All Chapters of Marked By The Four: Chapter 111 - Chapter 120

Maddox’s hands stayed firm at my hips even as the fire inside me began to shift. I felt it first in the bond - a subtle change in current, like heat rolling and finding a new path to burn through.Calder sensed it at the same time.“Easy,” he murmured, palm warm and steady at my spine. “Let it move.”They didn’t pull away all at once. They never would have. Instead, their touch softened - still there, still anchoring - but no longer driving the storm forward. Maddox pressed a final grounding kiss to my temple, his breath was hot, his presence solid as bedrock beneath my shaking body.“You’ve got her.” he said quietly. And then the space shifted.Rafe stepped fully in behind me, his body a wall of heat and strength, hands sliding to my waist with unyielding certainty. Not hurried. Not hesitant. Claiming in a way that made my breath catch and my knees threaten to give.Jaxon moved in front of me at the same time, slow and deliberate, his gaze dark and focused, like he was taking me apar

Elara came into the room. Mireya looked at her with snarl. But did not said a word. Witch ignored her, but she noded toward us and said."We have few important things to discuss."Something must have happenned last night between those two. And I had that nasty feeling that shortly it will all explode. One look at my mates told me that they thought about the same thing."Morning Elara." I said with warm smile. “You should not have let the witch touch you.” Mireya said at last looking back at me.The words dropped into the room like a stone. Elara’s head snapped up. “She didn’t let anyone touch her.”Mireya’s mouth tightened. “Intent doesn’t matter. Contact does.”I felt Calder’s presence stir behind me - restrained, alert - but he didn’t interrupt. Not yet."Should we stop it now or let them continue? Say only a word." I heard Maddox voice inside my head. "Thank you." I look at him with warm. "I don't like it, but I have a feeling that this might gave us some answears we need. So le

Evelynn POV Mireya’s breath shuddered out of her like something had finally been forced loose.“The howl you heard last time,” she said slowly, voice frayed at the edges, “was not a warning.” The hearthfire cracked loud enough to make the shadows jump. “It was a summon.”The word landed heavy. Final.My wolf lifted her head inside me, ears pricked, silver eyes burning with recognition.Rafe went still. “A summons for what?”Mireya’s gaze returned to me. Held. Weighed.“For you, Thornborne.”The bond snapped tight - four reactions slamming into me at once. Maddox’s fury rolled hot and immediate. Jaxon’s anticipation sharpened into violence. Calder’s presence locked down the room like iron bars dropping into place. Rafe went quiet in a way that scared me more than any growl.Elara took a slow breath. “She can’t cross the wards. Not physically. We sealed every viable threshold decades ago.”Mireya nodded. “Correct.”My stomach sank.“But?” Calder prompted.“But the Hollow Mother has ne

Evelynn POVThree hours later, Ironfang was no longer a packhouse. It was a war table.Maps covered the long oak surface. Old ones pulled from Mireya’s locked chest, new ones marked with black and red ink. Thornborne lands sprawled across the center like a living thing: forests, rivers, the burned pack grounds, the old borders etched with symbols only witches and seers remembered how to read.I stood at the head of the table. Because this wasn’t a discussion about if we were returning.It was about how.“We can’t move everyone at once after the lands will be safe.” Rafe said, finger tracing a route along the eastern ridge. “Families first. Elders. Non-combatants.”“Agreed. ” I said. “We establish safe corridors. No one moves without escort.”Maddox leaned over the table, forearms braced. “Ironfang warriors can split into rotating patrols. We keep the roads clear and the sky watched.”Jaxon snorted softly. “Sky too. Don’t forget what crawls between trees...”Elara nodded. “I’ll anchor

“Good form,” he said calmly, even pinned, even breathing a little harder than before. “You didn’t overcommit.”I swallowed. My pulse thudded loud enough that I was sure everyone could hear it.“You left an opening.” I said, voice rougher than I meant.A corner of his mouth lifted. “I wanted to see if you’d take it.”I exhaled sharply and pushed back, rising to my feet. My legs shook - not from weakness, but from the aftershock of adrenaline and something else I wasn’t ready to give up now.. Oh, but I wanted to.I stepped away. Barely.Calder rolled to his feet in one smooth motion, dusting off his hands like he hadn’t just been taken down by the small woman everyone had once underestimated.Maddox watched us with narrowed eyes, arms crossed, wolf close to the surface. Not angry. Measuring.Rafe leaned against the fence, jaw tight, gaze following every micro-movement like he was cataloging threats - even when the threat had just been me.Jaxon let out a low whistle. “Well.” he said lig