Chapter 71 – A War Worth Starting

RonanThe air shifted the second we stepped back through the portal—biting cold, metallic wind, and the ever-present hum of desperation that lived in the Wastelands. It crawled up your spine and whispered that you were already dead. I exhaled through my nose and watched the breath freeze in the air like smoke from a dragon that forgot how to burn.Behind me, the others stumbled out one by one—Brad, Crawl, Wallace, Grimm—each one quiet, brooding, processing what the old fate-keeper had told us. The wall. The warnings. The prophecy nonsense.Crawl broke the silence first—of course he did.He dropped to his knees and started swiping at the snow, brushing it away like he was cleaning a damn dinner plate.“Crawl,” Wallace said flatly, “what the hell are you doing?”“Trying to bond with the earth,” he grunted. “You heard her. ‘Forge a bond with the earth.’ Maybe if I—” He stretched out and flopped onto the frozen dirt like a starfish. “—I don’t know, merge with it.”“You look like you’re tr

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Chapter 72 – The Demon at the Gate

RonanBy the time we reached the edges of Blackpine territory, snow had turned to slush under our boots and the wind had dulled to a moaning hush. A village of stone and timber unfolded in front of us—quiet, wary, old as war.People stopped what they were doing when they saw us. Mothers pulled children indoors. Elders stiffened like ghosts had risen. Some of the younger ones looked confused, curious—just strangers passing through. But the older ones?They knew.I heard the whispers before we even reached the village square.“Is that him…?”“No, can’t be—he’s dead.”“No, worse. Banished.”“That’s the demon alpha.”I let them talk. Let their fear settle like mist on the ground. I wanted them uneasy. Wanted them watching.Let them remember what real power looked like.We moved through the square in formation—me at the center, the others flanking me like wolves who knew the scent of battle before the first drop of blood fell. We stopped at the base of the massive stone steps leading up to

Last Updated : 2026-01-25

Chapter 73 – Velvet Shadows

EliraThe halls twisted like smoke as Maela led me back through them—no footsteps, no echo, just the silent hush of stone that somehow felt alive. My body hummed. My skin still burned faintly from Ash’s touch, from the memory of being pressed to him, moved by him, seen.I shouldn’t have liked it.But I did.The door to my room opened soundlessly. Inside, the fireplace crackled low, casting long gold shadows that reached toward me like fingers. The sheets on the bed were drawn back. The gown laid out was made of something soft and sheer that shimmered faintly in the firelight.Maela turned to me, calm and unreadable. “Let me help you.”I nodded without thinking. Without protest.Her fingers were deft, unfastening the two buttons that secured the halter top of the dress around my neck. As the fabric slipped from my shoulders, Maela pushed the fabric down over my hips until it dropped, pooling at my feet, I didn’t cover myself. Didn’t flinch. Didn’t feel the usual tug of modesty I always

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Chapter 74 – The Mirror of Truth

EliraAsh sat there, legs crossed, one arm slung over the back of the chair like he owned it—and me.“Don’t stop on my account,” he said, voice like velvet soaked in sin.I yanked the sheets higher, my face burning. “What are you doing in here?”His golden eyes glittered. “Watching you rediscover yourself.”“I—I wasn’t—”“You were.” He rose fluidly, walking toward me with the patience of a predator. “You called his name.”I swallowed. “So?”“So…” His head tilted slightly, his gaze dropping to the spot where my thighs pressed together. “That means you remember. Him.”My heart pounded. I opened my mouth—closed it again. Did I? It was fading already, like a dream unraveling at the edges, but I remembered heat. Power. A voice demanding more from

Last Updated : 2026-01-27

All Chapters of The Bane And The Alpha Beast: Chapter 71 - Chapter 74

Chapter 71 – A War Worth Starting

Chapter 72 – The Demon at the Gate

Chapter 73 – Velvet Shadows

Chapter 74 – The Mirror of Truth