All Chapters of Tribrid : Rejected By One, Claimed By Four: Chapter 101 - Chapter 110

Midnight came fast. The air outside the logging mill was freezing cold, and a low river fog covered the gravel road leading to the bridge.We crouched in the dark pine trees on the ridge overlooking the crossing. Down below, two giant floodlights lit up the old wooden bridge. Marcus had parked a massive black command trailer right in the middle of the road. Four armored Tribunal trucks sat around it, blocking the lane completely."I count twelve guards on the road," Brecken whispered, his gold eyes glowing in the dark as he looked through the trees. "Six more walking the riverbank.""The main shield generator is mounted on the roof of the trailer," Lucian pointed out softly, pointing a long finger through the branches. "You can see the purple light humming around the metal frame. If I get within fifty feet of that truck, my fangs will lock up.""That's why you aren't going near the truck," Cade said, checking the magazine in his pistol. "You, Brecken, and Soren take the north side of

We ran through the dark trees until the sound of the burning bridge faded behind us. Brecken led the way up the steep slope, his boots crushing the wet pine needles as he pushed through the brush. Cade stayed right behind me, keeping his gun raised to watch our rear trail. Lucian and Soren moved silently on our flanks, scanning the dark woods for any sign of pursuit.We reached the old logging mill an hour later. Brecken unlatched the heavy iron floor hatch, and we climbed down into the underground cellar. Soren pulled the heavy security bar shut and locked it into place. The cellar was safe, quiet, and completely sealed off from the outside world.Brecken walked over to the wooden crate near the wall and sat down heavily. His jacket was torn at the shoulder, and soot covered his face, but his gold eyes were fixed entirely on me. "Are you hit?" Brecken asked, his voice rough."I'm fine," I said, shaking my head. "The file didn't get damaged."Cade walked over to the wooden workbenc

We reached the subterranean vault twenty feet beneath the foundation of the Tribunal’s primary archive.Soren held his hand flat against the bronze doors sealing the inner chamber. The warlock mark on his wrist glowed violet, aligning with the runes carved into the bronze frame."The seal is original First Coven," Soren said, his voice quiet after hours of channeling magic. "It hasn't been opened since the translation six centuries ago.""Can you open the latch, or do we need Brecken to force it?" Cade asked, scanning the corridor behind us. He kept his tactical rifle at his shoulder, his finger hovering over the guard."If Brecken hits this bronze, the kinetic impact will trigger a localized collapse spell," Soren replied without looking back. "He stays where he is."Brecken stepped up beside me. "We don't have time for a lecture, warlock. The Tribunal reinforcement squad breached the upper bridge ten minutes ago. We have four minutes before they locate the hatch.""Three minutes," L

Thomas stood up from the dirt, turning to face the three other wolves standing near the guard cabin."Get the weapons out of the cabin," Thomas ordered the pack members. "The Alpha is back."The wolves moved quickly, loading tactical rifles and extra ammunition into the back of a pack truck.Brecken walked over to the wooden table by the gate, looking down at a map of the Frost Pack territory. He pointed at the red line marking the main highway entrance."Marcus knows we took the border cabin," Brecken said, looking at me. "His patrol truck didn't check in on the radio ten minutes ago. He's going to send an enforcement squad down this road.""How many men does he have at the central junction?" I asked."Twenty guards," Thomas replied, walking over with a tactical vest in his hands. He handed the vest to Brecken. "They have two heavy armored vehicles parked at the old toll booth."Cade walked up to the table. He pulled a radio scanner from his pocket and set it down next to the map."T

The three Council judges scrambled out of the vault chamber without saying another word. Thomas and three pack wolves entered the room a moment later, carrying heavy rope to bind Marcus’s wrists behind his back. *Marcus was finally taken down, but the relief didn't come,* I thought. *A captured Alpha doesn't end a war when his father controls the fleet at the docks.*"Take Marcus to the secondary cell beneath the old mill," Brecken commanded Thomas. "Keep six guards on him at all times.""Understood, Alpha," Thomas said. He pulled Marcus up by his coat collar and dragged him toward the hallway.Lucian stepped toward the ruined altar, kicking a piece of the shattered silver basin aside. "If High Enforcer Hale is at the harbor with the coastal fleet, he will advance on the city the moment his scout ship reports Marcus’s capture," Lucian said, looking at me. "We have less than an hour before his iron warships enter the river channel.""We need to reach the harbor gates before his fron