All Chapters of I Was Your Dying Omega, Now I'm Your Sovereign Alpha: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

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Chapter 11: The Bounty

William’s Pov There was an auction a few weeks later. For some reason, I knew Lola would be there, so I decided to attend. The air in the auction house was thick with the scent of old money and overpriced perfume. I stood by a marble pillar, adjusting my silver cuffs and watching her move through the crowd. Lola. She didn't look like the dying woman the news reports were talking about. She moved with a straight back and her eyes scanned the room like a hawk. Every time a waiter passed her with a tray, she shifted her weight, ready to move. She was on edge, but she was hiding it well. I waited until she was standing alone near the velvet rope of the main exhibit. I stepped into her space, not too close, but enough to let her feel the shift in the air. "You feel the bond, don’t you?" I asked. She stiffened. She didn't turn around immediately. She took a slow breath, then shifted her head just enough to catch my reflection in the display glass. "Stay the hell away from me," sh

Chapter 12: Paper Shield

Lola’s Pov The penthouse was too quiet. Without the baby’s crying or the constant hum of the nanny moving around, the space felt like a museum. I stood in the middle of the kitchen, looking at the box that had been delivered to the service entrance. I didn't have anyone to talk to and nowhere to go. I just had this marble island and the package. I grabbed a steak knife and cut the tape. I pulled the cardboard flaps back and looked inside. There was a stack of photos on top. I picked them up, my fingers brushing over the glossy paper. It was my parents. They were standing on the porch of the old house, looking young and happy. I hadn't seen these in years. I didn't even know they existed. Under the photos was a heavy, cream-colored envelope. I pulled it out and felt the weight of it. The wax seal was dark red and thick. I broke it with my thumb and pulled out a piece of parchment that felt like it belonged in a different century. "Sovereign Betrothal Decree," I said to t

Chapter 13: The Only Way Out

Lola's PovThe air in the private back room of the warehouse smelled like old dust and cold metal. I stepped inside and the heavy door clicked shut behind me. My heart was thumping against my ribs. I wiped my palms on my jeans and looked across the room.Williams was already there. He was sitting at a scarred wooden table in the center of the space. He looked even taller than I remembered. His dark hair was long, spilling over his shoulders, and he had this look on his face that made me want to turn around and run. It wasn't that he looked angry. He just looked like he was ready to break something if he had to.He stood up when he saw me. He didn't offer a handshake or a smile. "You're late," he said."I had to make sure I wasn't followed," I replied."The betrothal is real." He didn't waste any time. "My father is dying. I need this alliance fulfilled."I stopped a few feet from the table and crossed my arms. "I don’t owe your father anything. Tristain lied to me for five years. He

Chapter 14: Price of a Name

Lola's Pov The paper felt thick and cold against my fingertips. Williams sat across from me, his long hair casting a shadow over the contract as the warehouse lights flickered. He didn't move. He didn't even seem to breathe. I pulled the document closer and looked at the black ink, the weight of the Sovereign seal pressing into the table.“Sign it, Lola.""Give me a second.""The Council will most likely meet in two hours. If you aren't under my name by then, they will issue the warrant for the baby."I felt the blood drain from my face. "Two hours?""Two hours."He stood up and walked around the table. He stood right behind me. I could feel the heat coming off his body. He didn't touch me, but he was close enough that I could smell the woods and salt on his skin. My wolf let out a small, contented sigh in my head. I hated her for it."You're cornered," he whispered."I know.""Then do the only thing that makes sense.”I was about to sign it, but another thing came into my thoughts

Chapter 15: Hollow Ground

Lola's Pov "She filed it this afternoon." Arthur's voice was tight on the other end. "Emergency custody petition."I didn't say anything."Lola.""Say that again.""Sofia filed for emergency custody of the baby. She posted pictures publicly about an hour ago. She's calling herself the mother in the captions. The pack is already sharing it."The kitchen counter was cold under my hands. I pressed my palms flat against it."How is that possible? She has no documentation. She has nothing.""She's arguing consistent parental presence. That you left territory voluntarily during an active family situation and that she has been the child's primary caregiver.""Tristain put her in that house. I didn't leave, I ran for my life.""I know that.""So how is a social media post enough to file an emergency petition?""It's not just the post. She submitted a sworn affidavit. Two witnesses, both connected to Tristain."My mouth went dry. "Arthur.""I know.""She's using my baby to finish what he star

