All Chapters of THE CHUBBY LUNA’s CONTRACT MARRIAGE TO THE LYCAN KING: Chapter 81 - Chapter 90

Maya's POVThe court’s security lights were blue above the execution scaffold.I stood on the platform, watching the gate swing shut behind Caleb's retreating figure.Beside me, Maya stood rubbing the marks left by the cuffs on her skin.I turned away from the scaffold and raised my left hand to activate my comm-link."Vance," I commanded, my voice carrying directly through the earpieces of every officer on the grid. "Secure the perimeter exits. Place Elder Bennett and prosecutors Hayes and Miller under immediate arrest. Charge them with high treason, military sabotage, and receiving foreign bribes."Panic broke out in the elevated box. Elder Bennett moved backward, knocking his chair onto the floor as he tried to reach the exit.Four guards, led by Vance, breached the balcony doors with guns raised. Vance caught Bennett by the back of his robe, slammed him against the wall, and snapped cuffs around his wrists."This is an illegal military power grab, Alpha Merikh!" Bennett screamed,

Merikh’s POVMaya sat at the center of the table, cutting a piece of fruit for Liam, who sat on her left, swinging his small legs off the edge of his chair. To her right sat Leo.I pulled out my chair at the head of the table and sat down, setting a small bowl of warm porridge near the center."Leo," I said softly, keeping my voice low and smooth so I wouldn't startle him. "Here is some breakfast."I reached out my hand to gently slide the bowl closer to his place mat.The moment my fingers brushed the edge of his dish, Leo stiffened. His shoulders pulled high toward his ears and he flinched backward into his chair.His small hand darted out, grabbing the edge of Maya’s sleeve as he pressed his back against her side, wide eyes staring at my hand as if it held a weapon.I froze my hand in mid-air, keeping my fingers still before slowly retracting my arm to my side."Thank you, Merikh," Maya said gently, her hand coming down to cover Leo’s trembling fingers. She pulled the bowl the rest

Merikh’s POVI left my royal escort at the archway and walked down the street alone, carrying a binder stamped with the sovereign seal.My destination was a small, neat cottage near the edge of the training grounds, the home of Sergeant Klaus, one of the twelve guard soldiers killed during Caleb’s mountain raid.I stepped onto the porch and knocked twice on the door.It opened to reveal Klaus’s widow, Elena. Her face was pale, her eyes dark and hollowed by grief.She looked at my broad frame, then at the sovereign seal on the binder, her expression hardening instantly."Alpha," she said, her voice dry and cold. "Have you come to remind me that my husband died acting as a pawn for traitors?""No, Elena," I said softly, unbuckling my belt and setting my gun on the porch railing before taking a step back. "I came to tell you the truth, and to ask for your forgiveness."She stared at me, startled by the gesture before stepping aside to let me enter the small sitting room.I sat at her kit

Maya's POVMerikh hovered over me, his eyes wide, vulnerable, and fixed on my face as he waited for my response."No," I said, my voice firm, and without a trace of hesitation. "I do not love Caleb. Whatever I felt for him died the moment he kicked me out of my own pack, locked me in that laboratory, tortured my son, and tried to destroy our lives. There is nothing left of him in my heart."Merikh let out a slow breath. A wave of visible relief washed across his features and for a second, his posture softened.Then, his body went rigid.He froze over me, his muscles locking tight. A low, pained grunt escaped his throat. He tried to push himself up off the mattress but his arms buckled beneath him. He rolled off the edge of the bed, landing hard on his feet."Merikh?" I sat up quickly, clutching the sheet to my chest.He didn't answer. He stood beside the bed, his back turned to me, his broad shoulders shaking.I watched his hands, they were trembling uncontrollably, his fingers spasmi

Maya's POVI stood by the window of Merikh’s suite, staring out at the lights of the capital.Behind me, Merikh lay deep in a sleep, Dr. Evan’s bio-monitors clicking softly in the quiet room.My original plan had been simple: walk into Red Leaf’s corporate headquarters, bypass the security of my late father’s old study and retrieve the capital key.But looking at the map of the corporate sector, the reality of the trap set in.Caleb’s security forces patrolled every corridor of the Red Leaf building. If I walked through those front doors, I would be captured or killed before I even reached the ground floor.I needed another way.I walked over to the secure desk in the corner of the room, picked up a device, and dialed a set frequencies that hadn’t been active since my father’s death.The line hissed with static for three long seconds before a rasped voice answered."State identification," the voice said. It was Uncle Kenneth."Kenneth, it’s Maya," I said, keeping my voice low and urge