Alpha's STOLEN Mate (by Abigail Hayes) novel Chapter 221

Chapter 221

Morgath’s brief advantage evaporated instantly.

Kaius’s grip tightened again-harder than before, crushing.

Morgath stared at the bracelet with absolute shock, her eyes bulging not just from strangulation but from sheer disbelief.

“What the fuck?! What is that?!”

Kaius’s smile turned savage. “This? Just a little gift from another genius witch. One who’s apparently smarter than you.”

Relief crashed over me like a wave. “God-that’s Evelyn’s work! She was here? She helped you?”

The bracelet had absorbed so much energy it was practically vibrating. Then, without warning, it released everything at once.

A concentrated blast of purple light shot straight up, punching through the ceiling with explosive force. The impact was deafening. Chunks of crystal and stone rained down around us-I had to duck and shield my face as debris pelted the laboratory.

When I looked up again, through the settling dust and smoke, I could see it.

The gemstone.

Shattered into a thousand glittering fragments.

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As the pieces fell, something strange happened-wisps of luminescent energy escaped from the shattered crystal, flowing through the air like living light. Some of it drifted toward me, and the moment it touched my skin, I felt it sink inside. Warm. Powerful. Like something that had been stolen was finally returning home.

The purple light vanished completely. Just… gone. As if it had never existed.

Morgath stared at the destruction with an expression of pure anguish. Her face twisted into something barely human-grief and rage and

disbelief all mixed together.

“Our gemstone…” Her voice was barely a whisper, broken. “Centuries… we spent centuries growing that crystal… and you… you just… you

destroyed it in seconds…”

“You!” She tried to scream but could barely wheeze. “YOU!”

Kaius’s expression was cold. Final.

“Looks like your beautiful dream just woke up to reality.”

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“No! Please! Dont-

The sound was horrible-wet and crunching, Kahuss hand closed completely, crushing her windpipe like it was made of paper.

Morgath’s body went limp instantly. He let her fall, and the hit the ground with a heavy, final thud.

Dead.

Just like that-it was over.

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I watched it all happen in what felt like slow motion, unable to look away, barely able to process the sudden shift from mortal danger to…

whatever this was.

“Kaius…” My voice came out weak, confused. “What… what just happened? What was all of this?”

He turned toward me then, and something in his posture changed completely. The tension drained out of him all at once, replaced by

exhaustion so profound it seemed to physically weigh him down-

He walked over and began working on my restraints, his movements gentle despite his obvious fatigue.

“Elowen… His voice cracked. I’m so sorry. God, I’m so sorry for everything I put you through.”

As he spoke, his body began to change. The Lycan form receded-fur disappearing, bones shifting, muscles realigning. First back into his

wolf form, then further still, until he stood before me fully human again.

The moment the restraints released, I felt it-the oppressive weight that had been crushing my wolf, keeping her trapped and silent,

suddenly lifted. Energy flooded back into me like water breaking through a dam.

I jumped up, grabbing his hand with both of mine.

“Kaius! My wolf-I can feel her again! She’s back!

But Kaius looked at me with such a complex expression-relief and joy mixed with devastating guilt.

“Elowen… you don’t… you don’t hate me? After everything I did to you?”

I managed a weak laugh, though tears were burning in my eyes. “Oh, you’re asking that now? Little late for regrets, don’t you think?

You’ve already put me through days of absolute hell!”

He opened his mouth-probably to explain, to apologize again, to say something-

The entire building shook violently.

A massive tremor rolled through the floor, throwing me off balance. From outside came a cacophony of screaming-wolves howling,

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witches shrieking, the sound of structures collapsing.

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“Fuck!” I grabbed onto Kaius for stability as another quake hit. “The realm-it’s collapsing! Without the gemstone, this whole dimension is going to tear itself apart! We need to get out of here NOW!”

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