Chapter 16: The Video

Lola's Pov "This woman is not the Nightwood heir. She is a fraud and I will prove it in front of everyone today.” He started.I turned the volume up."The woman making this so called inheritance claim has no verified documentation. No council witness. No formal presentation. What she has is a birthmark she conveniently discovered after her life fell apart." He leaned into the mic slightly. "I was married to Lola Nightwood for five years. I know exactly who she is and what she is capable of. This claim is a desperate move from a woman who lost everything and is now trying to use a founding bloodline name to claw her way back. The Nightwood seat deserves better than that. Crescent Ridge deserves better than that. I will be presenting my evidence before the full Council tomorrow and when I am done, every wolf in this territory will know the truth."He stepped back from the podium.The broadcaster came back on screen saying something about a scheduled Council emergency session but I had

Chapter 17: Still

Lola's Pov Sofia was sitting in a chair with soft lighting behind her.The baby was in her arms, fussing, turning her face toward the camera. Her small hand reached out toward the lens, fingers opening and closing the way babies do when they want something they can't name.Sofia leaned close to her ear."Mama's not here," she whispered. "Where did Mama go?"The baby's face crumpled.The video was forty seconds long and I watched it three times.“You bitch,” I whispered to myself. By the third time I wasn't watching Sofia anymore. I was watching the baby's hand. The way her fingers reached toward the camera like she was trying to grab onto something she couldn't see. She didn't know what a camera was. She didn't know she was being filmed. She was just reaching the way babies reach when they want to be held and nobody is coming.I put the phone down and walked to the bathroom and ran cold water over my wrists.I stood there for a minute. Then I went back to the desk.I had work to do

Chapter 18: His Problem Now

William's Pov The call came in at half past midnight.I was standing outside the secure property watching my team run the perimeter check when Cain's name came up on my screen. He only called at this hour when something had already gone wrong."Talk," I said."About the three rogues. We picked up their trail an hour ago. They were two blocks from the penthouse before we intercepted.""Where are they now?""Contained. We're questioning the third one. The first two didn't have much to say after a while.""What did the third one give you?""Hired through a packless broker in the south district. Cash transaction. No names on the contract but the description of the client matches Herdez.”"Not enough to file on.""Not yet. But we're still talking to him.""Make sure he keeps talking. I want a name before morning." I ended the call and went back inside.Lola was at the desk in the main room with three documents spread out in front of her and her laptop open to two windows. She had been at

Chapter 19: Thirty Two Days

Lola's Pov Williams set his phone down on the desk between us."The coalition filed a formal injunction tonight. They're requesting a full suspension of all Nightwood verification proceedings pending review of their claims.""For how long.""Thirty days. Standard review timeline."I sat back in my chair and looked at the ceiling for a moment. Then I looked back at him. "So even if I walk into that verification office tomorrow evening, nothing moves forward.""Not until the injunction is reviewed.""And the review panel.""Thirty two days from now. Earliest available date."The room was quiet. Outside I could hear one of Williams's guards doing a slow walk around the perimeter. His footsteps steady and unhurried like nothing in the world was wrong."The relatives," I said. "How many of them are actually bloodline connected versus just wolves who smell an open seat and decided to try their luck?""My documentation specialist is working through that tonight. Early read is that three o

Chapter 20: The Mark

Lola's PovThe council clerk's official statement was already circulating.Verification proceedings restored, all claimants to the Nightwood seat required to attend the first formal hearing. And then the last line, the one that made every wolf reading it go still.All claimants must present physical proof of the Moon's Seal at the first hearing. No exceptions, failure to present forfeits all claims permanently.I read it twice.Then I looked down at my thigh where the crescent birthmark had sat quietly. Tonight every wolf in that chamber was going to be looking for the same thing.And only one of us actually had it.The next morning, Williams was at the table when I came out of the bedroom.He had coffee waiting and a printed copy of the council announcement in front of him. He looked up when I walked in.He didn't say a word, instead he passed me a printed copy of the council announcement. I read the last line carefully. All claimants must present physical proof of the Moon's Seal

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