Semua Bab The Awaited Lycan Queen : Bab 51 - Bab 54

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