurities and cruelty began to seep through the cracks.It was easy to say I hated him now. I’d crossed that line long ago, but my heart still bled for the love and time I had wasted on him, waiting for him to change.I waited.I waited so long, clinging to the hope that he would see me, truly see me, and become the man I needed him to be. But that hope had been a lie, one I told myself over and over until it shattered
Last Updated : 2024-12-22Trapped In The Alpha's Shadow 15 Meet The Family
AdashaWe ate in silence for most of the meal, the clinking of silverware against plates the only sound filling the room. When dessert was served, Alpha Kai’s gaze shifted in my direction, his expression unreadable but commanding.“I’d like to give you a tour of this place tonight if you don’t mind,” he said, his tone stern but measured. “Unless you have something else to do.”Declining didn’t seem like an option. My time with Randy had taught me one thing: Alphas hated being turned down. I didn’t want trouble, so I nodded silently, avoiding his gaze.“Laura is around, Malachi. We are supposed to discuss your engagement party,” the older woman said, breaking the silence.The young woman my age, seated a few places down the table, blushed deeply at the mention of her name. So, this was Laura. And I now knew Alpha Kai’s full name—Malachi.“I believe I’ve made my stance on that,” Alpha Kai replied coolly. “And I don’t want to discuss it.”There was a clear edge of annoyance in his voice,
Last Updated : 2024-12-22Trapped In The Alpha's Shadow 16 An Impromptu Tour
AdashaWe strolled quietly, the sound of our footsteps echoing faintly through the hall. Once we were a comfortable distance from the dining room, he finally spoke.“You know I saved a chair for you, Adasha,” he said, his voice calm yet tinged with something I couldn’t place.I didn’t know how to respond, so I kept my gaze forward, hoping my silence wouldn’t offend him.He stopped abruptly and turned to face me, his piercing green eyes locking onto mine.“Are you afraid I’ll charm the truth out of you?” he asked, his voice low, almost teasing.There was something in his gaze—intense, knowing—that left me momentarily tongue-tied. I didn’t know if it was his words or his proximity, but I couldn’t find my voice.Kai chuckled softly, a sound that carried both amusement and confidence, as though he had anticipated my reaction. Without waiting for a response, he resumed walking, and I hurried to keep pace.He showed me around the packhouse, pointing out its various features as we went. I nod
Last Updated : 2024-12-22Trapped In The Alpha's Shadow 17 A Little Lonely
AdashaI spent the night tossing and turning, my mind unable to settle. Kai’s kiss replayed over and over in my head, and I couldn’t figure out how to interpret it.Was it meant to put me at ease, to coax my secrets from me? Or was it his way of testing me, trying to see how I would react?As gentle and consuming as it had been, I couldn’t shake my weariness. Randy’s kisses had always been a weapon—used to manipulate, assert control, or remind me who held the power.That history made me wonder if there was a motive behind Kai’s actions, too.One thing I couldn’t deny, though, was that Kai was nothing like Randy.For a man who knew I was lying, who must have sensed the weight of my secrets, he had been remarkably kind.Another Alpha might have thrown me into a silver cell—or worse. But here I was, living in comfort, treated with care and patience I didn’t feel I deserved.My heart ached lightly at the thought. The kindness I had received since arriving in Eldenberge was more than I had
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Trapped In The Alpha's Shadow 236 I Bear No grudge
AdashaKai gave me a look—soft, supportive—and stepped away without a word. Gregory and May followed.Leaving us alone.Randy shoved his hands into his pockets, clearing his throat.“Didn’t know you were this badass,” he said with a half-smile.I laughed—tired, but real. “Neither did I.”We stood in silence for a beat, the dust still settling around us.And for the first time in a long time… there was no anger.Just quiet respect.Something new, but welcome.“Heard you held your ground,” Randy said, his voice low with something like admiration. “Liberated everyone before we arrived. I guess I underestimated you… didn’t give you the chance to prove yourself.”I smiled gently. “It’s all in the past now. I bear no grudge, Randy.”He nodded, eyes softening. “I know. Still… I’m glad you found a home.”A pause.“Thank you for not eliminating me all those years. I was cruel to you,” he added, glancing around at the aftermath. “Seeing what you did to these people… I might not have survived yo
