Crowned by Fate by Author T.S Novel

Chapter 88 Adrian POV Night fell nors tasisbon territory , hinging with it a silence unlike any d komen in my years an Alpha . No moke played from the ommen areas , no laughter echoed between Imildings . Even the deceit wind seemed to hold its reach , ar if the lied jerrit mourned Nedia's passing , stood at the edge of man gathering , watching as my pack preputed for war .

Verses moved with lethal grace thang The tanks , alisisibuting weapons with her single arm more efficiently than most could manage with tan . Her normati compassionate expression had hardened into something primal and unforgiving .

Beside her , Marcus checked each warrior's readiness with uncanny pescision despite his blindness , ha heightened senses detecting on the slightest flaw in their equipmej İydu worked silently nearby , her masked face revealing nothing as she custed amabeads and dagers with her specialized wolf poison . The same pulsen .

that had coursed though Nadia's veins ses gleamed in our blades - a fitting symmetry that didn't escape my noti Garrett hunched over multiple screens , his fingers flying across keyboards as he disabled Gravestone's security systems remotely . The usual tremor in bis . injured leg seemed absent , his movements fueled by a cold rage that transcended physical limitations .

And Ryder - young , impetuous Ryderstood motionless for once , his boyish features transformed by grief into something harder , older . The guitar that rarely left his side had been replaced by twin daggers strapped to his thighs . 1 felt Skyes presence before I saw her . She approached silently , her silver hair hound tightly back , her small frame encased in combat gear that couldn't disguise the predatory grade of her movements .

The bruises from her captivity had begun to fade , but something in her eyes had changed a hardness that had been there before , a shadow I recognized all too well . " The team is ready , " she reported , her voice steady despite the weight of what lay ahead . I nodded , studying her face . " You don't have to come . You've already endured enough at Kane's hands . " Her green eyes flashed with determination . I drank coffee with Nadia , I made her laugh .

I watched her sacrifice herself for me . She checked the ver dagger at her waist - Tink , her weapon of choice . " I'm going ." There was no arguing with that resolve . I turned to address the assembled warriors - forty of our strongest , each wearing the black armbands that signified a pack in mourning Tonight , we bring justice to those who have taken our Beta from in un , 1 began , my voice carrying across the silent gathering . " Not revenge - justice .

Theres a I let my gaze travel over each face , meeting their eyes one by one . " We are nut Kane . We do not slaughter the innocent or torture the defenseless . Our target is specific : Kane and any who participated in Nadia's torture . " I raised my voice , letting my Alpha influence color my words . " But make no mistake - for those responsible , there will be no mercy . A low growl of agreement rumbled through the assembled wolves .

" Move nut , " I ordered , and like a single organism , we melted into the desert night . We approached Gravestone territory from three directions - a pincer movement designed to overwhelm their defenses before they could argan Garrett technological sabotage had disabled their security cameras and communication systems , leaving them bind to our adu The e first guards we encountered never had a chance to sound an alarms .

Marcus's team neutralized them with silent efficiency , Lydia's wold poison ensuring they fell without a sound, paralyzed but conscius - able to witness what came best but powerless to intervene . My team , with Skye muvip like a silver shadow at my side , penetrated deeper into their territory . Unlike our previous resumeston , we made no attempt at stealth now . The fist real resistance came at the compounds outer wall .

A dozen warriors rushed to defend the breach , fangs bared and partially shifted , I felt the 1/2 Chapter 88 Permiliar perge of power as my own wolf fose to the surfer , bones tracking and reforming at 3 ambeured the chane My vision sharpened , color bleeding away inin the heightened contrast of wolf sight . Scents inferatlied - fear , sirenaline , the met drawn in baste . 1 collided with the first defender in mid air , my lowes closing around his that before he could complete his den shift .

The taste of blood fede I tore through Besh and sider , dropping his lifeless body brine miningt to the next epponést , Around me , my pack fought with vold precision . Venus whirled through the enemy ranks , her single arm wielding a blade with deadly grace , doch Strike finding vulnerable points with surgical accuracy .

Marcus moved like a wraith among them , his blindness no hindrance as he tracked his onents by sound and scent , definering paralytic dirts with unciting tim Ryder fought with uncharacteristic silence , his mal exuberance replaced by methodical lethality . The opponents fell beneath his dagger base they could even register his presence . And Skye - my silver well - moved with a fluid grace that belied her recent injuries .

As we pushed deeper into the compound , the resistance grew more organized . Kane's Beta , Reyes , led a counter - attack , rallying the remaining warriors into a defensive formation that momentarily halted our advance . " Stand down , Reyes , I called , shifting partially back to human form to speak " Our quarrel is with Kane , not with you : you invade our territory and slaughter our warriors , then claim you want only Kane ? eyes snarled , his body tensed to spring . Your mate is dead .

Accept it and go home , Adrian " " She wasn't my mate , I corrected him , my voice dropping dangerously low . " She was my Beta . My right hand . My friend . Each word carried the weight of my nel , my rage , And Kane tortured her . Violated her . Murdered her . " Something flickered in Reyes's eyes - doubt , perhaps , or even shame . Kane is our Alpha , " he said , though with less conviction . " We are bound to defend him Are you bound to defend a torturer ? A rapist ?

Venus stepped forward , her scarred face terrible in its fury . " Is that the Alpha you choose to follow ? " Reyes hesitated , his gaze darting between his warriors and our advancing force . I could see the calculation in his eyes - weighing loyalty against survival , duty against morality " Where is Kane ? I demanded , letting my partial shift progress further , claws extending from my fingertips . " Give him to us , and the rest of you may live . " Chapter Comments LIKE