BOUND TO THREE ALPHAS
Chapter 45: CURSE TRANSFERRED

Chapter 45: CURSE TRANSFERRED

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Chapter 45: Curse Transferred

Kael’s screams pierced the night air. Liana pressed her hands against his burning chest, watching helplessly as black veins crawled up his neck like poisonous vines. His wolf was fighting the curse—but losing.

"More ice!" she yelled to the pack healers rushing around them.

Healer Thomas shook his head grimly. "Ice won’t help. This curse burns from the inside out."

They had moved Kael to the medical section of the Alpha house. Machines beeped furiously while pack doctors tried everything they knew. Nothing worked.

"His temperature is 107 degrees," Dr. Rivera announced, sweat beading on her forehead. "Human medicine can’t touch supernatural curses."

Jace paced like a caged animal. "There has to be something! Herbs, medicines, anything!"

"We’ve tried everything," Thomas replied wearily. "This curse is unlike any we’ve seen."

In the corner, Rowan sat pale with guilt. "It should be me dying, not him."

"Stop it," Liana snapped. "Blaming yourself won’t save your brother." But inside, her heart was breaking. Every breath Kael took sounded like his last. The curse was eating him alive.

Suddenly, Elder Mira burst through the door, her ancient eyes wide with urgency. "I’ve been researching in the old books. This curse—it’s not random."

"What do you mean?" Liana demanded.

"It targets whoever has the strongest bond with you," Mira explained. "First it went after Rowan because he loved you quietly. Now it’s hitting Kael because he claimed you publicly."

The room fell silent except for Kael’s ragged breathing.

"You’re saying the curse follows love?" Jace asked.

"Exactly. It seeks maximum emotional hurt by threatening what you care about most."

Liana felt sick. "So this is my fault. The curse wants to hurt me by ruining him."

"No," Kael’s weak voice cut through the silence. His grey eyes fluttered open, burning with fever. "Not your fault."

She grabbed his hand, shocked by how cold his fingers felt despite his blazing warmth. "Save your strength."

"Listen to me," he whispered. "The curse—I can feel its meaning. It’s preparing me for something."

"Preparing you for what?" Mira leaned in.

Kael’s eyes rolled back as another wave of pain hit. When it passed, he gasped, "Blood. It wants my blood for a rite."

"What ritual?" Rowan asked. But Kael had passed out again, his chest barely moving.

Liana stared at his pale face, her mind racing. "There has to be a way to stop this."

"Actually," Mira said slowly, "there might be."

Everyone turned to her.

"The curse bonds to one person at a time. But if that person freely shares the burden—"

"You mean split it?" Liana’s heart jumped with hope.

"It’s dangerous," Mira warned. "You could both die instead of just one."

"Or we could both live," Liana replied. "How do we do it?"

"I forbid it," Jace stepped forward. "It’s too risky."

"You don’t get to forbid me anything," Liana shot back. "He’s dying. I won’t just stand here and watch."

Mira pulled out an old leather book. "The ritual needs complete trust between both parties. Any doubt, any fear, and it fails terribly."

"I trust him completely," Liana said without hesitation.

"And he trusts you," Rowan added softly. "Even unconscious, his wolf recognizes your presence."

Mira nodded. "Then we try. But if this backfires, we lose you both."

"We’re losing him anyway," Liana said.

The ritual setup was surprisingly easy. Mira drew symbols on the floor with white chalk while Liana knelt beside Kael’s unconscious body.

"Place your hands over his heart," Mira directed. "The curse lives there now."

Liana’s hands pressed against Kael’s chest. Immediately, she felt it—cold, hungry, evil.

"Now open your mind to him completely. No barriers, no secrets, no safety."

"What if the curse jumps to her entirely?" Jace asked.

"Then she dies and he lives," Mira said bluntly. "That’s the risk."

Liana closed her eyes and let her mental walls collapse. Kael’s pain slammed into her like a storm. She screamed as the curse’s claws tore through her soul—but she held on.

Kael, she called in her mind. I’m here. Fight with me.

His awareness flickered. Liana? You shouldn’t—

We do this together, she interrupted. Always together.

The curse fought back, furious. Pain surged through both of them. Liana’s nose started to bleed. Kael’s back arched violently.

"It’s working," Mira breathed. "The curse is dividing."

For long, agonizing minutes, they convulsed together as the curse split between them. Black lines on Kael’s body faded slightly while similar marks appeared on Liana’s arms.

Finally, the spasms stopped. Both of them lay still—breathing hard, but alive.

"Did it work?" Rowan asked anxiously.

Mira checked them carefully. "Yes. The curse is now shared evenly. Neither will die from it... but both will suffer its effects."

"What kind of effects?" Jace demanded.

Before she could answer, Liana gasped. Her eyes rolled back—and suddenly, she wasn’t in the hospital anymore.

She stood in a dark forest, face to face with Kael. But it wasn’t real. It was a dream.

"You’re in my head," he said, surprised.

"And you’re in mine," she replied. She reached out, touched his face. "The curse linked us."

"I can feel everything you feel," he whispered. "Your fear, your love, your determination."

"And I feel yours." Despite everything, she smiled. "We’re truly bonded now."

But the moment shattered.

"Liana," Kael’s voice turned urgent. "I remember something. When the curse was strongest, I saw flashes of Celeste’s memories."

"What memories?"

"She needs cursed Alpha blood for her final spell. The fourth merger."

Liana’s heart sank. "You mean she—"

"She engineered all of it. The curse jumping to me wasn’t an accident. She wanted an Alpha cursed, so she could use my blood."

They stared at each other, horrified.

"She’s been planning this from the beginning," Liana whispered. "Every attack, every move—just to get cursed Alpha blood."

"And now she has it," Kael said grimly.

They snapped back to reality, eyes flying open.

"Celeste," Liana gasped. "She’s coming for you."

"What?" Jace looked confused.

"The curse was a trap," Kael groaned, forcing himself upright. "She needs my blood for her ritual."

Before anyone could react, the lights went out. Emergency lighting flickered, casting eerie red shadows.

"Security breach," a voice crackled over the radio. "All units to the Alpha house. We have intruders."

Through the window, they saw figures in black moving fast across the grounds.

Then a voice echoed magically through the building—cold, triumphant, unmistakable.

"Hello, Kael. Ready to give some blood?"

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