Trapped with the Alpha King (Althea) novel Chapter 147

Breaking Through

The moment their skin touched, the bond flared again, pulsing with light. Gavriel’s eyes snapped open, and his power, once unstable and suppressed, suddenly surged back.

Dark mist exploded outward, tearing through the storm like a wave, forcing the sand to retreat in all directions. The desert shook beneath them, and the air finally calmed. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Uriel and Gustav moved closer, while Candice and Osman appeared beside them, ready for battle.

Zander’s laughter echoed faintly through. Gavriel rose to his feet, eyes burning with fury.

“Show yourself!” Gavriel roared, his eyes glowing.

Zander appeared several feet away, standing atop a rising dune of sand. His white cloak billowed in the storm, and his smirk widened. “You still don’t understand, do you? This place belongs to me. Every grain of sand here moves by my will.”

“Then I’ll destroy your world with you in it,” Gavriel growled.

He charged forward, his claws slicing through the air. The sandstorm howled, but he pushed through it, hitting Zander hard in the chest. The impact sent the man flying, sand spraying everywhere. For a moment, it seemed like Gavriel had won until Zander’s form flickered and vanished.

“Stop struggling,” Zander’s voice taunted from behind him. “You can’t fight me here.”

“Watch me.” Gavriel’s voice was low, his rage barely contained.

He slammed his fist into the sand, sending a shockwave that broke the bindings for a second but the ground reformed again, faster than before. Zander appeared in front of him, raising his hand, and the storm grew stronger, swallowing them both in a swirl of gold and black dust.

Althea’s heart raced as she watched. “Lord Uriel, we have to help him!”

Uriel gritted his teeth. “I’m trying, but I can’t use my magic!”

“Mine too. This man is powerful, and since we’re inside the world he created, nothing will work here in our favor—only his,” Candice interrupted. She turned to Osman and added, “The two of us will be useless here, so we should return.”

“What?! Are you suggesting we just leave them?” Osman protested.

“Candice is right. You two should leave since Candice needs to hold the portal Lady Althea created to keep it stable on the other side. Besides, too many people inside this world will only make that bastard stronger. He could draw energy from us,” Uriel explained.

“Just move!” Candice hissed impatiently and pushed Osman back toward the flickering portal Althea had created.

Althea frowned as she looked around, then at Gavriel, who was still struggling to fight the man. Everyone else couldn’t use their abilities, yet Gavriel could—though his power was unstable and weak. But she had managed to create a portal, so maybe her magic could still work.

She didn’t wait another second. Althea shut her eyes tightly and took a deep breath. She could still feel the lingering pull of the spell around them, thick and suffocating like a living thing. Her pulse raced as she raised her hands, trying to remember how she had connected to Gavriel through their bond earlier.

A final burst of light erupted, shattering the spell completely. The dome around them crumbled, and Zander’s voice faded into the wind with a frustrated roar.

When the light cleared, Gavriel was on his knees, breathing heavily. Behind them, the desert cracked and vanished in a flash of gold and white. They were back in the forest. The night air was cold, and the ground felt real again. Althea ran to him, collapsing beside him and touching his face.

“Are you alright? Are you hurt?” Althea asked, her eyes frantically scanning Gavriel’s body.

He looked at her, a small smile tugging at his lips before he let out a quiet chuckle. “You seriously asked me that? Even if I’m hurt… I’ll heal easily.”

Tears streamed down Althea’s cheeks as she threw her arms around him, holding him tightly. “I was so worried…” she whispered.

She didn’t care anymore—she just wanted to feel him close, to let him know how much she feared losing him.

“I know. I’m sorry for making you worry,” Gavriel murmured, wrapping his arms around her just as tightly. His breath came heavy and uneven, but he refused to let her go.

Then, from the corner of his eye, he noticed Zander beginning to stir. Gavriel’s expression hardened in an instant. “Uriel! Get that bastard—now!” he growled in his sharp and commanding voice.