Five Alphas Kneel for Me (Isabella) novel Chapter 553

Chapter 553

I boarded the private pack–wing jet bound for Cloud City Territory. The scent of sterile silver and expensive leather filled the cabin, but my wolf remained restless, her nose twitching at the thought of the hunt ahead.

Meanwhile, as the dealer swept away the last of the betting chips, Leo’s eyes burned a dangerous, predatory crimson.

He glared at the smug winner across the table–a low–ranking Alpha from a scavenger pack–his back molars grinding with barely contained fury. I could almost hear the low, jagged growl vibrating in his chest.

Monu

He’d just gotten his hands on a hundred million gold marks from Wendy, only to lose a fifth of it in the blink of an eye. To a wolf, losing resources is osing status. The bitter taste of defeat was absolutely unbearable.

He stood

up with a frustrated grunt, his muscles bunching under his skin as if his wolf wanted to tear its way out and rip the dealer’s throat. He was eady to make his exit.

He was just reaching the heavy reinforced door when his keen ears caught bits of a conversation from two well–dressed he–wolves standing nearby. Their scents were sharp with the thrill of the chase.

Wanna hit up The Gilded Palace tonight?” one of them asked.

Isn’t that place a little… too intense?” the other replied, a hint of hesitation in his voice, his pheromones betraying a flicker of submissive fear. What’s there to be afraid of?” the first one scoffed, his tail flicking with arrogance. “I just came into some extra cash. Consider it an experience.”

The Gilded Palace…

The moment those words were uttered, I saw Leo’s body go rigid, like needles had just pricked his skin. His hackles literally rose beneath his expensive

uit.

His footsteps, which had been casual, abruptly stopped.

iving in the Cloud City Territory, it was impossible for any wolf not to know about The Gilded Palace. It held a certain notorious reputation among he clans.

I was a notoriously famous lunar–ore gambling den, a true abyss that swallowed pack fortunes. They said a single raw spirit–stone inside could hold

regular Omega would earn in a lifetime. nore lunar energy than a

He used to be too intimidated by the sheer Alpha dominance of the place to even walk past its entrance, let alone step inside.

jut now…

I prickle of apprehension ran through Leo, yet the twenty million he’d lost burned within his Blood–Core like a fever

side from the twenty million he’d lost today, he still had eighty million!

ven if he lost it all, Wendy would send him more marks for a while. She was under his thumb.

watched a desperate bargain play out on his face through the monitoring link, his jaw tightening. He was clearly trying to cover, a worst, this would be his one and only time, a fleeting glimpse into a world of high–status Alphas he usually steered chest of

Then, a flicker of delusional hope crossed his features. He was clinging to the belief that his wolf’s instincts might actually lead hon na

› reckless bravado seemed to infuse him, washing away every last trace of his hesitation and fear. His postare straightened, his chest pulled th yes hardened with a desperate, hungry resolve.

to immediately closed the distance between him and the two he–wolves. “Hey, guys,” he said, forcing his voice into some of false Alpha pester The two men eyed Leo with open suspicion, their nostrils flating as they caught the scent of his reven loss and desperation. “Who are you“n hem asked, his voice laced with caution And who are you calling brothers with

Leo quickly pulled out the calming spirit–herbs he’d just bought earlier that day, offering one to each of them with an ingratiating, wihmissive mile hat didn’t reach his eyes.

Look, fellas,” Leo started, his voice dripping with forced camaraderie “Anyone who comes here is on the same wavelength, right? I’m not looking for nything else. I’m just curious about The Gilded Parlor. Could you, uh, show me around?”

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The two men narrowed their eyes at him, their suspicion palpable. I could tell they recognized his scent from the card tables earlier–the scent of a loser. When they didn’t immediately agree, Leo quickly pulled a full–green lunar–jadeite ring off his finger–a piece of pack heritage he had no right to touch. “Come on, guys,” he urged, pushing it towards them. “I just want to experience this place. Give a brother a hand, huh?”

