Semua Bab PRETENDER: Alpha's Forbidden Omega : Bab 141 - Bab 150

Mama Mariah and Mama Wrenlow sat wrapped in shawls, sipping from steaming cups, saying nothing as the storm raged outside.A sudden rush of cold air blew through the room. The fire flickered. Then-A folded parchment dropped from the ceiling, landing on the rug before the fire.Mama Mariah's hands trembled as she picked it up.The handwriting was rushed, desperate."Mama... please... help her. Please save Elowyn before they reach her... she's running with Baron's pack. Armies are moving close. If she's taken by the wrong hands, it won't just be her death-it will be the world's death. Please-open a portal. Carry them through. You're the only witch left I can trust. They'll find her. They'll find her soon. The Veilbounds already know. They'll use her blood, her scent, her gift. They'll win. The world will burn.She is on her way to Alpha Baron's penthouse. It's safe.Mama, I'm begging you-before it's too late."Mariah's hands fell to her lap. Her lips parted, eyes clouded with grief and

Mia's face fell, sadness creeping over her features. She looked away.Azpen held Elowyn's arms firmly. "You'll be protected. Baron is expected tomorrow evening. You're part of the family now. He'll reach for them for you."A sad smile tugged at Elowyn's lips. She knew the world was darker, deeper, worse than any comfort could erase, but she didn't want to burden Azpen further. She nodded, shook his hand and fought the looming fear.He smirked. "Now you need to forgive me for teaching you to be a gentleman... and remember regal curtsies."Elowyn giggled softly and left, letting the women tend to her.When she was taken into a fine room, she paused, eyes widening, noticing that Baron's room was already filled with women's clothes. She hid her surprise and tried to relax.Soon, the women left, leaving her well taken care of. But she was too restless with fear and her hands shook.Elowyn stepped into Baron's room, empty yet heavy with his lingering presence. Even though he wasn't there,

Baron was trying to calm her, trying to be a wall she could lean on."You're safe now," he whispered. "But...." She began but stopped herself and shook her head."What?" Baron asked but she shook her head.She buried her face deeper in his bosom."Don't leave me, Baron... please don't leave me..."She broke again, falling into his chest as he held her and kissed her forehead like she was the only thing that made sense anymore.★★★★★★Across every kingdom, bells tolled and ravens flew.The Trial-War of Claim was announced.Scrolls were shouted in marketplaces, nailed to palace gates, thrown through windows:"PRAY FOR THE ONE YOU SUPPORT. BARON OR HASPAN.THE WINNER CLAIMS THE HYBRID OMEGA."People screamed from balconies."BARON IS HER MATE! LET HIM KEEP HER!"Others yelled back."WHY SHOULD SHE SAVE ORTIZ? LET THEM FALL! OMEGAS SHALL RISE."Some cried.Some prayed.Some locked their doors.Portals opened everywhere as witches summoned pathways for crowds to travel and watch the comi

There was confusion amongst the kings but Lisa stood and watched with watery eyes.The crowd erupted.Shouts. Cries. Protest."FREE HER!""THE HYBRID IS ARIYA'S DAUGHTER!""SHOW HONOR TO THE DEAD!""HASPAN IS A LIAR!"Haspan stiffened.His eyes widened-not in anger this time, but in panic.Real, visible panic.He stepped back a fraction.Too many eyes were turning on him.Too many whispers.Too many stones being thrown at his feet.Then-the battalion moved.All at once, like a tide shifting.They rose from their kneel, pivot sharply, and faced Haspan's army-cold, ready, unmoved by the danger.And out of their formation rode forth the black, bald woman with the fierce eyes.Her horse stomped, snorting in the dust.Silence.She raised a scroll.Her voice cut through the silence like a blade:"We are the Emberglass Academy."Gasps.Shock rippled through the stands.Even the kings leaned forward.She continued, her tone steady, ringing with honor:"We have come to bow before the daughter

Haspan flew like a burning comet, wings ripping the cold night air. He dove into a jagged cave, the heat rolling off him dimming as he landed on stone.It was the same cave Mia used to stay in when she'd begun the quest to keep her friend hidden.Now, it was charred by Haspan and Sergius' men alike.The hiding Veilbound witches waited in a half-circle, hoods low, eyes glowing with danger.They spoke no greetings.Haspan stepped forward, already bleeding power, and pressed his palm to the cracked altar between them.The witches did the same.The cave shuddered as the dark Treaty sealed itself-silent, ancient, binding.A red glow slid into Haspan's eyes.From now on, anyone who met his gaze while he spoke would obey. No hesitation. No resistance, the veilbound witches chanted.He smiled."We start with Somberwoke," he said. "The fool killed himself. The village will kneel easily."The witches nodded once."Then we go for the smaller villages. Break them. Take their kings. No time wasted