All Chapters of REBIRTH: THIS TIME ILL MAKE YOU BEG, ALPHA : Chapter 81 - Chapter 90

Kaelen’s POVI slammed my fist against the flagstones in frustration as the portal snapped shut, leaving us with nothing but a lingering scent, and Elara stood beside me, examining the obsidian pendant with a look of intense calculation that overshadowed any panic from the attack."I am completely unhurt, Kaelen, so you can stop pacing around me like a worried guard dog," Elara said, holding up the dark stone so the light from the torches caught the carved runes on its surface."My wolf doesn't like it when a rogue slips through our fingers using dark magic right in front of our eyes, especially when he takes a powerful talisman with him," I muttered, crossing my arms over my chest and staring down at the spot where the portal had vanished."He didn't get away cleanly, because look at the way the edges of this pendant are cracked, which means his hasty retreat made the artifact unstable and he can't use its full power without returning to his hidden shrine in the deep woods," she expl

Elara’s POVThe maps inside Marcus's lockbox detailed a hidden network of subterranean tunnels leading straight beneath the Whispering Hollows, an ancient sanctuary abandoned by the main pack, and Vane was heading there to harness the full energy of the obsidian pendant, risking the destruction of our territory to secure his dominance.I looked up at Kaelen, meeting his golden gaze with resolve, and declared that we wouldn't wait for dawn or a larger battalion because we needed to track him down through those tunnels immediately before he could complete his dark ritual inside the caverns."Are you sure you want to march straight into those tunnels tonight without waiting for Marcus and the strike team to assemble at sunrise, Elara, because those underground caverns are completely unmapped and full of unpredictable hazards?" Kaelen asked, looking down at the parchment maps spread across the table."We don't have time to wait until morning, Kaelen, because every hour we spend sleeping i

Vane’s POVSweat dripped down my forehead as I channeled the energy of the pendant into the central altar of the Whispering Hollows chamber, watching the runic circles flare with violet light, and the power coursing through my veins was intoxicating, filling me with a rush that made the pain in my hands worth it.I knew Kaelen and his human mate would track me through the tunnels, which was why I had rigged every support pillar in this cavernous vault with explosive charges, and let them come down here and try to stop me because this mountain was going to become their tomb."If they think they can just waltz into my sanctuary and take back the territory I spent months planning to conquer, they are going to find out the hard way what happens when you corner a desperate alpha," I muttered to myself, pouring more of my own magic into the stone altar."You are talking to yourself again, Vane, and that is usually the first sign that someone's brain is starting to fry from channeling too mu

Kaelen’s POVWatching Elara work with such focus while standing over a trap sent a wave of awe through my chest, and when she finally snipped the final red wire and the rune faded into grey dust, I let out a long breath.We pushed through the iron archway at the end of the tunnel, stepping directly into the vault of the Whispering Hollows just as Vane raised his glowing hands to complete his ritual, bathing the subterranean chamber in blinding light."Stop right there, Vane, because your little ritual ends right here and now," I roared, stepping out from the shadows of the archway with my sword raised high and my eyes locked on the altar."You are too late, Kaelen, because the portal is already opening, and nothing you do can stop what is coming through that gate," Vane yelled over the deafening hum of the altar, his face twisted in a manic grin as violet sparks danced across his palms."Don't listen to him, Kaelen, because his hands are shaking, which means he is losing control of th

Kaelen’s POVElara’s dagger struck true, slicing clean through Vane’s wrist and sending the glowing obsidian pendant spinning wildly through the air before it shattered against the far wall with a deafening explosion of blue light.Vane shrieked in agony, clutching his bleeding arm as the dark magic instantly backfired, sending a violent shockwave through the chamber that knocked him unconscious against the altar.The ceiling groaned ominously, dropping heavy boulders right behind us as the exit tunnel began to cave in, so I grabbed Elara around the waist, throwing my entire body over hers as we scrambled frantically toward the shrinking gap of light, fighting for our lives against the collapsing mountain."Keep moving toward the gap, Elara, because the entrance is about to be blocked off completely and we only have a few seconds left before the roof comes down!" I shouted over the thunderous roar of falling rock and crushing stone, holding my arms over her head to protect her from th