All Chapters of Rejected by the Alpha, Claimed by the Crown: Chapter 241 - Chapter 250

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The Seal of Silence

Ember Frost's POVA short while later, the cell door opened again.Elder Anna was shoved inside.At first, she looked fine. No injuries. No bruises. But once she started walking toward me, I noticed how drained she looked, like whatever they did to her had taken more out of her mind than her body. I didn’t wait for the guards to settle. I crossed the space quickly and guided her away from the door, into the dimmer corner where we couldn’t be easily watched.“Tell me what they did,” I said, keeping my voice low. She let out a slow breath. Her shoulders stayed tense, and it took her a moment before she finally looked at me properly. “They didn’t do anything physical,” she said softly. “No interrogation either.” She paused, swallowing hard.“They bound my powers,” she finished quietly.I froze for a second. “What did you say?”She gave a small nod. “My powers are gone. I can’t reach them anymore.”Her voice sounded strained, like she was forcing herself to stay calm.Then she leaned i

Under Eternal Night

Ember Frost’s POVEach member of the group had been taken aside by that strange old lady, one after another. None of them came back looking hurt or broken. There was no questioning, no rough treatment.Some of the strongest ones returned with seals placed on them. Others were taken in, then somehow released without anything happening at all. It didn’t make sense.The strange part was, no one looked relieved. Just confused. And a little uneasy.Elder Anna was the only one people kept looking toward for answers, but even she didn’t seem to have any. If she couldn’t break whatever had been done to us, then talking about it among ourselves felt pointless.The humans treating us didn’t act like we mattered at all. No food was given. No water either. We were left there like we were already forgotten. Through the iron bars, I could see their camp in motion—packs being tightened, tents pulled down, everyone getting ready to move like the night ahead wasn’t a threat at all.Then Rook showed up

The Road to Malachar

Ember Frost’s POVI couldn’t even make sense of what just happened. “What have you done?” I asked, my voice coming out rough.The High Priestess only chuckled like it was all a game. With a slow sweep of her hand, the ground answered her—dried bones, metal shards, and crystal dust twisting together until they formed several rough carriages.“I told you already,” she said, calmly. “Everything you are will be taken… until my lord is fully repaid.”Another flick of her fingers, the wolves froze mid-movement. One after another, they climbed into the carriages, moving like strings had been pulled tight inside them. The High Priestess watched without a change in expression, as if this was normal.“You should be thankful,” she said casually, almost like she was offering kindness. “At least your bodies still have a purpose. Even if it’s just used in place of horses to ride my lord.”She tilted her head slightly, watching them like it was nothing unusual.“You’ll get used to it,” she said. “F

Beneath False Skies

Orion’s POVWhen Eira reported that the mind link had snapped, I didn’t need anyone to explain what it meant. Something had already gone wrong.I moved on instinct. My first thought was to go after them right away.But Elder Harriet stepped in front of me before I could take another step.“General Orion,” she said, firm enough to stop me in place. “You can’t go in there blind. Charging into smoke without seeing the fire never ends well. We don’t even know who’s out there. And you still have people here—at the base, at the mountain. If you leave without giving proper orders, everything will start to fall apart.”I understood her point. I really did.But understanding didn’t calm what I felt. Ember was out there somewhere. And sitting still felt like I was just letting time take her further away from me.I clenched my jaw and forced my thoughts into place, piece by piece. Panic wouldn’t help her. Losing control wouldn’t either.So I turned back and gathered everyone at the ruins.My vo

Branches and Bones

Ember Frost’s POVThe strength I’d taken in over time didn’t feel like something I controlled anymore. My body didn’t stay broken the way it should’ve. My healing was faster than it should’ve been—too fast to feel normal, but not fast enough to erase the damage completely.Right now, I couldn’t tell if that was something to be grateful for or something that would eventually turn on me.Time passed in uneven stretches. The pain didn’t return all at once—it came back in pieces, like my body was slowly remembering how to feel it again.Juniper didn’t speak out loud. Her presence was there, close in my mind, steady but alert.Look outside.I shifted toward the gap in the carriage.At first glance, it looked like nothing unusual. Just a line of dark hemlock trees along the roadside, half-hidden in snow and shadow.But the snow told a different story.The ground beneath them wasn’t settled properly. It was broken in uneven streaks, like something had dragged itself through recently—or kept

