Chapter 21: The Council at the Gate

The car sat idling in the slush of the outer courtyard, exhaust curling white against the darkening Alpine sky. Flashing from its hood was the golden banner of the Southern Syndicate Council, bright and arrogant against the smoke-stained stone of the keep. "You stay in the inner study," Reymond said, his voice flat as he buckled a fresh shoulder holster over his bandage-bound chest. "Mauris has four men outside the door. If the delegation brings armed escorts past the threshold, he moves you to the lower vault." I stopped wrapping the clean linen strip over my split forearm and looked up at him. "I just told the entire northern territory that I chose to stand beside you, Reymond. If I hide in a cellar the second an envoy steps through the gate, I make us both look like liars." Reymond turned, his eyes dark with a possessive fury. "They aren't here to talk, Natalia. The Southern Council doesn't send diplomatic banners unless they've already decided who they're executing. You ar

Last Updated : 2026-10-25

Chapter 22: Terms Written in Silver

The heavy iron doors clicked into place with a dry, final thud. The echo rattled against the frost-covered stained glass, then died entirely in the drafty expanse of the great hall.The council leader’s footsteps faded down the stone corridor outside, leaving behind the smell of cold cedar and expensive printer ink.The silence between Reymond and me felt thicker than the winter air pressing against the high arched windows."Power-transfer experiment," I said. My voice didn't shake. It was flat, hard, and devoid of any warmth. I turned slowly, every joint in my body stiff, and walked toward him.Each step measured. Intentional. The distance across the hearth vanished in three breaths. I stopped so close I could smell the stale salt of dried blood on his tactical vest and the faint, bitter pine scent he always carried."My blood," I said, repeating the council's words as if testing them for weight. "Listed as the primary source."I searched his silver eyes. They were shuttered, drawn ti

Last Updated : 2026-10-27

Chapter 23: Blood on the Sheets

Natalia POVThe silver blood on my upper lip tasted like copper and cold mountain water.Reymond didn't move for two seconds. He stayed on his knees, staring at the drop as it ran down my chin, his face completely drained of colour. Then he scrambled up off the stone floor, his broad hands catching my shoulders before my knees could give out entirely."Don't touch me," I snapped, leaning back against the edge of the table."Natalia, you're bleeding.""I can feel it," I said, wiping my chin with the back of my sleeve. The smear left a faint, luminescent streak against the grey wool. "I've been feeling it since the broadcast. Every time I draw a breath, it feels like someone is pulling a thin wire out of my lungs.""The bond is feeding," Reymond said flatly. He didn't try to touch me again, but he stayed close enough that I could feel the heat radiating off his body. "When the council leader forced the ultimatum, your blood activated the defence protocol. My wolf took the energy to heal

Last Updated : 2026-10-27

Chapter 24: The Uninvited Guest

Natalia POV"He’s moving on the vault," Reymond said, throwing back the velvet spread before the static on the tactical radio had even cleared.The heat of the mattress evaporated instantly. I pulled my tunic over my head, my limbs still heavy from the feverish surge of the bond, but the cold reality hit faster than the mountain air whistling past the window."The deep archives below the estate connect straight to the sub-level grid here," I said, pulling my boots on and cinching the leather straps tight over my wrists. My skin was still thrumming with that dark, silver warmth, but the wire in my chest had quieted. "If the envoy opens that vault with your father’s codes, he gets the original blood logs.""He doesn't get a damn thing," Reymond growled. He buckled his shoulder holster over his bare, scarred chest, not bother to grab a clean shirt. He grabbed a heavy tactical coat, throwing it around his broad shoulders. "We intercept the main terminal in the subterranean lab before they

Last Updated : 2026-10-31

All Chapters of Stolen by the Psyco Alpha; Ghost Luna: Chapter 21 - Chapter 24

Chapter 21: The Council at the Gate

Chapter 22: Terms Written in Silver

Chapter 23: Blood on the Sheets

Chapter 24: The Uninvited Guest