บททั้งหมดของ AUCTIONED TO THE LYCAN KING: บทที่ 131 - บทที่ 140

ASHER I was dying. Not metaphorically. Not dramatically. Literally dying on a surgical table while a healer worked frantically to save me. The crossbow bolt had done more damage than anyone realized. Punctured something vital. The wolfsbane in my system prevented proper healing. My wolf was too weak to fight. I could feel it. The cold spreading from my core. The way my heartbeat stuttered. The darkness pressing in from all sides. And through it all. The bond. Screaming. Maya was fighting. I felt every impact. Every near miss. Every moment of terror as Gabriel's forces overwhelmed the palace. She was trying to hold. Trying to protect my kingdom while I bled out on a table. I wanted to help. Wanted to stand beside her. Wanted to keep the promise I made on the balcony. But my body wo

**Chapter 134**MAYAThree days later Asher still did not know me.He recognized Ethan. Recognized palace staff. Spoke coherently about military strategy. But when I entered the room his eyes went blank. Polite. Distant. Like I was a stranger he was obligated to be courteous to.The healers said it might be temporary. Might be the mind protecting itself from trauma too severe to process. Might heal with time.Or might not.I sat with him every day. Talked to him. Held his hand when he allowed it. Sent love through the bond that he could not feel anymore.And prepared for the fight that was still coming.Because Kael might be dead but his supporters were very much alive. And they were organizing.The emergency council session was called for the fourth day. Full attendance mandatory. The question of the kingdom's future on the table.I walked in alone. Asher was still too weak. Too confused. The King's chair sat empty. A reminder of what we had lost even in victory.Lord Harlen stood fi

MAYAThe world seemed to tilt beneath my feet. "Olivia." Her name left my lips as barely a whisper. Rhea was already moving, snapping orders to the soldiers. "Get archers on the walls. I want eyes on Gabriel's position now." I could not breathe. Could not think past the roaring in my ears. Gabriel had Olivia. He had my people. "Maya." Asher's hand tightened on mine, pulling me back to the present. "Do not go out there. It is a trap." "I know it is a trap," I said quietly, my voice steadier than I felt. "But he has her. He has all of them." "Then we negotiate. We stall. We find another way." His eyes searched mine, desperate and pleading. "But you do not walk into his hands." The bond pulsed between us, thick with his fear. Not for himself. For me. I reached up and cupped hi

MAYAI woke to the sharp sting of cold water hitting my face.My eyes snapped open, and I immediately regretted it. Pain exploded through my skull where Gabriel had struck me. The world tilted and spun, nausea rising in my throat."Finally. I was beginning to think I hit you too hard."Gabriel's voice cut through the fog in my mind. I blinked rapidly, trying to focus.I was no longer in the palace courtyard. The space around me was dark, lit only by torches mounted on rough stone walls. A cave, maybe. Or an old military bunker.My hands were bound behind my back with iron chains. The metal burned against my skin, and I recognized the scent immediately.Wolfsbane-laced restraints.I tested the bonds carefully, feeling them bite deeper into my wrists. Any werewolf strength I might have called on was completely suppressed."Do not bother struggling," Gabriel said, stepping into view. He looked entirely too pleased with himself. "Those chains were specially made. Even your precious bloodl

MAYAThe torches moved like a living thing, flowing down the hillside toward us.I stood frozen, watching Gabriel's army advance. The sheer number of them made my stomach drop.We were outnumbered. Outmaneuvered. Surrounded."Fall back to the palace," Asher commanded, his voice cutting through my shock. "Move now."The soldiers around us scrambled into action. Rhea was already shouting orders, organizing a fighting retreat.Asher's hand closed around mine, pulling me toward the horses. "We need to get you inside the walls.""I can fight.""You can barely stand." His eyes locked on mine, fierce and unyielding. "Please, Maya. Let me protect you just this once."The bond pulsed with his desperation, and I felt my resistance crumble."Fine. But I am not hiding in some room while people die for me.""I would not dream of asking you to."He lifted me onto his horse, then swung up behind me. His arm wrapped around my waist, holding me secure against his chest.We rode hard through the darkne