Contract With The Alpha King by Brey Mitchylle

Chapter 99

into the shadows

Soon enough, they reached a narrow path leading toward the forest. The woman motioned for Fiona to keep moving, the blade hidden beneath her cloak. The trees loomed ahead, their dense foliage offering both cover and danger. Fiona's heart pounded as they stepped "Keep going," the woman ordered, her voice low. "No tricks

As they moved further from the village. Fiona suddenly stumbled, her hand brushing against a low-hanging branch. She stopped briefly, feigning a struggle to regain her balance.

"What are you doing?" the woman snapped, stepping closer.

"Etripped," Fiona said, her voice even, though her hand had already left a subile mark on the branch-a small ribbon from her sleeve, tied in quick knot. It was barely noticeable but enough for Elijah, if he followed, to recognize it as a sign. "Move" the woman barked, jabising Fiona lightly in the back with the blade.

Fiona complied her mind calculating every steps. She needed to bide her time until she found an opening to fight back. However, just as she thought this couldn't get any more complicated, a loual hund suddenly interrupted her thoughts.

She frowned, her senses immediately on alert

"Ignore that!" the woman hissed

"Rogues!" Fiona uttered.

"I said-ignore-"

Another loud howl interrupted the woman.

fucking pigs!" the woman

now. Fiona's senses sharpened, her eyes scanning the trees. She caught a fairi whiff of sulfur mixed with the unmistakable stench of unwashed bodies and decay. Her stomach twisted-rogues. The howls multiplied. overlapping like an eerie

trees. The rogues, their forms mangled and primal, didn't stop. They surged toward the village, snarling and growling as they disappeared into the underbrush. Fiona tensed, her pulse quickening as she realized the village was under attack-on broad daylight Clearly, this was nothing but

Fiona found it a little too bold and stupid. Were they planning to

tightening

step, a figure emerged from the shadows ahead. He was tall and imposing his chest bare and covered in intricate markings that serined to glow faintly under the dappled light. His tattoos were dark, jagged symbols that snaked across his muscular tono and down his arms. Long black hair fell in wild waves around his face, framing piercing blue eyes that seemed to glow with

face, revealing sharp, wolf-like fangs. He wasn't a vampire-she could sense that much-but a rogue, one who carried himself with dangerous confidence. "Why are you here?" the woman demanded, her tone sharp and wary. She stepped partially in front of Fiona as if shielding

and guttural. "Romero doesn't trust you, Arlen," he said, his voice

wanted her, and now she was in

interference.

who had taken her hostage, stiffened. "Escort us back?"

has smule widening as his blue eyes returned to Fiona "Control? You mean holding a blade to someone's throat and loping no one notices? Serum sloppy to

"What are

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slightly closer, his eyes never leaving Fiona. "Romero

stepping between Fiona and the rogue. "Stop 4 village

her and forms. We need

will have their hands full dealing with the attack." Fiona narrowed hereves, her gare lived on the rogue before her. There was an immistakable aura of danger about him, a foul stench of blood and decay clinging to him like a second skin-a telltale sign of someone who had taken the lives of

Arlen

here to take orders from you, Arlen Romero sent me to make sure she gets to him in one piece. If you screw this up, it's on you. The man suddenly

are you doing?" Arlen asked as she tried to push the man away. "You