The Alpha's Silent Mate

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othing. One of the guards shifted uneasily beside him. "Should we take her to the holding cells?" Kael's answer was immediate. "No. She comes with me." Ronan stiffened. "You sure about that?" "She's not just some rogue," Kael said. "I want her questioned. Alone." The rogue tilted her head, ever so slightly. For a split second, Kael swore he saw a flicker of recognition-or was it amusement? It vanished before he could be sure. "Chain her in the silver cell beneath the manor. Clean her wounds. But no one touches her." Ronan hesitated. "You think she's dangerous?" Kael looked over his shoulder. "She crossed blood wards, entered my land without a trace, and smells like prophecy. Yes, I think she's dangerous." As they dragged her away, her eyes remained locked on his. And Kael's wolf whispered again: Ours. The cell beneath the Alpha's estate wasn't just for rogues-it was for monsters. Cold stone walls, silver-embedded chains, and runes carved into every corner of the room. A single torch flickered in a metal sconce, casting golden shadows across the floor. The air smelled of damp stone, magic, and something older. Kael stepped inside. She was already chained to the far wall, wrists locked above her head, legs folded beneath her. Someone had cleaned her wounds-though the scars still marred her skin like a map of past sins. The thin cotton shirt they'd given her clung to her body, soaked from the melting snow. She didn't look up. But she didn't need to. Kael could feel her. His wolf paced beneath his skin, restless, aching. He approached her slowly, the torch in his hand casting firelight over her pale skin. "You should be dead," he said quietly. "You crossed blood wards that haven't been breached in over a century. You don'

?" he demanded. She didn't answer. Instead, she pressed her bloody finger t

h the room. The air thickened. Selene's skin began to glow-soft silver light pulsing from beneath her flesh, like moonlight trapped in human skin. His wolf howled in ecstasy, fury, lust. Claim her now. Before someone else does. Kael di

r like a heartbeat. And then- A voice. Not hers. Not his wolf. But something deep, ancient, speaking directly into his mind. "She is the beginning of your end, Alpha."