All Chapters of The Alpha's Wife, The Lycan King's Obsession : Chapter 201 - Chapter 210

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Chapter Two hundred - The wrong Blood

Cyrus's demand was outrageous, a request for land and titles and privileges far beyond anything Gianna was willing or able to grant, especially not for a man who had caused her family so much pain already. She refused outright, and when he simply crossed his arms and repeated his terms with infuriating calm, something inside her snapped entirely.She gave the order without hesitation, and the guards moved swiftly, restraining Cyrus and applying whatever pressure necessary to loosen his tongue. It didn't take long. Within the hour, he was gasping out an address, a small cottage on the outskirts of Valemont where he claimed Pietra had fled after taking the plant.They rode there immediately, and sure enough, they found Pietra hiding inside, terror written across her face the moment the guards burst through the door."Please," Pietra sobbed as they dragged her forward, the stolen Heartbloom plant clutched protectively against her chest, its crimson petals somehow still intact despite eve

Chapter Two Hundred and One - The Ultimatum

“Ask your father,” Iris said, her voice carrying a weight that made the words feel heavier than they should have. “The truth. Only the truth from him can save you now.” Gianna felt something cold settle over her, a dread that ran deeper than the panic already coursing through her veins. “What truth? He already told me everything he knows. He told me about the woman at the border, the one they executed. He told me that’s who the blood belonged to.” “He told you what he wanted you to hear,” Iris said quietly. “There is more, Gianna. More than he has shared with you. You have until midnight to uncover it.” The connection faded before Gianna could demand further explanation, before she could beg Iris to simply tell her outright rather than sending her chasing after riddles with so little time remaining. She stood frozen for a moment, the necklace still clutched in her trembling hand, and then something inside her finally broke entirely. She screamed, hurling the necklace across the

Chapter Two Hundred and Three - The Vigil

“We will carry out the ritual at midnight,” Iris said, her voice carrying an eerie calm despite the weight of what they were about to attempt. “If the moon goddess accepts it, Nolan will wake.”Gianna’s stomach dropped at the word. “If? After everything I’ve gone through, after everything I’ve sacrificed and endured, it’s still just a possibility?”“Calm yourself,” Iris said gently, reaching out to touch Gianna’s arm, her fingers cool and solid against her skin in a way that felt more real than any of their previous encounters. “I would have let you perform the ritual alone if there was no other way. But I came here myself, to stand beside you, so the moon goddess might look more favorably upon this offering. Two voices calling out together carry more weight than one calling alone.”Gianna felt some of the tension drain from her shoulders at that, though the fear didn’t fully dissipate. She nodded, forcing herself to accept that this was the best chance they had, the only chance remai

Chapter Two Hundred and Four - The Portal

“My soul will finally find rest,” Iris continued, her voice trembling with the weight of centuries finally reaching their conclusion, “once I set Nolan free from this curse. And no child born from his bloodline will ever be affected by it again. Not your children, Gianna. Not any generation that follows after them.”The words struck Gianna with unexpected force, and she found herself blinking back tears of her own. She hadn’t realized, until this very moment, just how deeply the fear had been buried inside her, the quiet terror that her own child, still growing within her, might inherit this same terrible affliction that had plagued Nolan’s bloodline for so many generations.“I was so afraid,” she admitted quietly, her hand drifting protectively to her stomach. “I didn’t even let myself think about it directly, but somewhere in the back of my mind, I kept wondering if my baby would suffer the same fate. If I would have to watch my own child slowly poisoned by something neither of us c

Chapter Two Hundred and Five - Home

Iris raised a hand in farewell, her form already beginning to grow fainter in the moonlight, the portal’s glow reflected in her eyes as pure joy replaced the centuries of grief that had weighed her down for so long.“Go,” Iris said softly. “Go home, Gianna. Your family needs you now.”Gianna wanted to say something more, wanted to properly thank the woman who had guided her through this impossible journey, who had sacrificed her own peace for so many years to help set right a wrong that had never been hers alone to bear. But her body had reached its absolute limit. Every muscle screamed in protest, her strength drained so completely that even lifting her head felt like an impossible task.She managed a small nod, tears streaming down her face as she watched Iris’s form dissolve into that shimmering light, disappearing entirely into whatever peace awaited her beyond the veil separating the living from whatever came after.Then Gianna was alone in the clearing, the moonlight casting lon

