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Trapped In The Alpha's Shadow 226 What Happened to Michelle
Kai The others looked confused, but Abraham’s face turned grave. Gone was the smugness. Gone was the laughter.He leaned forward, deadly serious.“The woman with you,” he said slowly, “she’s a direct descendant of the original Moonchild line. Michelle Moonchild’s daughter. She carries the compulsion gene from her mother.”He locked eyes with me.“Edmond’s been waiting for someone like her. And you brought her to him—on a silver platter.”My pulse thundered in my ears.That was too much detail… too specific to be random. That wasn’t a bluff.“He didn’t know she existed at first,” Abraham continued. “The daughter was presumed dead, remember? But Edmond has been digging. He’s been relentless. And I found out he used compulsion on May Lightbridge when she was in custody.”Randy stiffened. Draco frowned.Abraham nodded. “Of course, May wouldn’t remember it. Most victims don’t. But one of my men saw the signs. They reported it last week—that’s when I intensified my search for him.”He sat
Last Updated : 2025-03-27Trapped In The Alpha's Shadow 227 A Huge Mistake
KaiThe room was heavy now—thick with silence, disbelief, and the cold edge of dawning truth.Everything had changed.It was becoming painfully clear we’d been chasing the wrong man.Abraham looked at me with unsettling calm, his voice steady and stripped of malice.“I’ve known about Adasha for years,” he said quietly.Then he turned his eyes to Randy.“I was the only one who knew of her. The person May took her to after the birth—the one who handled the adoption? She was my cousin. The moment May placed that baby in her care, she called me.”He paused, letting that sink in.“I didn’t know what to do. She was Michelle’s child. The last of the direct Moonchild line. So I told my cousin to wait. Keep the child safe.”He took a breath.“Then a few weeks later, two couples from the West came to the council seeking approval to adopt a child. I rejected their request outright—but I knew they were desperate. That’s when I sent my cousin to them. Quietly. Off the record. I knew they’d take her
Last Updated : 2025-03-27Trapped In The Alpha's Shadow 228 He Shouldn’t Be Out
Adasha Gregory, 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.”
Last Updated : 2025-03-28Trapped 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
Last Updated : 2025-03-28Trapped 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.
Last Updated : 2025-03-28Trapped 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
Last Updated : 2025-03-28Trapped 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.
Last Updated : 2025-03-28Trapped In The Alpha's Shadow 233 The Power Of Madness
Adasha It 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
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Trapped In The Alpha's Shadow 246 Happy Birthday, Redwolfs
AdashaThe sun was already high when the first cars pulled up the drive, tires crunching against the gravel.I stood near the front steps, Michelle balanced on my hip, Ethan clinging to Kai’s hand beside me.The soft hum of laughter and voices rolled in from the yard where balloons bobbed in the breeze and long tables were set with food, drinks, and gifts wrapped in all colors of the rainbow.One by one, they stepped out of the vehicles—and my heart swelled with something I couldn’t quite name. Gratitude, maybe. Or just the deep, overwhelming warmth of seeing people you love all in one place, safe and smiling.Randy was the first to appear, looking more relaxed than I’d ever seen him.Olivia walked beside him, glowing in a flowing dress that barely disguised her growing belly. He had one hand protectively resting on her lower back, the other carrying a stuffed bear nearly the size of Ethan.“Don’t say anything,” Randy said with a mock glare as he saw me smirking.“I wasn’t going to say
Trapped In The Alpha's Shadow 245 Two Years Later
AdashaTwo Years LaterThe war with Tamara and Edmond felt like a lifetime ago.Now, the only battles Kai and I fought were over who had diaper duty or who could make the twins laugh harder.Our twins were turning one, and the house buzzed with energy as we prepared for their birthday celebration.We’d been wrapped in a bubble the past year—busy, blessed, and exhausted. Life had shifted. Priorities changed. And in that quiet, we’d drifted from everyone we once fought beside.This party was more than just a celebration for the twins. It was a reunion. A chance to gather everyone who meant something to us. To laugh. To remember. To feel like a family again.So much had changed.Randy had ended up fated to Olivia—Uncle James’ daughter.They were mated now, and from what I heard, completely inseparable.They were expecting their first child, and I couldn’t wait to meet the little one when the time came.Randy had softened, grown into himself, and it showed. I was genuinely happy for him.
