Chapter 162

The waiting is worse than any battle Amelia's ever fought.She sits in the rocking chair by the window, Liora pressed against her chest, and listens to the night tear itself apart. Howls answer howls. Pack wolves calling positions, reporting movement, tight coordination that should be comforting but isn't. Because underneath it all, threading through the familiar voices, are the other sounds. Wrong sounds. Wolves that don't belong here, circling like they own the dark.Marcus hasn't moved from his post by the door in three hours. His crossbow is loaded, another one propped against the wall within reach, and his eyes never stop scanning the tree line. Every few minutes he glances back at her, checking, making sure she's still there, still breathing, still holding her daughter like a lifeline."How many do you think?" Her voice comes out steadier than she feels."Hard to say." Marcus doesn't look away from the window. "At least four distinct howls. Could be more staying silent. Could be

Chapter 163

Dawn breaks ugly and red.Amelia hasn't slept. Neither has Carlos. They've spent the last four hours in tense silence, listening to the night shift into something worse, waiting for the attack they both know is coming. Liora woke twice to feed, oblivious and perfect, and each time Amelia held her a little tighter, memorized her face a little harder, prepared herself for the possibility that this might be the last peaceful moment they get.The first howl comes with the light.Not a test this time. Not reconnaissance. A battle cry, sharp and vicious, followed immediately by the sound of bodies colliding at the southern border. Snarls. Yelps. The wet crack of bone meeting bone.Carlos is on his feet instantly, weapons already in hand, and the look on his face is something beyond exhaustion. Beyond fear. He's running on pure adrenaline and fury now, sleep deprivation sharpening him into something dangerous and barely controlled."Stay inside. Marcus and two others are stationed right outs

Chapter 164

The father finds her three days later in the clearing behind the eastern den, moving through basic defense drills with a practice blade.She's slow and clumsy. Her body protests every movement with sharp pulls of pain that steal her breath. She's still bleeding more than she should be, still weak from blood loss and childbirth trauma, still nursing a newborn every two hours which means she hasn't slept more than forty minutes at a stretch in five days.But she's training anyway.Because the alternative is sitting in that den like prey, waiting for the next attack, teaching her daughter through silent example that women hide when danger comes."What the hell are you doing?" The father's voice cuts across the clearing, sharp with disbelief and anger.Amelia doesn't stop moving. Completes the sequence even though her arms are shaking, even though sweat is pouring down her face, even though she can feel fresh blood soaking through the pad between her legs. When she finishes, she turns to

Chapter 165

They catch him two weeks after the first attack.Young, maybe twenty, lean and fast but not fast enough. He was watching the den from the ridge line, tracking patrol patterns, counting wolves. Gathering intel for the next strike. Carlos's hunting party took him down before he could run, dragged him back to the eastern den bound and bleeding from where teeth found his shoulder.Amelia hears the commotion from inside, where she's trying to get Liora to sleep after an hour of fussing. The baby finally settled just as wolves start howling victory outside, and Amelia wants to scream at the terrible timing. But Liora stays asleep somehow, exhausted from crying, and Amelia carefully lays her in the cradle before going to see what they caught.The rogue is on his knees in the clearing, hands bound behind him, surrounded by a half circle of pack wolves who look ready to tear him apart. Carlos stands directly in front of him, covered in dirt and blood, and the expression on his face is pure mur

Chapter 166

They track him for three days before finding his camp.Amelia shouldn't be here. Should be back at the den where it's safe, where Liora can sleep in peace instead of strapped to her mother's chest in a makeshift sling. But Carlos learned weeks ago that arguing with her is pointless, and her instincts have been screaming danger in a way that means she needs to see this through.So here she is, moving through the forest with Carlos and four other wolves, following signs the released rogue left behind. Broken branches. Disturbed earth. The faint scent trail of fear and urgency.Liora sleeps against her chest, warm and trusting, completely unaware her mother is hunting the man who wants her dead."There." Carlos points ahead to where smoke rises thin and careful through the trees. "He's trying to hide it but can't completely. Small camp. Maybe three wolves total based on tracks.""Could be more hiding their presence," one of the others says. Marcus, steady and alert. "We should scout the

Chapter 167

The council gathering happens three days after they burn Garrett's camp.Amelia stands at the edge of the clearing where the entire pack has assembled, Liora sleeping peacefully in her sling, and watches the father take his position at the center. He's in full formal authority now, not the gentle grandfather who rocks his granddaughter to sleep. This is the former alpha who built a territory through blood and strategy.The crowd is massive. Every wolf in the pack, from the youngest scouts to the eldest advisors. They've all heard rumors by now. Whispers of attacks, of threats, of Amelia killing a traitor with her own blade while her daughter was strapped to her chest.The father's voice carries across the clearing, amplified by decades of commanding armies. "Three weeks ago, rogues attacked our borders. Marked our stones with blood. Threatened one of our own and her newborn daughter."Silence. Absolute. Everyone listening."They believed they were restoring balance. Correcting divine

《THE ALPHA'S BETRAYAL》全部章節：第 161 章 - 第 166 章

Chapter 162

Chapter 163

Chapter 164

Chapter 165

Chapter 166

Chapter 167