All Chapters of The Awaited Lycan Queen : Chapter 51 - Chapter 57

The skies over the southern border were darkening, clouds gathering as if the land itself sensed the unrest. From the balcony outside the council chamber, Aliyah watched the storm roll in. Distant thunder rumbled, low and steady, like a warning echoing through the valley.She didn’t fear storms. She had survived worse, some that made no sound at all.Behind her, Kaelen stepped out, two steaming cups in hand. He passed her one with a slight nod.“You’re quiet,” he said.Aliyah accepted the cup, its warmth grounding her. “Just thinking.”“About the current trials?” Kaelen asked.She shook her head. “About the silence.”But her thoughts weren’t on the council or the Lycan community. They were with Leo. She hadn’t been able to forget him, no matter how hard she tried. A quiet fear had crept in and taken root.Did his pack resent her for leaving? For walking away from all of them, from him? They probably didn’t even know why she left. Maybe they never would.Did they think she’d abandoned

Rosetta remained silent, the sting of those words digging deep. Her pride ached, but before she could respond, Rylan stepped forward, his voice grave.“There is something you need to know, Your Majesty.”He glanced at Rosetta, then back at Aliyah. “Alpha Leo and Lily have been captured by Alpha Dominic. He is demanding you in exchange for their lives.”Aliyah’s eyes widened in shock. “What?”Her body tensed, fury rising in her voice. “Why am I just hearing about this now? How did this even happen?”Rylan explained everything. He told her how she had misunderstood Leo, believing he cheated on her. How he had been on his way to see her and clear the air before he was ambushed by the rogues Dominic sent.Aliyah’s body shook in fear. Now she understood why Leo never came. She had blamed him. Hated him. And all this time, he had been trying to come back. To explain.“I thought he abandoned me,” she whispered, her voice breaking. “I pushed away the one person who made me feel seen. And now

Aliyah and the group reached the edge of Alpha Dominic’s territory but stopped just short of crossing in. They needed a plan. Charging in without one would be suicide.Aliyah turned to the others, her voice calm but firm. “Since Dominic wants me, I’ll go in with Rosetta and Rylan. The rest of you, sneak in quietly. Stay hidden until it’s time to strike.”Rylan hesitated, then nodded slowly. “Yes… that might be best. It shouldn’t just be the two of you. If things go wrong, you’ll need backup.”Kaelen immediately shook his head. “That’s too dangerous. We don’t know what trap he’s laid for you. It’s better we all sneak in and rescue them together.”Rosetta stepped forward, her voice tight with emotion but steady. “Let Aliyah and me go in,” she said. “He’s expecting us. We’ll be the distraction. While his attention is on us, Kaelen and Rylan should lead the rest of you into position.”She glanced around, eyes fierce despite the fear beneath.Kaelen’s jaw tightened as he stared at Aliyah.

Bayle had slipped from Rylan’s grasp and vanished into the shadows, but now he emerged onto the battlefield like a phantom drawn to blood. His gaze swept the chaos—Dominic and Aliyah locked in a savage clash, fur and fangs flashing, while Kaelen and the other wolves tore through Dominic’s men.Then he saw Leo.The once-proud Alpha’s son lay sprawled in the dirt, pale and barely breathing.A slow smile curled across Bayle’s face. So weak. I could end you right now, and it would be over.He took a step toward Leo, savoring the thought. But then another, far sweeter idea slid into his mind like a knife.No… killing you now would be mercy. I want to watch your eyes when you see her fall. I want you to feel every drop of her life slip away, knowing you could not stop it.The thought warmed him in a way the battle’s blood never could.Keeping low, he wove between the fighters. No one noticed him.From the dirt, he tore a sword from the stiff fingers of a fallen wolf and gripped it tight.Al