Semua Bab The Royal Alphas’ Captive Maid: Bab 141 - Bab 150

Melina's POV - 10 AM - Two Hours Before MeetingShe waited until Alaric left for his morning meeting.He'd kissed her goodbye. Told her to rest. Told her he'd be back in an hour to check on her.One hour. That's all the head start she'd have.She got dressed quickly. Jeans. Dark shirt. Jacket. Nothing that stood out. Nothing memorable.Her phone was in her pocket. The only thing she was allowed to bring according to the Vigil's instructions.No weapons. No tracking devices. No communication devices.Which meant she needed to disable the tracker.She knew the brothers had tracking on her phone. Had known since the beginning. They monitored her location. Her calls. Her messages.She needed to break that connection without them noticing immediately.She opened her phone settings. Found the location services. Turned them off.Immediately turned them back on.Then she did something she'd learned from a YouTube video weeks ago, back when she'd been planning the greenhouse theft.She created

"You followed me.""Of course we followed you." Archer cupped her face. Made her look at him. "You're ours. We don't let what's ours walk into danger alone.""I'm sorry...." Her voice broke. "I'm so sorry....I just wanted to save her....""We know." Alaric pulled her back into his arms. "We know. But you don't do this alone anymore. You don't make deals with monsters. You don't sacrifice yourself. You come to us. You let us help. That's what mates do.""They said....they said I have something in my blood....something called The Strain...."All three brothers went very still."What did they tell you?" Alaric's voice was carefully controlled."That my father had it. That I probably have it too. That it's toxic to supernaturals. That they want to weaponize it.""Fuck." Aiden ran his hand through his hair. "Fuck. The Strain. We've heard of it. Didn't know it was real. Didn't know your father..." He stopped. "We need to test you. Verify. If you actually carry it....""Then we have a proble

"As long as her blood doesn't enter your bloodstream directly in significant amounts, yes. Casual intimacy appears safe. Biting that draws small amounts of blood appears safe. Saliva exchange appears safe. Your bodies can handle trace exposure.""But drinking her blood would be lethal," Archer said quietly."Almost certainly. Even a small amount ingested directly would likely cause severe reactions. Potentially fatal, depending on volume.""So no blood play," Alaric said. "No situations where her blood could enter our systems in quantity. We can still be intimate. Still touch her. Still have a normal relationship. We just avoid direct blood exposure.""Correct.""And if the Vigil gets her?" Aiden asked. "If they take her blood? What can they do with it?""They could synthesize it. Create a toxin. Weaponize it for mass dispersal. Gas. Aerosol. Contaminated water supply. They could kill thousands of supernaturals." Dr. Vasquez's voice was grim. "She's not just a weapon. She's a potentia

"Not just large. Specialized." Silas pulled up another file. "We have operatives with supernatural combat training. Ex-military. Hunters who've been fighting supernaturals for decades. We assemble the best we have. We arm them with everything we've got. Silver weapons. Fey-forged ammunition. Chemical agents that incapacitate werewolves.""And we go in hard," Victor said. "Fast. Brutal. We don't negotiate. We don't give them time to respond. We just take her.""Exactly." Silas looked at both of them. "We hit the estate during the full moon. While the brothers are incapacitated. While Melina is distracted caring for them. We extract her. We disappear before they can mount a rescue. And we take her somewhere they'll never find her.""Where?" Sarah asked."We have a facility. Deep in the Cascade Mountains. Underground. Off every grid. No electronic signature. No way to track it unless you already know where it is." Silas pulled up images. A bunker. Reinforced. Isolated. "We've been using

"We will," Marcus said. His voice was firm."Good." Alaric pulled up a checklist on the display. "Implementation starts tonight. Marcus, begin guard increase immediately. Pull from our secondary estates if needed. Elena, prioritize intelligence. I want hourly reports on Vigil activity. Gregor, begin ward reinforcement at dawn. Father, coordinate civilian evacuation. I want non-essential personnel off this estate within forty-eight hours.""Alaric," Edmund said carefully. "You're turning this estate into a military installation. People are going to notice. There will be questions. Concerns.""Let them have concerns. Let them ask questions. The answer is simple: we're protecting our mate from people who want to use her as a weapon. Anyone who has a problem with that can take it up with me directly." Alaric's voice was cold. Final. "This is happening. This is not negotiable."The room was silent.Then Aiden spoke. "What about Melina? Does she know you're doing all this? Does she know we'