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บททั้งหมดของ Claimed by the rogue Alpha : บทที่ 21 - บทที่ 30

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Chapter 21

A Kingdom of AshesThe blood hung in the air like an acrid miasma, a sickly sweet reminder of all they had lost, of all they had broken, of all they had become.Victoria looked out over the remnants of the ruins, the chill wind swirling her hair, the moon laying long shadows across the remains of the battlefield. The bodies had been cleared, the fires extinguished, but the ghosts remained, lingering in the silence, whispering in the dark,She had won.And yet victory had never felt this way.It had never felt so empty.Kenzo stood on the other side of the room, speaking to Caleb in low, measured tones, their voices low, methodical, like they were trying not to wake something sleeping. But Victoria was aware that there was nothing to awaken — only the dead, only the past, only the weight of what followed.She drew a slow breath, a hand pressed against her ribs, the bruises beneath her skin, the ache of exhaustion settling deep in her bones. She hadn’t slept since the moment she had dec
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Chapter 22

The Weight of CrownsThe moon was high, silver light cascading over the ruins of a kingdom forged on blood. Stale smoke and the rancid smell of war hung in the air, but underneath it lurked something new — possibility.Victoria gazed out from the balcony of the remains of the stronghold at the city below. The buildings had crumbled, the streets still spattered with the residue of a battle that had broken out, but in the distance she could hear voices murmuring. Not fearful, not mournful, but something else — something wary, something expectant.Hope.She squeezed her eyes shut for a second, the burden of it all weighing down on her shoulders more than it ever had before. She had fought for this. She had bled for this. But now — now the real battle started.A door opened behind her with a slow creak. She didn’t need to look to know who it was.Kenzo.He came to stand beside her, peaceable silent for a second, him centered and obedient. When he did speak, his voice was low, gruff with e
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Chapter 23

 The Breaking PointKenzo walked to the rooftop edge, the blood-red glimmering ocean of the city below him a wild beast breathing in the dark. The cold autumn air offered little relief to the flames burning inside him. His jaw a grim line and his fists balled at his sides, he looked down on the streets below. For years he’d survived these streets; he knew their language, their perils, and now, all because of Victoria, all because of one infuriating, reckless, impossible woman, he was about to do something he’d never done before — bet on someone else’s war.Victoria stood behind him with her arms crossed, her green eyes fixed on him unblinking. “You’re overthinking things again,” she said, a note of both laughter and alarm in her voice.Kenzo puffed a breath, then shook his head. “No, I’m thinking just the right amount.” You just don’t like what I am thinking.”Victoria smirked, getting closer, moonlight illuminating the feral resolve on her face. “This is suicide you think,” she said,
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Chapter 24

THE POINT OF NO RETURNVictoria sat on the edge of the bed, gazing at the dim light coming through the cracked blinds, fingers clenched around the thin blanket draped across her lap. The sleep had never arrived, not really, not when her mind wouldn’t quiet, not when the weight of what was coming settled onto her chest with the steadiness of an iron weight. She had always known her family’s world was built on corruption, on power plays and alliances that cared little for love, but the betrayal, the sheer depth of it, still stung more than she cared to confess. Her mate—ex-mate—and her own sister. It was no longer just about the humiliation. It was about the reality that they expected her to do that. To bow. To submit.But she was no longer that girl.A low sound rolled around the room, and she glanced at the couch where Kenzo sat, arms crossed, head craned back, eyes closed, though he was not asleep. He hadn’t slept either. She could sense it by the tautness of his shoulders, the strai
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CHAPTER 25

Bargaining with the DevilThe drive to the Blackfangs’ territory was silent, thick with tension and the unspoken weight of what they were about to do. Victoria sat in the backseat, her arms crossed tightly, her mind warring with itself. She didn’t trust them. She didn’t want to trust them. But if there was one thing she had learned in the past few days, it was that survival required impossible choices.Kenzo drove with one hand on the wheel, his other resting against the gear shift, his gaze steady on the road ahead. Every so often, his eyes flicked toward the rearview mirror, watching her, sensing her unease, but he didn’t say anything. He didn’t need to. He already knew this meeting was the last thing she wanted.Caleb, on the other hand, was completely at ease, lounging in the passenger seat like they weren’t about to walk into the lion’s den. “You’re too quiet, Vic. You should be excited. We’re about to make history.”Victoria shot him a glare. “If by ‘history’ you mean getting ou
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CHAPTER 26

