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CHAPTER 61

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The sight of him, alive but broken, sent a tremor through me so violent I had to clamp a hand over my mouth to stifle the sound. Relief was a tidal wave, so powerful it near enough buckled my knees. But crashing right behind it came a surge of anger, cold and sharp as a shard of ice. This man, this beautiful, wounded beast, was the architect of our ruin. His survival was a miracle that changed everything, and nothing at all.

He didn’t call out. He simply sat on the riverbank, head bowed, one hand pressed against his injured ribs. The morning sun highlighted the dirt and blood streaking his face, the utter exhaustion in his posture. He looked less like an Alpha and more like a lost boy, washed up on a foreign shore. A part of me, the foolish, loving part that had never truly died, screamed to go to him, to tend his wounds, to fold myself into his arms and let this nightmare end.

But a larger, harder part held me back. I remembered the coldness in his eyes when he dismissed us. The word
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  • THE SUBSTITUTE MATE FOR THE ALPHA KING   CHAPTER 67

    The world narrowed to the small, deadly clearing. Renejay’s warriors fanned out with disciplined precision, their swords a grim promise of the violence to come. Kelra and his two men moved instantly, forming a tight, protective triangle around Kairi, Elisse, and me. The air crackled with the tension of drawn steel and the raw, protective fury emanating from Kairi.“Take her deeper into the trees,” Kairi commanded me, his voice a low, urgent growl as he shoved Elisse into my arms. His eyes never left the advancing line of warriors. “Run, Sze. Don’t look back.”But Renejay’s laugh was a sharp, mocking sound. “Oh, there’s no running now. The woods are thick with my husband’s loyalists. You are completely surrounded.” Her gaze, hungry and possessive, locked onto Elisse, who was clinging to my neck, her small body trembling. “The key will be mine.”The first warrior lunged. Kelra met him with a brutal parry, the clash of steel ringing through the grove. The fight erupted in earnest. It was

  • THE SUBSTITUTE MATE FOR THE ALPHA KING   CHAPTER 66

    The journey to the Vaelen sanctuary was a tense, silent trek through a forest that now felt watchful and hostile. Every rustle of leaves, every distant birdcall, sent a jolt of fear through me. Kairi walked ahead, his senses stretched to their limit, while Kelra and two of his most trusted warriors flanked us, their eyes constantly scanning the shadows. The news of Gideon’s child-snatchers had turned the world into a gauntlet.When we finally reached the familiar, massive willow, its trailing branches like a curtain of green tears, my heart was pounding. Lyra emerged as if summoned, her luminous eyes taking in our grim party.“The forest is restless,” she said without preamble, her gaze settling on me. “The hunters circle closer. Their intent is a foul scent on the wind.”“We know,” Kairi said, his voice tight with a controlled urgency I knew was masking a deep, paternal fear. “We’re here for our daughter. We have to take her away from here.”Lyra studied him for a long moment, then g

  • THE SUBSTITUTE MATE FOR THE ALPHA KING   CHAPTER 65

    The silence after the battle was a heavy, living thing, broken only by the moans of the wounded and the sharp, efficient commands of Kelra. The air was thick with the scent of blood, pine, and sweat. I stood, leaning against the cold rock face, my body trembling with the last dregs of adrenaline. It was over. For now.Then, I felt a presence.I turned slowly. Kairi was standing a few feet away, having left Renejay—bound and unconscious—in the care of two resistance fighters. He looked like a man who had clawed his way back from the grave. His clothes were in tatters, his face a canvas of bruises and healing cuts, his knuckles raw and bloody. But his eyes… his eyes were clear. The cold, distant Alpha was gone. In his place stood the man I remembered, haunted and weary, but present.We stared at each other across the short, impossible distance. A lifetime of love and betrayal hung in the space between us.He took a hesitant step forward. “Sze.” My name was a prayer on his lips, a broken

  • THE SUBSTITUTE MATE FOR THE ALPHA KING   CHAPTER 64

    The sunlight outside the willow veil was shockingly bright, the sounds of the forest a deafening cacophony after the profound silence of the cavern. I blinked, disoriented, as Lyra moved ahead with her silent, fluid grace. We traveled for hours, following no path I could see, until the character of the woods began to change. The trees grew taller, their trunks gnarled and twisted into shapes that seemed almost purposeful. The air grew thick and still, and the birdsong died away, replaced by a low, pervasive hum that seemed to vibrate in my very bones.Lyra stopped at the edge of a grove where the trees grew so close together their branches intertwined, forming a dark, tangled archway. A sense of ancient, watchful power emanated from the place."This is the threshold of the Whispering Wood," Lyra said, her voice hushed. "I can go no further. The path within is for you alone." She pointed to a barely visible gap between two massive, moss-covered oaks. "Follow the pull. The Stone calls t

  • THE SUBSTITUTE MATE FOR THE ALPHA KING   CHAPTER 63

    The world shifted the moment I passed through the willow's veil. The air changed, becoming still, cool, and heavy with the scent of wet stone and ancient earth. The sounds of the forest—the chirping crickets, the rustle of nocturnal creatures—vanished, replaced by a profound, echoing silence. It was as if we had stepped into a pocket of the world sealed away from time itself.Lyra followed, the trailing branches whispering shut behind her, sealing us in. A soft, phosphorescent green light began to emanate from mosses clinging to the walls, revealing that we were in a narrow, natural tunnel that sloped gently downward."Where are we?" I breathed, my voice hushed by instinct."A place between places," Lyra replied, her own voice a melodic hum in the strange acoustics of the tunnel. "A root of the world, untouched by the wars of men and wolves. The magic here is old. It... obscures. Those who hunt you will find only empty forest."We walked on, the tunnel opening into a vast, subterranea

  • THE SUBSTITUTE MATE FOR THE ALPHA KING   CHAPTER 62

    The dense canopy of the forest swallowed us whole, plunging us into a green twilight. I dragged Elisse behind me, our flight a frantic, stumbling rush over gnarled roots and through clutching undergrowth. The baying of the hounds, which had been a terrifying constant, suddenly shifted. It grew more focused, more frenzied, but it was no longer following our trail. It was converging back toward the river, toward the sound of Kairi’s defiant roar.He had done it. He had drawn them away.The knowledge was a lance of pure, agonizing conflict. Gratitude warred with a fresh, searing fear for him. He was wounded, alone. How long could he hold them off?“Mama, the loud dogs… they’re going away?” Elisse panted, her small legs struggling to keep pace.“Yes, my love,” I gasped, pushing aside a low-hanging branch. “Someone… someone is helping us.”We ran until the sound of the hounds faded into a distant echo, and then into silence. My lungs were on fire, my legs trembling with exhaustion. Spottin

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