All Chapters of Trapped with the Alpha King: Chapter 191 - Chapter 200

Gavriel moved faster than anyone. He caught Althea in his arms before she hit the ground.“Althea—!” His voice cracked with tension he didn’t show to anyone else.Her head lolled weakly against his shoulder, her breath shallow.Gavriel turned sharply toward Zander. “What’s happening?!”Zander swallowed, his face tight with guilt and frustration. “Those two women… Ava and Nilda… they laced Princess Riela with a dark spell before I took her.”Gavriel’s jaw clenched so hard his teeth nearly broke.Zander continued, voice low. “They wanted to make sure her healing wouldn’t succeed unless it was done under their terms. And because I had already begun treating her with my energy—”“Finish your sentence,” Gavriel snapped.Zander grimaced. “My energy inside the dome is clashing with Riela’s own and with the spell they placed. When Althea tried to step in… all three energies collided.”Gavriel’s expression turned deadly. He shifted Althea in his arms, holding her gently but with an unspoken wa

Osman pressed his hands to his ears dramatically, pacing back and forth near the cottage window. “Seriously? How long do they plan on cheering wildly? It’s been forever!” he complained, sounding both irritated and secretly impressed.Candice leaned beside him to peek out. Sunlight spilled over the clearing where members of the Ivanov Clan were gathered, laughing, crying, hugging each other. Their cheers rose every few minutes in uneven waves — messy, emotional, but full of long-suppressed hope.“They earned it,” Candice said quietly. There was a softness in her voice Osman didn’t hear often. “Zander must have carried this weight since he was barely grown. Losing his home. Losing his parents. Trying to protect the survivors while running from the Cross Clan. Every day must have felt like a borrowed day.”Osman straightened slowly, a frown forming. “Hold on.”Candice didn’t turn to him; she kept watching the celebrating clan.Osman squinted. “Why… why do I suddenly sense you’re interest

Uriel raised his staff. Zander had already given him solid evidences earlier that the man managed to gather whenever he slipped inside the royal estate grounds before. Not only proof against Ava, but a full list of who inside the estate was secretly working for Cain.A sharp pulse of magic burst upward. Smoke twisted, condensed into runes, then formed shimmering screens of memory.The hall gasped.Scenes flickered into view: Ava handing Nilda a vial while they discussed how Princess Riela and the Queen Mother could be used to their advantage against Althea. Nilda sneaking into Princess Riela’s chamber, altering Uriel’s potion to halt her recovery. Then the Queen Mother, sipping tea laced with a hypnotic potion. Ava leaning over the sleeping Queen Mother, murmuring spell after spell.Ava’s face drained of color.Nilda staggered back, trembling. “No—this isn’t—this is manipulated—”“Uriel,” Gavriel said, voice sharp. “Repeat the detection seal.”Uriel slammed his staff into the floor.T

Gavriel leveled a stare that immediately shut Uriel up.“Babysitting?” the Alpha King repeated, voice low. “You call guiding the Queen Mother’s temporary successor babysitting?”Uriel straightened so fast his spine cracked. “I… didn’t mean it like that.”“Then choose better words,” Gavriel said coolly. “Beatrice is inexperienced, but she’s capable. What she lacks is stability, something you can provide. And Simon will handle the logistics. All you must do is keep order until I return.”Uriel sighed in defeat. “Understood.”Gavriel didn’t soften, but his tone held a faint note of trust. “I leave the palace in your hands. Don’t fail me.”Uriel pressed a palm to his chest. “I won’t.”“Good.” Gavriel stepped back toward the portal, then paused. “And make sure Ava is watched closely. No one enters her cell. No one speaks to her. No one opens their mouth near her. She still has that snake’s tongue. She’ll twist anyone she can.”Uriel nodded. “I’ll handle it.”“And Nilda?” Gavriel asked.“Al

As soon as Gavriel finished speaking with Zander and settling the remaining matters, he didn’t waste another second. He headed straight for the cottage where Althea was resting. Night had already settled over the land, and warm light spilled softly from the windows.When he stepped inside, he found Melva arranging dinner on the table where Althea sat waiting.The moment Althea saw him, her face brightened. “You’re back. Come, let’s eat dinner together!” Her voice carried a kind of warmth that instantly pulled him in. Seeing her smiling like that — bright, enthusiastic, full of energy — eased every tension he carried.Melva bowed politely and slipped out, leaving the two of them alone.Althea rose from her chair and walked toward him. Gavriel didn’t hesitate. He reached for her, pulling her against his chest, wrapping her tightly in his arms. He buried his face in her hair, inhaling her familiar, soothing scent.“It was a rough day, wasn’t it?” Althea murmured against him.“Hmm. But i