The Price of TreacheryTHE RIDE BACK WAS CHOKING. No one spoke. No one could. The shadow of Victoria’s deal with Damon loomed like a boulder in the back seat, crowding the space between them so that every breath felt like a struggle. Kenzo’s knuckles were white from gripping the wheel, his jaw set tight and hard, a wolf snarl sitting just under his skin. Caleb, the one most likely to fill silence with offhand comments, gazed out the window with his reading smirk absent, his fingers drumming an uneasy tattoo against his thigh. And Victoria — Victoria could feel the weight of her choice settling into her bones like a slow, creeping poison.She had struck a deal with the most dangerous man in the city.She had offered herself.And now she had to live with it.At last Kenzo spoke, his voice precise and low, slicing through the quiet like a knife. “What the hell was that?”Victoria raised her chin, determined not to flinch. “A negotiation.”Kenzo laughed, but not in a way that was funny, o
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Chapter 27

The Border Between Love and WarKenzo didn’t return to the apartment right away. He couldn’t. The blood in his veins was buzzing with rage, his wolf pacing, but there was no stimulus to let all that rage out. He walked the shadowy streets, past the dank alleys----you could smell the damp, crumbling concrete--, and the sputtering neon signs barely illuminating the way. Every muscle in his body was wound tight, his hands itching to hit something, anything, but there was nothing he could hit.Since that battle had been lost the instant Victoria cut that deal.You turn the corner, you go into an old bar —smelling like cigarettes and sweat and fucking regret. He squeezed inside, shoulders tight, the warmth of too many bodies crowding around him, the low hum of conversation by the floor shaking the air. A few gazes lifted to him, realizing who he was, still no one approached. Good. He wasn’t very sociable at this time.Kenzo marched straight to the counter and banged a hand down. “Whiskey. N
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Chapter 28

Kenzo didn't fall asleep. Sitting on the edge of his bed, his body tight, his brain keeps wandering some ways he doesn't want to think about. Over to the other side of the room, curled up in a ball, Victoria breathed steadily. But he knew she never slept now. He could sense it in the way she held herself and the fists she made of her hands as she lay there motionless. He wanted to reach out to her, shake her, demand that she tell him how she could still sit there pretending everything was all right when it wasn't. Nothing was now.Finally he couldn't bear it any longer. "How much more are you going to pretend?"His voice was rough, edged like a blade. What did he care?Victoria rolled over, but didn't look at him. "Pretend about?"Kenzo let out a bitter laugh. "That everything's going to be fine. And to a monster you mean you didn't just turn. All that he wanted-look at you handing himself and everything over, clinking it on a silver platter."She let out her breath in a slow, even str
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Chapter 29

The stillness in the darkened room hung over them, loaded with thoughts that neither of them would articulate, the kind that scratched at the base of the brain but would never break the surface. Kenzo lay awake, his arms stretched wide around Victoria’s sleeping body, his breathing steady, his mind far from it. His wolf, starved and erratic, prowled inside of him, demanding, pushing, aching for more. The night had been long, longer than he’d ever thought it would be, but somehow, despite everything — despite the recklessness, despite how insane their union was — he couldn’t feel regret about a single moment of it.His hand brushed against her shoulder, her skin warm and soft beneath his calloused fingers, the shallow rise and fall of his broad chest keeping in time with her light breath as she dozed next to him. And how easily had she surrendered to sleep, as if there had been no doubt, no hesitation, as if she belonged there, in his arms, unquestioningly. And perhaps that was wha
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Chapter 30

Victoria lay in the gray light of Kenzo’s small apartment, dazed with the scent of him, which had clung to her, like a second skin. She still felt the way his arms had wrapped around her, the way his breath had hitched as if he were holding back something deep and primal. It wasn’t merely desire; it was something primal, something on fire. And he was fighting himself, fighting the wolf within, and she didn’t know how much longer he could restrain it.Kenzo sat at the window, moonbeams slanting across his face. His jaw tightened, eyes flashing gold in the dark. He hadn’t said a lot since they had lain down, but Victoria could feel the weight of his thoughts against the quiet. She rolled over onto her side and looked at him. “You can’t sleep much, can you?”Kenzo let out a short laugh and rubbed the back of his neck. “Not when my head won’t stop talking.”Victoria looked him over, the way his muscles tightened even in stillness. “You’re thinking about something. Or someone.”Kenzo didn’
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