Chapter 121— He's Not Waiting

The scout returned at midnight with blood on his hands that wasn't his own.Sera heard the commotion before Riven's voice carried through the castle, urgent and sharp in a way that pulled her from sleep instantly, Kael already moving beside her toward whatever crisis had arrived.They found the young enforcer in the courtyard, supported by two others, his face pale with shock despite visible physical wounds already healing."Speak," Kael said, crouching beside him."Northern patrol," the enforcer managed. "We were tracking movement near Varn's border, following up on Riven's coordination request." His hands shook slightly. "Something attacked. Fast, powerful, gone before we could properly engage."Wren appeared, alerted by the commotion, her expression sharpening with professional focus. "Describe what you saw.""Not what," the enforcer said. "Who? It looked like a man, but the eyes…" He stopped, visibly struggling with the memory. "The eyes weren't human anymore. And he moved faster

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Chapter 122— Emergency Response

Sorren arrived by mid-morning, dust still clinging to his travel clothes, forgoing the usual formal notice in favor of speed that told Sera everything about how seriously the council now regarded their situation.He found them in the war room, maps and reports spread across every surface, half-empty coffee cups scattered between them, the accumulated evidence of a night spent transforming careful strategic patience into urgent immediate action."The council has authorized full emergency response," Sorren said without preamble, settling into the chair Kael offered. "Resources, personnel, whatever coordination proves necessary. This Harvester threat supersedes typical territorial boundaries."Wren looked up from her research. "That's faster authorization than I expected given typical council bureaucracy.""Desperate circumstances warrant efficient response," Sorren said dryly. "Three more Vigil operatives were confirmed dead this week. If we don't act decisively now, we risk losing what

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Chapter 123– Days, Not Weeks

Riven's team returned just after dusk, boots caked in mud from the northern trek, and the exhaustion carved into every face told Sera the reconnaissance had cost them more than simple observation should have.She met them at the gate alongside Kael, torchlight flickering against the returning enforcers' tired faces, counting heads with the particular anxiety that had become automatic since the war room's urgent planning session that morning."Everyone's accounted for," Riven said, reading her expression correctly. "But we saw enough to understand why staying hidden proved considerably harder than expected."They gathered in the study, the fire burned low against the evening chill, Wren and Petra already waiting with Edda's texts spread across the desk, everyone's attention focused entirely on whatever intelligence Riven's team had gathered."He moves like nothing natural," one enforcer said, still visibly shaken. "Faster than sight should allow. And there's something wrong with the ai

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Todos os capítulos de The Alpha's Blood-Bound Prisoner: Capítulo 121 - Capítulo 123

Chapter 121— He's Not Waiting

Chapter 122— Emergency Response

Chapter 123– Days, Not Weeks