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CHAPTER 87

Author: Tanner lolly
last update publish date: 2026-07-01 20:01:15

EDAL

The atmosphere upstairs in the main residential sectors had completely shifted over the last two months. For the first time since Marcus’s mountain vault had become our cage, the heavy, stale air of the fortress felt lighter. The Nullifiers down in the lower bays were holding the western ridge with absolute iron discipline, Vance’s men keeping Vex’s forward scouts totally pushed back into the ash plains. And inside our own private wing, the dark, bloody tension between the Alphas had quiet
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  • THE LAST BREEDER, CLAIMED BY FOUR   CHAPTER 87

    EDALThe atmosphere upstairs in the main residential sectors had completely shifted over the last two months. For the first time since Marcus’s mountain vault had become our cage, the heavy, stale air of the fortress felt lighter. The Nullifiers down in the lower bays were holding the western ridge with absolute iron discipline, Vance’s men keeping Vex’s forward scouts totally pushed back into the ash plains. And inside our own private wing, the dark, bloody tension between the Alphas had quieted down into a strange, watchful truce.Everyone could see the change now. My belly was rounding out, pushing tight against the fabric of my gray tactical shirts.To the soldiers and the circle, that growing shape was the first real piece of hope they had touched since the old world burned down to the ground. A new life. A child born inside the stone walls where the nuclear winter couldn’t reach.But under my heavy blankets in the dark, the happiness didn't reach my gut.I sat on the edge of the

  • THE LAST BREEDER, CLAIMED BY FOUR   CHAPTER 86

    EZRA The red lights were spinning fast against the white lab walls, painting the green jars of fluid in a dark, bloody color. The alarms were completely screaming, a loud, heavy horn that made my hybrid ears ring with pure agony.Thorne was still standing by the silver desk, his clean face twisting with sudden, sharp anger as the distant sound of explosions shook the concrete floor under our feet."What is that?" Thorne barked, turning his head toward the heavy white doors. "The outer gate perimeter is totally locked. Who is breaching the facility?"The iron door at the end of the long glass corridor suddenly bent inward with a massive, deafening *CRASH*.The metal panel tore completely off its bolts, flying through the air and smashing into one of the green tanks. Green fluid and broken glass exploded across the floor, the malformed clone body sliding out into the mess. Through the smoke, Tyson stepped straight into the lab. The massive Nullifier was holding his heavy breaching shie

  • THE LAST BREEDER, CLAIMED BY FOUR   CHAPTER 85

    KORRThe residential wing was dead silent, but my brain was tracking every tiny vibration in the walls. I stood by the tech console, my fingers tightening around the grip of my rifle until my knuckles turned white."The kid isn't in his bunk," Rylan said, stepping out of the shadow of the doorway. His voice was still totally rough and scraping from where Ezra had squeezed his windpipe earlier, and his dark eyes were completely serious. "His gear is gone, Korr. The hybrid scouted out. He went past the western gate hours ago.""Dammit," I growled, my face hardening into a deadpan stone mask. "He went after Thorne’s perimeter alone. The stupid kid thinks he has to prove his layout to the circle.""He’s going to get himself slaughtered," Rylan spat, his jaw clenching tight. "Or worse. If Thorne realizes what his genetic footprint is, he’ll lock him in a cage and milk him for data.""We are tracking him right now," I said, my voice dropping into a dark, flat register. I turned to look at t

  • THE LAST BREEDER, CLAIMED BY FOUR   CHAPTER 84

    EZRAI stayed on my knees, panting, the taste of sour bile burning the back of my throat. I stared at the mess on the clean white floor, my whole body shaking bad. The image of those twisted, dead faces in the green jars was stuck right in my brain.Thorne didn't even move his feet away from the vomit. He didn't look mad or disgusted at all. He just looked down at me with that same heavy, patient kindness. He reached into his pocket, pulled out a silk handkerchief, and wiped the side of his boot slow. His movements were totally calm."Get up, Ezra," Thorne said, his voice dropping into that smooth, quiet register. "The past is just data. You are the success. There is no need to cry over the draft versions.""You're a monster," I choked out, pushing myself up using the cold glass of the tank behind me. My hybrid claws scraped loud against the surface, right next to the floating face of a clone that had my exact nose. "You made me in a tube. You killed all of them. I'm going to rip your

  • THE LAST BREEDER, CLAIMED BY FOUR   CHAPTER 83

    EZRAThe freezing night air outside the mountain was like a sharp slap to my face, but it felt good. It cleared the thick, messy smell of Rylan and Korr from my nose. I had to prove myself to them. I was the youngest in the circle, the one Korr always left behind to watch the trucks, the one Rylan mocked in the dark corridors. They thought I was just a boy throwing tantrums, but I was going to fix this layout myself. I was going to scout the Northern camp alone, bring back the exact coordinates of the mortar teams, and show them who the real Alpha enforcer was.I moved through the ash-covered pine trees like a shadow, my hybrid ears twitching to pick up the crunch of snow miles away. I was tracking the faint, chemical scent of the enemy fuel trucks.But I got too confident.I didn't smell the damp net until it dropped from the high branches. It was a heavy wire grid, laced with Nullifier suppressants that hit my hybrid nervous system like liquid ice. I let out a loud, raw roar, my amb

  • THE LAST BREEDER, CLAIMED BY FOUR   CHAPTER 82

    RYLANThe small bunk room still smelled like wet copper and heavy sex. I sat right on the edge of the iron cot, my chest totally bare, watching the yellow light flicker under the door. My throat was completely ruined—bruised black and blue from where the hybrid boy had tried to squeeze the life right out of me. Every time I swallowed, a sharp pain shot straight up to my ears, but I couldn't stop the low chuckle from leaving my lips.Ezra was gone. The kid had pulled his tactical pants up and bolted out the door the second we heard those heavy boots thud down the corridor outside. He was terrified of Korr catching us. He was terrified of the configuration of his own desires.The iron door groaned, pushing open slow.I didn't reach for my knife. I knew the scent before the man even stepped into the perimeter. It was thick, heavy, and carried the bitter tang of the lower bay dirt. Korr walked in. The big commander didn't look tired, even though he’d been dealing with the Nullifiers down

  • THE LAST BREEDER, CLAIMED BY FOUR   CHAPTER 29

    EDALThe moment I walked into the mess hall, the entire room went dead quiet.It wasn't the usual rowdy noise anymore. It was this thick, nasty tension that made it hard to breathe. My shoulder was throbbing like crazy under my fresh bandages, but the dirty looks I was getting felt way worse. The g

  • THE LAST BREEDER, CLAIMED BY FOUR   CHAPTER 28

    RYLAN.I sat behind my heavy oak desk, swirling the amber liquid in my glass, my eyes fixed on the map of Korr’s perimeter lines. I was a man of strategy. A man of discipline. I thought I was in control. I thought my elite extraction team was about to bring Edal back to my bed where she belonged.I

  • THE LAST BREEDER, CLAIMED BY FOUR   CHAPTER 27

    KORRThe cold mud on the outskirts of the perimeter camp sucked at the soles of my combat boots with every heavy step.I shouldn't have been down here. A commander didn't check on the stray after a public execution. But as I neared the dilapidated, half-collapsed wooden shack where we kept the out

  • THE LAST BREEDER, CLAIMED BY FOUR   CHAPTER 26

    KORRThe heavy iron door of my private office hadn't even latched completely before a hand slammed against the steel, throwing it open with enough force to rattle the hinges.I didn't turn around from the liquor cabinet. I already knew the heavy, agitated rhythm of those boots. It was Damon."What

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