All Chapters of Ruined for the Captain (A MxM WEREWOLF ROMANCE): Chapter 201 - Chapter 210

~EVERETT~The High Council Judicial Amphitheater was a terrifying building made of ancient white marble and dark iron bars.When we stepped through the heavy archway into the main courtroom, the noise inside was deafening. The circular galleries rising high up toward the stained-glass dome were packed with hundreds of people…. Mostly consisting of noble lords in rich velvet cloaks, high-ranking Alpha clan leaders, royal guards, and court gossips.The moment my family stepped down the central stone aisle, a wave of harsh, mocking whispers erupted from the upper galleries."Look at them... the banished dogs return...""They actually had the nerve to bring Arthur back into the capital?""A family of traitors..."People snickered, pointing fingers at us as we walked toward the wooden defense tables near the front. My little sister Clara shrank back, holding onto my mom's arm, looking terrified. But my dad held his head high, his chest thrown out, refusing to bow to their hatred. I held

~EVERETT~I was completely, utterly frozen in shock.I knew Knox was immensely powerful. I had spent months up watching him fight on the ice, watching him beat up other dumb Alphas at the academy. But Knox had never been this powerful!This wasn't just a strong Alpha aura… this was something beyond anything I had ever felt in my life! How was this even possible?! His wolf had been damaged by dark charms, poisoned by silver suppressants, and battered by memory rituals! How could a damaged wolf unleash a power so immense that it forced an entire courtroom of hundreds of Alphas to their knees?!"P-PLEASE!" Zeth’s chief representative gasped out from the floor, his face turning purple, his hands clawing at his neck as he begged for mercy. "AL-ALPHA! PLEASE! RELEASE IT! WE UNDERSTAND! WE UNDERSTAND YOUR POWER! PLEASE!"Knox stood over them for another long, agonizing second, his glowing eyes scanning the crushed crowd, daring a single person to stand up.Nobody moved. Nobody dared to meet

~EVERETT~They were all clothed in matching, flowy white robes made of a strange, ethereal fabric that seemed to drift in the air even though the wind had stopped. Their faces were pale, perfectly smooth, and completely unreadable.They were just standing there in a silent line, six dark, hollow eyes fixed directly on me.I couldn't move or turn away. I just stood there, paralyzed in terror, staring into the dark eyes of the three white-robed strangers as the silence around us stretched like a tightened blade.Who were they? And why were they staring at me like that?I blinked rapidly to clear my head, and when I looked back… with my eyes searching the stone steps outside the courthouse.They were gone.The three women in the white, flowy robes had vanished into thin air. There was no trace of them, no rustle of fabric, no footsteps on the gravel, nothing.I pressed my trembling palm against my forehead, my breath coming in short, ragged gasps. Am I losing my mind? I thought, panic

~EVERETT~The judge turned his icy gaze toward my father, and I froze."Furthermore," the judge continued, his voice heavy and merciless, "in light of the severe threat of dark mind-manipulation, treason, and the murder of Lady Elara... the court finds Arthur GUILTY!" He declared, and my whole world shattered!"NO!" my mother shrieked, collapsing against my shoulder, her body shaking with violent, agonizing sobs.My father’s face went entirely pale, but he kept his head held high, his jaw set firm as the chains rattled around his arms. Lord Silas dropped his head into his hands, a look of utter defeat and hopelessness settling over his weathered face.I couldn't breathe after that… it felt like the air literally refused to enter my lungs, and my chest felt like it was being crushed under a mountain of iron.No, no, no! my mind screamed in pure terror. This can't be happening! They're going to execute him! My dad is going to die, and my mom and I are going to be thrown into the dungeon

~EVERETT~"NO!" A strangled, agonizing gasp suddenly tore through the courtroom as the terrifying vision violently dissolved into thin air, and the thick fog vanished from the floor.The lead witch lowered her hand, officially breaking the spell of silence over the room. But nobody spoke, and nobody moved.A suffocating, dead silence hung over the High Council, and the judges just sat with their mouths hanging open.The guards stood frozen like stone statues, and everyone was completely, utterly speechless.The lead witch stepped back from my father. "That is the physical truth recorded in the spirit world," she said calmly, her voice cutting through the stillness. "The High Council may do with it what they wish.""LIES!" Another hysterical, frantic shriek shattered the silence.And it was from Zeth of course.Zeth slammed his hands against his desk, knocking his chair backward as he stood up. His face was ghostly pale, sweat pouring down his forehead, and his eyes were wide with pure