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CHAPTER 68

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The silence of the high mountain passes was a different creature from the hushed peace of the Vaelen cavern. This was a cold, thin-aired silence, broken only by the moan of the wind through jagged granite teeth and the crunch of our boots on scree. We had been climbing for days, a small, weary caravan: Kairi, myself, Elisse, Kelra, and the two remaining loyalists, Jax and Cora. The lush, threatening forests of Gideon’s domain were far below us now, replaced by a stark, breathtaking landscape of grey rock and endless sky. The Ironpeak Citadel was our beacon, its distant peaks gleaming like knives under the relentless sun, but each step toward it felt like a mile.

The confrontation with Renejay had left its mark, deeper than any physical wound. Kairi’s shoulder was bound and healing, but a new tension lived in his eyes. He was no longer just a warrior or an Alpha; he was a father who had looked into the abyss of losing his child, and the abyss had stared back with Renejay’s triumphant e
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  • THE SUBSTITUTE MATE FOR THE ALPHA KING   CHAPTER 69

    The silence that followed Kairi’s words was heavier than the mountain itself. Trapped. The word echoed in the frigid air, sucking the last vestiges of warmth from our hope. Below us, the abyss was a black maw. Above, the Citadel’s lights twinkled, a cruel imitation of the stars, close enough to see, further away than the moon. We were stranded on a stone raft in a sea of sky.Elisse’s whimpers subsided into a shivering silence, her wide eyes fixed on her father, waiting for him to fix the unfixable. Cora’s breathing was a ragged, wet sound in the dark. Kelra had managed to staunch the bleeding from her side with a torn strip of cloak, but her face was the color of ash. Jax’s body lay where he fell, a stark reminder of the price of this journey.“We need to assess our supplies,” Kelra said, his voice a study in forced calm. He was the rock, even as the world crumbled around us. “And our wounds.”The inventory was devastating. One waterskin, half-full. A few handfuls of dried meat and b

  • THE SUBSTITUTE MATE FOR THE ALPHA KING   CHAPTER 68

    The silence of the high mountain passes was a different creature from the hushed peace of the Vaelen cavern. This was a cold, thin-aired silence, broken only by the moan of the wind through jagged granite teeth and the crunch of our boots on scree. We had been climbing for days, a small, weary caravan: Kairi, myself, Elisse, Kelra, and the two remaining loyalists, Jax and Cora. The lush, threatening forests of Gideon’s domain were far below us now, replaced by a stark, breathtaking landscape of grey rock and endless sky. The Ironpeak Citadel was our beacon, its distant peaks gleaming like knives under the relentless sun, but each step toward it felt like a mile.The confrontation with Renejay had left its mark, deeper than any physical wound. Kairi’s shoulder was bound and healing, but a new tension lived in his eyes. He was no longer just a warrior or an Alpha; he was a father who had looked into the abyss of losing his child, and the abyss had stared back with Renejay’s triumphant e

  • 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

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