Mated To The Alpha King (Raven and Ethan) novel Chapter 247

Chapter 247

Reven’s POV

I walked out of the dining room, my heart pounding so hard that I could feel the vibration in my chest. The air inside had become suffocating thick with tension, accusation, and disbelief.

Every word, every look, and every gesture from Derek’s mother replayed in my head like a cursed song f couldn’t stop hearing. “She cheated on you, Derek. She has two children for another man.”

Those words kept echoing, poisoning the silence in my soul.

I needed to breathe.

I needed to get away before I said something I couldn’t take back.

So, I walked out no, I ran out until I found myself in the garden.

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The moment I stepped into the moonlit space, I felt the soft brush of night air on my skin. The garden had always been my sanctuary my place of peace, the only place where I could think clearly.

The scent of blooming roses, the whisper of the leaves, and the silver glow of the moon above had always soothed me.

But tonight, even that comfort felt distant, unreachable.

I sank to my knees on the soft grass and pressed my palms against the earth.

The flowers looked so calm, swaying gently under the moonlight, as if mocking the storm raging inside me. I stared at them until my vision blurred with tears.

“Why?” I whispered to the moon. My voice cracked. “Why is it always like this? Why does fate always destroy the things I love?”

My voice broke as I tilted my face up, letting the moonlight bathe me in its cold glow. “Every time I find happiness, something always comes to ruin it. I thought… I thought this time was different. I thought Derek was my peace. My home.”

I laughed bitterly through my tears. “Now it’s just one misunderstanding after another. One hurt after another. I don’t even know what to do anymore.”

I buried my face in my hands, trembling. I wanted to scream, to cry, to tear out the ache in my chest. But all that came out was a weak sob.

I could still remember the moments that made me fall in love with Derek how he used to stand up for me when people whispered behind my back about my past.

The way he held me when I was pregnant, whispering that everything would be fine.

The way he kissed my forehead when I couldn’t sleep, or the way he carried the kids in his arms, calling them

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“our little stars”

Those memortes felt so distant

“Why would he believe his mother over me?” I whispered, my voice shaking, “Why would he think i count ever betray him like that?”

My wolf stirred within me, her voice sharp but calm. You can’t blame him. Raven. He’s only human. He’s her He doesn’t see clearly right now,

“Shut up!” I snapped out loud, glaring at nothing. “Just shut the hell up! I don’t need your opinion right now

I stood abruptly, brushing the grass from my knees, My heart was pounding, and tears streamed down my face. The garden that once gave me comfort now felt too small, too filled with memories I didn’t want to feel.

I turned and walked out, my steps heavy with pain. The moonlight followed me, but it didn’t feel comforting tonight. It felt like judgment.

I needed to move. I needed to run.

It had been so long since I last let my wolf out so long since I’d felt the wildness of the woods. Maybe that’s what I needed now… to release everything. To let the wind take my anger, my pain, my confusion.

When I reached the edge of the property, two guards stood near the path leading into the woods. They straightened when they saw me, their eyes widening.

“Luna Raven,” one said carefully, “it’s late. What brings you out here?”

“None of your business,” I snapped, my tone sharper than I intended. “And if Derek asks where I went… you didn’t see me. Do you understand?”

They exchanged worried glances but nodded silently. I didn’t wait for a response; I simply walked past them, my bare feet brushing the cool dirt path. The night air grew colder, biting against my skin, but I didn’t care.

When I reached a clearing, I stripped off my clothes, letting them fall to the forest floor. I closed my eyes and let my wolf take over.

The transformation was always painful, but tonight, it felt almost… freeing. My bones stretched, my muscles shifted, and fur replaced skin. In seconds, my human pain turned into something primal something wild.

I lifted my snout to the moon and let out a long, broken howl that echoed through the trees.

Then, I ran.

The forest opened before me like a dark ocean. The wind rushed through my fur, sharp and cold, but it felt good. For the first time that night, I could breathe. I ran faster, faster than my thoughts, faster than my fears. My paws pounded against the earth, kicking up leaves and dust.

I didn’t know where I was going. I didn’t care. I just wanted to run until the pain left my body.

But pain doesn’t just leave. It chases you

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it hides in your bones, in your breath, in your heartbeat.

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The cold air grew harsher. My stomach growled in hunger, and my muscles burned, but I refused to stop. I wanted to keep going until I had nothing left.

I didn’t realize how far I had gone until a strange scent filled my nose sharp, foreign, not of our pack. My ears perked up instantly. My wolf slowed, sniffing the air again.

This wasn’t home anymore.

Panic rippled through me as I turned to run back, but it was too late.

A deep, guttural growl echoed from the shadows. Then another. And another.

My blood froze.

From the darkness, shapes emerged: wolves, large and unfamiliar, their eyes glowing amber in the moonlight. Their scent was heavy, dominant, and definitely from another pack. I counted at least four of them circling me slowly.

I lowered myself, growling in warning. I don’t want to fight, I thought, but they didn’t care. To them, I was an intruder a stranger who had crossed their border.

One of them stepped closer, his massive frame blocking the moonlight. His teeth glinted as he bared them at me, and I knew immediately that they wouldn’t let me leave peacefully.

I turned to run, but one lunged at me, teeth snapping inches from my hind leg. I darted to the left, the cold air slicing against my fur as I sprinted through the trees.

My paws barely touched the ground as I ran, adrenaline flooding every nerve in my body.

Branches whipped against my face. I could hear them behind me heavy paws pounding the earth, snarls ripping through the night.

I didn’t dare look back. I just ran.

The forest seemed endless. The moon was my only light, flickering between the trees like a ghost guiding me forward. My lungs burned, my legs ached, but I pushed harder. I couldn’t get caught not here, not now.

Suddenly, pain tore through my side, a sharp bite that made me stumble. I yelped and rolled, slamming into the base of a tree. Blood dripped from my fur, staining the snow–dusted ground.

I tried to get up, but one of the wolves was already on top of me, growling, his hot breath fanning across my face.

I snapped back, catching his shoulder in my teeth. He howled in pain, giving me just enough time to push him off and run again.

I didn’t know how long I ran maybe minutes, maybe hours. My body felt like it was breaking apart. The pain in my side was deep, but the fear driving me was stronger.

At last, I stumbled into a clearing. The moonlight poured down, silver and bright. I stood there, panting, my chest heaving, surrounded by darkness. The forest behind me was quiet now too quiet.

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Maybe I’d lost them. Maybe they’d stopped chasing me.

I took a shaky step forward, then froze.

A low growl came from behind the trees.

Then another one from my left. Then my right.

I turned slowly, my heart hammering.

Eyes dozens of glowing, golden eyes emerged from the darkness, circling me once more.

I was surrounded.

My legs trembled. My wolf instincts screamed to fight, but I knew I couldn’t win against all of them.

Still, I stood my ground. My fur bristled, my teeth bared, and I let out a warning growl that echoed across the clearing.

The pack leader stepped forward, taller than the rest, his fur jet black and his eyes a deep crimson that glowed like fire.

He stopped just inches from me, his gaze locked on mine. For a moment, we simply stared at each other predator and prey, though I didn’t know which I was anymore.

He tilted his head, studying me. Then, in a voice so low it almost didn’t sound real, I heard him speak in my

Head cold and sharp.

You don’t belong here.

My breath caught.

Before I could respond, he lunged.