All Chapters of The Alpha’s Genius Dud: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Faith’s head throbbed as she blinked her eyes open. She wasn't at the South Gate, and she wasn't with Silas. She was in a high-tech bunker, her wrists bound not by zip-ties, but by heavy, pulsing magnetic cuffs that buzzed against her skin.“The little bird Awake at last,” a voice echoed.It wasn't Silas. It was Councilman Vane, the grey-haired man from the gala. He stood behind a reinforced glass wall, watching her like a scientist observing a lab rat.“Where the hell am I?” Faith said with a harsh tone, her throat raw.“You’re in the Red Cell, my dear,” Vane smiled thinly. “A facility built by the Nightshade family decades ago to ‘house’ unruly geniuses like you. You know Killian’s father was very fond of this room. It’s completely soundproof, wolf-proof, and very much protected from any GPS tracking. Not even your Alpha can find you here.”Faith’s heart sank. The Red Cell. Silas hadn't lied. The Nightshades did build the cage.“Why?” she whispered.“Be

The silence in the marble foyer was suffocating. Faith felt as though the floor had turned into glass, ready to shatter at any moment. She looked at the weary woman in the trench coat to the frozen, pale Alpha at her side.“Mom?” Faith’s voice was a broken whisper. “They.…they said you disappeared. They said you were dead.”“I was hiding, Faith,” her mother said, her voice low . She didn't move toward her daughter, her eyes remained locked on Killian. “I was hiding from the men who built the Red Cell. The men who wanted to turn our blood into a battery for their empire.”Killian’s grip on Faith’s hand tightened, his knuckles white. “Sarah,” he breathed, the name sounding heavy in the air. “I genuinely didn't know you were alive. My father….he told the Council the search was over.”“Because your father was the one who stopped looking, Killian,” Sarah hissed, stepping into the light. The scars on the side of her face shimmered—marks of an old, high-voltage burn. “Your

“Really Maya? You sold us out again!” Faith’s voice was low, vibrating with a frequency that made the leaves around them shiver. After everything you and Mother did, what did I ever do to you? “I didn't sell you out, Faith. I upgraded,” Maya sneered, the silver tranquilizer rifle steady in her hands. You were always a mistake. A 'Dud' living in a scholar’s shadow. But now? Now you’re just a bounty. Silas promised me your spot in the Lunar Council’s research division once you’re…. ‘processed.' Sarah stepped in front of Faith, her hands raised. “Silas, stop this. She’s my daughter. You swore you’d protect the lineage!” I am protecting it, Sarah, Silas drawled, stepping out from behind a tree. His blue eyes were glowing with a manic, stormy light. "By making sure it’s under my control. Killian is currently being torn apart by the Council’s Enforcers. He can’t save you this time.” He looked at Faith, his gaze hungry. “The w

The violet in his eyes was evident now, the mark of the Royal bloodline. “You’re the Prince? You were spying on me at the Academy?” I was watching you, Faith. There’s a difference, Leo said, his voice stripped of its stuttering Beta mask. It was calm and authoritative. “My father, King Valerius, has been obsessed with your mother’s research for decades. He sent me to the Academy to see if the ‘Dud’ daughter was really as powerless as the rumors said.” He looked toward the heavy steel doors where the guards were frantically trying to reboot the exploded monitors. “But I didn't expect you to be a Catalyst. And I certainly didn't expect Killian Nightshade to fall for his own asset.” He didn't just fall for me, Faith snapped, her protective instinct for Killian flaring despite her anger at his secrets. “He saved me. Where is he? Vane said the King has an executioner.” The ‘Executioner’ is a ritual, Faith, Leo said, grabbing her hand and pulling he

Faith felt the cold before she felt the sting. It was a freezing, hollow sensation that started in her shoulder and raced toward her heart like a wildfire made of ice. She looked down, her eyes widening as she saw the zigzag handle of the Void Blade sticking out from her skin. Black smoke began to curl off the wound, twisting like tiny, dark snakes.“Faith!” Killian’s roar shook the very foundation of the Sunken Arena.He reached her just as her knees gave out. His large, scarred hands caught her before she hit the sand, pulling her tightly against his chest. His gold eyes were wild, flashing with a terrifying, lethal light.“Please Stay with me,” he hissed, his voice trembling. “Faith, look at me! Don't you dare close your eyes!”Five feet away, Maya stood with her hands trembling. Her face was a mask of twisted satisfaction and pure- madness. “You were never supposed to be the Catalyst,”Maya whispered. “You were the Dud. You were the one we stepped on to get to th