The men exchanged a look, their eyes lingering on the glow of the jadeite. I knew that one piece alone was easily worth a hundred thousand gold marks. Slowly, they nodded.

“Alright.”

The three of them piled into a dark, reinforced Obsidian–Runner and drove off toward the shadows of the territory.

The Gilded Den–known as Dianjinfang to the elders–was tucked away in some unassuming alley, a total hidden treasure once you stepped past the threshold.

The place glittered with gold and raw lunar crystals, every surface lavishly decorated, filled with he–wolves and she–wolves dressed in silks and furs. Each person had their own Omega attendant, shadowing them respectfully, catering to their every need.

The moment Leo stepped in, an attendant was there, pressing a crystal flute of crimson blood–wine into his hand.

He took a sip and his eyes widened in surprise–Prime Spirit–Lafite! Real lunar–distilled nectar!

They were just handing out top–shelf nectar like it was common water!

He scanned the room, his wolf preening under the sudden luxury, then he brazenly pointed at a beautiful blonde Beta attendant. You’re with me onight,” he declared, his voice booming with unearned authority. “And when I strike it rich, you’ll be handsomely rewarded!”

The sky was already darkening, the moon beginning its ascent, and the city territory lights were just starting to wink on, one by one.

I had just stepped out of the private hangar when a black, armored BMW glided to a stop right in front of me.

A man stepped out of the driver’s side–his scent was pure Alpha enforcer, steady and loyal. “Miss Isabella,” he said, his voice flat and professional Grayson sent me to ensure your safety.”

As he spoke, he flashed a silver pack–badge.

I quickly scanned the credentials, confirmed his identity through the mind–link, and then slid into the backseat. My wolf sniffed the air, the cat sende of Grayson–cedar and cold wind–and it calmed her instantly.

The car I was in twisted and turned through the streets of the territory, finally pulling into an unremarkable alley and stopping at the excration of The Gilded Den.

The car door opened, and I stepped out.

“Miss Isabella, we’re here,” Ali said, pointing to the unassuming iron door at the very end of the alley

There was nothing written on the door, just two spirit–cameras, like a pair of cold, glowing eyes, staring out at the alley to scan to the unauthorized rogues.

I nodded and walked forward, my heels clicking on the damp stone. My wolf stood tall inside me, her fur white rude naj

Just as I reached the door, a small window on the iron gate clicked open, and a pair of yellow eyes peered out from

“What do you want?‘

Ali stepped forward, pulling a black obsidion card from his jacket and handing it through the opening

The person on the other side took it and glanced at it, their pheromones immediately shifting from hearde un submissing their voice hassansing tec more polite.

“Valued guest, please come in.‘

With a low creak that sounded like a giant’s groan, the heavy iron gate slowly swung Inward

Outside, it was just a dilapidated alley, but stepping through, I felt like I’d entered another world eruirely a sawissary of

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A path covered in a plush, blood–red carpet stretched out before me, leading downwards into the earth, where the strongest wolves preferred to zather.

The air was thick with a mix of spirit–smoke, stale nectar, and something else… the intoxicating, metallic scent of raw gold and lunar power. It made 3lood–Core pound just breathing it in.

At the end of the path, a vast underground cavern opened up.

This was Dianjinfang.

n the center of the vast space, hundreds of rough, un–cleaved lunar stones were scattered haphazardly.

ome were as large as a bison, others no bigger than a pup’s fist, and all of them looked dull and dusty on the outside. But inside… they held the power

f the moon.

hese were the raw stones they gambled on.

A crowd of wolves surrounded them, each person armed with a powerful ultraviolet flashlight, meticulously scanning the surfaces of the stones for eins of spirit–light, murmuring under their breath.

heir eyes burned with a feverish greed, underscored by a twitchy, nervous tension that made the air vibrate with static energy.

