All Chapters of Marked by fate: Chapter 671 - Chapter 680

Max's POVI'm floating through clouds. They're soft and damp as they brush past me, swirling and shifting around my body. I realise I'm naked as moisture beads across my skin, and then I seem to be floating down towards the ground as my consciousness registers sensation and orientation all at once.I have no idea how much time has passed. Actually, I don't know if any time has passed. Passed since what? I frown, trying to remember what I was doing before this, but there's nothing there. I don't remember falling asleep. I don't remember coming here. I don't even know where here is.That should probably bother me, but it doesn't. I just seem to exist in this strange, cloudy place, drifting downwards without any idea where I'm going or why.A light is moving closer. I can't work out if I'm travelling towards it or if it's travelling towards me. I feel spacey and light-headed, and there's something important I'm meant to be doing. I know there is. Something happened. Someone...I try to g

Max's POV“Are you all right?”Selene turns her attention back to me, and I notice the slight hesitation before she answers. Her silver eyes study my face, and for a moment, I get the impression she's deciding how much to tell me.“I've been better, but thank you for asking.”Her voice is gentle, and she gives me a reassuring smile, although I'm not entirely convinced by it. I glance at the staff supporting her, then back at the silvery light surrounding her body.It's strange seeing her like this. The last time we met, her presence seemed to fill the entire clearing. I remember feeling almost overwhelmed by the power radiating from her, yet now I can stand right in front of her without having to narrow my eyes.“You don't look quite like you did last time.”Her lips curve slightly, and she follows my gaze towards the staff in her hand.“No, I suppose I don't.”She doesn't seem particularly surprised by my observation, but I notice the way she shifts some of her weight against the pol

Max's POVI'd been aware that things were getting worse, but until now, I'd never considered that any of it might be connected.Selene turns towards me, and the sadness in her expression gives way to anger again.“The drugs they've introduced into your communities, the deliberate disruption of pack hierarchies, the dissolution of entire packs. All of it has contributed to the damage.”She gestures towards the ruined forest, the movement sharp with frustration.“Every pack that falls apart weakens the bonds between its members, and every generation that loses faith in me weakens my connection to your world a little further.”I look at her, struggling to take it all in.So those incidents weren't just separate packs having their own problems. Someone had been deliberately stirring up trouble, exploiting every weakness they could find.The thought makes my blood boil. An Alpha's supposed to protect his pack, not stand by while his wolves are abused or driven from their homes. And now I'm

Max's POVI stare at her, struggling to comprehend what she's just said.Kill her? Kill the fucking Moon Goddess? I didn't think that was possible.For a moment, I genuinely think I've misheard her, but she continues before I can say anything.“Without my protection, there will be nothing to prevent him from enslaving the supernatural races. Every wolf, every supernatural being will be forced to serve him.”There's genuine disgust in her voice now. Her gaze drifts towards Medus again, and I remember the affection in her expression when she was stroking him earlier. The thought of anyone enslaving him, or any of us, makes my blood run cold.Selene draws a slow breath before continuing.“And once he has established his rule, he intends to e

Max's POV“Max...” Selene says carefully“Did you know?” I demand. “Did you know what that bastard was doing to her? Because if you created her for all this, if you've been planning her future since before she was born, then where the fuck does all that fit in?”My voice is getting louder, and I can feel Medus shifting beside me, but I can't seem to stop.“Was she supposed to suffer? Was breaking her down somehow meant to make her stronger?”“Maxwell.”There's a sharpness to Selene's voice that makes me fall silent. She doesn't raise it, but the authority behind that single word is enough to remind me exactly who I'm speaking to.For a moment, neither of us moves.