Alle Kapitel von The Alpha’s Dead Wife is Back : Kapitel 71 – Kapitel 74

The nursery in the East Wing was a fortress within a fortress.Since the incident with the snakes, Lady Seraphina had doubled the guard. She had layered the door with wards designed to dampen magic, specifically tuned to suppress Hybrid energy. To the outside world, it looked like a quarantine for a sick child. To Julian, it was a cage.Inside, the five-year-old sat on the floor, surrounded by blocks that refused to float. He tried to lift them with his mind, but the heavy, suffocating pressure of the wards pushed back. It felt like trying to swim in mud."I hate her," Julian whispered to his stuffed wolf. "I hate the blonde lady."He looked at the window. It was barred with iron runes. He couldn't break them. He had tried yesterday, and the backlash had given him a nosebleed.But Julian was his father’s son. He didn't accept defeat. He looked for a loophole.He closed his eyes.I can't push out, he thought. But maybe I can call out.He didn't try to use magic. He used the bond. Not t

The Grand Ballroom of Castelvo was a masterpiece of ice and arrogance.Crystal chandeliers the size of carriages hung from the vaulted ceiling, casting a cold, diamond light over the gathering. The walls were draped in tapestries depicting the triumph of the Ancients over the mortal world. Outside, the Winter Solstice wind howled against the stone, but inside, the air was still and perfumed with the scent of five hundred apex predators.Ethan stood on the dais, trapped in the spotlight.He wore his ceremonial armor, black leather and silver plating, but he felt naked. Beside him, Lady Seraphina preened in a gown of spun gold, her hand resting possessively on his arm. She looked like a queen. He looked like a man walking to the gallows."Smile, my love," Seraphina murmured, her nails digging into his bicep. "The European Alphas are watching. They need to see a united front."Ethan didn't smile. He looked out at the sea of faces—vampires in velvet, Lycans in furs, Ancient witches in sil