The Execution Site

Elder Harriet’s POVThe moment the Spirit Bird landed on my shoulder, I knew something had gone wrong.Its feathers were ruffled from hard flying, and the message it carried only confirmed my fears. Ember was alive, but barely. Her injuries were severe, and the soldier's condition was somehow even worse. Whatever they had encountered had changed them. They were no longer fully human or wolf, but something trapped in between.My gaze shifted to the enchanted strip attached beneath its wing.I untied the small piece of parchment and immediately froze.Dark red markings covered nearly half the surface.I had seen those stains before.Demonic corruption.I felt my stomach tighten.That amount of demonic influence wasn't normal.These people weren't simple believers following a strange faith. They had willingly devoted themselves to something dangerous.To avoid exposing our position, I couldn't send the Spirit Bird any closer. If someone sensed the magic connecting us, our advantage woul

The Waiting Ritual

Elder Harriet’s POVI wasn't concerned about the history, though.What bothered me was something else.The location.The old witch settlement wasn't anywhere near this place.That made no sense.When we'd searched the ruins, we'd found journals, magical tools, and sacred objects scattered everywhere. Many of them were valuable enough that no witch would willingly abandon them.Yet they had.Why?If they had enough time to travel all the way here, they should have had enough time to recover at least some of their belongings.Unless something stopped them.The thought lingered in the back of my mind.Before I could follow it any further, voices drifted through the tunnel.Everyone froze.Orion lifted a hand at once.The group stopped moving.We listened.The voices were close. Close enough that we could hear individual words.Slowly, we moved toward a bend in the passage and pressed ourselves against the wall.Voices drifted toward us from somewhere beyond the bend in the passage."How

The Hour Before Dawn

Ember Frost's POV Something kept bothering me, but I couldn’t tell what it was.I kept glancing around, trying to catch whatever was wrong, but nothing looked out of place. Everything was exactly as it had been.Maybe I really was just imagining it.Honestly, I wouldn’t have been surprised.I was freezing, starving, injured, and trapped on an altar in the middle of nowhere. If my mind decided to give up before the rest of me, that would honestly make sense.Still, the feeling wouldn't go away.Neither did the pain.Everything hurt. The cuts across my skin burned, the bruises ached, and the wounds that were supposed to be healing felt like they'd stopped halfway through the job. Just standing there was exhausting.I was starving too. My stomach had been empty for so long that the hunger didn't even come in waves anymore. It was just there, gnawing at me constantly.Still… none of that was what bothered me most.Something felt wrong.I tried to brush it off as exhaustion, but the longe

Blood on the Altar

Ember Frost’s POVThe order was pointless. Most of them were already on their knees, heads lowered and backs bent, looking more like livestock waiting for slaughter than worshippers waiting for a blessing.Then the sky changed.The clouds slowly drifted apart, and moonlight spilled down onto the altar, turning the entire stone platform a pale silver. A murmur passed through the crowd, low and uncertain, but it didn’t last long.The High Priestess drew a knife without hesitation and sliced her palm. Blood dripped onto the stone as she began to chant, low and steady at first, then rising with each word.I didn’t understand any of it, but something about the sound made my skin crawl. It felt wrong in a way I couldn’t explain, like I wasn’t supposed to be hearing it at all.Then a scream cut through the night.The chanting stuttered for half a beat, and every head snapped toward the darkness.Something burst out from the edge of the forest.Wolves.The order was pointless. Most of them wer

The Offering of Souls

Ember Frost's POVI threw myself at the High Priestess, but I wasn't fast enough.She slipped away before I could reach her, moving with an ease that made my stomach drop. Her eyes flicked toward me for the briefest second, almost amused, and then she spoke the final words of the incantation.The world changed.A column of black energy shot into the sky.The force of it hit me like a physical blow. The stone beneath my feet trembled, my ears rang, and for a second I couldn't breathe.Then the entire altar fell still.The battle that had filled the chamber with noise and chaos vanished in an instant. Wolves stopped fighting. Fanatics stopped running. Even the injured struggling across the ground froze where they were.A cold shiver raced down my spine, and every muscle in my body locked up.Something had arrived.I didn't know what it was, but the dread that swept through me felt older than fear. I had faced rogues, monsters, and death before. This was different.My mind was still tryi

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