All Chapters of The Mad Lycan Plus-Size Mate : Chapter 71 - Chapter 77

Serenity PovThe cold wind swept across the northern border as Frost Pack security and warriors assembled behind us. Black SUVs and security vehicles lined the road leading to the border, their headlights cutting through the falling snow. I pulled my coat closer around my body, protecting my pregnant belly from the cold, while Valerius stood beside me with his golden eyes fixed on the figures gathered across the open ground.The twins had been restless since we left the palace, and I could feel their movements beneath my palm. I was heavily pregnant now, and although Valerius had offered to handle everything without my involvement, there was no way I would remain in the palace while Gideon, Erica, and Tristan stood outside our territory demanding that I be returned to Blackwood.The same people who had stolen my inheritance, murdered my parents, and spent twenty years treating me like a servant now believed they could come to my husband's territory and take me away. I almost laugh

Serenity Pov I clutched my womb as I turned to leave, my breathing still uneven from the power I had released. Around us, Gideon, Erica, Tristan, and the mercenaries remained pinned to the ground, unable to rise against my command. For the first time, they were the ones staring up at me helplessly.Valerius moved beside me, his hand settling around my waist as we headed back toward our waiting vehicles. I had barely taken a few steps when I heard Erica's furious scream behind us.“If I cannot have your life, Serenity, then I will take the one thing you love most!”I turned at the sound, but Erica was already throwing something in our direction. A dagger flashed through the air, its blade coated with the unmistakable greenish stain of wolfsbane.Valerius saw it before I could react.“Serenity, get down!”He shoved me aside and caught the dagger with his bare hand.“Valerius!”My scream tore through the air as he closed his fist around the blade. The wolfsbane burned into his chest, an

Serenity Pov The private medical wing of the Frost Palace penthouse was quiet, with the scent of antiseptic, dried mountain herbs, and the faint static of the magical stasis wards filling the room.Four elite royal physicians stood around the large mahogany bed where Valerius lay. His skin was pale, the healthy bronze that usually gave his face its strong, vibrant look gone. His breathing was slow and measured, his chest rising and falling in a steady rhythm. The wolfsbane dagger Erica had thrown had struck him square in the chest. Though my healing magic had closed the wound and knitted the damaged muscle before he lost consciousness, the poison had already begun its work. Its dark residue had triggered his ancient curse, leaving him trapped in a deep coma as his mind fought against the black magic buried in his bloodstream.I sat in a high-backed leather chair beside the bed, my fingers tightly wrapped around his large, limp hand. His skin was ice-cold beneath my touch.I rubbed m

Serenity Pov The sudden death of the captured rogue inside a sealed, heavily guarded holding block had created another security crisis across Frost Palace.Before the news could spread through the corridors, I ordered the entire holding area locked down. Not a single guard, healer, or administrative clerk was allowed to leave their post until every shift log, access card, and watch rotation had been checked.Beta Marcus met me in the narrow corridor outside the cell block, holding a thick ledger of internal security check-ins. His face showed just how frustrated he was with the situation."I checked the automated audit trail for the security checks, Majesty," Marcus reported, lowering his voice so it wouldn't echo off the high walls. "The midnight round was officially marked as complete. But when I questioned the assigned officer, he swore he never stepped foot in this sector at that hour. Someone used his credentials to override the system lock."I stared at the cold iron bars of th