Ch. 341..345: The Rogue is a Female Alpha chapter 341-345
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Standing in the corridor of the new Black Tower, my eyes roamed the vast courtyard, watching life unfold within life.
Lycans and Demons living side by side without complaint. When I was young, we all wondered what they were like behind their massive, closed
gates.
When I grew older, I heard that Demons were the most frightful creatures one could ever encounter. But now… now I know who the truly dangerous ones are, and who must be peeled from the surface of the living.
He had tricked me into leaving the Alpha seat because he knew that if I didn’t comply willingly, the ritual wouldn’t be completed.
That was why he acted, pretending to repent. And stupid me, believing him, trusting him, opening up. I can bet my life that Varyn didn’t know I carried Lycannar’s pup until I told him. His plan was to rid me of it without my knowledge.
The potion we drank at the Wolf Fortress, the same one poured from a single jar into two cups, was laced with poison meant for abortion.
Unknown to anyone, Luna Tahlia was also pregnant. She drank it too, and because of that, she died, leaving behind a young son who will now grow up without truly knowing his mother.
Shifting my gaze downward, I looked at my spirit guard and swallowed hard.
Every trace of joy, relief, and happiness drained from me. My heart hardened. I thought my task was done, that the war was over, but now I see I was wrong. The war still lingers, one last wave yet to come, and I must act fast before Le Fey vanishes.
Turning toward my bedchamber, I stepped inside, undressed, and pulled on a fitted dress. I changed my shoes, straightened, and exhaled shakily to steady my breath.
Then I turned toward the corner, toward that small armory chamber I knew so well.
Slowly, I walked toward it and opened the door. The armors stood as they always had, Lycannar’s beside mine.
My eyes moved to my sword, the one that had won me countless battles, the one I wielded even against my own kind.
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I stepped inside and picked it up, feeling a sharp thrill run down my spine. It hadn’t left me, the call of war, the electric pulse, the hunger for battle. The rightful source is find·novel·net
I had thought I could abandon it all, but how can I when my enemies still breathe?
Gripping my sword, I marched out, only to find Blue waiting in the hallway. She froze when she saw me armed and ready, but before she could speak, I brushed past her, descending the stairs to the dining hall. The princesses were waiting there.
It was as though they had known I would try to leave, to flee.
“Zephyrine, what are you doing?” Princess Serena demanded, stepping in front of me. “What’s going on? You have to stay here, there’s a cure!”
I met her eyes, swallowing the lump of panic in my throat.
“You heard what Princess Mearez said before I revealed everything. She said it’s a deadly strong poison.”
“Zephyrine…”
“First thing,” I cut her off, my voice trembling as sorrow overwhelmed me. I closed my eyes to control it, but when I opened them again, they were already red with tears. “First thing, I beg you, don’t tell Lycannar about the pup. And second, you must tell him I’m done with him. Tell him I cheated or something. Make him hate me so he can move on. Don’t tell him I’m carrying his pup, or that I’m dying with it. He won’t survive that truth. Please.”
I turned to Princess Mearez, who remained silent, her stillness confirming what I already feared, there was no cure.
I wanted to say something more, to confess that Lycannar and his siblings had been the best thing that ever happened to me. But the words died on my tongue, crushed beneath the weight of emotion. I turned away and headed for the exit.
Outside, I walked straight to Le Fey. My spirit guard unfolded its massive wings, sensing my distress.
“Let’s go,” I whispered. “Let’s finish this, Le Fey.”
At my command, he spread his wings wide, sending a gust of wind over me before taking off into the sky.
I turned toward the waiting carriage and climbed inside, only to find Blue seated there, determination burning in her eyes.
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“Get out,” I said coldly.
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“You’ll have to kill me first, my lady,” she replied without hesitation.
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Emotion clogged my throat, stealing my strength. I turned away, blinking back tears as the carriage began to move, rolling out of the Lycan Kingdom.
I was glad she was coming. After all, she was a Lycan, part of Lycannar, my mate.
The ride was silent, heavy with unspoken thoughts. My spirit guard flew above us, its shadow sweeping across the land, announcing my return to my pack.
At last, the gates of Ash Pack came into view at dawn. I exhaled shakily, anger and sorrow twisting together. The carriage rolled to a stop just as Le Fey landed beside the fountain.
