All Chapters of CHAINED TO THE ALPHA WHO DOESN’T KNEEL : Chapter 1 - Chapter 6

“Step forward when your name is called.”The old man's words echoed throughout the large room. Eiren could barely stand,his knees trembled like leaves. All around him, heaps of omegas stood motionless, their scents heavy and cloying in the air. Yet his own? Almost nonexistent. Faint. Wrong.Of the Moonfang Pack.His gut sank. Just like that,here we go: the ritual everyone had been waiting for, a chance to finally matter.He moved toward the center of the rocky ground. Everyone in the room watched his every step. Strong men stood along each side, staring intently, their presence weighing heavily on him. The younger ones waited in line behind, their expressions tense,perhaps regretful, perhaps not. The truth was, he didn’t know which it really was.The connection hit him hard, right in the gut.It stung, then tugged. Coiling tightly through his chest, it hauled him forward.His destined mate.Eiren froze. His gaze snapped toward the source of the tug, his pulse racing like a drumbeat be

“Don’t touch that.”Eiren stopped mid-reach toward the blade on the wall. He glanced over,there was a guard in the doorway, arms folded. It wasn’t Kael, but a different one.“I wasn’t going to take it,” Eiren said, pulling his hand back. “I was just looking.”“Looking gets you killed in this room.” The guard stepped inside, his eyes sweeping over Eiren with open disgust. “Lord Vorthran collects those from every wolf he executes. You want to end up on that wall?”Eiren’s gut twisted. His eyes returned to the arms,so many piled up. Each weapon represented a life lost.“He’ll be back soon.” The guard moved closer,too close. “Until then, you stay where I can see you.”"I wasn't heading out," Eiren said, stepping slowly toward the bed. Yet the pull inside his chest twisted restlessly. Still, it flared at the sight of the guard. Worse, it refused to believe a word he said.“You shouldn’t be here at all,” the guard said, his lip curling. “Defective omega. Playing mate to the executioner. Eve

“He’s dying.”The healer’s voice pierced the fog in Eiren’s mind. He tried to open his eyes, but his body refused to obey. Everything felt heavy and distant.“That’s impossible,” Kael’s voice was raw, desperate. “The bond is sealed. It should be healing him.”“It’s doing the opposite.” The healer’s footsteps drew closer. “His body is too weak. The bond is consuming him from within.”“Then fix it.” Kael sounded like he was barely holding himself together. “Do something.”“There’s nothing to fix,” said another voice, older. “The omega was rejected once. His body has already begun shutting down. Adding a second bond on top of that” A pause. “It’s killing him faster.”Silence.Eiren wanted to speak, to tell them it was fine, that he had accepted it. But his throat refused to cooperate.“How long?” Kael’s voice dropped to a barely audible whisper.“Days. Maybe less,” the older healer sighed. “I’m sorry, Lord Vorthran, but some wolves aren’t meant to survive bonding.”“Get out.”“My lord”“