Alpha's STOLEN Mate (by Abigail Hayes) novel Chapter 214

Chapter 214

Kaius

The moment I saw Frost and Evelyn standing before me, frustration crashed through my mind like a tidal wave.

Fuck.

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Morgath’s words from earlier echoed mockingly: “She’ll have companions coming to ‘visit’ her.”

She’d known. Of course she’d known. That witch anticipated everything, planned for every contingency. This was probably another test-

maybe even the final one.

I looked at Frost-his eyes blazing with righteous fury, his body already shifting into his gray wolf form. Then at Evelyn, her expression

hardened with determination and calculation.

You have to leave, I thought desperately. You have to get out of here before this goes too far.

But I couldn’t say the words. Couldn’t give any sign of what I really wanted.

So instead, I attacked.

I lunged forward with Lycan speed, claws extended. Frost threw himself in front of Evelyn, meeting my assault head-on. Our bodies

collided with bone-jarring force, and we began a deadly dance-my claws against his fangs, raw power against desperate courage.

I didn’t hold back. Couldn’t afford to.

My claws raked across Frost’s shoulder, drawing blood. He snarled and bit at my arm, tearing through fur and muscle. I kicked him away,

then dove back in, leaving three deep gashes across his flank.

But Frost wasn’t backing down. If anything, the pain only made him more reckless, more determined. He fought like a wolf possessed, throwing himself at me again and again with no regard for his own safety. Trading injury for injury. Willing to die if it meant landing one

fatal blow.

Blood dripped from his wounds onto my claws. The scent filled my nostrils-familiar, pack, friend-and something in my chest twisted

painfully.

This has to stop. I’m going to kill him at this rate.

I broke away suddenly, putting distance between us. “You’re too weak!” I shouted, injecting as much contempt into my voice as I could

manage.

Then I launched myself into the air, leaping high above the battlefield. My body coiled, preparing for a devastating downward strike that

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would-from any observer’s perspective-crush Frost completely.

But I was giving them time. Creating an opening. A chance to run.

Take the hint. Please, just take the fucking hint and run.

Frost didn’t run. Instead, he stood his ground, tilting his head back to snarl at me, his body tensed and ready to meet my attack.

You stubborn idiot.

I had no choice. I dove.

At the last possible second, I adjusted my trajectory-just slightly, just enough. My body slammed into the crystalline floor inches away from where Frost stood. The impact shattered the crystal beneath me, sending shards exploding outward in a deadly spray.

But Frost was untouched.

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I emerged from the crater, forcing a cold laugh. “Close. So close, Frost.” I circled him slowly, predator-like. “But your luck won’t hold much

longer.”

His eyes still held no fear. No hesitation. Just that same burning determination, that same refusal to yield.

Fuck. My good Beta, can’t you sense what I’m actually trying to do here?

I turned my attention to Evelyn, hoping-praying-that she might be more perceptive than Frost.

Her eyes had a sharp, calculating gleam that made me wonder…

Well, Evelyn. You’re smart. You’ve figured something out, haven’t you? But how do I communicate with you? How do I-

The crystalline floor suddenly erupted around me.

Shards of crystal shot up from the ground, forming a cage, a dome, a barrier that enclosed me completely. Even the ceiling above was blocked, cutting off my view of everything beyond.

I was trapped in a prison of refracted light.

I tensed, preparing to smash through it-this kind of construct wouldn’t hold a Lycan for long-but then I heard footsteps behind me.

Soft. Deliberate. Confident.

I spun around to find Evelyn standing there, having somehow materialized inside the barrier with me. Her expression was knowing, almost amused, and she wore a smile that suggested she’d just solved a very complicated puzzle.

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“Kaius,” she said softly, her voice carrying a note of triumph. “You’ve broken free of that crazy bitch’s magical control, haven’t you? You’re

trying to save Elowen right now. But you can’t let anyone know, so you have to keep playing this stupid puppet role.” Her smile widened.

“That’s why you haven’t given Frost a killing blow even once.”

Relief flooded through me so intensely I actually staggered.

“Evelyn,” I breathed. “Am I really…?”

“This is my illusion barrier,” she explained, gesturing at the crystalline walls around us. “Only you and I exist inside it. Time moves so

slowly here that in the real world, barely a second will have passed.” She stepped closer, her expression serious now. “So you can tell me

your plan. I can help you.”

A laugh escaped me-part relief, part genuine admiration. “God, Evelyn! You really are a genius!”

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