All Chapters of Possessed By Him: The Alpha's Trophy: Chapter 101 - Chapter 110

Chapter 102Cassian’s POVThe boards on the floor shook vehemently making a groaning sound as it shook. The vibration was loud and heavy that it rose straight through the soles of my boots and my teeth started chattering now because of cold but from the vibration.Lucien dropped to one knee, steadying himself with his left hand made in a fist against the damp stone wall while his right kept the lantern held high. The glass pane inside the iron frame rattled continuously, casting erratic, yellow light that kept dangling to the light across the narrow corridor."Up," I grunted, grabbing Lucien by the leather strap of his chest armor and hauling him to his feet. "Get back toward the main stairwell.""What about the guard?" Lucien asked, nodding toward the young recruit who had slumped against the far wall. The boy was breathing, but his jaw was slack, his collar soaked in the thick, black grease that was still draining down into the floor seams."Pick him up," I said, stepping over the

Chapter 104Cassian's POVThe west reservoir was supposed to buy us a week. It had been less than an hour, and already I was beginning to doubt that estimate.Three kitchen workers had fallen ill after handling water from the lower storage tanks. Two guards had been taken to the infirmary with high fevers, and one of the horses had collapsed in its stall.The healers couldn't agree on what was happening. Some believed the black substance was poisonous. Others thought it carried a form of dark magic that attacked the body after entering the bloodstream.Neither explanation told me how to stop it. I stood in the council chamber, listening to the reports while trying not to lose my temper."Seal the lower wells," I ordered. "Nobody drinks from them. Nobody washes in them. If a pipe connects to the main spring, shut it off." The head healer shifted uncomfortably."Alpha, that will leave the lower garrison without a water supply.""Then move them to the western stores.""The western stores

Chapter 106Lilith's POVI woke up to an empty bed. Cassian's side was cold, which meant he had been gone for a while. Which wasn't unusual. The man seemed to believe sleep was a weakness, and running an entire pack was apparently his excuse for getting away with it.I sat up and reached for my robe. Then I noticed the glass of water on the bedside table. I had left it there the previous night, something was floating inside it.At first, I thought it was a piece of dirt. I picked up the glass and held it closer to the window.A thin, black substance clung to the inside of the glass. It looked like oil, but it was too thick to move like oil. When I tilted the glass, it stayed where it was for a moment before slowly sliding toward the water.I put the glass down. That was strange. I hadn't drunk from it the night before, but I was certain the water had been clean when I went to bed. I called for one of the servants.A young woman appeared at the door a few minutes later. "Did someone br

Chapter 108 Lilith's POV My heart was beating so hard that I could hear it over the sound coming from beneath the Keep. The second heartbeat continued. It matched mine perfectly. I stepped back from the entrance, and the sound stopped. I moved forward again. It returned. “What is happening?” Brandon asked. “I don't know.” Cassian pulled me behind him. “Everyone, move away from the entrance.” The warriors obeyed, but I couldn't take my eyes off the staircase. Whatever was down there had called my name. It had mentioned my mother, and now it was responding to my presence. I had spent years learning to recognize danger. Maelis had taught me that lesson in the worst possible ways. I knew the difference between something that wanted to frighten me and something that had a reason to be afraid of me. This felt like the second. “Cassian,” I said quietly, “I need to see what's down there.” He turned to me. “Absolutely not.” “You heard what it said.” “I hear

Chapter 110Lilith’s POV“At last, the son has come home.” The voice was coming from beneath us.Cassian stood at the edge of the opening in the floor. His eyes were fixed on the darkness below, and his hands had curled into fists.“Who are you?” he demanded. No answer came.“Show yourself!” The chains below us rattled.Brandon stepped closer to Cassian. “Your Majesty, we need to get everyone out of here. We don't know what's waiting below.”Cassian ignored him. I reached for his hand. “Cassian.”He looked at me. “Whatever this place wants from you, we need to understand it before we do anything.”His jaw tightened. “It knows my father's name. It knows mine. And it has been waiting for me.”“I know.”“What if it has something to do with his death?”“Then we'll find out what happened.”He looked down into the opening again. I could see the anger in his face, but there was something else beneath it. He wanted answers about his father, and this place might be the only way to get them.I