Kaede Execution Novels & Stories

I shut it quickly and rushed to Kade’s side. “Is he going to be okay?” I asked in a faint voice. “He will be. But his kingdom? That’s what might not survive,” Kael said, tearing open Kade’s shirt. I counted the stab wounds—eighteen. Tears streamed down my face. This wasn’t meant to be an arrest. It was meant to be an execution. “Ki...ng...dom…” Kade struggled to speak. “Yes, my Alpha,” Kael replied. “Your deputy—Damian—has declared you dead.”

A document buried in a hidden folder marked only with a single character: E. Inside was a report. Name: Eden Kade. Status: Active anomaly. Purpose: Nullify Dormer Protocol if subject exhibits autonomous divergence. Directive: In the event of Dormer fall, Eden Kade to be monitored and either dismantled or recruited by Tier Zero command. Eden’s heart slammed in her chest. She wasn’t just created to continue Valeska. She was built as her fail-safe. A living contingency. Her breath caught as she saw the last line: > If Eden Kade survives protocol rupture, initiate contact with Lucien Black.

Messing up his life made it only easier for me to slip into Lyssandra’s, so I smile. Cade lifts his head slowly, and meets my eyes. “Erden Kryne. Always so dramatic.” This bastard had killed Sadie and her daughter and all he could think was that I was being dramatic. I fucking saw red, but I couldn't touch him yet. I couldn't kill him, because if I started hitting him, I wouldn't be able to stop, and I had a few questions for him first. Cade’s eyes are almost swollen shut, but he still manages to glare at me. “I didn't know you worked with animals. Those fuckers beat me…”

“I can’t explain why he’s defending you. That’s something he needs to tell you himself. However, I can disclose that he has only done so for one other person, his mate.” “What happened to his mate?” I asked. Kendra sat in a chair in the corner of the room. “She died.” I crossed my legs as I took a seat on the bed and asked, “How?” Kendra explained that there had been a war between the Red Moon pack and the rogues, during which a rogue named Kade killed her. Although Kade was originally from their pack, he was exiled after killing someone else from the pack. “I’m dumbfounded,” I said. “He would execute Catrina for punching me, but not someone who tried to fight his brother?”

The walker tilted, its servos whining in protest as Kaelor’s beast-strength, pushed past its absolute limit, held the mountain of iron at bay. "Aradaa, do it now!" Kaelor’s face was purple, blood vessels popping in his eyes. "Kill him!" Aethelgard executioners leaped from the walker’s underbelly, heading straight for Kaerith’s tent with their humming vibro-blades drawn. "Get away from her!" Aradaa screamed. He didn't use the data-pad. He didn't use the wires. Aradaa reached out with both hands, his eyes turning a solid, terrifying white. He reached into the very heart of the Aether network, bypassing every firewall, every shield.

“Self-destruct sequence irreversible. All organic targets will be eliminated.” Kade shifted back to human form, naked, bleeding from countless wounds, but still standing. He grabbed my hand, grip strong and desperate. “Together. Just like we promised. No more goodbyes.” Sable was already sprinting ahead with Jax. “Six seconds! Move your asses!” We ran. The hallway was collapsing around us. Chunks of concrete and steel rained down as the facility tore itself apart. Kade kept his body between me and the worst of the falling debris, shielding me even as his own blood painted the floor.

“Kade, if you don’t respond, I will come into this damn house. Your wishes be damned.” “I’m upstairs,” he croaks out. If the room hadn’t been completely silent, I wouldn’t have heard him. I take his words as an invitation and walk up the stairs. I follow the stairs up and walk down the hall until I see the only open door. I push it open the rest of the way and walk inside. My heart breaks as I take in the sight in front of me. Kade is sitting on the floor with a box open in front of him, pictures strewn across the floor, as well as little mementos. Kade looks up at me and for the first time since she died, I see the tears in his eyes. His eyes are red and puffy, his hair and beard are a mess

“Just this once.” “Never,” I answered and wolves all over the field stood with me. --- POV: Araya He tried one last knife. “Kade is dead,” he said, softly. “He died biting gods. He left them leaderless. They’ll remember kneeling without you.” My wound flared. My knees wanted to fail. Nyxara shoved me. He wants your grief to be a door. Nail it shut. I did. With rage. With love. With a cheap, stubborn promise to children unborn.

“He’s spiraling.” My jaw ticked. “I know.” “Will he be a problem?” I paused. “I hope not.” “I can hear you guys.” Kade called over the creaking of insects without turning. “And no. I’m not going to be a problem.” We stopped at the threshold to the witches. Kade dropped the body with a thud, his jaw ticking with annoyance. “We’ve gone over the plan.” He said. “You do your witchy magic and revive the hybrid.”

“Dad never told me any of this.” “Do you remember this?” Maddox ignored Cade and walked in front of me. “I…” My mouth opened a few times as I tried to place it. “I mean, I’m getting flickers, but no…” I looked at Piercy. “Everything Kyle commanded me to forget should have come back.” “Unless your wolf took the memories away because of how painful they were.” Isaac looked at us. “What could be more painful than what you already know?” “This.” Cade walked out from the hut holding a battery and jumper cables.