The Alpha’s Shattered Mate: Her Secret Triplets
The air in the Throne Room had reached the consistency of molten lead. Killian lay at the base of the central pillar, his skin a map of hairline fractures where the quartz-graft had begun to fail. His breathing was a ragged, wet sound, the physical cost of acting as a global surge protector finally claiming its toll on his human frame. Outside, the red hue of the frequency wall intensified, pressing against the palace windows like a bruised, angry eyelid. The government was no longer being subtle. They were pushing the "Inertia" field to its breaking point, intending to crush the mountain’s spirit into a fine, compliant powder.