The Witch and Her Four Dangerous Alphas

Chapter 57: Chapter 57: | Waited Till The Sun Rose Again

Aeron’s POV~

| watched them disappear into the mouth of the cliffside like two men stepping willingly into the belly of the

death.

Fifteen elite warriors followed close behind, every one of them handpicked, every one of them willing to bleed for

their Alphas. For us.

And yet... it wasn’t enough.

Because as the last one vanished into the abyss, a weight settled in my chest like a stone. A dread | couldn't

name. Couldn’t reason with. It gnawed at my ribs, curling low and poisonous beneath my heart, whispering all

the things I refused to let myself believe.

That we were too late.

That she was gone.

No. No.

I wouldn't believe it. Couldn't.

So | stayed.

| stayed right at the cliff’'s edge, my boots sunk into the torn earth, where the wind still smelled of her and the

blood she spilled. | told myself | would wait here until they brought her back. | would be the first thing she saw.

The first thing she touched when they carried her back into the light.

She wouldn't wake up to a stranger's face. She'd wake up to mine.

Lucian groaned beside me. His body had gone slack with blood loss, but his wolf was still clawing inside his

chest, howling like mine.

He wanted to stay too. He said it through blood-choked coughs. Clutched the dirt like it was the only thing

anchoring him to this world.

"I'm not leaving," Lucian rasped, voice raw. "Don’t you f**king dare make me—she needs me. | feel her. Aeron, |

feel her fear!"

But his wounds weren't healing.

His wolf...our wolves were in agony. Selene’s absence tore through us like a blade dipped in silver, making it

impossible to focus, impossible to shift or heal.

It would kill him if he stayed. | knew it. He knew it.

But still, he fought. His hands dragged through the soil as he tried to crawl back to the cliff's edge.

"I won't leave her behind again!" he snarled. "If she dies thinking we gave up—if she thinks | gave up—"

His voice broke. And gods, it did something to me. | hadn't heard Lucian sound like that since we were pups,

since the day our father died in front of us and he screamed at the skies for someone to bring him back.

"I'll go after her myself," he said suddenly, delirious. "You can’t stop me. I'll f**king jump if | have to—"

"No," | breathed, stepping forward.

"| swear to the gods, Aeron—don’t touch me," he growled, dragging himself up on one shaking arm. "Don’t you

frrking—!"

| leaned down, grabbed his jaw, and locked my eyes to his.

He stilled.

His chest heaved, blood bubbling at the edge of his lips, but in his eyes... | saw it.

The fear, the grief of losing her, and realizing just how wrong he was... His guilt was trapping him...

The unbearable knowledge that we couldn't all go. That someone had to survive to keep hope alive if this went

to hell.

"I'm sorry, brother," | said softly.

"No—wait—don't—"

And then | knocked him out cold.

His body collapsed, limp, into the dirt. For a second, | couldn't move. My hand shook where it hovered above his

chest, the guilt crawling through my bones like rot.

"Carry him," | said roughly.

Cyrus was already there.

He didn’t question me. Just nodded, stooped down, and hoisted Lucian’s body over his shoulder with a grunt.

Blood dripped from Lucian’s injuries, trailing down Cyrus's back. My stomach twisted at the sight.

"Take him to the healer," | ordered. "And don’t stop for anyone. | don’t care if the king himself tries to speak to

you; get him home. Keep him alive."

"I will," Cyrus said. Then hesitated. "But Alpha..."

"I know," | muttered, eyes flicking to the trees.

The packhouse. The ceremony. The dozens of alphas from neighboring packs who had cfor our coronation.

The lunatics back there are screaming for answers. Because we had fucking left the coronation hall in the

middle, leaving our chosen Luna behind, publicly abandoned in front of them all.

| could already imagine the uproar it had caused in the entire pack.

We had just set fire to every alliance we’d tried building. Spit in the face of every diplomatic thread that held our

fragile peace.

All for her. Selene.

But | don’t give a f*ck. Nothing is more important than her. Let the world burn. Let those fucking Alphas rot

where they are. No one can stoptoday.

"She's worth it," | whispered, more to myself than anyone.

Still, Cyrus heard me.

He didn’t answer. He just nodded once, firm, and disappeared into the trees with Lucian’s unconscious body.

| stayed behind alone. The warriors were gone. My brothers were gone. My Beta was gone. Only | remained.

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To tell her we are here, we will never leave her alone.

Even if the world hated us for it.

Even if war cknocking tomorrow.

Even if every pack turned their fangs toward our gates and every alliance crumbled into ash.

1 would still choose her.

Again and again and again.

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feel them fall. | just dropped, hands

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The moon above had vanished behind clouds.

The forest had gone silent.

But somewhere deep below, | knew she was still fighting, waiting forto rescue her.

"Cback to me," | whispered.

The wind answered like a howl carried on broken wings.

Because she was mine.

And | was not leaving this place until | brought her home.

And | waited.

| waited till the sun rose again.

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