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Ashes in the Air

last update publish date: 2025-07-08 17:42:21

The body of Lila was brought back just before the sun reached its peak.

Eugene sat on a wooden bench outside the room, eyes closed, fists balled in his lap.

He hadn’t spoken much since Becca’s outburst in the infirmary. Now, with the weight of death and insult heavy on his chest, he found himself wrapped in a silence that pulsed like a second heartbeat.

Max stood nearby, arms folded.

“I’ve assigned guards to every gate,” he said, breaking the silence. “And doubled patrols inside the estate. No
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  • The Rejected Omega's Redemption    Into Turmoil

    For several seconds, nobody moved. The guard remained on his knees in the middle of the Grand Hall, his chest rising and falling heavily after his sudden confession.Desmond stood frozen, Seraphina's eyes were wide, Ava looked as though she could barely breathe, Kaelyn stared at the guard, trying to understand what she had just heard, but Max was the first to recover.His eyes narrowed immediately."Take him away” he ordered.Two guards stepped forward but the guard resisted."No!" He pushed one of them away. "I am telling the truth!"Max stepped forward."Shut up!" He snapped."You don't believe me?" The guard asked."Of course I don't” he replied.The guard stared at him."Why would I confess to something I didn't do?""Because you are trying to protect someone” Max replied.The guard shook his head."I'm not protecting anyone” he said.Max's suspicion deepened."Then tell us exactly what you did” he said.The guard looked toward Eugene then the fear in his face was replaced by hatr

  • The Rejected Omega's Redemption    Coming Forward

    As Desmond stared at the gigantic axe resting on the executioner's shoulder, the arrogance on his face disappeared.Eugene was actually prepared to execute him.Desmond's eyes moved briefly toward the guards surrounding the hall then toward Seraphina. She looked just as shocked as everyone else.Desmond forced himself to breathe slowly. He couldn't let anyone see how concerned he was.His contingency plan had already been set in motion. He only needed time. If he could keep Eugene talking long enough, everything would change.He slowly looked back at Eugene."So this is what you've become” he said.Eugene's eyes narrowed."What?"Desmond gave him a bitter smile."Look at you” He glanced toward the executioner. "Standing there, ordering your own brother's death as if you were some merciless Alpha king."Eugene's jaw tightened."You are not going to distract me” he said."I'm not trying to distract you” Desmond took a slow breath. "I'm simply telling you the truth."Eugene stepped clos

  • The Rejected Omega's Redemption    One Last Chance

    Becca walked quickly through the corridor with Mira beside her. Neither of them knew exactly why they had been summoned to the Grand Hall.All they knew was that Eugene had ordered everyone to come.The summons alone was enough to make Becca uneasy. She kept glancing ahead as they walked, trying to understand what could possibly have happened now.Becca had heard the loud commotion that came from the direction of the dungeon from her room."What is going on?" Becca finally asked.Mira shook her head."I don't know” she said.She glanced toward the maids walking a few steps behind them."Maybe they know."Becca turned around."Do you know what happened?" She asked.The maids exchanged nervous looks before finally speaking."It is Greta” she said.Becca stopped walking."What about her?" She asked.The maid's voice became quieter."They found her dead in her cell."Mira froze."What?""She was supposed to be taken for her execution, but when the guards went to get her, they found that s

  • The Rejected Omega's Redemption    Not Your Puppet

    The noise coming from the corridors was impossible to ignore. Kaelyn had been sitting comfortably in her room with Seraphina and Ava when the first sounds reached them.There were hurried footsteps outside, guards moving quickly through the mansion.Something was clearly happening.Kaelyn lifted her head from where she sat, her attention immediately drawn toward the door.“What is going on?” she asked.Ava, who had been standing near the window, turned toward the hallway.“I don't know.”Seraphina's expression remained calm, but there was a slight crease between her brows.“For goodness' sake,” she muttered. “It is probably because of Greta.”Kaelyn looked at her.“Greta?”“Her execution,” Seraphina reminded her. “It was supposed to happen tonight. Perhaps the guards are simply preparing everything.”Kaelyn slowly nodded. That made sense. After everything that had happened at breakfast, the entire mansion had been waiting for Greta's punishment.Still, the amount of noise seemed exces

  • The Rejected Omega's Redemption    A Suspicious Death

    Eugene moved quickly through the corridor. The loud sounds coming from the dungeon had immediately caught his attention, and several guards had already begun rushing toward the lower level.He followed them without hesitation. Whatever had happened, he needed to know.The mansion had been unusually tense all day.First, there had been the discovery of Greta's attempt to poison Mira. Then Eugene had sentenced her to death, believing that her actions were connected to something much bigger than simple hatred.He had expected the execution to bring some measure of closure. Instead, the commotion coming from the dungeon suggested that something had gone terribly wrong.Eugene descended the stone staircase two steps at a time. The farther he went, the louder the voices became.The moment Eugene reached the dungeon entrance, he noticed several guards gathered outside one of the cells.Their expressions were tense but they immediately bowed."Alpha King."Eugene's eyes moved between them."W

  • The Rejected Omega's Redemption    The Escape Plan

    Evening was slowly settling over the mansion. The sunlight had begun to fade, leaving the sky painted in softer shades as shadows stretched across the grounds.But inside the mansion, nobody was thinking about the beauty of the evening. Everyone knew what was coming.Greta's execution.Jack had been thinking about it for hours. He couldn't allow it to happen, not after everything.He knew Greta had made a terrible mistake, he knew she had disobeyed him, he knew she had nearly destroyed everything they had been trying to keep hidden, but allowing her to be executed wasn't an option.If Greta died, the secret might disappear with her, but Jack also knew that doesn’t mean he should let her die.And, despite everything she had done, he couldn't bring himself to simply abandon her.He had already begun planning her escape.Thanks to Eugene, Jack had access to parts of the mansion and surrounding grounds that most people didn't.That afternoon, he had carefully arranged guards along several

  • The Rejected Omega's Redemption    Broken Walls

    The explosion still echoed in Desmond’s skull long after the smoke had faded into the wind. An Alpha king’s estate was supposed to be impenetrable and untouchable but now, one entire section of the outer wall had been blown apart.Desmond’s nostrils flared as he paced the marble floor of his priva

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  • The Rejected Omega's Redemption    The Arena of Obedience

    The sun bore down mercilessly on the sprawling arena. The shadows of the prisoners stretched long across the arena floor, twisting in the light of the unrelenting sun.Desmond raised a single hand, and the murmurs among the crowd died instantly. Silence fell like a heavy curtain, and even the wind

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  • The Rejected Omega's Redemption    Chains and Confrontations

    The back door of the house creaked faintly even as Mira’s hand remained fixed on it despite their their captor having caught them.They had thought the coast was clear, that Garran and bis companions were sleeping, but one of the men's voice had stopped them cold.“Don’t even think about it,” the m

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  • The Rejected Omega's Redemption    Escape from their captors

    Max and Eugene’s hearts pounded in unison, their muscles coiled like springs, as the man on the ground stubbornly tried one last desperate attempt to free himself. “Not today,” Eugene growled, pressing the man flat against the forest floor. Max pinned the man’s legs, feeling his strength push aga

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