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Fated To The Alpha's Curse

Chapter 3 Secrets Beneath the Surface

Word Count: 1313    |    Released on: 07/11/2024

ad, replaying the encounter she'd had with Liam. His warning seemed

s town you don't understan

ing was palpable: Liam was not any kind of stranger. There was something about him that had her insides twisted with cu

rk inside the house; her grandmother was more than likely asleep by now. Yet Ariana's nerves sti

y sound in the house was the soft ticking of the old grandfather clock in the hall. She always lov

o stable tonight did. All this on the

ehind her, and leaned on it, breathing. She did not know what she was expecting-wolves to break down her door? Liam

gers hovered over the screen as her mind moved over the people she had to choose from. But who wo

across the room. That attic had been closed off for as long as she could remember. Her grandmother h

licked a switch somewhere in her mind and triggered a fragmentary sense of familiarity that she couldn't quite place. M

and began towards the attic door. It was an old wooden door that creaked slowly to show a thin stairway upwards into darkness, and the first wave o

t been touched in years, maybe decades. Ariana took one cautious step forward, the flashlight beam splashing across th

niture-dust-covered and broken. Most of it seemed unremarkable, but as she reached the far corner

brushed off the layer of dust covering it. The cover was cracked and well-worn with age,

yet what had jumped out at her the most was

other'

ad lost her mother when she was a child and her grandmother never said much abou

illed its pages, jotted notes about herbal remedies, and mentioned something called **Moonstone**

was

s, as if she had prepared for something-or someone. Ariana's heart pounded as s

ust protect her-she is the last hope. The bloodline is powerful, but it will also

read and reread. _The Moonst

ad been afraid of. Cryptic words, but little question her mother had been involved in somet

her, the fl

led and flicked the light up the stairs. A figure was standing

as L

gear, and her instincts pushed he

voice low even while firm. "I tol

nute with a thousand questions. "What is this?" she demand

lutched in her hands and his expressio

rising in her chest. Too long she had been kept in the dark

e was something almost.protective in the way he regarded her. "

ked up. "Then help me understand," she whispered with despe

was a battle raging behind those eyes, something dark and conflic

ur family, about the wolves. Things that

step closer, the confined space of the attic

iana," he continued with low, taut

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1 Chapter 1 The Stranger in the Night2 Chapter 2 Eyes in the Shadows3 Chapter 3 Secrets Beneath the Surface4 Chapter 4 Threads of the Past5 Chapter 5 Bound by Blood6 Chapter 6 Shadows in the Dark7 Chapter 7 The weight of secrets8 Chapter 8 A Moment in the Dark9 Chapter 9 Secrets and Surprises10 Chapter 10 The Unexpected Surprise11 Chapter 11 The Tension Between Us12 Chapter 12 The Weight of Destiny13 Chapter 13 The Struggle Within14 Chapter 14 Mysterious Painting15 Chapter 15 Her Fiance...16 Chapter 16 Awakening17 Chapter 17 Granny Awareness18 Chapter 18 So-called Fiance19 Chapter 19 The Dark Force20 Chapter 20 The Glow21 Chapter 21 Late Night Visitors22 Chapter 22 Derek Concern23 Chapter 23 Jealousy24 Chapter 24 The Curse Of The Moonstone25 Chapter 25 Face the Past, Conquer...26 Chapter 26 Ariana in Danger27 Chapter 27 Claim her28 Chapter 28 MATING: Mine!29 Chapter 29 I will protect you30 Chapter 30 One Lucky Bastard31 Chapter 31 A Curse To Protect32 Chapter 32 A Tragic Mistake 33 Chapter 33 How It Began34 Chapter 34 Painful accusations35 Chapter 35 The Goddess pain36 Chapter 36 The Man in Black robe37 Chapter 37 The power of the Moonstone38 Chapter 38 You are Mine, Ariana!39 Chapter 39 Intimacy:I'm glad it's you40 Chapter 40 A New Beginning41 Chapter 41 That's My Girl42 Chapter 42 A Tangled Web Of Feelings43 Chapter 43 Possessive: Our Home44 Chapter 44 Mine Is Yours Now45 Chapter 45 Unleash the Warrior46 Chapter 46 Expectations And Disappointment47 Chapter 47 The Rogue's Distress48 Chapter 48 Pieces of Training and Visions49 Chapter 49 Monster Book Of Runes50 Chapter 50 The Alpha Spirit51 Chapter 51 Run Away With Me52 Chapter 52 A Guard's Instincts53 Chapter 53 A Bargaining Chip54 Chapter 54 The Captain's Task55 Chapter 55 Safety Amongst Wolves56 Chapter 56 Unusual Behavior57 Chapter 57 He Was Here!58 Chapter 58 Shapeshifters And Enemies.59 Chapter 59 Amongst Enemies And Foes60 Chapter 60 A Crude Map And A Madman's Idea61 Chapter 61 The Tricky Part62 Chapter 62 Letting The Cat Out Of The Bag63 Chapter 63 The Council Of War64 Chapter 64 Aid At Last65 Chapter 65 The Master's Little Bitch66 Chapter 66 A Step Closer To A Tragic End