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 forced himself to walk, to keep moving, to push past the suffocating weight of the Alpha's words.

"Are you sure it was just a dream?"

Hated how it echoed in his mind, how it clung to him, how it made his stomach twist in ways he refused to acknowledge.

Not when this was just another one of his games.

Just another way to pick Elias apart.

The weight of that gaze. The heat beneath his skin. The way his breath had caught—

He turned slowly, too slowly, because he knew who it was before he even looked.

Leaning against the wall with that same damn smirk, arms crossed, eyes glinting with amusement—with satisfaction.

Like he knew exactly what Elias had been thinking.

Like he knew exactly what he was running from.

Elias forced his expression blank.

There was something lazy in his tone, something infuriatingly confident.

"Because it certainly looks like you are."

"Tell me, little one," the Alpha murmured, tilting his head, his voice so damn smooth. "What exactly did you dream about?"

Elias hated the way his pulse spiked.

Hated the heat that crept up his neck.

Hated that the Alpha was watching him too closely.

Another moment where Elias felt his control slip.

The Alpha leaned in, his breath warm against Elias's skin, his voice dropping to a whisper—

"Because you look like a man who dreamt of something very, very real."

"What a shame," the Alpha murmured. "I would've loved to hear the details."

Elias shoved past him before he could stop himself.

The Alpha watched him go, his smirk lingering.

He licked his lips, his eyes glinting.

The Alpha would make sure he never forgot who made him fall.

chapter 131: still waiting