All Chapters of Mated By The Quadruple Alpha : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

The council chamber still hummed with the remnants of the argument, the air thick with Alpha energy. The walls, built from ancient blackstone, seemed to absorb the growls that had just shaken the room moments ago. My pulse thundered in my ears, the mark on my neck still burning from where Kieran’s dominance had flared like a whip.Four pairs of eyes pinned me from different corners of the room — my quadruple mates. Kieran stood tall and tense, his storm-grey gaze a sharpened blade. Darius lounged against the council table, arms crossed, the picture of cold calculation. Lucien, ever the calm one, had his jaw locked so tightly it might shatter, while Caelan’s blue eyes burned with a dangerous mix of fury and something far more primal.“You think I’m just going to stand here and obey?” I spat, breaking the silence. My voice carried, bouncing off the walls. “You can command an army, but you can’t command me.”Kie

The crackle of the bonfire outside was the only sound breaking the suffocating silence in the room. The celebration in the main square still roared with laughter, music, and the clink of mugs, but here—inside the Alpha wing—it was all raw nerves and locked eyes.Seraphina stood at the center, her back straight, jaw tight. The four Alphas were arrayed around her like a living cage. Darius by the door, arms crossed. Kael by the window, his gaze a razor blade. Lucien lounged in the chair to her left, deceptively relaxed. And Rhys—gods help her—stood so close she could feel the warmth of his breath against her temple.None of them spoke. They were all waiting for her to explain what had happened with the intruder.She clenched her fists. If I tell them everything, they’ll lock me up in the dungeons just to keep me safe. And I can’t have that.Finally, Darius broke the silence. “You had a dagger pressed to your throat,

The council chamber was silent except for the faint crackle of the torches lining the stone walls. The air smelled of iron, old smoke, and the faint musk of dominance that always clung to the quadruple alphas.I stood at the center of the room, the four of them circling me like wolves stalking prey they both wanted to consume and protect. My pulse thudded loud in my ears, but I kept my chin high. If they thought I would crumble, they were wrong.Kade was the first to break the silence.“You defied us,” he said, his deep voice low, almost controlled. “You walked into the enemy’s den without our command.”I met his gaze, unblinking. “If I had waited for your command, I’d be dead. Or worse—your enemies would have taken the prophecy scrolls.”Ronan stepped closer, his towering frame casting me in shadow. “You risked everything. You risked us.” There was something raw in his tone, but also an edge of something dangerous—possession.I shifted my gaze to Darius, who stood apart from the othe

The air in the council chamber felt heavier than the mountain winds outside. The elders had just left, their expressions carved from stone, leaving me alone with the quadruple alphas. Four sets of eyes—silver, gold, storm-blue, and ember-red—pinned me in place like prey.No one spoke. Not at first.The silence was worse than shouting.Finally, Kael stepped forward, his dark hair falling across his brow, silver eyes molten with restrained fury.“You shouldn’t have gone alone.”“I had to,” I said, my voice tighter than I meant it to be. “If I didn’t bring proof, they would never believe us about the rogues’ alliance.”Ronan’s jaw flexed, storm-blue eyes narrowing. “And what if you hadn’t come back? What if the rogues had decided you were worth more dead than alive?”I clenched my fists. “Then at least you’d know I tried.”D

The weight of the silence in the room was almost suffocating. I could hear my own heartbeat pounding in my ears as I stared at the four men who had upended my life in every possible way. Their eyes—each unique, each dangerous—were locked on me like I was both their salvation and their curse.Cassian’s jaw ticked, his fingers flexing as if resisting the urge to reach for me. “Say it,” he demanded quietly, the words edged with a tension that coiled around the room.I swallowed hard, my voice a whisper. “I’ll stay.”The shift in the air was immediate. A strange, almost primal satisfaction flashed across their faces, but it was quickly tempered by something deeper—something darker.Ronan moved first, stepping closer until his shadow spilled over me. “You don’t just stay, little mate,” he murmured. “You belong.”Before I could respond, Killian’s voice cut through,