All Chapters of Ruined for the Captain (A MxM WEREWOLF ROMANCE): Chapter 141 - Chapter 150

~EVERETT~I couldn't breathe. My throat felt raw and burning. Cold sweat soaked my thin shirt as my chest heaved up and down in a madness of remaining terror."Knox!" I gasped into the dark, my hands reaching out blindly to touch him. "Knox!"My fingers gripped cold leather upholstery. The car was motionless now. The smell of pine needles, wet dirt, and stale gasoline hung heavy in the damp air.I scrambled across the back seat, shoving the heavy door open. A wave of freezing night air blasted against my face, making me shiver violently as I stumbled out onto the wet dirt.It was pitch black all around me. Tall pine trees towered into the dark night sky, surrounding a small stone clearing hidden deep in the fog.A few feet away from the car, Miller was standing near the tree line, looking out toward the dark forest road."Miller!" I cried out, my voice raspy as I stumbled toward him through the gravel. "Miller, where are we?!"Miller turned his head slowly, looking at me with exhau

~EVERETT~Lewis led us through the grand front doors into a warm, breathtaking entrance with shiny marble floors and glowing chandeliers. He showed Miller to a guest wing on the ground floor and then led me up a grand staircase to a huge, luxurious bedroom on the second floor. The bed was plush and covered in silk sheets, and a fire crackled warmly in a stone fireplace."Will this be comfortable for you?" Lewis asked politely.I looked around the huge room, panic suddenly clawing at my throat. "Lewis... it's amazing, but... aren't you worried? You live so big, so out in the open. Won't Lord Zeth just send his guards here to attack us? Won't he target you?"Miller, who had walked up the stairs behind us, leaned against the doorframe and shook his head. "Zeth can't touch him here, Everett. Lewis, his family, and his entire pack have full immunity granted directly by even Mathias and the High Council. If Zeth set one foot on this land with weapons, it would trigger an immediate all-ou

~EVERETT~"He wasn't born an Alpha," I said softly, looking back at Lewis. "His family made him an Alpha."Miller gasped, his jaw dropping in utter disbelief. He turned back to Lewis, speechlessly waiting for confirmation.Lewis took a slow, heavy breath and nodded. "Everett is right. I was not born an Alpha.""Holy shit..." Miller breathed, collapsing back into his chair. "You... you weren't an Alpha?""No," Lewis said quietly. "For almost thirteen years, my body was forced to act like an Alpha through synthetic hormones and brutal suppressants.""That's why I was always smaller than the other Alpha boys. That's why I was weaker, slower, and constantly exhausted. My wolf was screaming inside me, fighting against the synthetic poison every single day. And when Lord Zeth captured me and tortured me... the physical trauma broke the chemical balance in my system.""My organs began to fail because my body couldn't process the fake hormones anymore. That's why I was in the hospital for so

~EVERETT~Nicky raced up the stone steps, his eyes overflowing with tears, and slammed his body straight into mine!We collided in a desperate, tearful embrace, tumbling back against the porch wall. Nicky wrapped his arms around my neck so tightly I could barely breathe, sobbing hysterically into my shoulder."Everett! Oh my god, Everett!" Nicky sobbed, his whole body shaking violently. "You're alive! You're okay! I was so scared! I thought they killed you!""Nicky!" I cried, clutching his back, tears streaming down my own face in sheer relief. "I'm okay! I'm safe! How are you here?!"We pulled back slightly, gripping each other's hands as Nicky wiped his red, swollen eyes."Miller called me!" Nicky gasped out, his voice trembling. "He told me he had a secure way out. Everett, the whole academy is in absolute chaos right now!""What happened?!" I asked frantically."Lord Zeth..." Nicky whimpered, terror flashing in his eyes. "He delivered a massive speech to the entire school this mor

~EVERETT~Where the hell had it come from?No! I screamed at myself internally, shaking my head violently to banish the sickening voice. Stop it! What is wrong with me?! He is literally sending his own guards to save my mother and father! He's helping me!I squeezed my eyes shut, forcing the horrible thoughts down into the dark, feeling deeply disgusted with myself. Lewis was being nothing but generous, and my broken, insecure brain was trying to turn him into a monster."I'm going with the team," Miller suddenly announced, stepping forward and breaking my internal panic.Lewis looked at Miller, raising an eyebrow. "Miller, it could get dangerous if Zeth's guards put up a fight.""I don't care," Miller said fiercely. "My father was a national patrol officer, so I know the back roads around Everett's home territory better than anyone. I can guide your commander through the mountain bypass so we can ambush Zeth's squad before they even see us coming. I'm leaving with your guards within