Alle Kapitel von The Rejected Omega Who Was Claimed by the Alpha King: Kapitel 21 – Kapitel 30

The Heir No One Knew Existed Rowan's POV The morning after the royal physicians confirmed my pregnancy, the palace felt...different. No one treated me badly. In fact, that was what unsettled me. The servants bowed a little lower than before, the guards outside my chamber stood straighter whenever I stepped into the corridor. Even the young maids who delivered breakfast smiled before excusing themselves. It wasn't pity, but it was respect and I still hadn't grown used to it. Lady Miriam noticed my hesitation as we walked through one of the eastern corridors. "You're wondering why everyone keeps looking at you?" I gave her an embarrassed smile. "Is it that obvious? I asked. It is." She folded her hands in front of her. "Most of the palace already knows the King has placed you under his personal protection." I sighed. "I wish they wouldn't." She glanced at me. "Why?" She asked. "I don't want people thinking I'm receiving special treatment." Lady Miriam's smile returned. "Rowan..."

A Child Under the Moon's ProtectionRowan's POVMorning arrived too quickly, the Northern Castle was already awake, but unlike the hurried days after the attack, today there was no shouting from the courtyards or soldiers rushing through the gates. But instead...the castle breathed.Some carried baskets of fresh bread through the halls, young squires polished armor in the morning sun. Somewhere below my window, musicians practiced a melody that drifted through the crisp mountain air.For the first time since I had arrived...the castle felt like a home instead of a fortress.I rested one hand over my stomach without thinking, the physician's words from yesterday refused to leave me. "The child is healthy."Healthy! Such a simple word, yet no one had ever used it to describe anything connected to me like that. Growing up, I had always been the weak Omega, the fragile one and the unwanted son.But now...someone depended on me. A knock interrupted my thoughts. "Come in." I said. Lady Miri

The Weight of the CrownRowan's POVThe Queen Mother's chamber remained in my thoughts long after we left.Not because of the rumors, and not because Commander Selene had mentioned the nobles. But because of one simple sentence. "I wanted you to know the kind of kingdom I hope to leave your child."My child? Kael had never once called the baby a burden, never called the child Damon's. And never reminded me of my painful past. Whenever he spoke...he only saw the future. I wasn't sure anyone had ever looked at me that way before. The Royal Council Chamber was already full when we arrived. Long tables formed a wide circle inside a domed ceiling painted with the history of the Northern Kingdom.Kings, Queens, Great battles and peace treaties.The rise of the Blackthorn family, nearly thirty nobles sat waiting. Some old enough to be Kael's grandfather and others much younger. The moment Kael entered, every person stood up.Not out of fear, but of respect. I slowed my steps, because I wasn

The Letter That WaitedRowan's POVEveryone stood still, no one moved. The envelope rested inside the hidden compartment as though it had been placed there only yesterday instead of years ago.Its ivory paper hadn't yellowed with age, the wax seal remained untouched. And across the front, elegant handwriting read only six words. FOR THE ONE THE MOON SENDS.The room had become so quiet that I could hear the fire crackling behind us. Lady Miriam lowered her hands. "I've lived in this castle for more than forty years."Her voice barely rose above a whisper. "I never knew this compartment existed."Neither had anyone else. Commander Selene examined the desk. "There are no hidden mechanisms."Scholar Elias, who had arrived moments earlier after being summoned by the Treasurer, adjusted his spectacles. "Then how did it open?" No one answered.Because no one knew. My eyes remained fixed on the envelope, and for some reason...it felt as though it had been waiting. Not for a king, and not for

Rowan's POVThe first thing I noticed when I opened my eyes was silence. Not the cold, lonely silence I had known in Nightfang, but this silence felt...safe.Morning sunlight poured through the tall windows, painting warm golden patterns through the floor of my room. And somewhere beyond the walls, I could hear servants moving through the castle and distant voices drifting from the training grounds.Life continued. And for the first time in years, I woke without wondering who would insult me before breakfast.A small knock sounded. "Come in." I ordered. The door opened, revealing one of the younger castle servants carrying a silver tray.He couldn't have been older than seventeen, and he bowed so deeply I almost stood up in surprise. "Good morning, Lord Rowan."Lord Rowan!The title still sounded strange. "You don't have to bow that much," I said awkwardly.His eyes looked muddy."But... His Majesty ordered that every member of the castle show you the same respect given to the royal f