The Alpha Queen Returns – Chapter 15
Jessica carried Caroline into the royal medical chamber without slowing her pace.
The healers immediately rushed forward.
“Prepare the Moonstone Chamber!”
“Bring every antidote we have!”
The room erupted into frantic activity.
Jessica gently laid Caroline on a crystal bed as silver healing runes illuminated the room.
Caroline’s breathing remained weak.
Dark veins continued spreading across her neck.
The poison was winning.
One elderly healer examined her before lowering his head.
“Your Majesty…”
Jessica looked up sharply.
“Speak.”
“The poison is unlike anything we’ve ever encountered.”
“It wasn’t created to kill.”
Jessica frowned.
“Then what was it created for?”
The healer hesitated.
“It appears to suppress her wolf.”
The room fell silent.
Sarabeth exchanged a worried glance with Mina.
Jessica slowly looked back at her unconscious daughter.
For years, everyone believed Caroline simply hadn’t awakened her wolf.
Now…
That assumption no longer seemed true.
Meanwhile, inside the banquet hall, the Russo family remained under heavy guard.
Rex glared at the soldiers surrounding him.
“You have no proof!”
“We’ve done nothing wrong!”
General Sarabeth stepped forward.
“You still intend to lie?”
Rex forced a smile.
“Everything Reva said was nonsense.”
“Lord Darkmoon manipulated her.”
“We’re victims too.”
Before Sarabeth could answer, Alpha Hunter suddenly spoke.
“I heard enough.”
Every eye turned toward him.
Hunter approached Rex with slow, deliberate steps.
“You offered me an unconscious girl.”
“You told me she came willingly.”
“You expected me to believe she admired me.”
His voice grew colder with every sentence.
“You tried to make me part of your treason.”
Rex instinctively backed away.
“My Lord, I can explain—”
Hunter struck him again.
This time the blow shattered several nearby chairs.
Rex collapsed, coughing blood.
“I don’t tolerate traitors.”
Elsewhere…
Deep within Darkmoon’s fortress, dozens of rogue commanders knelt before a massive stone throne.
Killian Darkmoon gazed into a magical mirror.
Within it, he watched Jessica carrying Caroline away.
A slow smile spread across his face.
“So…”
“The poison has finally revealed itself.”
One commander frowned.
“My Lord, should we attack now?”
Darkmoon shook his head.
“Not yet.”
“They still don’t understand what the girl truly is.”
He rose from his throne.
“The Queen believes she’s fighting to save her daughter.”
His crimson eyes glowed.
“But she’s actually protecting the only person capable of awakening the Moon Wolf Bloodline.”
The rogues lowered their heads.
“What are your orders?”
Darkmoon extended one hand.
“Gather every rogue Alpha.”
“Prepare the Blood Moon Ritual.”
“The time has come.”
Back at the royal palace, Jessica remained beside Caroline’s bed.
Hours passed.
Still no improvement.
Jessica quietly held her daughter’s hand.
“I’m here.”
“You don’t have to fight alone anymore.”
For the first time since reclaiming her throne, the mighty Alpha Queen looked powerless.
She could defeat armies.
She could crush kingdoms.
Yet she couldn’t wake her own daughter.
A weak voice suddenly broke the silence.
“Mom…”
Jessica immediately leaned closer.
“Caroline?”
The young girl’s eyelids fluttered.
For a brief moment, she regained consciousness.
Her frightened eyes searched the room.
“Don’t leave me…”
Jessica’s heart ached.
“I won’t.”
“I promise.”
Caroline managed a faint smile.
Then she whispered something so softly that only Jessica could hear.
“I heard… a wolf…”
Jessica froze.
“What did you say?”
Caroline’s breathing became uneven again.
“A silver wolf…”
“It kept calling my name…”
Before Jessica could ask another question, Caroline slipped back into unconsciousness.
Sarabeth stepped closer.
“A silver wolf?”
Jessica slowly remembered the forgotten prophecy.
“The Oracle said…”
She spoke almost to herself.
“When the Moon Wolf awakens…”
“The fate of every pack will change.”
Mina looked confused.
“You think Caroline is the child from the prophecy?”
Jessica didn’t answer.
Instead, she stared at her daughter’s peaceful face.
For the first time, she realized Darkmoon hadn’t targeted Caroline because she was weak.
He had targeted her because she was dangerous.
At that exact moment, warning horns echoed throughout the capital.
A Royal Guard burst into the chamber.
“Your Majesty!”
Jessica stood instantly.
“What happened?”
“The western border has fallen.”
Everyone’s expressions changed.
The guard continued urgently.
“Lord Killian Darkmoon personally led the attack.”
“He left only one message.”
Jessica’s eyes narrowed.
“What message?”
The soldier swallowed hard.
“He said…”
The chamber fell completely silent.
“‘Return my Moon Wolf… or the kingdom burns.'”
Jessica slowly drew the legendary Moonfang Sword from its sheath.
Its silver blade glowed beneath the moonlight.
She looked toward the western horizon.
“This isn’t just a rescue anymore.”
“It’s a war.”
And somewhere beyond the burning frontier, Killian Darkmoon smiled.
The hunt for Caroline had truly begun.
