All Chapters of The Lycan King’s Hidden Male Omega: MM Romance: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

[Elian’s POV]The water in the deepest part of the tunnel was completely still.I sat with my bare back pressed against the rough, freezing stone wall. The dirty water came all the way up to my chest. It was so incredibly cold that my skin burned at first. It was a sharp, biting pain that made my breath stutter in my dry throat. But after a few minutes, the burning stopped. A heavy, thick numbness slowly spread from my toes, moving up my legs, over my stomach, and all the way up to my neck.It was very quiet here. The loud sounds of the other slaves swinging their heavy iron pickaxes were very far away.I closed my eyes.In my mind, I saw the wet piece of parchment lying in the mud by the fire pit. I saw the dark black ink. I saw the messy, uneven letters.I wish the King had never pulled you from the river. I wish you had drowned in the ice. You are dead to me.Martha had written it. The messy, shaky letters were exactly how she wrote out her grocery lists in the warm castle kitchen.

[Elian’s POV]The loud sound of the breaking wood echoed off the dark stone walls of the tunnel. It sounded like a bone snapping in half.I stayed completely still on my knees in the freezing, muddy water. I did not move away from the massive man standing over me. I slowly looked up at the sharp pieces of Barek’s heavy wooden club floating in the dirty puddle right next to my legs.The terrifying rogue Alpha let his thick, scarred hand drop slowly to his side.The air in the tunnel felt incredibly heavy. It was hard to breathe. The scent coming off this man was a thick, dark cloud of wild pine trees, wet mountain dirt, and old, dried blood. It was the smell of a pure predator. My inner wolf was completely silent and broken, but my human body still recognized the raw, overwhelming power of a true Alpha. Every single instinct inside of me screamed to press my face into the mud and hide.Barek was still sitting in the freezing water, scrambling backward on his hands and feet like a frigh

I woke up, and for the very first time since I was thrown into the iron cage on the back of the wagon, my teeth were not chattering.I kept my eyes closed, completely confused by the sensation. I was not shivering. The awful, deep ache in my bones from the freezing water was gone. Instead, a heavy, thick blanket of heat covered my entire body. I could smell dry dirt, sweet moss, and the wild, sharp scent of pine needles.Slowly, the memories of the night before came rushing back into my mind.The burned blanket. The terrible letter from Martha. The pitch-black water. And then, the massive, glowing red eyes of the rogue Alpha who broke a solid oak club with his bare hand.My eyes flew open.I was still lying in the small, dry cave carved into the rock wall. The thick, dark wolf fur was tucked tightly around my shoulders. I pushed myself up quickly, my heart hammering against my ribs. I looked toward the entrance of the cave, expecting to see Kaelen sitting there, waiting to hurt me.But

[Martha’s POV]Vane leaned forward. A dark, ugly smile spread across his face. He looked incredibly proud of himself."I dropped off the tools," Vane laughed. "But I also carried a little gift from the old cook in the kitchen. She gave me all her silver coins to bring a heavy wool blanket to the feral beast."My heart did a happy jump in my chest. He is talking about it, I thought. He really did take it to him."You played delivery boy for a cook?" a guard mocked him."Shut up and listen," Vane sneered. He reached into his heavy leather coat. He pulled out a large, heavy velvet bag. He threw it onto the wooden table.Clink. The heavy sound of pure gold coins echoed in the quiet room. The other guards gasped, their eyes going wide with greed."The cook gave me silver," Vane said smoothly. "But Princess Selene gave me pure gold. Before I left the castle, I showed her the things the cook gave me to give the boy. She told me to take the blanket, but not to give it to him."My hands start

He did not ask me if I agreed. He did not ask for my permission. He just stated it as a permanent fact.I pulled my knees back to my chest. I buried my dirty face deep into the thick, dark fur. I breathed in deeply.The heavy pelt smelled exactly like Kaelen. It smelled like wild pine trees, dark mountain dirt, and pure safety. Because Kaelen was a true, powerful Alpha, his strong scent naturally acted like a calming drug on my terrified human brain. My racing heart slowly calmed down to a normal rhythm. My tense, painful muscles finally relaxed. My physical body completely surrendered to his heavy protection. I felt safe from the guards. I felt safe from the cold.But as I sat there, soaking in his massive warmth, a crushing, terrible emptiness opened up wide inside my chest.My human brain felt safe. But deep inside my so