Trapped In The Alpha's Shadow 235 After The Fight
AdashaI managed to shift back to my human form.Exhausted. Barefoot. Bloodstained.The weight of everything I’d just endured sat heavy on my shoulders—on all of us—but we had survived.Our men were rounding up the last of the attackers. The worst was over.Or so I thought—until I saw them dragging Austin across the ground, silver cuffs ready.“No,” I said quickly, voice firm despite the fatigue.The guards froze. Heads turned. Kai looked at me like I’d lost my mind.“Don’t do that to him,” I said, stepping forward, my voice softer now. “He’s innocent in all this.”Kai’s brows drew together. “Adasha… he came to attack you.”I shook my head.“No. He came to fight for the honour of his family. He thought you stole the South. He thought you rejected the terms laid down by his father. He didn’t know who I was. The moment he found out—he tried to protect me.”Kai’s expression shifted slightly. Still uncertain. Still guarded. But he was listening.“He loved his brother, my father,” I added
Trapped In The Alpha's Shadow 234 Last Stand
AdashaThe sky burned red.Ash spiraled down like black snow, clinging to the blood-soaked fur that covered my body. My heart thundered in my chest—not from fear, but from purpose.I stood tall in the wreckage of Eldenberge, surrounded by my people, their blood and breath mixing with the dirt beneath our paws.And across the battlefield… Edmond shifted.His bones cracked in ways that defied nature, each snap echoing like gunfire in my ears.His body distorted—shoulders widening, spine elongating, limbs trembling with dark energy.I watched in horror as his skin tore and reformed, blood pooling beneath him until the fur broke through—muddy brown, slick with red, glistening like it had been born in violence.Then came his eyes.Bloodshot. Burning. Wrong.They glowed like coals left too long in the pit.His jaw widened, fangs curving longer than they should have.His wolf form towered, thick with muscle, scarred, trembling with unnatural power.Something inside him was twisted—this wasn’
Trapped In The Alpha's Shadow 233 The Power Of Madness
AdashaIt wasn’t long after we consumed the nightshade that they caught up with us.Snarling. Growling.Rivercreek warriors—traitors in Kai’s ranks.They circled slowly, eyes burning, claws flexed, thinking I was an easy target now. A mindless beast that had run from battle.They were wrong.I was choosing it.I stood tall in my wolf form, lifted my head, and linked them with a voice laced with power and memory.“I am the daughter of Kevin Westwood. Your loyalty should lie with me.”Some paused, ears flicking.They’d heard it. Austin had called me Michelle. They knew something didn’t add up. Edmond had admitted it.One of them growled low, hesitant.“You heard Austin,” I pushed, “call me by my mother’s name—Michelle Westwood. You. heard Edmond. I didn’t die. I was hidden. If you let Edmond Bruce collar me, I will die, and with me, the true Westwood bloodline ends.”I stepped forward, no longer stumbling. No longer shaking.“You’ve seen what Tamara did to her mate—what she did to Laur
Trapped In The Alpha's Shadow 232 Heartless
Adasha“Let’s push back, Willow,” I whispered to my wolf.She purred weakly inside me. Exhausted. Wounded. Trying.We had never wielded compulsion willingly.Never trained.No one had ever shown us how.And because of that, even our shared will—our fused strength—wasn’t enough to push it off us.Not yet.I turned to Tamara, my voice raw and breaking, but steady enough to strike.“Don’t you even care about your daughter?” I asked, my gaze falling to Laura, unconscious and injured in the dirt.Tamara looked at her briefly, then back at me—expression unmoved.A shrug. That was all.And in that second, I realized something chilling—Laura was just another piece on her board.Just like Kevin had been.Just like Austin.And now… she was reaching for me too.Because that’s what power-hungry cowards do.They harvest what they can’t create.And they crush anything that reminds them of who they used to be.“Laura will be fine. What do you care anyway?” Tamara snapped, her voice sharp and cold.