Chapter Two Hundred and Six - The Weight

After the nap, Gianna felt more like herself than she had in weeks, though exhaustion still lingered somewhere beneath the surface of her renewed energy. They rose together and made their way to the dining hall for a late lunch, and it was there that Gianna truly began to understand just how deeply the news of Nolan’s recovery had spread throughout the pack.Servants moved through the corridors with lighter steps, smiles breaking across faces that had carried worry and grief for so many weeks. Guards stationed at various posts nodded to them with genuine warmth as they passed, some even offering quiet blessings or words of relief. The entire palace seemed to hum with a different energy entirely, joy replacing the heavy dread that had settled over everything since Nolan’s collapse.Only the council members who had aligned themselves too closely with the idea of Nolan’s death remained conspicuously absent, their earlier eagerness to bury him and select a replacement now standing as an u

Chapter Two Hundred and Seven - The Lake

Just as she expected, Nolan found her within minutes, his expression concerned as he approached her in the quiet corner of the garden.“Is everything alright?” he asked, taking her hands gently in his own.“Yes,” she said, though the weight in her chest suggested otherwise even as she spoke the word. “I need to talk to you about something important. But not here. Somewhere quiet, away from all the music and celebration.”Nolan’s brow furrowed slightly with worry, and he immediately turned as if to head back toward the courtyard. “I’ll have them end the celebration early, if that’s what you need.”“No,” she said quickly, catching his arm. “Don’t disrupt everyone’s joy for this. We can simply go somewhere else. Just the two of us.”He studied her face for a moment longer before nodding, understanding settling into his expression even without full explanation. “Where would you like to go?”“The lake,” she said softly. “The one you took me to before.”Something flickered across his face a

Chapter Two Hundred and Eight - The Decree

Nolan’s expression tightened at her words, and he shook his head slowly, pulling back just enough to look at her more directly.“Gianna, this isn’t a simple matter,” he said. “The laws against Faes have existed for centuries. Even if I wanted to change them overnight, the council would never agree to such a drastic shift. They’re already unstable after everything that happened while I was unconscious. Introducing something this controversial now could shatter what fragile order remains.”“You’re being selfish,” Gianna said, her voice sharpening despite her attempt to remain calm.Nolan blinked, clearly not expecting such a direct accusation.“You have the power to end this,” she continued, sitting up straighter, pulling slightly away from him so she could meet his eyes properly. “You could issue a decree stopping the killing of Faes. Right now. Today. You have that authority, Nolan, and instead you’re hiding behind excuses about council approval and political stability.”“It’s not tha

Chapter Two hundred and Nine - The Return

Nolan crossed the courtyard toward Elmund, Gianna following close behind him. The guard straightened immediately upon their approach, his hand moving to his chest in a formal salute out of pure habit.“Your Majesty,” he said. “Lady Gianna. Is everything alright?”“I won’t argue with what my wife just proposed,” Nolan said, a small smile tugging at his lips. “Elmund, you’ve served me faithfully for years. Sacrificed more than any man should have to give up in service to another. It’s time you finally took what I offered you weeks ago.”Elmund’s brow furrowed slightly, confusion flickering across his features. “Your Majesty, I don’t understand—”“Go find your woman,” Nolan said simply. “Build the life you deserve. I release you from your duties, effective immediately.”For a moment, Elmund simply stared, as though he couldn’t quite process what he was hearing. Then something shifted in his expression, a warmth breaking through his usual composed exterior.“I already found someone I love

Chapter Two Hundred and Ten - The Night

Gianna could feel the longing woven into every movement of his mouth against hers, a hunger built from weeks of separation, of fear, of nights spent wondering if this moment would ever come again. She kissed him back with the same desperate intensity, her fingers curling into the fabric of his shirt as she pulled him closer.She had missed this. Missed the warmth of his hands against her skin, the weight of him pressed close, the simple, overwhelming reality of being wanted by him after so many nights spent watching his still, cold body and wondering if she would ever feel his touch again.Her hands trailed across his chest, over the muscles she knew so well, and she felt him respond to her touch with a low sound in his throat that sent heat coursing through her entire body. She wanted him. Wanted to feel close to him in every possible way after everything they’d survived to reach this point.And then, suddenly, he pulled back.Gianna blinked, confusion flooding through her at the une

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