Semua Bab Pregnant For The Enemy Alpha : Bab 181 - Bab 190

CARDANIt took every ounce of the Tiger King’s strength to stop me from dragging Scarlett back from whatever spell she had slipped into. His hand clamped around my arm with enough pressure to bruise, but it was the only thing that kept me rooted to the spot instead of doing something foolish.My heart hammered violently against my ribs. I had seen her fight armies. I had watched her defy monsters, kings, and the damned fates themselves… but I had never seen her like that.Seconds stretched into an eternity. Her skin grew pale like all the warmth had been sucked out from her. When her eyes finally fluttered open, relief rushed through me so harshly it almost hurt. She looked shaken, scared, haunted.I didn’t care why. Not now.I reached her in an instant, gathering her gently into my arms. “Scarlett. Breathe,” I murmured, forcing calm I didn’t feel.For a moment she leaned on me, thin and trembling. Whatever prophecy she had seen could burn in hell. She needed rest. “Bring me to her r

SCARLETTThe pain left just as quickly as it came. It felt like I had an out of body experience but it had been my pain as much as it wasn't. I had been sure in that moment that I was going to die.Gasping, I straightened slowly from my stooped position, earning worried looks from my onlookers. I was meant to be their saviour afterall, so if something happened to me, they would be worried.The rogue king watched with deeply furrowed brows before looking away with an expression of guilt.Huh? What was that about?“Hey. Are you okay?” I barely registered Daren asking me as he tapped my shoulder.“Yeah. Yes. I'm fine.” I squinted, focusing on watching the Tiger king. Aka Khaleokihk. His name was like some foreign tongue twister which I found difficult to pronounce and shortening his name to Kihk like I wanted to, could be considered disrespectful, so I stuck to calling him Tiger King.His reaction just now was off. Did he have something to do with what happened to me?That look, was it g

CARDAN“I came,” I said slowly, steadying my voice, “for a flower. The purple rose.”His reaction was immediate. The older beastman froze mid-breath.The younger one’s eyes shot wide, his jaw dropping before he slapped both hands over his mouth like he had just heard a curse from the gods.The stag elder straightened slowly, the gentle worry from moments ago evaporating into something colder.“Purple…” he murmured. “Rose.”The word left his mouth as if it meant something important.His gaze locked onto mine, and it felt like he was judging me.“That flower,” he said at last, his voice low and solemn, “is not merely a plant, outsider. It is a sacred item to our people. A relic of life. Of death. Of balance.”Great. Amazing. Fantastic.Leave it to the Tiger King to “forget” to mention that tiny detail!My irritation flared, burning through the pain in my veins. Why the fuck did he hold back so much information? What was he planning to do?The elder continued, “Only those deemed worthy m

CARDANThe food seemed to be infused with something because every mouthful eased something inside me. Plus, the laughter and positive energy around me was contagious, I found myself smiling at the sight a strangely huge tables surrounded by happy faces.Xaden sat across from me, tearing into a piece of golden, bark-crusted bread with his teeth as casually as someone biting fruit. “Try this,” he said, sliding a carved wooden plate toward me. On it sat what looked like roasted… something. A root? A piece of meat?I stared. “What is that?”He grinned. “Crunchroot. Bite.”I did. And immediately blinked. “It’s… sweet?”“And spicy,” he said proudly. “Takes years to grow. We use it for strength.”I chewed again, impressed despite myself. “Interesting.”This place was nothing like the empty, cursed wasteland the Tiger King had implied it was.Everything was built with precision. Not the rough, survivalist kind of construction I had imagined, but deliberate craftsmanship. Homes shaped around t

SCARLETTI knew not to trust anyone, especially with my past experiences. My gut feeling told me not to trust the Tiger king of all people. Yes, he wanted his people to get saved, but why did he have to send Cardan and Adam into a place with a high surety that they might not be able to return.It scared me that there was no way to find out why he did what he had done except for the seemingly believable reason that he had given.Now I sat alone in the room that had been allocated to me. It was much better than what I had been given when I first came in here. It was a piece of luxury. Something fit for a queen. My mind wandered around the pressing issues. For one we had a problem back in our realm and only God knows how bad things could have gotten since we left. The alliance might have been arranged with no way to reach out to us. I could not be here while my own house was on fire.Annoyed at the stillness of our situation, I marched on to the halls. I needed to know what the hell I w