All Chapters of The executioner and the Alpha King: Chapter 241 - Chapter 243

Theo’s point of view I freeze. Her words echo in my head, bouncing against every wall of logic, instinct, and memory I have. She has a wolf. Is that even possible? My mind races with a thousand questions. Did the Goddess really give her a wolf? And if so, why now? Is this a blessing… or another layer of the curse? Then again, wouldn’t that be interfering? Isn’t that the very thing the Goddess swore she couldn’t do? Something’s not right. I feel Aries clawing at the edges of my mind, restless and agitated. He wants out. Badly. I hesitate for a second, then loosen my grip and let him surface—just enough. He leans in toward her, sniffing her closely. I feel everything through him. The scent, the tension in her muscles, the glimmer of something new beneath the surface. “She has a wolf,” he says after a moment. But then, softer. Suspicious. “…But maybe she had it all along.” He withdraws a little, pacing restlessly in the background of my mind. “Did you feel

Nathaniel’s point of view It’s been a week since we hit the road—me, Zach, Lily, and Carol. Even Malcolm decided to join, which surprised all of us. He claimed the Goddess sent him a vision with one mission: protect us, and help us. It’s strange. Executioners don’t usually get involved in search-and-rescue missions. Then again, this isn’t a normal rescue mission. We’re hunting Rufus. That old bastard is hiding so well I’ve started to wonder if he’s using cloaking spells older than I am. But I intend to find him—because he holds the answers we need. If I can capture him, maybe I can contain the storm he’s already unleashed. Every time we get close, he’s gone. Nothing but burned-out hiding holes and dusty old footprints. “Maybe he has friends helping him,” Lily mutters as she exits the latest ruin we searched. “If so, we could track one down. Question them.” I huff a laugh. “That rotten bastard doesn’t have friends. He has enemies and cockroaches—and I’m pretty sure even