The Rise Of Talullah의 모든 챕터: 챕터 21 - 챕터 30

The horrific news echoed across the freezing courtyard, entirely shattering the brief moment of victory we had secured in the Hindlands."Stolen?" Taylon repeated, his voice dropping to a deadly, vibrating register. "How does a convoy of elite royal guards lose the body of their King?"Elder Silas remained kneeling on the cobblestones, trembling violently beneath my brother's crushing Alpha aura. "They were ambushed, Alpha Taylon. A massive coordinated strike just miles from our southern border. By the time our reinforcements arrived, the guards were dead, and the King’s transport had been entirely ransacked. They took him."Taylon let out a guttural roar of absolute agony, a sound that tore at my heart. To steal an Alpha’s body before it could be returned to the earth was the ultimate, unforgivable desecration in our world. It was a deliberate, sickening act of psychological warfare from the Black Wolf.Ronan instantly stepped closer to me, his large hand resting firmly against the s

The heavy war horn blasted again, a vibrating, guttural sound that rattled the ancient stained glass of the great hall.We had barely processed the horrific ransom demand from the Black Wolf, and now an entirely different army was beating against our front door. The sheer, overwhelming audacity of the Lightmaw pack marching onto Onyxclaw territory sent a blinding flash of white-hot rage straight through my veins. Laurel snarled fiercely in my mind, her royal pride deeply offended."Stay inside, Tallulah," Taylon commanded, his icy blue eyes narrowing as he strode towards the heavy oak doors. "Ronan, guard her. I will handle this arrogant fool.""No," I said, my voice cutting through the panic of the hall. I stepped out from behind my massive Enforcer, lifting my chin. "He is here for me, Taylon. If I hide behind these walls, I am proving him right. I am not a Lightmaw omega anymore. I am the Alpha Princess, and it is time I acted like it."Taylon stopped, looking at me with a mixture

The freezing wind howling through the courtyard seemed to completely vanish, leaving behind a heavy, suffocating silence.I stared at the thick, pitch-black veins creeping up Cayden’s neck. The shadow blight was already deeply embedded, branching out like venomous spiderwebs beneath his pale skin. Beside him, Zoriya silently rolled up the frayed sleeve of her jumper, revealing the same horrifying dark corruption twisting around her forearm. Kai simply bowed his head, holding out a wrist entirely blackened by the poison.Vance hadn’t just brought them here as leverage. He had brought them here as a Trojan horse, entirely intending for them to die on Onyxclaw soil as a horrific message from the Black Wolf."No," I breathed, the word trembling on my lips. "No, we can fix this. I did it for Taylon. I can pull it out of you."I reached out, but Ronan’s massive hands gently caught my shoulders, pulling me firmly back against his solid chest."Tallulah, you cannot," Ronan rumbled, his stormy

The delicate scent of winter jasmine and sweet rain drifted up from the gaping crater in the great hall, entirely defying the dust and the lingering stench of the dark magic we had just banished.It was a ghost in the air. A scent that had not graced the Onyxclaw estate in seventeen years.Taylon stood entirely frozen at the edge of the collapsed floor, his broad shoulders trembling. Beside him, Elder Silas was openly weeping, pressing his weathered hands over his face."Secure the room!" Taylon finally roared, his voice cracking with a raw, desperate emotion. He turned his blazing icy blue eyes to the remaining royal guards. "Nobody leaves this hall. Elder Silas, you will personally guard Maeve, Karla, and the Princess's family with your life. If a single scratch falls upon them whilst I am beneath this floor, I will execute you myself."Silas bowed deeply, his forehead nearly touching the broken stone. "Yes, Alpha."Ronan did not wait for an order. My massive Enforcer stepped direct

The name hung in the freezing, subterranean air like a death sentence. Malachi.Taylon’s jaw clenched so tightly I thought his teeth might shatter. To be hunted by a rogue was one thing, but to be hunted by our own blood – an exiled Onyxclaw who knew the intimate secrets of our family and our estate – was entirely another."My father's brother," Taylon breathed, his icy blue eyes widening with a sudden, horrifying realisation. "That is why Maddox and the rogues could coordinate the ambushes so perfectly. Malachi knows the old patrol routes. He knows exactly how the royal guard operates."Before the Queen could reply, her body violently convulsed.The pitch-black veins of the shadow blight surged upward, completely bypassing her jawline and crawling rapidly towards her temples. She gasped, her hands flying to her throat as her glowing violet eyes rolled back."Mother!" Taylon roared, catching her shoulders as she thrashed against the stone altar."Ronan, let me go!" I pleaded, fighting