All Chapters of The Alpha's Forbidden Desires : Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

The gloom from the previous night clung to me like a second skin, even as the dim morning light trickled through the shutter apertures. The reality of my surroundings had pushed sleep away. A knock on the door broke the delicate silence. A rough voice called, "Get up," from the other end. My muscles automatically stiffened. I waited for the seconds to pass, hoping that whoever it was would become agitated and walk away. Instead, the door swung open. "You're testing my patience, rogue." I recognized that voice without having to look. The guy in the doorway caught my attention, and his imposing size made the cramped space feel even more oppressive. With his arms folded and his gaze sweeping over me, Darius leaned against the frame. I swung my legs over the edge of the bed and shot back, "I didn't realize this was a military camp." "It is now." He grinned coldly and strategically. "And you're late." "For what, exactly?" Refusing to be intimidated by his stature or autho

"She is troubled.”When I saw her standing in the center of the training yard, her eyes burning like fire, my first thought was that trouble had never appeared so alluring. I was now wondering what the hell I was doing as I stood at her door for the second consecutive night. My Alpha side, who insisted on control and reason, knew better. She had a certain quality, though. Her scent was overwhelming, akin to wildflowers following a rain. My wolf became agitated and began to pace inside of me like a beast in a cage. I waited while gently knocking. I opened the door after hearing no response. "Maya?" The bed was unaltered, the room deserted. My heart pounded the strange feeling at once grating and frightful. Following her scent took little time. I found her squatting low, with her back to me, close to the pack's boundary. The moonlight silvered her, and her hair fell over her shoulders, constricting my chest. "What the hell are you doing out here?" I didn't want to sound

"Darius, you're playing a risky game." Like smoke, Lysander's final words stuck to the atmosphere, wriggling, twisting around my mind, and refusing to go away. His charges and covert threats echoed in my head as I stood motionless. As I battled the storm inside me, the room felt oppressive, with the walls closing in. I knew things could go apart due to the past Lysander alluded to. At my sides, my hands clenched into fists. Weakness wasn't an option, but my armor was starting to reveal its fractures, especially now that Maya's presence was becoming an irresistible pull."Darius." Her stern yet gentle voice cut through my stress. I turned to face Maya, whose eyes blazed with defiance and a gentler side she would never reveal. With her shoulders set, she challenged the room as if I dared to ignore her as she stood in the doorway. "Maya, what do you want?" Although my tone was harsher than I had intended, she had perfect timing and always knew when to make fun of me. She leaned ag

"You think I can forget what you've done, Darius?" The air between us was heavy with anxiety, and as I walked the tiny cabin, my voice shook. The ensuing stillness was heavier than the words I had spoken. "Can you even hear yourself? All the secrets, the manipulation."Darius sat on the side of the bed, stiff but resigned. With a tiny bend of his head, his frigid, silver eyes, which appeared to cut right through my soul, burned with such intensity that I couldn't take my eyes off of them. Then he murmured, "I hear you loud and clear, Maya," in a gravelly whisper. "But you refuse to see the bigger picture."I abruptly turned on him as I paused in mid-step. "And what is that? That you are the protagonist of this twisted story? Because you think you know better, you've justified all of your nasty, cunning actions?"Then he stood, towering over me. We argued so much that the cabin seemed to get smaller. There was a tangible vibration of his displeasure between us. “You think I like this?

Like a razor, the cry sliced the delicate silence into sharp fragments as it ripped through the night. All my muscles stiffened. That was a signal, not just any wolf."Maya, stay close," I said in a firm yet rough voice.Before the stress of the situation overcame me, her warmth grounded me momentarily as her palm tightened on my arm. Her voice was low and shaky as she questioned, "What does it mean?""It means whoever sent those idiots is not done yet," I remarked, looking toward the treeline. All around us, the forest appeared alive with shadows, and every sound of leaves rustling could be dangerous.With wide yet determined eyes, she gazed up at me. "What do we do now?"I turned to look at the cabin. It's no longer safe. Whoever these assailants were, or Lysander's spies had already gotten past its defenses. There was no way to stay out."We move," I remarked in a tone that made no room for argument. "A clearing is not far away from here. I can call in help if we can get there.”“S