Todos os capítulos de Marked by the Alpha King : Capítulo 21 - Capítulo 30

The ride home felt too quiet.Eli sat in the back seat of the car, staring out the window.Charlotte was beside him.But neither of them spoke much.Not after what happened.Not after him.Charlotte finally broke the silence.“…Are you hurt?”Eli blinked.Then looked down at his arm.A faint bruise forming.“…Nothing serious.”Charlotte frowned immediately.“That is serious.”Eli gave a small breath of a laugh.“…Compared to what I thought would happen? This is fine.”That didn’t reassure her.She shifted closer slightly.Careful.“…You didn’t tell me this was your life,” she said quietly.Eli didn’t answer immediately.Because what was he supposed to say?That he didn’t fully understand it either?That it started with a forest?With a man who appeared out of nowhere and never really left?“…I didn’t know either,” he admitted finally.Charlotte looked at him.Really looked at him.Then gently rested her hand over his.“…Then we’ll figure it out.”Eli glanced at their hands.And nodded

Eli walked beside Kieran in silence.Not because there was nothing to say.But because everything felt slightly… wrong.That feeling again.The pull.It wasn’t painful.Just persistent.Like something in him kept reacting whenever Kieran was near.Eli frowned.“…This is getting worse.”Kieran glanced at him.“…What is.”Eli hesitated.“…This thing. The… whatever connection this is.”Kieran didn’t respond immediately.Then calmly:“…Bond.”Eli immediately shook his head.“…No. Don’t start that again.”Kieran’s expression didn’t change.But his voice softened slightly.“…You feel it.”Eli scoffed.“…I feel something weird. That doesn’t mean anything.”Kieran stepped slightly closer.“…It means everything.”Eli immediately stepped back.“…Stop saying that.”Kieran paused.Then, surprisingly, he stopped advancing.“…You are uncomfortable.”Eli exhaled.“…I don’t understand you.”Kieran tilted his head slightly.“…That is not new.”Eli looked away.“…I just don’t get why you keep saying al

Eli told himself he was getting used to it.That strange pull.That awareness of Kieran before he even appeared.But that morning proved him wrong almost immediately.Because the moment he stepped outside—He felt it.Stronger than before.Like the air itself shifted direction.Eli stopped walking.“…No way.”A second later—Kieran appeared at the edge of the street.Not rushing.Not dramatic.Just present.Like he had always been there, even before Eli noticed.Eli exhaled slowly.“…You have a habit of doing that.”Kieran’s eyes landed on him immediately.Focused.Calm.“…You noticed faster today.”Eli frowned.“…That’s not a compliment, right?”Kieran didn’t answer that.Instead, he stepped closer—but stopped at a respectful distance again.Always careful with Eli.Always controlled.That alone was starting to feel familiar in a way Eli didn’t like thinking about too deeply.“…Your reaction is stronger,” Kieran said.Eli crossed his arms.“…Yeah. I noticed.”Kieran tilted his head s

The first sign that something was wrong was how quiet the city became.Not literally.Cars still moved. People still talked. Life continued the way it always did.But Eli noticed it in small gaps.The way conversations paused when he passed.The way unfamiliar faces lingered too long.The way someone would stand still… then leave as soon as he looked directly at them.It wasn’t fear.It was observation.And Eli didn’t like being observed.He slowed his steps slightly.“…Charlotte,” he called.She turned.“…Yeah?”Eli frowned.“…Do you feel like people are watching us?”Charlotte glanced around casually.Then shrugged.“…People always look at you.”Eli exhaled.“…Not like this.”That made her pause slightly.But she didn’t dismiss him.Not immediately.Instead, she stepped closer to his side.“…Since when?”Eli hesitated.“…Since yesterday.”Charlotte frowned.“…Yesterday was normal.”Eli shook his head.“…No. It wasn’t.”ELSEWHERE — THE FIRST MOVEIn a dim room far from the city cente

The room was silent.Not the calm kind of silence.The kind that meant something had already gone wrong somewhere else.On the far side of the city, in a space hidden between normal buildings and forgotten routes, the watchers gathered again.But this time—They were fewer.One of them spoke first.“…She was not taken.”Another voice answered quickly.“…Because someone interfered.”A pause.Then tension sharpened.“…The Alpha.”That name alone changed the atmosphere.Not fear exactly.But caution.Deep, trained caution.One of them leaned forward slightly.“…He moved faster than expected.”Another voice clicked its tongue.“…Of course he did.”Silence stretched again.Then the leader spoke, slower this time.“…Report everything.”A screen flickered on.Security feeds.Blurred movement.Charlotte stepping away from Eli.The hand grabbing her wrist.The instant release.And then—That pressure.Unseen.Unmistakable.The moment Kieran’s influence touched the area.The footage froze.“…Th