Silence fell everywhere. I lingered for a breath, then stepped out of the carriage. Blue followed behind me.
And there, waiting before me, stood my brother.
Face to face again.
After everything he had done, Varyn Ashmere had the audacity to smile at me, warmly, almost lovingly.
“You’re back,” he said.
I met his gaze, searching his eyes. Then I nodded once.
“I’m back.”
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Silence consumed the whole hall, and here, in the steel chamber, it pressed harder. I had waited for it to happen, waited patiently… and waited, and waited, until nothing happened at all.
No shift. No agony tearing through me like it always did every full moon.
Now, after three nights bound in chains and isolation, I began to believe it, perhaps the curse was finally broken.
No more unwanted shifts beneath the moonlight.
No more pain from mirrors.
No more rules.
I was here. Free.
“Chantel?” I called softly into the silence. It stretched, seconds folding into minutes, until I heard the locks turning, first door, second, third, fourth, and then a pause.
I could feel him behind it, standing still. I knew he was there, waiting.
“Apex?” he called, voice low. I looked toward the door without answering for a moment. The only one who rarely spoke to anyone except me, bound to me, loyal to a fault.
“Open the door,” I said.
He obeyed, cautious as always. The door creaked open, and he stood in the frame, looking at me for what felt like an eternity. His gaze roamed over me, down my body, and back to my face.
“You didn’t… shift?” he asked finally.
“My arms hurt,” I muttered, tired. “They’ve been stretched out for too long. Take off the shackles.”
He hesitated, eyes searching mine, unsure if it was safe.
“Are you sure you’re okay?”
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I understood his fear. If he freed me now, I could easily pounce and rip him apart.
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“I’m fine,” I murmured. Then I asked softly, “How about Zephyrine? It’s her first full moon here with me. She must be worried.”
The moment I mentioned her name, Chantel’s doubt vanished. He moved quickly, unlocking each shackle until they clattered to the floor. I rubbed at my sore wrists and stepped out.
I expected to see my sisters in the dining hall, waiting as usual, but it was empty. The silence felt heavier than it should. I made my way to my father’s chamber, pushing the door open quietly.
He was asleep. My mother sat beside him, tending gently. When she noticed me, she rose and stepped into the hall, her eyes scanning me in disbelief.
“You didn’t shift?”
I swallowed, sighing.
“No. I didn’t. I’ve been feeling… different lately. I think the curse is broken.”
She stood there for a long time, just watching. Then her gaze lowered, and I sensed something
was wrong.
“You should check on your brother and sisters,” she said finally.
A warning. My heart clenched. Something terrible must have happened while I was confined. I turned to go, but her voice stopped me.
“Lycannar?”
I turned back slowly.
“You’ve punished him enough,” she said softly. “Turning into what he never expected you to become, that’s revenge enough. Maybe it’s time to bring his ashes home, where he belongs. You proved him wrong. Isn’t that enough?”
Her words froze me. She was talking about my father, urging me to bring him home.
I didn’t reply with words. I only nodded once and turned away, heading for my chamber to grab a shirt before searching for my siblings.
I expected to find Zephyrine in bed that morning, still asleep. But the bed was empty, cold, untouched.
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I paused, every instinct sharpening. Moving toward the corridor, I looked out into the courtyard. No sign of her spirit guard. No dragon, No shadow, no wings, nothing. The sight hit me like a blade to the chest.
Changing clothes quickly, I laced my boots and rushed out, just in time to see my sisters. entering the dining hall. They froze when they saw me.
“Lycannar?”
“Where is Zephyrine?” I asked, my heart racing.
“You need to…”
“Where is she?” I cut in, voice raw with panic. “Don’t tell me she left.”
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She didn’t finish. The world around me blurred into noise. I pushed past them, but Mearez caught my wrist, her face pale with something more than grief.
“Bring her back, Lycannar,” she whispered. “Tell her… there’s a cure now.”
Cure?
For what?
Dazed and burning with panic, I broke free, stormed toward the royal stables, grabbed my horse, and without another thought, I galloped toward the Ash Pack.
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I couldn’t sleep, not a wink. All I did was step into my bedchamber and sit in bed, my sword within reach, and Blue asleep beside me.
