All Chapters of MATED TO MY BULLIES : Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

POV: Seraphina The war room glowed with soft lamplight as I traced my finger across the map one final time. Every piece was exactly where I needed it. Every lie had been believed. Every trap had been set. "My lady, the forces are in position." Commander Vance stood at attention near the doorway, his armor gleaming in the dim light. I smiled, slow and satisfied. "Excellent. And the timing?" "Midnight. Two days ahead of the schedule we fed to Karl Blackwood." Perfect. Karl thought he had five more days to prepare. He thought the attack would come from the east, where Maya's pathetic little army had positioned their strongest defenses. He thought he was so clever, playing double agent, feeding information to Elena Rodriguez. The fool never realized every word from my lips had been poison. "The northern perimeter?" I asked, moving to the window. The moon hung heavy and full in the sky. A hunter's moon. How fitting. "Minimal defenses, exactly as our intelligence indicated. Perhaps t

POV: Maya I watched the water swallow them and something inside me snapped. Not broke. Snapped into place. "No," I said. The word came out quiet but absolute. "No, not like this." I threw myself into the opening before anyone could stop me, sliding down into the flooded tunnel. The cold water hit me like a thousand knives. It was already chest deep and rising fast, the current strong and merciless. Bodies floated in the darkness. Some are still moving. Some were not. I waded through the water toward the source of the flow. My legs barely worked, the serum eating through my nervous system. But I could see it now, a massive crack in the tunnel wall where water gushed through with incredible force. An underground spring, maybe connected to the river miles away. The pressure was immense. I didn't care. I planted my feet against the muddy floor and pushed my hands against the crack. Water blasted through my fingers, the pressure threatening to tear my arms from their sockets. My bones

POV: Maya I stared at the collapsed tunnel, my mind refusing to accept what had just happened. Sister. She'd said sister. "Maya, we need to move!" Karl's voice came from somewhere far away. "Seraphina's forces are regrouping!" But I couldn't move. Couldn't think. Black blood still dripped from my eyes, my body shutting down piece by piece, and all I could see was that scarred face. Those silver eyes are identical to mine. "Elena." My voice came out broken. "What did she mean? What daughter?" My mother stood frozen beside me, her face white as death. Her hands shook. Tears streamed down her cheeks. "I need to know," I said, forcing the words through cracked lips. "Now." Elena's legs gave out. She collapsed onto the snow, staring at nothing. When she spoke, her voice was hollow. "Twenty-six years ago, I gave birth to twins." The world stopped. "You were both so small," she whispered. "Premature. The doctors said you might not survive. But Project Apex, they saw o

POV: MayaI stared at Zara's extended hand, the weight of her ultimatum crushing down on me. Come with her and abandon everyone who'd followed me. Or stay and watch them all die. Some choice."No," I said.Zara's eyebrows rose. "Excuse me?""I said no." I forced myself to sit up, ignoring the fresh blood that poured from my nose. "I'm not abandoning my people.""Your people?" Zara laughed, sharp and mocking. "Look around, sister. Your compound is burning. Your army is being slaughtered. You're dying. What exactly do you think you can do for them?""More than I can do by running away.""That's not bravery. That's stupidity.""Maybe." I met her silver eyes with my own. "But I've spent months becoming a monster. Executing followers. Terrorizing anyone who questioned me. I lost myself trying to survive. I won't make that mistake again."Another explosion shook the building. Closer. The walls cracked, dust raining down from the ceiling. Outside, the screaming intensified."They're breaking

POV: MayaTime stopped. Karl lay in the snow, blood spreading around him like dark wings. The silver bullet had hit him center mass, right through the heart. Steam rose from the wound where silver met flesh, burning him from the inside out."KARL!" Elijah's scream shattered the silence. He lunged forward, silver chains cutting into his wrists as he tried to reach his brother.Seraphina's warriors held him back, forcing him to his knees. He fought like a wild animal, thrashing and snarling, but the chains were too strong. The silver was already weakening him.I couldn't breathe. Couldn't think. Could only stare at Karl's unmoving form. This wasn't supposed to happen. We had a deal. Single combat. Winner takes everything.But Seraphina never intended to honor it."You bitch," I whispered. Then louder, "YOU BITCH!"Something inside me snapped. Not broke. Exploded.I surged to my feet, every rational thought abandoning me. The serum in my veins, dying as it was, responded to my rage. Powe