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Chapter Thirteen: Shadows and Sovereigns
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2026-04-26 20:22:34
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"Well, well," the lead scavenger sneered, his tusks glinting. "A high-tier with silver eyes and a pretty human doctor. The Council is paying a king’s ransom for your type, friend. Why don't you make this easy and walk with us?"Rhea’s hand flew to the hilt of her surgical knife. She stepped forward, instinctively trying to shield Dominic. "He’s a patient under my care. He’s not going anywhere with you."Dominic didn't growl. He didn't even look afraid. He stood there, a quiet, terrifying force of nature. "Rhea, get back," he murmured. His voice had dropped into a register that made the very ground beneath them vibrate.The lead scavenger laughed, but the sound died in his throat as Dominic’s eyes began to glow with a blinding, mercurial fire. "You have five seconds to turn around and forget you saw us," Dominic warned.The scavengers lunged. Dominic moved with a speed that shouldn't have been possible for a recovering patient. He blocked the first strike with a forearm that felt like
The Alpha's Apocalypse Sweet Queen Chapter Thirteen: Shadows and Sovereigns
The rain that had started as a drizzle turned into a rhythmic drumbeat against the bakery’s reinforced roof, a persistent sound that usually lulled Rhea to sleep. But tonight, sleep was a distant shore she couldn't reach. Every time she closed her eyes, she felt the phantom heat of Dominic’s hand on her wrist and heard the resonant depth of his voice telling her the truth.I think you were dreaming about the rest.The words echoed in the silence of her partitioned room. She rolled onto her side, pulling the thin blanket tighter. She was mortified by her own imagination, yet a traitorous part of her mind kept replaying the dream the way his silver eyes had darkened, the way his touch had felt like a homecoming.She was a doctor; she understood the biology of attraction. But this wasn't just biology. It was something more dangerous. It was hope.In the main room, the fire had burned down to a pile of glowing embers. Dominic didn't go back to his cot. He sat on the floor near the hearth,
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Dinner is served," Dominic announced.His voice was a low, resonant baritone that seemed to vibrate through the floorboards and settle directly in Rhea’s bones. He didn't put his shirt back on. He simply wiped his hands on a clean rag and began ladling the thick stew into mismatched ceramic bowls.The four of them sat around the small round table. Leo, usually a bottomless pit of hunger, was uncharacteristically quiet, his eyes darting between Dominic’s powerful frame and the way Rhea was pointedly avoiding eye contact. Even as a young Beastkin, Leo could feel the atmospheric pressure in the room. It felt like the air before a massive electrical storm."This is incredible," Leo finally blurted out, shoveling a spoonful of stew into his mouth. "What did you put in this?""Sage and wild onion from the rooftop garden," Dominic said, his silver eyes finally landing on Rhea. "And a little patience."Rhea felt the weight of his gaze. It was heavy, warm, and entirely too intimate. She focuse
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