All Chapters of Marked by the Alpha: Mated to the cursed twins : Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

Lunette POVAfter that day with Axel in the library, I did my best to stay away from both of them; I wanted my peace, and I was going to have it.Each day passed in a usual haze of avoidance and silence. I stayed in my room for as long as I could manage to without running out of my mind. It was better than trying to ignore the whispers about me everywhere I went. Most days I spent them watching the light fade through the window; I told myself I was fine being alone. I didn’t need anyone even when it was a lie. I was getting bored already; I needed a distraction, and then a knock came at the door. For a brief moment, I considered ignoring it, especially since it might have been one of the twins, but then what if it wasn't?The knock sounded on the door again, and something about the sharp, commanding rhythm of it made me hesitate. Swallowing the lump in my throat, I crossed the room and opened the door, and just like I thought, there he stood—Alpha Cormac. His presence was as overw

Lunette POVAfter my date with Alpha Cormac, I couldn’t shake the feeling that something between us had shifted.The night between us had been perfect—almost surreal, the way he had arranged everything with such care, from the moonlit building to the soft glow of lanterns that illuminated the makeshift table he had set up for our dinner.No one had bothered to do that for me in a very long time, and I couldn't hide how cared for it had made me feel in that moment.He had been charming, attentive, and more vulnerable than I’d ever seen him. As I closed the door behind me, I couldn’t quite shake the feelings he had brought up in me, even though I had tried to force myself not to feel anything at all, but his calm demeanor had made me feel special, the look in his eyes had been piercing, and yet they had softened just for me, and the fleeting brush of his fingers against mine had made it all too real, almost too real for someone like me. By the end of that dinner my heart wasn’t just fl

Axel POVThe grand hall had been suffocating, and I had needed the break as always, so I had snuck out to the courtyard that seemed busy for absolutely no reason. Zarek leaned against a tree looking off in the distance. I walked up to him and leaned next to him, arms crossed."Do you know what's going on with the crowd?" I asked, and he looked away. "Why the hell should I know?" he asked, and I shrugged. "Because you've been out here longer than I have, brooding schmuck," I hissed, and he sighed, his dark eyes scanning the forming crowd stretched out in front of us. “Why are you even here?” Zarek muttered under his breath, his annoyance barely masked.“To get some air,” I replied dryly. I looked out at the crowd and frowned in confusion. Our father stood at the center of it all, his presence pulling every gaze in his direction. Then someone pushed a woman across the garden, and I winced when she tried to escape but stumbled and came to a stop, and then I saw who it was, and the at

Lunette's POV The ring still glimmered on my finger like a piece of stolen moonlight; the weight of the ring felt heavier than it looked. I turned it this way and that, watching how the light caught on its smooth edges.Alpha Cormac had left only moments ago; I looked up again, but his powerful frame had already disappeared down the hallway. I closed the door gently, leaning against it for a moment to catch my bearings and my breath. The room was still, the only sound the soft rustle sounds of my socks sliding against the floor. I leaned against the door for a moment, trying to process the whirlwind of the evening. My heart was still racing from his presence, and I shook my head to clear the muddled thoughts swimming in my mind. But before I could even take a breath, the door was pushed open with enough force to make me stumble back. “Cormac?” I gasped, my eyes flying up to meet his. He stood there, leaning against the doorway, filling it with his undeniable presence, a predatory

Lunette POV "I have forgiven you," I said, pushing him away from me as I pulled back myself.This garden was supposed to be my sanctuary, but with the way it was being invaded, it seemed I would have to find somewhere else to serve that purpose. I had come here to think, to breathe, but that tranquility had shattered the moment I heard the heavy thud of boots against the cobblestones on the garden path.   I hadn’t needed to turn around to know it was Zarek; I could feel his rage from across the garden; his presence was as undeniable as a thunderstorm, or maybe that was just me being sensitive.Now he stood there asking me why I had not chosen him and Axel like it wasn't as obvious as the blue sky above us.His gaze swept over me, and I swallowed. I was sure he had not meant it to get any sort of reaction from me, but it filled my stomach with heat. His eyes stopped just short of where his father’s scent sti