บททั้งหมดของ The Alpha's Despised Omega: บทที่ 121 - บทที่ 130

 Damon didn’t waste a second. He tore out of the laboratory doorway with Mara cradled in his arms and Elena slung over his shoulder. Mara’s blood steadily soaked through his clothes in a steady and terrifying rhythm, while Elena’s limp body convulsed with every step he took.The moment he managed to drag them both outside, Damon felt the anger and desperation inside him reach its boiling point. The compound looked like a warzone as he surveyed it, with bodies scattered across the ground and smoke rising from broken lights. The emergency alarms were still ringing, and it added to the chaos inside his head.Standing in the middle of the destruction, completely soaked in his and the enemy's blood was Pascal. He was breathing heavily, and his arms were trembling in his human form. He had one eye nearly swollen shut, and his clothes were a tattered mess, exposing the many gashes across his ribs. But the moment he saw Damon, something like reli

 Elias threw back his head and laughed, a wild, unhinged sound that vibrated across the compound and cut through the lingering smoke and carnage. The sound was inhuman in its malice, cold and triumphant despite everything looking as if he had lost the battle.“You really thought this was the end?” he barked at them, his voice filled with unhinged madness. “Did you think I had nothing left?” He tossed his gun aside carelessly, letting it clatter against the ground. Then, with a surprising calmness considering his earlier antics, he pulled a small radio receiver from his pocket and pressed it to his lips.Damon snarled, baring his teeth as his body tensed, ready for whatever madness Elias was about to unleash. Pascal shifted slightly, keeping one eye on the chaos surrounding them while Mara, still weak and bloodied, gritted her teeth beside him.“I planned for this,” Elias continued, moving with theatrical elegance

 The armored truck finally came to a halt after more than an hour of nonstop driving, with its overheated engine rattling like it was about to collapse at any moment. Damon turned off the ignition and slumped forward, breathing heavily as sweat and blood dried in patches across his shirt and body. No one spoke. No one even breathed too loud. There was total silence inside the metal shell, and grief seemed to overwhelm any exhaustion that they were supposed to be feeling.Pascal was the first to move. He pushed the back doors open with an angry snarl, stumbling out onto the dirt. The night air was still very chilly, but it did nothing to clear the pounding in his head. Mara followed him, clutching her side where deep claw marks and her bullet wounds were still oozing. Her steps were unsteady, but her eyes were glued to the tree line.Because Elena was there…She had followed them the entire way…not slowing down for once, or even allowin

At the first sign of sunlight the following morning, Damon stepped outside for some fresh air and a chance to survey their environment in case there was a surprise waiting for them.Pascal joined him a few moments later, closing the creaky cottage door as carefully as he could manage without waking any of the two sleeping women. Despite the few hours that had passed, it was clear that he hadn't gotten any sleep…he looked like the definition of exhausted.“Morning,” Pascal muttered.Damon nodded to him. He didn’t bother pretending he had slept…Pascal hadn’t either. Neither of them had wanted to. Losing Leo had taken something out of all of them, but for Damon and Pascal…the fighters, the protectors…it left a guilt that wasn't just going to fade overnight.Pascal leaned back against a beam. “So… what’s your plan now? Because staying in the woods is suicide. VORTEX will try to track any survivors, and Elias is too insane to let this go. Especially with those monstr

“Elena… please,” he begged softly, his voice almost breaking. “Get in the car. That’s all I’m asking. Just get in, and we can…”“I told you no!” she snapped, turning to face him in anger. “I’m not going anywhere with you, Damon! Not ever!”Mara summoned the courage and approached Elena again, gently reaching toward Elena’s arm. “Elena, please. I’m begging you. This isn’t just about him. It’s not just about what has been done or not done in the past. It’s about surviving. We can’t stay here…You can’t stay here!”Elena roared at her yet again. “I already told you to stay the fuck out of this, Mara! You have no right! You don’t understand!”Mara held her ground. “I understand more than you think. I know what it feels like to be scared, to be hunted, and to feel like the world wants you dead. But staying here…out there…is suicide, Elena. Damon may be…” She hesitated, carefully choosing her words. “He may be everything you hate right now, but he can keep you alive.