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The Council Burns
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2026-05-20 15:26:08
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Claimed by the alpha kings Enemy The Council's Choice :
*Chapter 22: They reached the city gates at a run, breath ragged, clothes soaked and streaked with mud and blood. The guards at the gate didn’t ask questions. They saw Lucien’s face and opened the doors immediately. “Sound the alarm,” Lucien ordered as they passed. “Full lock-down. No one in or out without my say.” The bell started tolling before they were halfway to the council hall. Aria kept pace beside him, her ankle screaming, but she didn’t stop. The hunters were regrouping. If they hit the city now, the pack wasn’t ready. The council hall was chaos when they burst back inside. Bloodfang was gone, but the damage remained—broken doors, scorch marks, bodies being dragged to the side. The elders turned as Lucien entered. Relief warred with fear on their faces. “What happened at the border?” Elder Mara demanded, stepping forward. Her hands were stained with someone else’s blood. “Hunters,” Lucien said bluntly. “Human. Paid by Malric.” The hall went silent. Malric
Claimed by the alpha kings Enemy The Border Call -
*Chapter 21: The Border Call* The horn blew again—three short blasts, urgent and ragged. Not a war call. A warning. Lucien’s hand tightened around Aria’s. “Border patrol doesn’t use that signal unless the line’s broken.” Aria’s chest went tight. “Broken how?” He didn’t answer. He was already moving, pulling her toward the gate where the last Bloodfang warriors were retreating. The courtyard was a mess of smoke, blood, and trampled stone. Council members huddled against the walls, too shaken to move. “Hold the hall!” Lucien shouted over his shoulder to the elders. “Secure Malric’s men. No one leaves until I return.” One of the elders nodded, pale but steady. “And if they attack again?” “Then you defend,” Lucien said. No hesitation. Aria matched his pace as they broke into a run down the east road. Rain had turned the dirt to slick mud, but Lucien didn’t slow. His jaw was set, eyes fixed on the tree line where the border lay a mile out. “Lucien,” Aria said between brea
Claimed by the alpha kings Enemy The Bloodfang Horn:
---*Chapter 20: The doors shook again, wood splintering under the force of whatever was hitting them from outside. “Barricade it!” Lucien barked. Two elders scrambled to drag a fallen table across the doors, but it wouldn’t hold long. The horn blew again—three short blasts, closer this time. Aria’s skin prickled. That wasn’t a greeting. Malric laughed from where he knelt, wrists bound. “You hear that, Alpha? Bloodfang doesn’t wait for invitations.” Lucien ignored him. His eyes were on the ceiling, calculating. “If they breach the front, we’re trapped. There’s a side passage behind the archives. It leads to the old watchtower.” Aria was already moving. “Lead the way.” The council hall erupted into chaos as the doors gave a final crack and burst inward. Bloodfang warriors poured in, snarling, faces painted with ash. They weren’t here to talk. Steel flashed under torchlight, and the first elder who tried to stand his ground went down with a cry. Lucien grabbed Aria’s ha
Claimed by the alpha kings Enemy The Council Burns
---*Chapter 19: The Council Burns* The rain fell harder as they moved through the outer district. Every step pulled Aria’s muscles tighter. Her ankle screamed, but she didn’t slow down. Lucien didn’t either. His face was a mask now—no red in his eyes, no second voice whispering. Just cold focus. “The council meets in the old hall,” he said without looking back. “If Malric moves tonight, it’s there.” Aria nodded. “Why now? Why risk everything with the estate half collapsed?” “Because he thinks I’m dead.” Lucien’s jaw tightened. “Dead men don’t dispute a claim.” They cut through the back alleys, avoiding the main roads where Malric’s guards were already patrolling. The pack wasn’t stupid. News traveled fast when an Alpha supposedly rose from the grave. Half of them would follow fear, the other half would follow power. Aria hated how quiet Lucien had become. In the tunnel, the second voice had been loud, hungry. Now it was gone, but the silence felt worse. Like he was hold
Claimed by the alpha kings Enemy Beneath The Fall
*Chapter 18: Darkness swallowed them the moment the lights died. The only sound was the groan of stone and the distant shouts of Malric’s men getting closer.“Service tunnel,” Lucien muttered, his voice low. The second voice stayed silent for now, but Aria felt it lurking behind his words like a shadow. He grabbed her wrist, his grip firm but careful. “Stay close. If we get separated, you won’t make it out.” Aria didn’t argue. She could feel the heat radiating off him, uneven, like two fires burning at different temperatures. Whatever was inside Lucien wasn’t gone. It was just waiting. They moved fast, hands brushing the damp wall to guide them. The floor sloped downward, and with every step the air grew colder, heavier. Dust and the smell of old earth filled her lungs. Behind them, a crack split the air. Aria glanced back. The corridor they’d just left was collapsing, stone and debris filling the passage. “They’re sealing the exits,” she said. “Or trying to bury us,” Luc
Claimed by the alpha kings Enemy The Two Voices
*Chapter 17: The corridor trembled again, dust falling from the ceiling as Lucien stepped forward. Aria froze, her hand still hovering where she’d touched him. The Lucien she knew was gentle, careful with his words. This Lucien’s eyes burned with something older, sharper. His presence filled the narrow hallway like a storm rolling in.Malric scrambled back, still on his knees. “Alpha, I can explain—”“Explain?” Lucien’s voice echoed, but it wasn’t just his voice. Underneath it, a deeper growl rumbled, like two men speaking at once. The sound made Aria’s skin prickle. “You told her I was dead. You buried me while I was still breathing.”Aria’s breath caught. She wanted to run to him, but something in his posture held her back. “Lucien… what happened to you? Where have you been?”He didn’t look at her. Not yet. His gaze stayed locked on Malric, and for a second, Aria saw it—red flickering in his irises, like fire under ice. His fists clenched at his sides, knuckles white.“I died in th
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