Lahat ng Kabanata ng THE ALPHA'S MATE IS AN ASSASIN: Kabanata 11 - Kabanata 20

He was still asleep when I left early the next morning.What gave me the nerve to go was the realisation that he didn't even know that the woman in the room with him was not Karen. How would he know that he was even in the room with somebody before going to bed?I return to the harem-to the condemnation of solitude that Alpha Grey has imposed on women for his pleasure- and the moment I walk in, all eyes turn in my direction. It does not help that many of them follow me so much that I feel them watching my back as I walk through the spaces in the room.My bed- unattended for two nights and left alone- is the only thing waiting to welcome me and I sit on it, pulling the cover over myself. No one says a word to me, and I say nothing to no one until Dara comes to talk to me."Gemma... where have you been?" She asks, sitting on the edge of my bed.I sit up to talk to her, grateful to have someone who I can speak with, at least to take my mind off Alpha Grey's theatrics. So I sit up and tal

Alpha Grey's POV The only good thing about it is that it's only a minor breakdown.It passes almost as quickly as it comes, but only after all my men have looked upon me in my vulnerability and weakness, asking each other questions. A number of them rush towards me, their frames standing over me as they try to help me back on my feet. However I refuse them, raising myself up on the tip of my sword pushed into the ground. Even my powers feel weaker now, and far less potent."I'm fine," I wave my hand to all who have their eyes on me, standing up on my feet for all of them to see. However, they continue to watch me with worried looks on their faces, which only serves to enrage me.They pity me.They are all watching me in my weak moment."I SAY I AM FINE!" I bark at them, wanting to see any other reaction than the worrisome creases on their foreheads. "GO AWAY. ALL OF YOU. GO BACK TO YOUR DUTIES."The soldiers start to disperse, and I turn away from them, walking up to my bedchamber t

GEMMA'S POVMy knees feel weak as I realise he's seen me.There's no telling what he's going to do right now, but I know it can range from anything between humiliating me before every man standing here, to sending me away, to even killing me for finding a way out of the harem.I feel like running.Maybe I should slip away and somehow deny that I am the one he's looking at. I'm still thinking of what to do next when the unexpected happens, and he looks away at something else.Did he not see me?I know that he did. But maybe it's all for the best if he's chosen to look away. Ahead, the men are still counting, and I keep hoping I get chosen to fight the rebellion in the North. Living as a concubine is no life for me, and it will be unbearable in the long run. It may also bring me nowhere close to Alpha Grey."You," the bearded man counting my line points squarely at me, his face stern. "What are you doing here?"He has a big, rough table before him, with small pieces of wood and some

Alpha Grey's POV Now I know Gemma.I haven't taken note of a woman for so long the same way I have her since the Queen Mother brought her to me. I noticed her difference and how she stood out on the first day she was brought to me- the bold green in her eyes that made me think of a cat, and the gold in her hair that reminded me of my own eyes- and chose to ignore her then. Only, she has found her way to me every day since that moment.It is known that when one werewolf kills another of his kind, the killer loses a bit of his soul. I also know that I have killed enough werewolves to feel the blood on them every time I wring my hands together, and that I may have all the power I want as king, but I have lost my soul bit by bit and taken up nothing in its place but the curses of the dead inside me. I know that the curses are the reason why I become vulnerable and fearful as the Blood Moon approaches, just like now.Yet, seeing her reminds me that I should have a soul.She reminds me o

Gemma's POVAll heads turn upwards, the near two thousand of them following and even pointing in the direction in which Alpha Grey stands looking, his eyes focused on me. "Come down, Gemma," he repeats. "We don't have all night to spend here."Afraid of what could happen if he loses his patience-with how ruthless I know him to be- I start my slow descent down the tree, while the voices of the men start to echo angrily again as I walk into their waiting arms."I will kill the man who lays a hand on her," Alpha Grey declares, and their reaction towards me and my hiding place instantly soften, while they move aside for me, leaving a clear path that ends before Alpha Grey and the man. The latter, as soon as he sees me, seems to want to explain something to him, but the former hushes him immediately."Come, Gemma. Come," he says, and I notice the hint of a smile playing on his face.Given that there's nothing for him to smile about, I find him suspicious and feel wary about what he plans