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Chapter 223

Author: Layomi
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ELARA'S POV

"Message incoming!"

The shout jolted me awake. Dawn is barely breaking. I'd finally fallen asleep after hours of lying awake in guilt and fear.

A messenger bird circled overhead. Valley markings. Urgent flight pattern.

Kael caught it. Unrolled the tiny scroll. His face went white.

"What is it?" I scrambled up. My heart is pounding.

He handed it to me. Hands shaking. The words blurred. I had to read them twice.

*The baby is sick. Burning with fever. Magic consuming her from inside. Light and shadow fighting. She's crying for you. Keep asking why you left. Come home. Please. —Mara*

"No," I breathed. "No no no."

Ronan grabbed the scroll. Read it. Made a sound like he'd been punched. "We have to go back. Now."

"We can't," Kael said. Voice tight. Controlled. "The corruption is spreading. If we don't seal it—"

"Our daughter is dying!" Ronan shouted. Got in Kael's face. "Nothing else matters!"

"Everything else matters!" Kael shoved him back. "If we don't fix this, there won't be
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  • Bound by Blood, Fated to the Two Alphas    Chapter 223

    ELARA'S POV"Message incoming!"The shout jolted me awake. Dawn is barely breaking. I'd finally fallen asleep after hours of lying awake in guilt and fear.A messenger bird circled overhead. Valley markings. Urgent flight pattern.Kael caught it. Unrolled the tiny scroll. His face went white."What is it?" I scrambled up. My heart is pounding.He handed it to me. Hands shaking. The words blurred. I had to read them twice.*The baby is sick. Burning with fever. Magic consuming her from inside. Light and shadow fighting. She's crying for you. Keep asking why you left. Come home. Please. —Mara*"No," I breathed. "No no no."Ronan grabbed the scroll. Read it. Made a sound like he'd been punched. "We have to go back. Now.""We can't," Kael said. Voice tight. Controlled. "The corruption is spreading. If we don't seal it—""Our daughter is dying!" Ronan shouted. Got in Kael's face. "Nothing else matters!""Everything else matters!" Kael shoved him back. "If we don't fix this, there won't be

  • Bound by Blood, Fated to the Two Alphas    Chapter 222

    RONAN'S POV"We have to go back."Kael's voice was flat. Final. No room for argument.Our daughter looked up from her breakfast. Those silver eyes went wide with fear. "Back where?""To the mountain," Elara said gently. Knelt beside her chair. "Where we found you. Where the Guardian fell. We need to see what's happening there.""No!" Our daughter grabbed Elara's arm. Desperate. "Don't go to the dark place. It's calling me there. It wants me."My blood went cold. "What do you mean it wants you?""In my dreams. The voice says come home. Says I belong there. In the dark." Tears streamed down her face. "Don't go there. Please don't go.""We have to, sweetling," I said. My heart is breaking. "To fix what's broken. To stop the corruption.""Then I'm coming too!" She stood on her chair. Defiant despite the tears. "You can't leave me again!""It's too dangerous," Kael said. Firm. Alpha command creeping into his voice. "You're staying here.""No! I won't! You can't make me!" Her magic flared.

  • Bound by Blood, Fated to the Two Alphas    Chapter 221

    KAEL'S POV"I'm going on patrol."My voice cut through the morning silence. After last night's disaster with our daughter's magic spiraling out of control, none of us had slept much.Elara looked up from her tea. Dark circles under her eyes. "Now?""I need to clear my head." I grabbed my gear. "Check the perimeter. Make sure everything's secure."Ronan didn't even look at me. Just stared out the window at his dying garden. The silence between us felt like a living thing. Heavy. Suffocating.Our daughter sat at the table. Picking at her breakfast. Glancing between us with worried eyes.I left before anyone could argue. Before the tension could strangle me completely.The valley looked wrong in the early light. Colors muted. Gray. Like someone had drained life from everything.The eastern perimeter hit me first. I stopped dead."Gods."Yesterday there had been small patches of corruption. Concerning but contained. This was different. An entire section of the valley border was infected.

  • Bound by Blood, Fated to the Two Alphas    Chapter 220

    ELARA'S POV"So who starts?"Kael's voice cut through the heavy silence. We sat in our living room. Triangle formation. Like we used to. But the space between us felt impossible to cross.Ronan looked at his hands. "I will."He took a breath. Met our eyes."I'm terrified we'll break her spirit," he said. Raw. Honest. "Trying to control her. She's so young. So innocent. I see her joy. Her wonder. Her pure heart. And I'm scared we'll crush that trying to make her something she's not."His voice cracked on the last words. The bond pulsed weakly. His fear was bleeding through."I failed someone before," he continued. "Someone I was supposed to protect. And I'm terrified of failing her. Of being too harsh. Too strict. Of becoming what I ran from."Silence. Then Kael spoke."I'm terrified she'll hurt someone." His jaw clenched. "If we don't teach her control. Real control. I've seen what unchecked power does. Seen it being destroyed. Kill. Consume. She's getting stronger every day and we're

  • Bound by Blood, Fated to the Two Alphas    Chapter 219

    ELARA'S POV"Tell me about the moon, Mama."Our daughter curled in my lap. Still wouldn't go near Kael. Barely looked at Ronan without guilt in her eyes.So she came to me. Seeking comfort. Seeking safety."The moon is ancient," I began. Ran my fingers through her dark curls. "She watches over us. Guides us. Give us her light even in darkness.""Is darkness bad?" She looked up at me. Those silver eyes too know."Not always. Darkness can be rest. Safety. A place to grow before you bloom."She thought about this. Her small hand glowed faintly. Light and something else. Something that made my wolf uneasy."Want to learn some moon magic?" I asked. Changed the subject. "Real magic. Like I do."Her face brightened. "Really?""Really. Come."We went to my sanctuary. The space felt dimmer than usual. Wrong somehow. But I pushed that worry aside.Focused on my daughter.I showed her simple things. How to call moonlight even during the day. How to make it dance. How to weave it into patterns.S

  • Bound by Blood, Fated to the Two Alphas    Chapter 218

    KAEL'S POV"She's still asleep."Elara's voice was cold. Clipped. We hadn't really spoken since last night's argument.I poured coffee. Didn't look at her. "Good. She needs rest.""We all do." She sat at the table. The space between us felt like miles. "Are we going to talk about this?""What's there to talk about?" I kept my back to her. "You and Ronan think I'm too harsh. I think you're too soft. Same argument. Different day.""That's not fair—""Isn't it?" I finally turned. "You took his side last night. Made that pretty clear."Her eyes flashed. Wolf gold showing briefly. "I didn't take a side. I tried to find middle ground.""By agreeing with him.""By being honest." She stood. Matched my energy. "Her power is escalating. You know that. We need something.""Exactly. We need discipline. Structure. Not more coddling.""She's two and a half years old, Kael!""She's a light guardian with shadow powers who can level buildings!" My voice rose. "Age doesn't matter when she's that powerf

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