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.

The Alpha stepped out into the cool night air, inhaling deeply as he tried to steady his racing heart. The moment he had placed distance between himself and the Omega, he had expected relief—a sense of control reasserting itself over his body and mind.

Instead, the wild pounding in his chest only grew louder, an erratic rhythm that unsettled him more than he cared to admit. His hands clenched at his sides as he exhaled sharply, as if he could force the feeling away.

Never before had he felt this kind of pull, this intoxicating mix of possessiveness and restraint. He was an Alpha—powerful, dominant, assured in his instincts. He had never once doubted himself. Until now.

His own words echoed in his mind: Then I'll wait.

He had said it without thinking, as if something deep inside him had already decided that Elias was worth waiting for. The realization sent a foreign heat curling in his stomach, something dangerously close to—affection?

The Alpha scoffed at himself, running a hand through his hair. Ridiculous. He had no time for such things. And yet… he couldn't shake the way Elias had looked at him, those stormy eyes filled with resistance, defiance, fear—but beneath it all, something else. Something unspoken.

The way Elias fought, the way he refused to break so easily. It intrigued him. No Omega had ever looked at him like that before, as if daring him to prove himself.

And now, against all reason, he wanted to.

The thought sent a chill down his spine, but not one born of fear. No, this was something else entirely. Something that made him want to go back inside, to see those eyes again, to push and pull until he unraveled every hidden piece of Elias.

The Alpha exhaled slowly, shaking his head.

Foreign or not, this feeling was his now. And he wasn't ready to let it go.

chapter 159: foreign feeling