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Marked By The Rogue King

Chapter 4 CHAINS OF FLESH AND FATE

Word Count: 1019    |    Released on: 22/06/2025

ch of blood and sweat. Instead, I found stone halls lit by warm torches, organised suppl

that disturbed me more t

wear, and though the fabric scratched at my skin, it at least hid the soul mark on my nec

dd

my mind like a curse. His golden eyes. That quiet anger. The

n a rack. Noted the back gate beyond the courtyard. Counted the gua

me: this place was alive. Ever

him in a dark tunic, arms folded, commanding the room with silence. They reported to him one

a hungry pup. He ordered a scout flogged for disobedience but let a he

d him. How my heart twisted when h

tone halls, I wandered deeper than I should have. Past a rusted archway hidden behind

ke old blood

My steps echoed softly, bare feet brushing cold stone as I followed the t

er here. Ol

er. Ancient symbols had been etched into each, runes I didn't recognise, but that

lay cold. A strange pressure built behind my ey

ng hand across

nside my mind.

ere," came a voice

archway, torch in hand, her

place?" I aske

ssed the chamber, laying a hand on one of the s

ght. "These a

opped. "This was Maddox's first pac

ed. "He h

s Maddox of Duskang. The son of a disgraced Beta. Born under a blood moon, marked by loss. His

ghtened. "A

warriors. His only family. He buried them himself in the

e symbols now felt heavier. Sadd

s heart before the entire Council of Elders. That was the day t

him for the betrayal,

"Justice is only clean whe

silence

hen at the cold, empty pit in t

ld not be forgotten," she

eaving me standing alone with ghosts,

I had observed when the guards rotated. There was a gap just after moonr

ep a silent scream. My breath caught in my thro

y skull. No. Not m

head. Visions flooded my mind, fire, b

hands gripping the stone floor as some

es wild. Sweat-soaked. A growling cry

eck flared like

footsteps thundered. Shouts echoed through the trees as

s cra

they reached the clearing, I was already on the ground, trembling,

en, da

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1 Chapter 1 THE FIRE BEFORE THE FALL2 Chapter 2 CAUGHT IN THE WOLF'S DEN3 Chapter 3 MARKED4 Chapter 4 CHAINS OF FLESH AND FATE5 Chapter 5 THE KING BLEEDS6 Chapter 6 THE HEALER'S PRICE7 Chapter 7 THROUGH HIS EYES8 Chapter 8 SHADOWS IN THE WALLS9 Chapter 9 GHOSTS THAT STILL BLEED10 Chapter 10 BOUND IN BLOOD AND SHADOW11 Chapter 11 THE BEAST BELOW12 Chapter 12 WHAT SHOULD NEVER WAKE13 Chapter 13 THE BEAST'S VOICE14 Chapter 14 THE COUNCIL CALLS15 Chapter 15 MARKED IN DEATH16 Chapter 16 FRACTURE OF TRUST17 Chapter 17 THE BROKEN GATE18 Chapter 18 BLOOD ON THE BORDER19 Chapter 19 TRIAL BY MOONLIGHT20 Chapter 20 THE SHIFT21 Chapter 21 THE FAR END OF CHAINS22 Chapter 22 WHERE QUEENS ARE FORGED23 Chapter 23 THE PATH OF FLAME24 Chapter 24 WHISPERS25 Chapter 25 THE NIGHT OF RETURN26 Chapter 26 THE QUIET STING27 Chapter 27 THE FEAST OF MASKS28 Chapter 28 THE RISE OF THE ALLEGIANCE29 Chapter 29 THE FLAME RECLAIMED30 Chapter 30 ASHES WILL RISE31 Chapter 31 THE BLOOD WE INHERIT32 Chapter 32 THE CHAINS THAT HOLD33 Chapter 33 THE AMBUSH34 Chapter 34 THE PATH OF LIGHT35 Chapter 35 BARGAIN36 Chapter 36 THE SERPENT'S GATE37 Chapter 37 WHAT WAITS BELOW38 Chapter 38 THE REMAINS WITHIN39 Chapter 39 THE BEAST AND THE BOND40 Chapter 40 WAR ANNOUNCED41 Chapter 41 SHADOW IN THE CAMP42 Chapter 42 THE ENEMY OF MY ENEMY43 Chapter 43 THORNES AND THRONES44 Chapter 44 THORNES AND THRONES45 Chapter 45 A KINGDOM TESTED46 Chapter 46 INTO THE STORM47 Chapter 47 THE SILENCE AFTER THUNDER48 Chapter 48 THE WOUND BENEATH THE THRONE49 Chapter 49 SIEGE AT FIRST LIGHT50 Chapter 50 THE KING UNMADE51 Chapter 51 ECHOES OF THE DEVOURER52 Chapter 52 THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT53 Chapter 53 DROGUE'S LAST COMMAND54 Chapter 54 MARKED FOR RUIN55 Chapter 55 THE SOULFIRE CROWN56 Chapter 56 THE RISE OF FLAME57 Chapter 57 QUEEN OF THE AFTER