All Chapters of Bound by Blood, Fated to the Two Alphas : Chapter 201 - Chapter 210

KAEL'S POV Three days on the road to the capital, should've been a grim journey, I expected more deaths. More suffering.It wasn't like that.The first village we passed through had fields. I remembered them from months ago. Barren then. Brown. Dead.Now green shoots pushed through the soil. Small. Fragile. But alive.Farmers worked the land. Smiling. Actually smiling while they planted."Look at that," Elara said. Wonder in her voice."The land's healing," Ronan observed. "Stage three is starting already."The second village was louder. Children playing in the streets. Running. Laughing. A sound I hadn't heard in too long.An older woman sat outside her house. Knitting. Humming."Excuse me," I called to her. "How long have the children been playing again?"She looked up. Face wrinkled but eyes bright. "Week maybe? Fever broke. They got strong enough to run around." Smiled. "Thank the gods. Thought we'd lost them all.""The gods," I repeated. "Right."Moved on. More villages. More si

KAEL'S POVThree days on the road to the capital, should've been a grim journey, I expected more deaths. More suffering.It wasn't like that.The first village we passed through had fields. I remembered them from months ago. Barren then. Brown. Dead.Now green shoots pushed through the soil. Small. Fragile. But alive.Farmers worked the land. Smiling. Actually smiling while they planted."Look at that," Elara said. Wonder in her voice."The land's healing," Ronan observed. "Stage three is starting already."The second village was louder. Children playing in the streets. Running. Laughing. A sound I hadn't heard in too long.An older woman sat outside her house. Knitting. Humming."Excuse me," I called to her. "How long have the children been playing again?"She looked up. Face wrinkled but eyes bright. "Week maybe? Fever broke. They got strong enough to run around." Smiled. "Thank the gods. Thought we'd lost them all.""The gods," I repeated. "Right."Moved on. More villages. More si

ELARA'S POVThe final journey took six weeks. Hit twelve remote locations. Each one is different. Each one challenging.The first stop was a mountain village. High peaks. Isolated. Snow everywhere.But the snow wasn't normal. People froze inside it. Not dead. Just suspended. Shadow had merged with ice somehow. Trapped them mid-motion."They're alive," Ronan said. Sensing with his Alpha abilities. "Barely. Heartbeats slow. Almost stopped."Kael circled the frozen villagers. Wolf instinct assessing threat. "How do we thaw them without killing them?"The baby pup reached out. Light pulsed from her tiny hands. Touched the nearest frozen person.The ice melted slowly. Carefully. The person gasped. Collapsed. Alive.We spent three days there. Thawing everyone. Teaching the local pack how to prevent it from happening again. Left light-bearers behind. Established anchors.The second location was worse. Island settlement. Ocean pack. Fishers and traders.The Shadow Blight had corrupted the sea

ELARA'S POV"The kitchen window goes here. East-facing, morning light.""That's the worst spot." Kael crossed his arms. Alpha stubborn. "Too much sun. Food will spoil faster.""It's perfect for moon herbs. They need dawn light.""Then put the herbs outside. Kitchen needs practical placement."Wanted to throw something at him. Settled for glaring. "This is my kitchen—""Our kitchen," Ronan interrupted. Stood between us. Again. "And it's going on the south wall. Compromise. Gets light all day. Happy?"We both grumbled. But nodded.Normal argument. Domestic. About window placement.Cried that night. Tears of relief. Because we were fighting about mundane things. Not life or death. Not shadow corruption. Just... windows.Construction started three weeks ago. Village craftsmen helped. Good wolves. Skilled. Respectful.They worked fast. Foundation complete in days. Walls rising now. Roof frame visible.Simple design. Three bedrooms. Common area for pack time. Kitchen. Workshop space for my

ELARA'S POV"Please. Just one more. My daughter can't sleep. Nightmares since the plague."Fifth person today. Seventh this week. All standing at our door. All needing something."I'm sorry. Healing hours ended two hours ago. Come back Thursday—""But she's suffering now. You're the moon priestess. You ended the plague. Surely you can help one child?"Guilt twisted in my gut. One child. Just one more. What was one more?"Elara." Kael's voice behind me. Warning. Alpha tone. "It's family time.""It'll just take a minute—""No." Firm. Final. He addressed the woman. "Come back Thursday. Sanctuary hours are posted. Follow them."The woman left. Resentful. Disappointed. Judging.Closed the door. Leaned against it. Exhausted."You're doing it again," Ronan said. Gentle but concerned. "Trying to save everyone. Burning yourself out.""She has a daughter—""You have a daughter," Kael interrupted. Pointed to the baby pup. Playing alone. Glancing at me. Waiting. "Who barely saw you today because