My arrival was like a single drop of clear water splattering into a pot of boiling oil.

felt like an anomaly–too bright, my scent too pure and untouched by the filth of the den.

My very presence grated against the grime and shadows of the room, a painful contrast to the desperate Alphas lurking here.

Countless eyes swiveled, fixing on me–some filled with awe at my Luna–like aura, others with blatant greed, and a few with undisguised disdain for he–wolf in such a den of vice.

Well, well, what do we have here, sweetheart? Lost your way from the pack house?” A greasy–haired he–wolf, his scent smelling of rot and cheap gin idled up to me, a smirk playing on his lips as he held a drink. His tone was oozing with bad intentions, his eyes roaming my body.

His companions snickered, a wave of barking laughter rippling through them.

couldn’t be bothered to give him even a glance. My wolf just let out a low, internal huff of boredom.

Ji stepped forward, a solid wall of Alpha muscle suddenly between me and the man. His gaze, colder than a winter moon, fixed on the guy.

Scram.”

ust one word, but it hung heavy in the air, loaded with the unyielding authority of Grayson’s chosen enforcer

Anyone who dared to act that aggressively in a place like this was either completely brainless, risking getting eaten alive by the house Alpha, or had ome serious pack power backing them up.

Jsually, the former kind got chewed up and spit out, left as nothing but bone and regret. But if it was the latter….

The smug smile on the man’s face instantly froze. He caught Ali’s stare–a gaze that promisedpure, visceral violence—and has ever dropped ver adres uspicious bulge in Ali’s suit jacket where a silver–weighted weapon likely sat. Half his drunken haze seemed to evaporate on the st

My stomach clenched. We were definitely the latter,

The man mumbled something, awkwardly rubbed his nose to mask his fear–scent, and then shunk away, looking waterly deflared

t was a tiny blip, a fleeting moment that barely rippled the surface of the chaotic scene.

scanned the room, my gaze quickly locking onto my target.

In a corner of the venue, Leo was flushed, his face a deep scarlet, yelling excitedly around a one–cleaving machine

‘Increase! Increase! Increase! Ugh!

The lunar stone on the cleaving machine, already split open by the silver blade, revealed the dull gray color of worthless scrap. No crystal no power

His luck was consistently terrible, yet he stubbornly refused to believe his instincts were flawed, always dreaming of turning his fortune around and striking it rich through the spirit–stones.

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A barely perceptible smirk touched the corner of my lips

Sexing him gambling with such a crazed, feral look in his eyes, I knew my fish was finally biting the hook

I didn’t rush over. Instead, I wandered around the venue, pretending to be a genuinely curious newcomer–a Luna with too much time and curiosity

I walked up to a raw lunar stone priced at half a million gold marks, feigned inspection with a flashlight, and then told Ali, who was standing beside me This one looks promising, Puy it and have it out.”

My casual aroude was designed to make me seem like a spoiled pack–heiress, more gold than sense.

Mi nodded, already moving to handle the transaction with the house Omegas.

The people around me, watching me play the part of a clueless she–wolf with money to burn, wore expressions of eager anticipation, ready for the

my failure.

how of

Juu anaher sucker they reeled in, I overheard one whisper through the mind–link.

That piece of junk looks like total trash. Five hundred thousand marks? I wouldn’t even pay fifty cents for it.”

Just wait and see, one cut can make you an Alpha, one can leave you an Omega. She’ll be howling all the way out of here today, I guarantee it.”

ignored their snide remarks completely.

This was exactly the reaction I wanted.

Soon enough, the stone was moved to the cleaving station.

The master cutter, an old wolf with scarred hands, glanced at the stone, then at me, a flicker of sympathy in his yellowed eyes.

Are you sure you want to cut this one, young lady?” he asked, his voice soft and gravelly.

Go ahead,” I said, my voice flat, showing no emotion.

fe didn’t press me further, simply turning on the machine. The high–pitched whine of the blade filled the room, and my wolf sat up, her eyes arrowing as the sparks began to fly.

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