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Chapter 62. Zeina’s bonded illness
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Against All Odds Chapter 62. Zeina’s bonded illness
* Zeina *Three days later.The fever came in waves, slow, creeping tides of fire that licked up my spine and settled behind my eyes. My chambers had become both refuge and prison, thick with the scent of sweat, crushed herbs, and the ever-burning lavender flames Donna kept in the hearth to soothe the ache that wouldn't leave my bones.The bond pulsed like a heartbeat beneath my skin, his heartbeat, not mine.I lay curled beneath furs soaked in my own heat, yet the cold wouldn't leave me. The mark on my collarbone had dimmed after the failed ritual, but it never faded."Donna," I rasped, my throat raw from too many nights of stifled screams, "Has he returned?"Donna knelt beside me, her hands warm as she replaced the cool cloth on my forehead. Her dark eyes were shadowed, lips pressed into a line she tried to hide every time I looked too long."Not yet, Princess," she whispered. "Cerberus has not returned. But he sent word through Kael, he reached his grandpa."I tried to nod but foun
Against All Odds Chapter 61. The help of a witch
* Zeina *The Seer's sanctum was a vault of ancient breath and buried secrets.Deep beneath the Western Alpha house, far from the reach of wind or sunlight, it breathed with a rhythm older than language. Behind silver-etched obsidian doors, the chamber pulsed with a slumbering power, the kind that hummed low in the bones and made your skin itch with memory you didn't know you had. Walls of dark stone curved inward like ribs, encasing the space like the hollow of some ancient god's chest. Candles flickered in the mouths of skulls, casting restless shadows on the frescoes of forgotten rituals.Five Seers circled me, robed in twilight silks, their faces hidden behind veils the color of bruised dusk. Their voices were already whispering, low and layered, like water falling backward.Cerberus stood just beyond the sigil ring, a dark shape against the glow, arms folded tight across his chest. His jaw clenched and unclenched with each passing second, the muscle ticking near his temple. The a
Against All Odds Chapter 60. Cerberus concerns for Zeina
* Cerberus *The cold bit sharper on the ridge.Southern winds always did that, slipping beneath your armor like regrets you hadn't spoken aloud. But tonight... it felt like more than wind. It carried weight. A pull in the marrow. An omen that licked at the edges of instinct.I adjusted the strap across my shoulder, cloak whipping at my legs as I stepped onto the cliff overlooking the southern border. Below, my warriors moved in silent formation across the snow-laced terrain, cloaks dark as blood ink, their torches flickering like watchful eyes in the night. The land was ours now. Officially. But claiming territory and keeping it were never the same thing.Beside me, Beta Kael stood like a statue carved from frost and steel, his greatsword buried into the frozen earth like a flag of warning. The wind tugged at the silver braid threaded into his dark hair, but his expression didn't shift."You sure she's safe in there?" Kael asked finally, voice low and gritted.He didn't look at me. H
Against All Odds Chapter 59. Zeina’s war reflections
* Zeina *The embers were dying.Inside Western Moonstone Hall, the revelry had softened into a hush, the kind of silence that comes after both love and war, heavy, contented, but frayed at the edges. Warriors slumped against one another on thick furs, their laughter broken by yawns and wine-drunk murmurs. Some slept with blades still strapped to their thighs, as if even in celebration they expected shadows to return. Goblets lay overturned. Candle wax spilled down bronze sconces like melted bone. The scent of roasted venison still clung to the air, mingled with firewood and faint lilac from the garlands Donna had insisted on weaving through the hall.But the warmth could not touch me.I stood in the war chamber, a place I once only dreamed of entering as a child, hiding behind pillars as the generals spoke of bloodshed and conquest. I remembered curling beneath the great crescent table, fingers pressed to the cold marble, counting footsteps, listening to names of territories I would
Against All Odds Chapter 58. She Reclaims the West
* Zeina *The Western skies opened in streaks of firelight, burning away the last shadows of the war. I stood atop the ramparts of the old fortress, now mine again, and let the wind carry the scent of pine, stone, and blood-soaked earth. But beneath that... something cleaner. Freer.Victory.It wasn't the wild euphoria that stories always promised. It was quieter. Like breathing after drowning. Like standing still after years of running. My wolf form was smudged and dirtied, the silver wolf insignia on my chestplate marred with soot, but it pulsed with heat. With purpose.The Western Territory was mine again.No longer a pawn on someone else's map. No longer a fractured pack ruled by fear and old ghosts. Every village, every mountain pass, every howling canyon, I had claimed them back with fire and claw.Donna approached, her cloak trailing behind her like a shadow stitched to the wind. "The last border stronghold sent word. They have sworn fealty. The Cerberus pack, the Hollow Fangs,
Against All Odds Chapter 57. War council reflections
* Zeina *The war chamber had changed.Once, it had throbbed with life, not the gentle breath of peace, but the harsh, urgent rhythm of battle-born purpose. It had smelled of blood and burnt parchment, of oil on steel and sweat on leather. Now, it was colder. Quieter. The silence wasn't peace. It was the breath before the scream. The hush before the storm.The long crescent table remained at the center, unchanged in form but heavy with absence. Its darkwood still gleamed beneath the overhead braziers, silver filigree tracing the old borders of the Western Territories, a land once proud, now scarred. Around it sat the remnants of my court. Some familiar. Others newly risen from ash and loyalty. And many gone, their names etched into memory and tombstones.I stood at the head of the table, my palms flat against the carved edge, grounding myself with the cold truth of the wood. I hadn't slept. Not since the confrontation. Not since the bond shattered like glass in my chest. Robert's betr
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