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CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVEN: AIR IN HIS LUNGS
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2026-10-26 18:16:51The fire was still eating the corridor when Kaelan’s legs finally gave out.
He hit his knees hard enough to send pain up both thighs. Ash floated down around him like black snow. His throat was raw from screaming her name. The bond had been silent for so long that the absence of it felt like a second wound carved straight through his chest. In the dream she
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Claimed by the Ruthless Alpha CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SEVEN: SCATTERED
The woman at the bent pine did not invite them inside at first.She stood in the doorway and listened while Celeste spoke. Seraphine stayed quiet and watched her face. Every time Celeste mentioned Ravencrest, the woman’s shoulders tightened. Every time she mentioned the mountain going quiet, doubt and hope fought in her eyes.At last the woman said, “You can sit outside. I will bring water. That is all I promise.”It was enough.They sat on a wooden bench near the wall of the house. The woman brought a clay jug and two cups, set them down, and s
Claimed by the Ruthless Alpha CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIX : THE FIRST LEAD
They reached the old river crossing on the third day.The water moved slowly and dark between wide stones. An old wooden bridge stood to one side, half broken but still usable. A few small houses sat back from the bank. Smoke rose from one chimney. It was a quiet place. The kind of place people went when they did not want to be found.Celeste and Seraphine stood at the edge of the trees and watched for a while.“This is the place from the records,” Seraphine said. “My great-grandmother wrote that a small group of our bloodline came this way after the last big hunt. If any of them stayed, or if their children stayed, someone here may know.&rdq
Claimed by the Ruthless Alpha CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIVE THE GATES
Kaelan stood near the main gates while the sky was still pale and dark. He had not slept much. Every time he closed his eyes he saw Celeste’s face from the night before and heard her promise to return. The promise helped. It did not make the leaving easier.Behind him the pack moved through the early work of the day. People cleared broken stone. Others carried wood and water. The mountain was quiet now, but the damage from the fire and the shaking still showed everywhere.He watched the path that led from the packhouse to the gates.Celeste and Seraphine appeared together. Both carried travel bags. Celeste’s silver hair was tied back from her face.
Claimed by the Ruthless Alpha CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FOUR: THE LAST NIGHT
Celeste stood near the small table and folded another dress into her travel bag. Her hands moved slowly. Every item she packed made the leaving feel worse. A spare cloak. Two clean shirts. The small knife Kaelan had given her. She paused when she touched the knife, then placed it carefully inside the bag.The cut on her forehead had healed enough that the bandage was gone. Her body still felt tired from the mountain and the fire and the visions, but the tiredness was no longer dangerous.She was leaving tomorrow.The thought sat heavy in her chest like a stone. She wanted to go. She needed to go. The sisters of her bloodline were still scattered and afraid. Th
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The cut at the back of her head still stung.Seraphine sat on the edge of the narrow bed in the room she had been given after the collapse, a clean cloth and a small bowl of water on the table beside her. She had already washed most of the ash and blood from her face and arms. The wound at the base of her skull was harder to reach. Every time she lifted her arm too high, the bruises along her ribs protested.The door opened without a knock.Cassian stepped inside carrying a fresh roll of bandages and a small bottle of the sharp-smelling cleaner the healers used. He closed the door quietly behind him and crossed the room as if he had every right to be there.“I can do it myself,” Seraphine said.“Shh.” Cassian set the supplies down and moved behind her. “Let me take care of you.”The gentleness in his voice nearly undid her. She sat still and let him work. His fingers were careful as he parted her short silver hair and cleaned the cut with methodical patience. The silence between them
Claimed by the Ruthless Alpha CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO: NOT YET
The room felt too quiet.Celeste sat on the edge of the bed with her hands clasped tightly in her lap. The cut on her forehead had been cleaned and re-bandaged. Her body still carried the deep ache of everything they had survived, but that was not the reason for the nervousness sitting under her ribs. She knew what she needed to say. She had known since the moment the pendant left her hand and disappeared into the funeral fire. Knowing did not make the words easier.The door opened.Kaelan stepped inside and closed it behind him. He looked exhausted. Ash still clung to the edges of his dark hair. The bandage on his shoulder was clean but already marked by a fa
Claimed by the Ruthless Alpha CHAPTER FIVE: Seraphine.
Ravencrest was built from dark stone.That was the first thing she noticed as they came through the mountain pass, not the size of it, though it was enormous, not the iron gates that groaned open as they approached but the colour. Everything was dark. The walls, the towers, the road beneath the ho
Claimed by the Ruthless Alpha CHAPTER FOUR: Where Betrayal Burns.
Celeste woke to the smell of smoke.The smoke was not the soft one that circulated the cottage hearth. This was thick, black, and acrid, like metal burning. Celeste shot up, her instincts kicking in before her brain did. She crossed to the window.The sky was red.It wasn't dawn. This was a fierce
Claimed by the Ruthless Alpha CHAPTER THREE: The Boy With Amber Eyes.
Moonfall was nothing like she expected.Celeste had imagined something small. A quiet gathering of wolves who didn’t belong anywhere, standing around scattered fires and pretending not to notice each other.Something easy to disappear into. She was wrong.The valley was enormous. Torches lined eve
Claimed by the Ruthless Alpha CHAPTER TWO: The Gathering.
Celeste had barely stepped out into the cool corridor when the pack bell rang . The sound cut through the night like a blade.Not the frantic, uneven toll of danger. Not the urgent call that sent warriors running toward the gates. This one was slower and formal.Celeste stopped where she was, the e
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