The Alpha's Unwanted Bride novel Chapter 705

Chapter 705: GOODBYE THE OTHER SIDE

I waited until the castle exhaled.

That was how it felt when the last lamps dimmed and the corridors fell into that deep silent rest that said it time to rest.

The guards grew lax in posture if not in presence. Servants withdrew into shadows. The air itself loosened.

Only then did I finally make my move.

The fireflies hovered just beyond the window, patient, pulsing softly like a second heartbeat.

I drew my cloak tighter around my shoulders, tied my hair back with trembling fingers, and rested my palm against my belly for a moment.

"Quiet," I whispered. "We’re going. You have to assure me you will be quiet."

I felt a sharp kick.

Stranger than usual and I twisted my jaw at the feeling of the pain.

"We need to be quiet." I pleaded

A soft roll answered me, steady, trusting.

And then there was no strange kick anymore.

I wasn’t going to be able to follow the door because I knew that there were guards stationed.

Waiting for any intruder especially since my last night out.

Or rather, perhaps, waiting for me to attempt to leave.

So I made it for my next escape plan.

I opened the window inch by inch, listening for the telltale scrape that would carry down the stone halls.

Nothing. The fireflies drifted closer, slipping inside as if the glass were water, gathering near the sill.

I climbed out, careful with my footing, breath shallow as I lowered myself to the narrow ledge.

The night air was sharp and smelled of wet earth and leaves.

From there, I moved along the wall, counting steps, remembering which stones were worn smooth and which would betray me with a scrape.

I nearly made it.

Nearly.

A boot scuffed somewhere below and a voice murmured too close for comfort. I froze, heart hammering, then pressed myself into a recess between pillars, the stone biting into my back.

I didn’t breathe. I didn’t blink. I became part of the wall.

The guard passed, grumbling softly to himself, unaware of the life tucked into the shadow above him.

When his steps faded, I slid down and slipped into the corridor, keeping low, keeping close to the edges where the torchlight thinned.

The fireflies moved ahead, slow now, deliberate.

Then I heard his voice.

My father.

It drifted from a side chamber I hadn’t meant to pass, the door cracked just enough to spill lamplight and sound into the hall.

I wanted to very quietly sneak out.

But then my curiosity got the best of me, and I paused.

I stopped without thinking and pressed myself to the wall, my breath caught somewhere painful in my chest.

"I can’t believe Ruby would do this to me." He said

The words hit like a blow.

Ruby.

I didn’t know the name, but the way he said it told me everything I needed to know.

Not anger alone. Betrayal. Possession. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

I wondered who Ruby was.

A new lover of his?

I edged closer, inch by inch, until I could peer through the narrow gap in the door.

He stood inside with one of the elders, the same man who had trained me the last time.

The lamp cast deep shadows across their faces.

"From what I see," the elder was saying, "the seal on her wolf is not just powerful. It’s intentional. Crafted. Whoever did it knew exactly what they were doing."

And then I knew it was I they were speaking about.

My wolf.

My father dragged a hand through his hair. "Fuck!"

And then my father who usually looked forever put on place, looked out of place.

He looked insane.

Ready to tear and slash.

"You told me that we could erase it. You assured me that if it could be locked, then it could be unlocked."

"Yes," the elder replied after a pause. "But i had underestimated the weight of the lock.

This is a royal bloodline locking her wolf. Not even you could unlock it, if you tried."

"What about the stone?" My father asked, his voice getting very chilly.

"It’s not strong enough either my lord." The elder replied.

I leaned closer, my fingers curling into the stone.

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