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Chapter 24

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Early in the afternoon, Alara heard raised voices echo from the fortress interior. She and Ezra rushed inside, discovering that a group of suspicious figures—once loyal warriors—had been discovered near a lesser-used storeroom. Some had runic tattoos hidden beneath their uniform sleeves. A fierce confrontation had erupted, with Damien, Lucas, and half a dozen guards locking the corridor down. By the time Alara and Ezra arrived, spells and steel were clashing, the hallway full of shouting and the acrid scent of burned cloth where minor magical attacks singed the stone.

Damien barked orders, holding off two manipulated warriors who swung swords with vacant expressions. Lucas pinned another to the wall, struggling to disarm him without causing lethal harm. Alara wasted no time. Summoning the growing reservoir of magic within, she wove a protective barrier that shimmered across the corridor, preventing the manipulated men from fleeing deeper into the fortress. With a trembling hand, she r
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    They ascended a narrow turret stair that ended on the roofwalk. Stars scattered across a velvet sky. Alara leaned against the crenellation, face uplifted. Ezra stood beside her, and without thought they slid into wordless communion."The sky looks clearer tonight," she sent quietly."It looks clear because you are not afraid to look up," Ezra answered. "Neither am I."A moment later a memory flickered across the link—Alara as a child, staring through cracked rafters at constellations while Brant’s drunken shouting echoed below. Ezra inhaled, heart aching. He responded with his own memory—young Alpha Ezra crouched over the fresh grave of his first mate, promising never to love so fiercely again. Alara reached for his hand, tears glimmering.We survived those nights, she thought.And found morning in each other.She nodded, smiling through tears.Night deepened, lanterns guttering low as they returned to their chamber. Alara brushed her hair while Ezra banked the fire, and soon they sli

  • Sold to the Alpha King   Chapter 27

    Sunlight found the fortress hesitantly, tiptoeing through high windows as if uncertain it was welcome after the night’s turmoil. In the Alpha’s private chamber, pale rays reached a window seat where Alara sat wrapped in Ezra’s thick traveling cloak. She had drifted in and out of restless half‑sleep, but dawn drove the last traces of slumber from her mind, leaving fretful thoughts in its wake. Ezra, sensing her stirrings through their bond, slipped quietly from the bed and crossed the floor on bare feet.Alara did not turn, though she knew exactly where he was by the gentle caress of his presence. He didn’t speak at once; he simply gathered her against him, settling onto the window seat with her nestled on his thighs, her head beneath his chin. Through the glass they could see courtyard warriors limping through their morning tasks, moving with a tentative hush that lingered after any great upheaval.“Your heartbeat is too quick,” Ezra murmured, his breath warm against her hair.“I keep

  • Sold to the Alpha King   Chapter 26

    Midday, the fortress gates opened briefly to admit two scout riders. Dust covered their cloaks, and tension rode their shoulders. One bowed to Ezra. “Alpha, fires near the Hollow. We saw symbols scorched into tree trunks—same runes as last night.”Alara felt her stomach lurch. Orith was decorating the battleground. She exchanged a look with Ezra; urgency tightened his features. He dismissed the scouts and turned to his companions. “We advance the timetable. Dusk, not night.”Damien saluted. “I’ll reposition squads.”Eamon took Alara aside beneath the shade of an overhang. “There is one more technique you should grasp,” he said quietly. “Bloodline resonance. It draws on ancestral memory in your magic. Dangerous, tiring—but potent.”Alara’s mouth went dry. “Show me.”He pricked her index finger with a tiny obsidian shard, then his own, pressing their cuts to the crystal she’d charged earlier. “Focus on the threads running backward through you—mother, father, the Whiteleaf roots. Let the

  • Sold to the Alpha King   Chapter 25

    Alara sat on the edge of the bed, knees drawn to her chest, the first pale light of dawn pressing faintly against the shutters. She had not slept since Orith’s phantom whisper faded, and every creak in the corridor still made her tense. Ezra knelt on the floor before her, calloused hands resting on her calves as if steadying a fragile vessel. He studied her face with quiet intensity, waiting for her to speak.She drew a shaky breath. “He was in this room, Ezra. Not just a lingering echo. I felt his will scrape across my thoughts. It was as if he was trying to peel back everything that makes me… me.”Ezra’s thumb brushed slow circles over her skin. “You are more than any sorcerer can unravel. He reached out, yes, but you pushed him back. That is strength, not weakness.”Alara swallowed. “What if I fail the next time? What if he turns my magic against us?”“You are not alone,” Ezra replied, voice low and steady. “Your power is yours. Our bond is ours. He cannot sever that unless we let

  • Sold to the Alpha King   Chapter 24

    Early in the afternoon, Alara heard raised voices echo from the fortress interior. She and Ezra rushed inside, discovering that a group of suspicious figures—once loyal warriors—had been discovered near a lesser-used storeroom. Some had runic tattoos hidden beneath their uniform sleeves. A fierce confrontation had erupted, with Damien, Lucas, and half a dozen guards locking the corridor down. By the time Alara and Ezra arrived, spells and steel were clashing, the hallway full of shouting and the acrid scent of burned cloth where minor magical attacks singed the stone.Damien barked orders, holding off two manipulated warriors who swung swords with vacant expressions. Lucas pinned another to the wall, struggling to disarm him without causing lethal harm. Alara wasted no time. Summoning the growing reservoir of magic within, she wove a protective barrier that shimmered across the corridor, preventing the manipulated men from fleeing deeper into the fortress. With a trembling hand, she r

  • Sold to the Alpha King   Chapter 23

    Alara pressed a trembling hand to her chest, standing by the fortress’s great doors where she had received Orith’s ominous message mere moments ago. Beneath the torchlit arches, the cold night air clung to every breath, and she sensed the tightening coil of tension in the people around her. Warriors patrolled the courtyard in pairs, scanning every shadow for hidden threats. A pair of guards carefully sealed the main doors, while two more double-checked the bolts and iron bars across the lesser entrances. The entire fortress felt on edge, as if the very stones had become wary of an unseen enemy lurking just beyond their perimeter.Ezra stood a step behind Alara, his presence steady and close. She could feel his watchful gaze sweeping over the courtyard, making sure no other hidden surprises awaited them. His posture was upright and regal, long dark hair shifting with each subtle move, and a faint streak of silver glinted at his temple—a mark of the power he had been gathering since the

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