When the first light came, I knew the day would be bloody, and it would be the final one. What I didn’t expect was for it to begin with Lycannar galloping from the distance, straight toward my Pack, right at the jaws of the enemy.
I rose the instant I felt his closeness. From the window, I watched him come. As if sensing his arrival, Varyn’s order rang out, sharp and commanding.
“Close the gate!”
The metal screeched as it clanged shut, but even that couldn’t stop Lycannar. He leapt from his horse, demon wings unfurling from his back as he soared over the wall and into the courtyard.
He landed flawlessly, the wings fading before anyone could blink, leaving only the glow of his runes burning across his chest where his shirt had torn from the temporary shift.
My brother strode out to meet him, but I wasn’t about to let that happen.
“Stay away from my sister, you demon! You do not belong here!” Varyn shouted.
That was his mistake.
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In a blink, Lycannar seized him by the throat, just as I stepped into the open.
All eyes turned to us, awe and disbelief freezing the air. The moment Lycannar saw me, he released Varyn, letting him stumble back as he stood tall, his presence a living storm of power and grace.
He started toward me, but guards rushed in, shields of mirrored silver forming a circle around him. His reflection stared back from every side, but it did nothing to him.
“Enough,” I said sharply. “Let him through.”
“Zephyr, you saw his wings! He’s a demon! I knew it before…”
“Let him through,” I repeated, my tone curt, final.
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Varyn froze. My anger shimmered faintly at the surface. Whatever his protest, I was still the Alpha. The guards obeyed, parting the formation, and I stepped forward, taking Lycannar’s hand. I pulled him into my bedchamber, closing the door behind us.
Blue stirred awake and quietly slipped out to give us privacy, stunned at what has happened.
I turned to Lycannar and fetched the shirt he had once left here, the same one he wore the night he saved Varyn’s life from Blackwater.
It had been washed and folded neatly. I put it on him myself, my fingers trembling as I tied the strings.
He let me, his eyes never leaving mine for even a breath. Emotion welled so thick in my chest it hurt to breathe.
He had revealed his secret, his wings, for me. Now, I wasn’t sure if even death could do more damage than that truth.
When his shirt was secure, I reached for his bracers, adjusting the straps as I spoke quietly.
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“Zephyrine?” His voice was soft, so tender it broke something inside me.
I lowered my gaze, pretending to focus on the laces.
“Zephyrine?”
His fingers came under my chin, coaxing me to meet his eyes. Tears shimmered there, betraying every piece of strength I had left.
“I’m not leaving you,” he said simply, with that terrifying certainty that could bend worlds. “I can’t live without you, Zephyrine. Words won’t drive me away. I own you.”
“But you can’t have me, Lycan. Not after what happened…”
“I killed your father, and you forgave me,” he cut in, voice trembling with conviction. “Whatever happened now, we’ll face it together. I won’t leave you. I won’t reject you. And you won’t push me away. I won’t let you.”
My tears fell freely then, hot and endless, and my heart thudded painfully in my chest. I searched his eyes, and what I saw there made me want to live and die at the same time. Love. Too deep, too consuming.
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“I’m dying, Lycan,” I whispered. His body went cold. “I’m dying with your pup, and I know I won’t survive it. I know it. But before that happens, I need to finish what I’ve started, so I can die in peace. You’ll promise me you’ll move on. You’ll marry. Have the pups you always wanted. Live.”
The world stopped.
He didn’t seem to hear the last words; to him, they were nonsense. The only part that reached him was that I was dying, and with his pup. His eyes went wide, and for the first time, I heard his heart hammer so hard it drowned out everything else.
“What… what pup? What death?”
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The silence that settled between us was the kind that defeated sound itself, the kind that made the ears ring and the heart pound too loud in its place.
The tension was choking, his gaze so deep it felt like it was melting through my skin.
He waited for an answer, and though he hadn’t spoken, I could tell he already had a dreadful inkling. But he wanted to hear it from me, to erase all doubt.
“Your pup, Lycan. I’m pregnant.”
He froze. His hands slipped from me, falling to his sides. The words hit him like a blade.
