Bought By The Ruthless Alpha King (Ruby) novel Chapter 130

Killian’s POV

“Damn it.”

The peaceful night shattered completely.

The desire to retreat to my chambers, lulled by my late lover’s melancholy piano tunes, was now nothing more than a distant wish I had known this would happen. Even before the first scream before the clash of steel against bone, the shattering of stone, or the sound of claws and teeth tearing through flesh.

I tilted my head back to gaze at the sky, my senses overwhelmed by the metallic scent of spilled blood and the stench of death, already rotting on the earth.

And it all came from one race, the vampires. No better than orcs. Just as repulsive. The only difference was the vampires‘ appearance was slightly more pleasing to the eye.

From the balcony of my palace, I stood motionless, the cold wind tugging at my coat as I watched my soldiers pour into the courtyard like a tidal wave. Below, chaos bloomed. Pale and starving vampires moved in packs, their eyes glassy with hunger. And among them, the orcs charged.

Big, green–skinned bastards with tusks and tangled hair, howling like rabid dogs, swinging crude iron clubs and jagged knives. I watched one of my guards seize an orc by the throat and hurl it against the stone wall like a ragdoll. Another overturned a wagon, smashing it to pieces.

Vampires and orcs. Together. A combination I’d never seen before. And I wondered which idiot had opened the gates of the underworld and let them loose. Orcs couldn’t be trusted. My hand clenched so tightly it went white. When I found whoever was responsible for this, I’d rip their head from their shoulders.

Leonidas appeared beside me, his expression grim, a sharp contrast from the man I’d seen earlier with Sean.

“Looks like this show started a little early, he muttered.

“They’re testing the borders,” I growled. “Seeing how far they can push.”

“And?” Leonidas asked, though he already knew the answer.

“They’ll die.”

As if my words had been a signal,.my forces surged forward with renewed fury. Silver swords gleamed under the moonlight, `arrows whistled through the darkness. Most of my soldiers had already shifted into their wolf forms. A vampire’s head went flying. An orc collapsed beneath the weight of five spears.

But it wouldn’t be enough. This little skirmish was nothing compared to what was coming.

I could already imagine it, seeing these creatures crawl out of the darkness in numbers too great to count.

My anger simmered and boiled beneath the surface. I was still holding myself back, resisting the itch to tear through flesh and bone. A king doesn’t dive into every battle. They watches, chooses the right battlefield, and strikes where it matters

most.

“We can’t let this stand,” Leonidas said, leaning his elbow against the marble railing. “You know what happens when those two crawl into bed together.”

Of course I did. Slaughter. Cities reduced to ash. Kingdoms wiped from existence. Other horrors no one dared to name aloud.

“We summon the Council. Tonight. I didn’t build them to sit around enjoying their comforts,” I said, my gaze darkening.

“And if those old cowards drag their feet?”

I turned to him, my eyes as cold as ice.

“Then we raise the banner of war.”

Leonidas grinned. “Knew you’d say that.”

The council chamber felt suffocating the next day. Ancient walls hung with dusty banners. A long, black obsidian table stretched down the center of the room. The Council had gathered; the Alphas, the Elders, representatives of every major house and allied race. Even Jayden was there, his usual relaxed demeanor replaced by tension.

When the doors closed, the air thickened with rising voices accusations,excuses.

“We must defend our world! Set aside our grud

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“This has been the werewolf Pack’s problem from the start-”

“If the Orcs are here, it means the treaty’s failed! Do you want to waste time pointing fingers?!”

I listened to their nonsense with my arms crossed, my eyes half–lidded. They argued like pups fighting over a bone. I could

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