Lahat ng Kabanata ng Bound to the Outcast Beast King: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 10

Three years later, I was pregnant.I left the Moonwell Apothecary with a bundle of moonmilk moss and cubberries.Kaelren was away from the capital. Three days earlier, he had left for the northern border to investigate the mysterious disappearances of unmarked beastfolk in recent years.Before he left, he sewed me a cloak.The stitching was crooked and uneven, as though a cub had done the sewing, but he'd added two extra layers of soft hide over the belly.He still struggled to speak, so he wrote on a wooden board. "Capital is windy. Cold."I had just pulled the cloak tight when a familiar voice called from behind me."Evelyn?"I stopped short.It was Ronan.Three years had passed. Ronan had officially taken command of the Black Wolf Knights, and the wolf markings on his shoulders had grown darker than before. Selena clung to his arm, the silver fang necklace still hanging around her neck.She noticed my cloak first. A flicker of disdain crossed her face."So it really is you. I almost

The purification den was built beneath the Black Wolf castle.The stone doors slammed down in succession, sealing away every scent and sound from outside.Ronan confiscated every communication crystal I had.Only the cracked fang pendant remained, hidden in the lining of my cloak.Deep inside the den, iron racks stood against the walls, stained with dried black blood. Rusted chains lay piled in the corners.This didn't look like a place to wash away a mate's scent. It looked more like a torture chamber.Selena pulled on a pair of gloves and began mixing the Purification Potion in the cauldron. She poured the Silverthorn Elixir into the Rotroot Powder, and the mixture immediately frothed into a sickly gray-white foam.The smell hit me, and my stomach lurched."Touch my cub, and you'll pay."Selena stepped closer. "Pay? With what? You're nothing but a castoff. Trash, who bonded with a Rotskin Beastman. I'm Ronan's mate."Ronan stood before me."Do as you're told, and I'll keep you as my

Three days after Kaelren's return, the Council of the Twelve Clans convened to review his claim to the throne.The White Lion Court had long since declared Kaelren dead and named his cousin, Lucius, the new Crown Prince.Now Kaelren had suddenly returned, still bearing traces of corrupted blood on his body.Many nobles refused to accept him."Who can guarantee the corrupted blood won't return?""How can a prince who once couldn't even take beast form lead the Twelve Clans?""The Golden Feather young chief had bonded with him. Was it merely a coincidence, or had the Golden Feather Clan known his identity all along?"In the center of the council hall, Kaelren sat in the White Lion seat.He didn't unleash his beast spirit to intimidate the crowd. If he did, every dissenter would claim he could only rely on the royal bloodline's power to reclaim his position.The Black Wolf Duchess, Ronan's mother, had come as well. Dressed in black, she looked so calm that no one would have guessed Ronan

On the day of the Great Beast Migration Rite, the White Stone Plains were crowded with beastfolk from all Twelve Clans.Kaelren had yet to be reinstated, so Lucius occupied the royal court's seat as acting Crown Prince.Ronan's core seal had been partially lifted.His mother claimed he wanted to prove his loyalty to the court during the rite.The moment I saw him, I knew something was wrong.Ronan stood in full knight's armor, a squad of Black Wolf cavalry behind him.He didn't look like a prisoner.He looked like a beastman already dressed to play the hero.Shortly after the migrating herds entered the plains, the lead great-horned beast suddenly went berserk.Then the rest of the herd erupted into chaos, bellowing as they charged toward the court's viewing platform.Panic swept through the crowd.Someone shouted, "It's the corrupted blood! The White Lion prince was never truly cured!"The rumor spread like wildfire.Lucius immediately ordered Kaelren's beast core sealed."Until we de

After the fall of the Black Wolf Clan, the Nightrot mining district came under the joint administration of the Twelve Clans.Kaelren's status as Crown Prince was restored.But he did not immediately ascend the throne.Nor did I move into the palace.The Sanctuary had only just been established. Too many low-ranking beastfolk still needed treatment.A few months later, I went into labor.The royal physician arrived and immediately ordered Mara and every unmarked midwife out."This is a royal cub. The birth must be attended by royal physicians."Mara's expression darkened, but she didn't argue.She had seen too many low-ranking healers driven away before.Kaelren blocked the doorway."Who says she has to leave?"The royal physician hesitated."Your Highness, she doesn't bear a clan mark—""Three years ago, when I was at my weakest, not a single royal physician came for me. Evelyn and the people you look down on are the reason I'm still alive."He looked at Mara."You're delivering this c