Semua Bab Rejected by my mate: Bounded by the Ruthless Lycan : Bab 221 - Bab 223

The Heartbeat Beneath the ThroneThe heartbeat came again. It was close enough that Zara felt it beneath her feet.Everyone in the palace courtyard went still including Arven.For the first time since he had appeared above the kingdom, the Shadow King looked uncertain.Zara tightened her grip on Kael's hand. "What is that?"The first king didn't answer, his eyes were fixed on the palace. Something that was never supposed to wake."Another heartbeat shook the floor, dust fell from the palace walls. Then the throne room doors slammed open. A wave of darkness rushed through the entrance, forcing the guards backward. Zara raised her arm to protect her face as the shadows swept past her.Kael pulled her against him.When the darkness cleared, the throne room looked nothing like it had before. The marble floor had split down the center, a crack stretched from the entrance to the throne and beneath it was a staircase.The stones were black and covered in silver markings.The first king stare

: The Kingdom of Shadows The first thing Zara heard was screaming.It rose from above them, muffled by layers of stone but unmistakable. The kingdom was in chaos.Zara pushed herself upright, coughing as dust filled her lungs. The chamber around them trembled again, sending small pieces of rock crashing from the ceiling.Kael was already on his feet. His hand went instinctively to his side where the old wound had never completely stopped aching. His breathing was uneven, and when he looked at Zara, the black veins beneath his skin had returned.Zara's stomach dropped. "Kael.""I'm fine." "You don't look fine."He glanced at the dark lines crawling toward his wrist and quickly pulled his sleeve over them. "I'm still standing."Before Zara could respond, the first Lycan King stepped toward them. His face had lost what little calmness remained. "We have to leave."The six guardians moved immediately.The passage behind them groaned as if the mountain itself were trying to swallow the r