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CHAPTER 18

작가: Ehimen isabella
last update 최신 업데이트: 2026-02-17 06:28:32

Noah’s POV

The sliding glass doors of the hospital hissed open, and I stepped into the lobby with a storm of Northern fury boiling in my blood. I wasn’t here to negotiate; I was here to reclaim my property. I had six Enforcers at my back, men who lived and breathed for the Thorne legacy, and my father’s ultimatum was ringing in my ears like a death knell. Bring her back, or don’t bother coming home.

I scanned the reception area, my jaw set. I was ready to give the order to let my men sweep thro
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    Noah’s POVThe first day of my seven-day death sentence began not with a bang, but with the nauseating drip of rain against the library windows.I stood in the centre of the Thorne estate’s command room, a place that usually felt like the heart of an empire, but now felt like a gilded cage. I looked at the digital map of the territories, the Northern Sector glowing in a cold, mocking blue. Somewhere across that border, in a fortress I couldn’t even see on satellite anymore, was Marie. And with her, the man who had reduced me to a shaking mess in a hospital corridor."Status report," I barked, the sound of my own voice startled me. It was too high, too thin.Marcus, my lead strategist, didn't look up from his monitors. The air in the room was heavy with the scent of unwashed bodies and burnt coffee. We had been here for six hours. "We’ve hit a wall, Alpha. A literal one. Astance has activated a Tier-1 blackout. Every scout we sent to the border was turned back by 'unidentified mechan

  • THE REJECTED BETA    CHAPTER 24

    Marie’s POVThe morning sun didn’t rise over the Blackwood Estate; it invaded. It spilt through the gaps in the heavy forest-green curtains of my "shrine," mocking the fact that I had actually slept. I had collapsed into the silk sheets out of sheer neurological exhaustion, dreaming of rising water and cold, golden eyes.When I finally pushed myself out of bed, the room felt even more like a museum than it had the night before. I felt like an intruder in my own past.I found a robe, thick, cream-colored cashmere that smelled faintly of lavender at the foot of the bed. I wrapped it around me, clutching it tight as if it were armour, and stepped into the hallway. My plan was simple, find Valerie, find a phone that wasn't monitored, and find a way out.The reality of my "sanctuary" hit me before I even reached the stairs.Two maids were polishing the silver in the gallery. As I approached, their rhythmic rubbing stopped. They didn’t bow. They didn't offer the polite, deferential "Good mo

  • THE REJECTED BETA    CHAPTER 23

    Astance’s POVThe house was too quiet.I stood in the centre of my study, the amber liquid in my glass untouched, watching the shadows of the ancient oaks dance across the floorboards. Somewhere down the east wing, behind a pair of heavy oak doors, Marie was sleeping. Or perhaps she was staring at the rose-colored walls I had painted for a ghost, hating me with every breath she took.I walked to the window, my reflection ghosting over the glass. The bruise on my jaw was a deep, throbbing purple, a gift from Kaelen that I probably deserved. It was a grounding pain, the only thing keeping me from drifting back into the red haze that had nearly consumed me in that hospital hallway.I closed my eyes and I could still feel the weight of Noah’s throat in my hand. It had been so easy. So terrifyingly easy to almost end him. Five years of suppressed rage, five years of watching him parade her around like a trophy he didn't appreciate, had distilled into a single, lethal impulse.I had spent h

  • THE REJECTED BETA    CHAPTER 22

    Noah’s POVThe walk from the elevator to my father’s study felt like a slow march toward the gallows.The hospital had been a disaster. The image of Astance’s hand around my throat and worse, the look of utter, hollowed-out indifference in Marie’s eyes played on a loop in my mind like a jagged film strip. I could still feel the phantom heat of the laser sights that had been trained on my chest. I had been outplayed, outmanned, and stripped of my dignity in a hallway that smelled of bleach and failure.I pushed open the heavy mahogany doors of the study. The room was dark, save for the orange embers glowing in the fireplace and the single lamp on the desk. My father sat there, silhouetted against the shadows, a glass of amber liquid in his hand. He didn't look up when I entered. He didn't have to. The air in the room was already thick with the scent of his disappointment, a sour, heavy ozone that made the hair on my arms stand up."I trust the hospital visit was productive," he said,

  • THE REJECTED BETA    CHAPTER 21

    Marie’s POVThe descent into the hospital’s basement was a blur of shadows and the frantic squeak of my sneakers on the epoxy floor. I was flanked, Astance to my left, a wall of silent muscle, and Kaelen to my right, his eyes constantly scanning the pipes and concrete pillars as if the shadows themselves might sprout teeth. Valerie was tucked behind us, her hand white-knuckled as she gripped the hem of my cardigan.We reached the car, a heavy, armoured beast that looked more like a tank than a sedan. The doors closed with a pressurised thump that cut off the world.The ride was a special kind of torture.Outside, the city of the Northern Sector blurred into a smear of grey and neon, but inside the car, the air was thick enough to choke on. Astance sat beside me, his presence a dark sun. He didn't speak. He didn't look at me. He stared straight ahead at the partition, his jaw still tight, the bruise on his face turning a deep, angry plum.I leaned my head against the cool, bulletproof

  • THE REJECTED BETA    CHAPTER 20

    Marie’s PovThe door to Room 412 might as well have been a vault made of reinforced titanium. Even through the heavy wood and the hiss of the hospital’s ventilation, I could sense him. The air in my room had changed, it had become charged, thick with the scent of cedarwood, rain, and the lingering, metallic tang of a rage so potent it felt like it could blister paint.I sat on the edge of the bed, my fingers knotting together in my lap until my knuckles turned a ghostly white. My heart was a frantic, trapped thing, drumming against my ribs in a rhythm of pure, unadulterated dread. Outside, I heard the low, rhythmic thud of a heavy boot, then silence. Then a muffled sound, a laugh?"Unbelievable," I heard Kaelen’s voice, sharp and dry, cutting through the tension in the hallway. "You were about to burn the entire world to the ground a moment ago, Astance. You were ready to tear an Alpha’s throat out in front of a live feed. And now, you can’t even step foot in a room?"I closed my eye

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