Trapped In The Alpha's Shadow 231 Unchecked
AdashaSoon, Magnus, Ingrid, May, and Gregory were at my side as our enemies attacked again.We fought in a tight circle, backs to each other, striking in sync. Fire blazed around us, the scent of blood thick in the air. We held the line. For a moment, it felt like we might survive this.Then I heard it.Gregory’s scream.A sound so raw it cut through the roar of battle like a blade.“Compulsion!” he shouted, hands clutching his head before collapsing hard to the ground.My heart seized. I turned to him.He looked right at me, eyes wide with panic, betrayal, confusion.I shook my head, frantic. “It’s not me!” I mouthed.But it was already spreading.May dropped next, crumbling mid-swing. Then several Eldenberge warriors collapsed mid-charge, their bodies twitching, eyes glazed.The pressure hit me like a tidal wave.It wasn’t just pain—it was invasion.Like fingers digging into my skull, trying to pry me open. Like someone was trying to rip my thoughts out, replace them with their wil
Trapped In The Alpha's Shadow 230 No Hesitation
AdashaI couldn’t hesitate anymore.My skin shimmered as the shift overtook me—half-wolf, half-woman. Bones cracked, power surged, and for the first time, I didn’t hold it back.I embraced it.With my claws out and rage coursing through me, I launched into the fray.Steel met flesh. Screams split the air.Some attackers I slashed down with precision. Others—those who got too close when my fear spiked or fury flared—exploded. Not from any weapon. From me.I didn’t even fully understand how.I didn’t take pleasure in ending them. But it was simple: them or me.And I chose me.I heard his voice again over the chaos.“Michelle!”That man—Austin. Fighting his way toward me. Desperate.I turned, breathing hard, blood on my hands, smoke in my lungs. I took a stance, claws curled, heart pounding in my ears.I wasn’t Michelle.But I saw it now—clear as day. May had been right.I was her mirror.And this man—this uncle I’d never known—was seeing her for the first time in me.My secret was out.
Trapped In The Alpha's Shadow 229 Suddenly
Adasha“I’m sorry, Adasha,” Gregory said, voice low and full of remorse. “I was out of line… it’s just that I really hoped she passed the genes down to you. It’s important, you know? The survival of our bloodline depends on it.”He wasn’t pushing anymore—just trying to explain why his desperation had broken through his common sense.I looked at him for a long moment.Then I nodded once.“Well,” I said softly, “I can’t wield compulsion.”His eyes widened, and for a split second, he looked… sad. Like the weight of that truth hurt more than it satisfied.But he said nothing else. He dropped it.“So the three Regional Alphas—they know who you are?” he asked, and this time there was a brightness in his voice. A flicker of awe. “I’ve never seen powerful people protect us before. That’s why I’m asking.”I smiled gently, feeling the shift in him. “They know. And they’re doing everything they can to keep it that way.”He laughed, almost boyishly.“Not everyone is cruel, Gregory,” I said. “Ther
Trapped In The Alpha's Shadow 228 He Shouldn’t Be Out
AdashaAustin, May, and I remained in the infirmary, watching over Edmond.This was the first real assignment Kai had given me, and while I knew I might’ve been overdoing it, I wasn’t willing to take any chances. Not on my watch.I stayed alert, eyes flicking between the monitors and Edmond’s still form. He hadn’t moved, hadn’t opened his eyes. And yet… I felt something shifting.Magnus entered quietly, Ingrid just behind him. She gave me a soft smile, and Magnus bowed slightly in respect.“You can rest now, Luna,” he said gently. “I have men at the gates and more stationed around the building. Nothing will happen to him.”I offered a small smile in return. “I know you’re capable, Magnus. But I want to study his progress.”And that was the truth.If compulsion did this to a full-grown man—shut him down so completely—I needed to understand it. I needed to see what recovery looked like… if recovery was even possible.He nodded. “Very well, then. Link me if you need anything.”With that,