He looked at me again, disbelief flickering in his eyes before he stepped back, gaze lowering to my flat stomach, then back to my face. He couldn’t seem to believe what he’d just heard.
He walked to the door, then stopped halfway and turned instead to the bed. He sat down slowly, still staring at me, eyes empty of expectation, mind lost in chaos.
“You are… wait…how long have you been…?” His words faltered. “Dying? I don’t…”
He broke off, swallowing the flood of questions choking him. His dark, silken hair fell forward, shadowing his face.
When he looked up again, his gaze had softened, tender and frightened all at once.
“Come here,” he said gently.
The lump in my throat almost broke me. I tried to stay back, but the pull between us was too strong.
I walked to him, and he reached for me, drawing me down beside him. His hands were steady now, careful as if I would shatter. He brushed the hair from my face, and when his eyes found mine again, I felt like the only woman alive. He worshipped me in that gaze.
“Take a deep breath,” he murmured. “And tell me everything. Please.”
The ache that followed was unbearable. The cruel clash between the sweet future I’d dreamed of and the reality pressing down on me made it hard to breathe.
“Luna Tahlia is dead, Lycan. Did you
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His expression told me he didn’t, and that alone made my heart pound. I wasn’t sure how he would handle what came next.
“She was… it’s…”
He waited, silent but burning for the truth. I squeezed his hand, meeting his eyes.
“Lycan… my brother… on the day of the ritual of handover, you know Luna Tahlia and I both went together?” He said nothing, just stared. “The potion we drank that day… it wasn’t only at ritual potion. There was an abortion brew in it.”
He went rigid.
I held onto him tightly, my voice trembling. “Luna Tahlia was pregnant too, with your brother’s pup.
The potion was meant for me. It was poured from the same jar, and we both drank it.”
My breath hitched. “It killed her. Princess Mearez said it was too strong, too toxic. Luna Tahlia’s wolf was weak, she couldn’t fight the aftermath. She died while miscarrying.”
His face drained of color.
“I took it too, Lycannar,” I whispered. “And though I’m an Alpha, though I’m a warrior, Princess Mearez saw it. She said my wolf is losing the battle. It’s only a matter of days before she fades.” Read complete version only at Find1Novel.net
“She said she has a cure,” he interrupted, springing up in panic. “Then let’s go to her now. Zephyrine, we have to…”
“Lycan, wait. Listen to me…”
“Don’t ask me to listen,” he cut in, voice low and trembling. His eyes burned into mine. “Your brother… I’m not leaving you with him. And I take back my word of sparing him. I’ll…‘
“Lycan.” I called his name softly, reaching for his hand before the rage could consume him.
He stilled, and I stroked his knuckles, grounding him.
“Varyn is my burden to carry. My cross. I can’t let him go unpunished, but I must be the one to end it. All I want from you is…”
“I can’t give you what you want, Zephyrine.” His voice was raw, desperate. He already knew where I was heading. “Not this time.”
“Lycan..”
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“In our bed, in that tower, do you want me to bring another woman there? To touch her where I touched you? Taste her where I have tasted you?”
The thought hit like fire. My heart twisted with jealousy, and I punched his chest hard. But he didn’t stop.
“You know how much I dreamt of pups. Do you want another woman to bear them? To live with me, smile with me, take your place?”
Tears broke free, frustration bubbling over. I punched him again, harder this time, but he didn’t even flinch. Him such a pillar of unwavering strength.
He only cupped my face, kissed me softly, and when he pulled back, his words fell like a vow carved in stone.
“Even death won’t take you from me, Zephyrine Ashmere. Not in this lifetime. You’re mine, and I’m yours. We’re a couple, and what do couples do in times like this?”
I sniffed, heart swelling, voice barely steady.
“They find a solution together. They stay strong.”
“And that’s what we’ll do.” His voice trembled but held power. “Mearez is the best healer I’ve known. She’s gifted by the spirits. She’ll find a cure for you.”
He lifted my hand and pressed a kiss to my palm, eyes glimmering with emotion.
“Thank you,” he whispered, “for bearing my pup. Let’s not lose this, Zephyrine. What we have is stronger than war. Stronger than death.”
And that undid me.
I searched his eyes, the ache between us unbearable.
“Do you trust me?”
“With all my heart.”
