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The Black Wolf

Chapter 4 When Kings Bleed

Word Count: 1528    |    Released on: 22/06/2025

ya's

torch extinguished, but I could tell, they weren't ordinary sol

ill of the night bit into my skin, but I froze,

ing presence. My gaze locked on his, and something within me shifted. I

mself to my height. A fleeting

id, his voice low and rasped. "I've heard the r

d for years, maybe I've forgot

e they see disaster, I see potential. I am

them once, a twilight-born pack, bo

ing his hand. "Let me take everyth

palm. But they did, and in that moment, I felt my wolf stirring. For the

d the pack. Balls of fire arced through the sky, hurled by his soldiers. Fl

perhaps. This was, after all, my bir

e was one thought burning

. Let the gods guard him

he extended his hand again. I hesitated, but my fingers me

and steel clung to him, yet beneath it, something darker, something ancient. My mind scr

of the pack, where his soldiers surged ahead like

nt, now smothered in smoke and ruin. The pack had rallied in

their ground with swords drawn. Their eyes locked on us, and in that m

ed and offered his hand again. I took it, as my feet touched

woman shrieked, pointing at me

us!" another cried out,

gh, you cursed witch?"

r pack was falling apart, and yet here they were hurling their last breaths at me.

lencing the crowd instantly. Even the crackling f

epped forward, sword still in hand, h

d what do you se

son Dusk," his tone mocking yet imperial. "

murs spread like wildfire. Dread. Rage. A

re and blood to our gates. May the goddess forgive me if I stoop to entertain a power

his voice dripping with amusement. "Oh no... I don't

. In an instant, arrows flew, screams tore through

s erupted once more, every part of me

ng was off, their arrows flew wide, their moveme

his hand again, and

kill every last one of you right here, right now," he said, eyes swee

hoice, a fight to the death. You and me. If you win, your pack lives,

breath, even the wi

hin the pack, one who questioned their Alpha's worth. But from an outsider? Unheard o

clenched tightly in his hands, he se

h a single fluid motion. Then he unsheathed h

e, inky and alive, as though it breathed, enchanted, surely. I didn't know i

uel b

with the fury of a pack leader defendi

effortless grace, like a predator toying with prey. His expression n

, more reckless. He swung harder, faster, but X

eyes to follow, Xareth's blade arced through

throat. Before anyone could even react, Xareth d

stumbled, lips parting in a soundless gasp. Blood spilled

ven though I'd known deep down how this woul

as the last light faded from Thorn

e. It was the Heartstone. It pulsed once, then rose from his body, de

with ancient power. It shimmered, spinning gently

ose the next Alpha. If the chosen was unworthy, t

lood heir to the former Alpha. And Xare

ad wrapped around my heart. I turned, and th

ed his expression, or perhaps disappoi

a step, how do I explain this? How do I explain

cended, I held my breath, not for who it would choose, but for what Zev

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1 Chapter 1 Prologue And Chapter 1: Full Moon's Birthday2 Chapter 2 A Grave Beside My Heart3 Chapter 3 Exiled By the Moon4 Chapter 4 When Kings Bleed5 Chapter 5 The Crimson March6 Chapter 6 The Alpha's Chosen7 Chapter 7 He'd Die, He'd Kill8 Chapter 8 Rope and Ruin9 Chapter 9 The Damned10 Chapter 10 Shadow And Snow11 Chapter 11 The Glow Between Us12 Chapter 12 Unseen Footsteps13 Chapter 13 The Lady In Gold14 Chapter 14 Where Affection Does Not Dwell15 Chapter 15 Throne Of Obedience16 Chapter 16 Painted Lies17 Chapter 17 Kissed Into Chains18 Chapter 18 The Chain And The Curse19 Chapter 19 Not Hers To Claim20 Chapter 20 A Puppet21 Chapter 21 Twisted Tales22 Chapter 22 In The Land Of No Return23 Chapter 23 A Moonlit Massacre24 Chapter 24 The Healer's Chains25 Chapter 25 The Silver That Didn't Burn26 Chapter 26 A Heart Unveiled27 Chapter 27 The Cost Of Love28 Chapter 28 Her Silence, My Storm29 Chapter 29 What Power Protects30 Chapter 30 The Rule Of Desire31 Chapter 31 The Eve Of Everything32 Chapter 32 The First Time We Loved33 Chapter 33 Afterglow34 Chapter 34 The Fall Of Syrakai35 Chapter 35 The Living Book36 Chapter 36 Secrets And Betrayal37 Chapter 37 White Petals And Lies38 Chapter 38 When The Hurt Feeds39 Chapter 39 Of Desire And Deception40 Chapter 40 The Demon's Mask41 Chapter 41 Heart On A Leash42 Chapter 42 Love Before The Hollow43 Chapter 43 Road To Iskareth Hollow44 Chapter 44 The Witchfire War45 Chapter 45 Songs Of The Damned46 Chapter 46 The Unanswered Call47 Chapter 47 Seven Days48 Chapter 48 Embers Of Salvation49 Chapter 49 The Rope To Salvation50 Chapter 50 Too Perfect To Be True51 Chapter 51 My Demon52 Chapter 52 The Dreamwalker's Sanctuary53 Chapter 53 Reflections54 Chapter 54 The Question I Never Asked55 Chapter 55 Cracks In The Calm56 Chapter 56 Of Gifts And Goodbyes57 Chapter 57 The Incense Trap58 Chapter 58 When The Moon Turned Red59 Chapter 59 The Pull Of The Chain60 Chapter 60 Twelve Days Of Ruin61 Chapter 61 When Desperation Knocks62 Chapter 62 Hunger And Honor63 Chapter 63 A Spark In The Ruins64 Chapter 64 Nyra's Checkmate65 Chapter 65 Running Out Of Time66 Chapter 66 He Answered My Wish67 Chapter 67 The Mirrorheart Sigil68 Chapter 68 Reunion By Firelight69 Chapter 69 A Whisper Too Loud70 Chapter 70 A Dangerous Relief71 Chapter 71 A Compass72 Chapter 72 The Game73 Chapter 73 Wrong Scent74 Chapter 74 The Breakaway75 Chapter 75 Chased By The Howl76 Chapter 76 The Cabin Below77 Chapter 77 Fairies And Pancakes78 Chapter 78 A Leap Beyond The Page79 Chapter 79 What The Demon Desired80 Chapter 80 A Love That Blinded Heaven81 Chapter 81 Forsaken By Heaven82 Chapter 82 A Mortal's Vow83 Chapter 83 A Fallen God84 Chapter 84 Two Moons Later85 Chapter 85 The Portal To Peace86 Chapter 86 Of Glitter And Grace87 Chapter 87 Tasting Paradise88 Chapter 88 Whispers Of Doubt89 Chapter 89 Roots Of Doubt90 Chapter 90 Three Lilies, One Lie91 Chapter 91 The Rise Of The Fallen92 Chapter 92 Golden Blade93 Chapter 93 A Second Heartbeat94 Chapter 94 The Beginning Of The End95 Chapter 95 Call Of The Forgotten Packs96 Chapter 96 The Mask That Cracked97 Chapter 97 Cradle Of Fury98 Chapter 98 Hell At The Castle Gates99 Chapter 99 Fire And Blood100 Chapter 100 The Last Lightening