All Chapters of Ruined for the Captain (A MxM WEREWOLF ROMANCE): Chapter 181 - Chapter 190

~EVERETT~But did that mean… did that mean there was hope for me and Knox?Suddenly, a hidden memory flashed in the back of my mind.It was from a few days ago, right before Nicky was exposed. When Nicky had tried to poison my mind about Silas. He had leaned in close and whispered something frantically."Silas knows everything about the Obsidian Relic," Nicky whimpered, his voice trembling so hard I could barely understand him. "Everett... Silas didn't just find out about the relic recently. He's known about it for weeks.At the time, I hadn’t been able to address it because everything exploded into chaos right after. But now, sitting beside my parents, Nicky’s desperate whisper echoed inside my skull like a loud bell."Wait..." I breathed, my eyes widening."What is it, sweetie?" my mother asked softly, touching my arm."Nicky..." I gasped, looking at my father. "Days before he was caught... Nicky whispered something to me in the garden. He told me that Silas knew a way to save Knox!

~EVERETT~"Leave me alone!" I sobbed hysterically, pulling away from her touch, burying my face in the pillows. "Please! Just leave me alone! Everyone get out! GET OUT!""Everett, please..." Lewis pleaded, standing by the side of the bed with tears pouring down his cheeks. "Don't do this to yourself...""I SAID GET OUT!" I screamed into the pillow, my voice hoarse, raw, and completely unhinged. "LEAVE ME ALONE!"My father placed a heavy, trembling hand on Lewis's shoulder, shaking his head sorrowfully. "Give him space, Lewis. Please. Just... give my son some space."Silas bowed his head deeply toward my parents, his eyes filled with profound guilt. "I am so sorry. I wished with all my heart that I had better news to give you.""Before you go, Lord Silas," my father said, his voice flat, exhausted, and drained of all anger. "What happens now with the rest of the clan? What happens with Marcus?"Silas wiped his eyes with his sleeve, taking a deep, steadying breath."Zeth, Matthias, and

✦KNOX✦The world did not come back to me in light. It came back in blood, burning iron, and a terrible, suffocating darkness.When I opened my eyes, my vision was washed in a hazy red film. Every single breath I drew tasted like wet copper and heavy rust, scraping down my throat like shattered glass. My head was throbbed so violently that I felt as if my skull were being split open from the inside out by an iron wedge.I tried to lift my arms, but heavy, cold chains bound my wrists to a stone wall behind me.My mind was not a whole thing. It felt like a mirror that had been thrown against a stone floor… shattered into a thousand jagged, unreadable pieces.Who am I?I couldn't remember my name. I couldn't remember where I was born, who my friends were, or how I had ended up trapped in this dark room. The only things floating in the dark fog of my brain were terrifying, isolated fragments of memories that didn't make any sense.I remembered my Uncle Zeth standing over me. I remembered

✦✦KNOX✦✦Over the next few hours, my reality began to fracture into terrifying, unexplainable glitches.Every single time I walked out into the hallways of the estate and caught sight of Everett, my body reacted violently against my will. If Everett spoke, if his soft, raspy, broken voice so much as floated down the corridor from another room… a blinding, brain-searing migraine would explode behind my eyes with the power of a thunderbolt. It felt as if a red-hot iron needle were being driven through my eye socket straight into my skull.I grew to hate him for it. I convinced myself that he was a dark curse, a malicious poison sent by my enemies to break my mind and drive me insane.Later that afternoon, a loud, chaotic argument broke out in the estate's main study. The air was thick with tension. Silas, Jax, Miller, and several senior estate guards were gathered around the central map table.Everett was standing near the center of the room, arguing passionately with Uncle Silas about

~EVERETT~By late afternoon, the heavy silence hanging over the estate was shattered by the thunderous sound of military cars and shouting guards out in the front courtyard.I sat up on my bed, my ears twitching at the noise. I recognized those heavy sounds instantly. Lord Silas, Jax, and Miller had finally returned from the High Peace Council tribunal in the capital city.A sudden, desperate spike of anxiety flared in my chest. I threw my blanket aside, completely ignoring the sharp throb of pain in my bandaged shoulder, and hurried out of my room. I practically sprinted down the long corridor and rushed down the grand marble staircase, my bare feet slapping loudly against the cold stone steps.When I reached the main hall, I saw Silas, Jax, and Miller stepping through the heavy front double doors. They were covered in wet road dust, their thick riding cloaks heavy with rain, their expressions grim, dark, and utterly exhausted."Silas!" I called out, my voice echoing across the high