All Chapters of The Alpha's Eternal Mate: Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

Kathryn’s pov My heart thundered in my chest as I stood on the cliff’s edge, the cold wind tearing at my hair and dress. The valley below blurred through the haze of unshed tears. The storm brewing on the horizon mirrored the chaos within me, reminding me of my failures, betrayal, and loss. I felt him before I saw him- the electrifying aura of my mate and Alpha approaching from behind.“Kathlyn!” His voice was a raw growl, strained and hoarse from the hours he had spent looking for me. “Please don't do this. Move away from the edge! I…I love you.”I felt strangely detached, as though my body were nothing more than a vessel carrying the remnants of a shattered soul. “Kathlyn!” His raw desperation struck a chord deep within me, but it wasn’t enough. Nothing was enough anymore. The memories clawed their way to the surface, each one more painful than the last. My sister’s laughter ringing out as she leaned against him, her hand protectively cradling the child growing within her…his

As the sound of the approaching carriages drew closer, my mind travelled back to the day I first met Marcus. The memory was as vivid as if it had happened yesterday.I had encountered him on the outskirts of the city, deep in the forest where I often went to escape the suffocating atmosphere of the Keller household. It was there that I found him laying unconscious and bleeding profusely from a stab wound. He had barely survived a war, his once-mighty form had been reduced to a shadow of itself. I didn’t know who he was then, only that he needed help. Driven by a strange pull, a feeling I couldn’t explain at the time, I had dragged him to a nearby cave. For days, I nursed him back to health, feeding him, cleaning his wounds, and staying by his side as he fought to recover. I kept it hidden from everyone but my faithful maid.When he finally woke up, his piercing eyes had locked onto mine, and a single word had escaped his lips. “Mate.” The bond between us was undeniable. But when

Kathryn's POVIn my past life, I had been nothing more than a desperate woman begging for his attention. I’d willingly humbled myself, hoping to become his concubine just to stay by his side. He had barely looked at me then, his heart set on someone else, his touch distant and cold.But now?He called me his empress.It didn’t make sense. This Marcus was nothing like the man I had known.Where was the cold emperor who treated me like I was invisible? The one who dismissed me without a second thought? This Marcus was possessive, commanding, and unapologetically protective.And it unsettled me.I paced the room, the pieces of this strange puzzle refusing to fit together. Could my reincarnation have changed his behavior? Or was this some cruel trick by the moon goddess? It didn’t matter. I couldn’t stay here any longer. I looked outside, noticing the few guards on patrol. If I timed it right, I could slip away unnoticed.Without wasting time, I grabbed a simple cloak and threw it over m