“Then let me finish this battle tonight,” I said softly, “and come to you tomorrow. I’ll hold on till then, Lycan. You have my word.”
He swallowed hard, eyes shimmering with every ounce of love in the world.
Our love, our bond, stood as witness and vow.
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At first he was adamant, he pushed back so hard I thought he would never relent. He didn’t want me to shoulder all of it alone. But after my pleading, my persistence, something in him softened. He trusted me. At last he nodded.
Fingers still entwined, he led me toward the courtyard. We stopped before the closed gate; I glanced at the guards.
One look from me and the order was carried out without argument. The heavy doors eased open, revealing his powerful horse standing like a statue, waiting for its rider.
He turned to me once more, eyes full of worship and something like relief. He’d heard I left, that I meant to break things off, and yet he’d set all that aside to confront me instead.
He slipped his arms around my waist, ignoring the onlookers and any danger that might be near. He’d handed over the rest of his duties and promised to wait for me until morning.
He drew me into a quiet kiss and my heart swelled at the way he loved me gentle, sure, protective. When he pulled back his thumb lingered on my cheek and he smiled, slow and tender.
“Your best friend’s watching us from the window,” he murmured.
“Let her,” I said. “Let the whole world look. Let them see what we are together, different from what she shared with my brother.”
I stood on tiptoe and kissed Lycannar again. He searched my face as if memorizing me, then took a step back.
“Bring Blue back. Bring yourself back. Bring our pup back alive. Promise me.”
“Okay,” I said, and the word felt like a vow between us.
He walk up, reached for his horse reins, and was rode off through the open gate. Almost at once Jurrek strode from his hall and hurried to catch up, handing Lycannar a folded slip of paper. “You need to know this,”
Jurrek said quietly as Lycannar skimmed the note, then mounted and galloped away.
Jurrek came back to me and pulled me into a tight, shame–filled embrace.
“I failed you, Zephyr,” he whispered. “I don’t deserve to stand before you.”
He started to walk away toward his hall, but I caught his wrist and held him.
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For a long moment I studied his face, waiting. He told me everything without pretense.
“Your brother wanted revenge so badly he lost his aim,” Jurrek said. “Apex’s uncle blurted out a shocking confession after he’d slept with Kaela’s mother. Then he delivered the truth like a verdict. He said Apex is a demon. This made your brother decided. If he cannot kill Apex here in the Lycan kingdom, he will strike at Apex’s real home and lay waste to the Demon Realm. and he used the old priestess from five years ago to open a new portal. He sent a letter to the demon king but the king advisor replied instead. He loved the idea of ruin. Varyn wrought it. By the time I realised, it was already too late.”
Varyn’s voice answered before I could react.
“If you want the information, why don’t you ask me?” he offered, cool and certain. The confidence in him made my skin tighten.
I turned slowly to face him. If this was how he wanted the story to be told, then so be it.
“Jurrek, I heard the war strategist sent some armies home,” I said.
“That was to trick you into making the handover ritual,” Jurrek answered. “The main armies he used to destroy the Demon Realm are camped at the Wolf Fortress.”
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I straightened my shoulders and walked up to Varyn, all smile drained from my face. I lowered my voice so only he could hear.
“Tonight I will ride Le Fey over your camps and burn them,” I said. “Tonight I will slaughter the remaining two council members who backed this. What you failed to do as the son of my father, I, the first female Alpha, will do. You can save them while you can. At night I rise; I will destroy every one of them, just as you and they destroyed the Demon Realm.”
I passed him, then leaned in and whispered the final cut, a smirk curving my lips.
“And for the record, Lycannar is not a full–blooded demon.” I watched comprehension wash over him. “He’s a hybrid, born of the Demon Queen and the Lycan King. Royal blood runs in his veins. If it weren’t for him you would have perished at the battle five years ago when our people raided the camp. If not for me keeping his temper leashed these past days, he would have killed you outright. Werewolves are no match for him. You hide behind cowardice. And you, your truce killed our father. I spoke to the Abyss warlord; he confirmed it. You’re the
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murderer, Varyn. You can’t accept the truth because you are a coward.”
I left him with those words and walked away into the hall, Blue at my side, the taste of vengeance and the weight of what was to come heavy on my tongue.