O1uwapelumi

Synopsis:
In a world where Alphas rule with absolute power, Alpha Caidren Thorne stands above them all—a warlord feared for his cruelty, a ruler whose hands are stained with the blood of both enemies and kin. His lands are harsh, his rule even harsher, and his name alone is enough to strike terror into the hearts of those who hear it.

But there is a darker truth hidden beneath his legend.

Every Omega sent to him has perished.

No one knows why. No one dares to ask. Some whisper that his presence alone is enough to snuff out their fragile lives, that no Omega can withstand his brutality. Others say that he is cursed, doomed to be alone forever. But Caidren does not care. He has never let anyone close—not a mate, not a lover, not even his own people. His heart is stone, and his hands are weapons.

When the noble House Velmire is forced to offer him an Omega, they do not send their treasured daughter. Instead, they send Elias—an adopted outcast, a boy without a place in their world. Elias has spent his life alone, unwanted, and now, he is being sent to a fate worse than death.

And when he arrives at the Bloodfang Stronghold, he is welcomed by a scene of horror.

A man clothed in black can be seen writhing in agony. Blood soaking the ground. And standing above it all, delivering judgment with cold precision, is Alpha Caidren.

Elias’ fear takes root instantly. This man is no savior. He is death itself.

Caidren barely acknowledges him, dismissing him with a single glance. Another Omega. Another life that will soon disappear.

But Elias does not die.

Days pass. Then weeks. And for the first time, an Omega survives.

Elias is not weak. He is not fragile. He is not like the others. And against every instinct, every warning, Caidren begins to take notice.

What starts as indifference turns to fascination. What was once just another burden soon becomes something the Alpha refuses to let go of.

For the first time in his life, Caidren is afraid—not of war, not of death, but of the one thing he never thought he could have.

And when enemies rise and threaten to take Elias away, Caidren will burn the world to keep his Omega safe.

scarred by the Alpher, claimed by his touch.

Elias walked through the halls with practiced indifference, his expression cool, unreadable.

That meant no one could see the war still raging inside him.

The memory of last night clung to him like an unwanted shadow, his skin still too aware, his body still fighting to forget what should have never happened in the first place.

Elias kept moving, kept his breathing steady, kept his thoughts buried beneath layers of logic.

Standing in the open corridor, speaking with one of his men, his voice low and unreadable.

The moment Elias saw him, his body stiffened.

But because the moment he laid eyes on the Alpha, his body remembered.

Elias clenched his jaw, forcing himself to move.

And yet, as he stepped past them, as he tried to ignore the heavy weight of the Alpha's presence—

The Alpha's eyes flicked toward him, just for a moment, just long enough to see.

As if last night hadn't changed anything.

A strange, frustrating heat coiled in his chest, something he didn't understand.

He kept walking, forcing himself to focus.

Because if the Alpha acted like nothing had happened, then Elias could convince himself that nothing had.

Even if his mind refused to forget.

And so, with cold determination, Elias buried it.

Buried the lingering tension between them beneath a wall of indifference.

And yet, as he walked away, as he forced himself to let it go—

A sharp, knowing gaze followed him from the shadows.

He knew exactly what Elias was trying to do.

chapter 121: a knowing gaze