Trapped In The Alpha's Shadow 244 I Accept
Randy“Well, are you just going to stand there?” Her voice snapped me out of the trance.I blinked. She was staring right at me, arms crossed, like I’d kept her waiting too long.“I… I thought you were— I was just—” I stammered, completely unprepared.She laughed. Soft, amused, but laced with something that curled in my gut.“Now that my family’s free, you thought I’d leave?” she asked, eyes locked on mine like she was reading every thought I’d tried to bury.I couldn’t answer. Because yeah… part of me had.She saw it. Smirked. And then, without a word, grabbed my hand and pulled me into the room.Before I knew it, I was sitting on the edge of her bed, heart pounding like I’d just run ten miles.She stood in front of me, the wickedest smile tugging at her lips. Then she slid the sheer robe from her shoulders and let it fall.I forgot how to breathe.The lingerie underneath was designed to kill. Lace. Skin. Confidence. Everything about her said mine, and she wasn’t asking for permissio
Trapped In The Alpha's Shadow 243 Homecoming
RandyI didn’t stick around in Bridewood after the council hearing. There was no point. My business wasn’t here—it was back home.And after everything we’d seen, everything we’d nearly lost, I wasn’t about to waste another second.The universe had given us a rare gift: survival. A second chance. That kind of mercy doesn’t come often, and it sure as hell doesn’t come twice.I had someone waiting for me. A sharp-tongued, stubborn woman who challenged me at every turn and still somehow made my world make sense. Olivia.She’d crashed into my life like a storm, and I’d spent too long pretending I didn’t want to get caught in it.No more second-guessing. No more keeping her at arm’s length because I thought it was the “right” thing to do.I was done holding back.Adasha was smiling again.That look in her eyes—that light—I hadn’t seen it in years. And if she could forgive me, then maybe it was time I started forgiving myself too.So we packed up. Jacob, Thompson, and I hit the road back to
Trapped In The Alpha's Shadow 242 A Fight For Balance
Kai"So what are you trying to suggest, Alpha Bouras, Alpha Olsen?" William asked.Draco didn’t blink. “I say we abolish the law against the Moonchilds—and give them a seat among the Twelve. It’s rightfully theirs.”The room froze. Then exploded.Voices rose like a storm, clashing over one another. Some shouted in disbelief, others in anger. No one talked about making the Twelve into Thirteen. That was the part that made them really uncomfortable.Draco stood steady, calm in the storm.He didn't care.And neither did Randy.“I strongly support Alpha Bouras,” Randy said, rising to his feet. “When Edmond crossed the line, it wasn’t the Twelve that stopped him. It was a Moonchild. When everyone else fell, she stood. It’s time we stop punishing a bloodline and start honouring it. This is what justice looks like.”The murmuring dropped, volume shifting as some heads nodded reluctantly.I stood next.And I didn’t sugarcoat it.“I agree,” I said. “I don’t care what anyone in this room thinks
Trapped In The Alpha's Shadow 241 The Sentencing
KaiIt explained everything.Adasha’s blood would have completed the serum. Stabilised Edmond’s mutation. Kept his eyes from bleeding, his mind from fracturing, his body from falling apart.Without it, he looked like something from a nightmare—a shell of a man, straining to contain power not meant for him.But what I still didn’t understand was why. Why go this far?Why betray the very council he sat on? His family had power. He had influence.So why?And still, Edmond refused to speak. Sat silent in his silver cage, eyes dull with defeat. Or delusion.Tamara wasn’t much better—except she wouldn’t stop crying.But not for her victims.Not for her daughter.Not even for the madness she helped unleash.No.She kept looking at Austin, pleading, weeping like the betrayal hadn’t even happened.“I never cheated on you, Austin,” she said, loud enough for the entire hall to hear. “I just… I wanted more for us. For our daughter. The Redwolfs were going to cheat our family. I couldn’t stand by
Trapped In The Alpha's Shadow 240 Still In The Hall
Kai"You have a big heart, Malachi," Abraham said, his voice low but warm.It pulled me back from watching Adasha and Austin—the quiet reconciliation unfolding in a single conversation.I gave him a faint smile. “A foolish one, too.”He shook his head. “No. You acted based on what you had. I must say, you three are wise. I had no proof—only suspicion. And yet you gave me the benefit of the doubt.”He looked around the council hall, his expression sobering.“It’s all in the past now,” he added. “And know this—I bear no grudge.”I nodded, and for once, I felt the weight ease a little.That’s when the room shifted.The side doors opened, and Gregory walked in, flanking a man I didn’t need to be introduced to.Tall, weathered, lean from hardship but still standing with dignity.The resemblance to Gregory was uncanny. But it was the eyes that told me who he truly was.James Moonchild.Adasha’s uncle.Michelle’s brother.One of the most hunted, most whispered-about survivors in our entire w
Trapped In The Alpha's Shadow 239 The Next Big Moment
KaiWe talked over the final details of our trip to the council, and that’s when I learned Austin had insisted on joining us—even though he hadn’t fully recovered.But I understood.He needed to be there.Not just as a witness, but as a man with something to put right. His presence was required, and maybe… so was his redemption.As for Laura—she was out of danger, physically—but her path was clearer than ever.She would be returning to Rivercreek.Did Tamara ever tell her the real plan? Or was she just another pawn? Another disposable piece to be sacrificed for her mother’s social climb?I couldn’t say.And maybe it didn’t matter.I didn’t feel sorry for her.I hoped she’d be better. That she’d choose better. But deep down, I knew I’d dodged a bullet.If fate hadn’t intervened—if Adasha hadn’t come into my life—I could’ve ended up just like Austin. Bound to someone who wore the name but none of the heart.There was no way Laura didn’t carry some of Tamara’s venom. It was in the way sh
