LOGINchapter 194: insider jobMilo povI woke to bright lights and the smell of antiseptic.My head throbbed where they had struck me, each pulse of pain making my vision swim. My limbs felt heavy, disconnected, like they belonged to someone else. I tried to move and realized with dawning horror that I was strapped down... thick leather restraints around my wrists and ankles, another across my chest pinning me flat."He is waking," a voice said from somewhere to my left, clinical and detached.I forced my eyes to focus through the pain and disorientation. I was in some kind of medical facility, though it looked more like a laboratory from a nightmare. Stainless steel everywhere, gleaming under harsh fluorescent lights. Strange equipment I did not recognize tubes and monitors and things with blades. And surrounding me, moving with practiced efficiency, were doctors in white coats, their faces hidden behind surgical masks."Good," another voice responded, this one female and cold as winter.
Chapter 193: putting up a fightMilo povDead and suffocating Silence descended in the hall."Selene?? damons sister?"My brain struggled to link the commander to the only person I know as selene.For the first time since years I watched Millen's face transform. Shock rippled across her carefully constructed features… this time genuine, unguarded shock… followed immediately by something that looked almost like hurt. Betrayal. As if Selene's defection had cut her deeper than any blade could.But then that vulnerability vanished like smoke, replaced by rage so cold and terrible it made the execution I had just witnessed look merciful by comparison."Impossible," Caroline breathed, her voice once stripped of its usual calculated composure. "Selene would never…she is loyal…yours""Apparently not," one of the Alphas muttered, though he kept his voice barely audible.Millen moved faster than I thought possible. She was across the room in a heartbeat, her hand wrapped around the messenger's
Chapter 192: The Price of MercyMilo's POVThe doors to the throne room opened with a resounding sound.Millen sat on her throne at the far end of the room, backlit by torches that made her look like a demon queen from ancient nightmares. But she was not alone.Guards lined every wall, at least two dozen of them. Council members filled the gallery, their faces hungry for whatever entertainment was about to unfold. And standing directly beside Millen's throne, wearing a smile that made my cold blood run even colder, was Caroline."There you are," Millen said pleasantly, as if we were meeting for afternoon tea. "We have been waiting for you, little brother. Come closer. Let us discuss your attempted escape."My legs refused to move. Aldrich had to drag me forward, my chains scraping across marble as I fought uselessly against his grip."You see, everyone," Millen addressed the room, rising from her throne with theatrical grace, "my brother thought he could deceive me. Thought he could
Chapter 191: we go nowDamon povFor a moment, I thought Selene might challenge her. The air between them crackled between the two Alpha females, with unspoken threat.Then Selene smiled.. a real smile, not the cold mask she had worn during battle. "Good. We need people with spines. Sit down."Rosalie grumbled, before seating."Now that we are all here," Selene continued, her fingers tracing the map, "Let me be clear about our situation. The Queen's army will arrive in approximately 15 hours, at most a day. They outnumber us four to one. They have superior weapons, enhanced warriors, and tactical support we cannot match in open combat." She paused, letting that sink in. "A direct confrontation would be suicide.""So what do you propose?" Chen asked nervously. "Surrender?""Surrender?" Selene's laugh was sharp. "No. I propose we hit them where they are not expecting it… from the inside."She tapped the fortress on the map. "While the Queen's forces are busy attacking this position, a
Chapter 188: Unlikely AlliesDamon's POVI woke to the familiar sensation of healing energy washing over me, warm and tingling like sunlight through water. For a disoriented moment, I thought I was back in my chambers, that the past days had been nothing but a fever dream.Then the pain hit…sharp, and intense, radiating through every nerve like lightning through copper wire… and at that moment, where I was registered in my brain. "Finally." Daphne's voice came from above me, dry with the particular brand of exasperation only healers could muster. "I was beginning to think you would sleep through the apocalypse."I forced my eyes open. The converted war room swam into focus, though someone had thoughtfully moved me to a quieter corner away from the other wounded. Through the window, I could see the courtyard. The Queen's abandoned war trucks sat like monuments to Selene's betrayal. Silent Dancers patrolled the perimeter with military precision. Daphne sat beside my cot, She looked
Chapter 189: defeated warSelene povhis sword rang through the air, as it left its sheath. He was fast… faster than Kael would ever be. His blade came at my throat in a strike meant to decapitate.I deflected it, feeling the impact jar through my arm. He was strong too. Enhanced, probably. The Queen's favorite soldiers always were.You traitorous bitch! Two years!" he snarled, pressing his attack. His sword became a blur of steel, each strike designed to kill. "Five years I stood beside you! Trained with you! Bled with you! And you were planning this the entire time?"I gave ground, letting him drive me back toward the center of the courtyard. Around us, soldiers fought and died. The clang of steel on steel mixed with screams and curses."Not the entire time," I admitted, parrying a thrust aimed at my heart. "Just the last three years. The first two, I was genuinely loyal." I twisted, using his momentum against him, and scored a shallow cut across his ribs. "Then I learned what the







