All Chapters of The Weight of Frost: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

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He Was

Stephen stood entirely frozen, staring at the table where Emerald and the Frost Alpha were sitting. His chest heaved with a toxic cocktail of exhaustion, public humiliation, and violent, possessive jealousy.He was just about to drop his plate and storm over there to demand exactly what was going on when a flash of movement out of the corner of his eye stopped him dead in his tracks.Entering the far side of the dining tent was Julia.She wasn't alone. She was huddled in the corner, speaking in hushed, urgent tones with two low-ranking grunts—the un-mated spares brought along to fill in if a starting warrior got injured. Stephen watched as Julia leaned in close, her hand resting entirely too intimately on the larger grunt's arm. She didn't point, but Stephen tracked her gaze. He saw exactly where she was looking.She was staring dead at Emerald.Stephen's eyes narrowed, his jaw clenching so hard his teeth ground together. What is that bitch up to now? Suddenly, Julia’s eyes cut across

They Deserve Each Other

When Stephen finally rolled over, the cabin was still bathed in the faint, muted light bleeding through the edges of the curtains. For a brief, disoriented second, he hoped he had slept straight through the night and it was the following morning. But as his heavy eyes focused on the wall clock, it read exactly 6:30 PM. It was still light outside.As the lingering fog of sleep began to clear, the distant, lively sounds of the Midway and the clatter of the food tents drifted into his brain, bringing with them a gnawing, hollow ache in his stomach. He had to eat.He dragged his battered body out of bed and pulled on a clean shirt and pants. With a grimace, he shoved his feet back into his stiff, mud-caked boots. He pushed the heavy cabin door open and stepped out onto the porch, violently stomping his boots against the wood to knock the dried dirt loose.Then, he froze.Walking down the quiet, secluded path toward the neighboring Silver Paw cabin was Emerald. Her leather satchel hung emp

Stephen Takes Over His Life

Stephen yanked Julia away from the path that led to the main Midway, dragging her into the shadows of an empty supply tent. The moment they were out of sight, he dropped her arm with a look of pure disgust.Julia wasted no time. Her manipulative instincts surfaced instantly; she conjured up trembling lips and wide, watery eyes, her voice trembling. “Why are you treating me like this?” she whimpered, shrinking back into the tent as if she were the victim. “You’re hurting me, Stephen! I was just trying to check on you, to be a good mate like you are always telling me to be, and you attack me like some feral—”“Save it,” Stephen cut her off, his voice flat and hollow. "Save all the excuses you have. I know exactly what you were up too. Don't tell me that you didn't know who was in front of you on that path. Emerald is unmistakable anywhere. From the front and the back."Julia’s bottom lip quivered, a single, perfectly timed tear spilling down her cheek. “I don’t know what you think you s

You're Brilliant

For the first time all day, something in her finally eased. It wasn’t healing or happiness. Just relief. A small relief, but it was enough.She stood up, gathered her sketchbook and portfolio, and put her hand on the door. She paused for just a minute, then stepped outside again.As Emerald rounded the corner into the Midway, she spotted Nesha behind the Silver Paw display table, proudly showing one of Emerald’s carved pieces to Reagan Frost.“…and every feather was carved by hand,” Nesha was saying.Reagan stared at the wooden hawk in disbelief. “No way.”Emerald hesitated, then called out softly, “Aunt Nesha…”Both women looked up. Nesha’s smile was immediate and warm. “There you are.”Reagan’s gaze dropped to the portfolio tucked beneath Emerald’s arm, and her whole face lit up. “You brought them!”For the first time all day, Emerald felt some of the tension in her shoulders begin to ease. She offered a small smile, surprised to find it genuine.She wasn’t over what had happened. S

Claw Mountain Warriors are Good

While in the command tent, Zyan stood over the topographical map spread across the command table, but his sharp eyes weren’t seeing the obstacle course layouts or tomorrow’s competition brackets.His entire focus was on Stephen MacGregor. Or rather, the absolute disaster the Claw Mountain Head Warrior was creating for his team.With a frustrated groan, Zyan rubbed a hand over his face and looked between his father, Maddox, and Alpha Cobb."I don't know what to do with Stephen," Zyan admitted, his voice a low grumble of pure irritation.Maddox glanced up from the clipboard in his hands, his brows pulling together. "What happened now?""He isn't helping his team," Zyan said, leaning both of his palms flat against the table. That immediately got both older Alphas' undivided attention. Zyan pointed a commanding finger toward the competition brackets. "If anything, he's actively hurting them. The Claw Mountain warriors are good. Really good. Half of them should have placed in the top ten d

Command Tent and Sketches

Zyan straightened to his full, towering height, completely ignoring the other two Alphas in the room. The dark, suffocating tension that had just filled the command tent vanished, replaced by an entirely different kind of electricity.Reagan smirked, clearly sensing the shift in her brother's energy. She walked right up to the command table with Emerald in tow. "Sorry to interrupt the war council," Reagan said breezily, entirely unfazed by the heavy Alpha presence in the room. "But I told Emerald you wanted to see the mock-ups for the ceremonial crests, and you are going to want to drop everything and look at these right now."Maddox and Cobb exchanged a quick, loaded glance. Cobb’s protective instincts flared slightly at the intense, unwavering way the Frost Alpha was staring at his niece, but the fact that Emerald was actually smiling and holding her ground kept him completely silent."I have them right here," Emerald said.Her voice was soft, but the panicked, breathy tremor that u

Side by Side

The silence in the tent stretched, thick with an unspoken, magnetic pull, until Emerald finally cleared her throat. A soft, pretty blush returned to her cheeks, but the confident spark in her eyes remained."If... if you want the prototypes ready for closing events," she began, carefully gathering her sketches against her chest. "I'm going to need to head to the market. I need some more supplies from the artisan tents, like heavy hides, the right gauge of silver thread, a few specialty tools.""Can I go with you?" Zyan stood up and asked instantly.Emerald blinked, looking up at his massive frame in surprise. "You don't have to do that. You have the Games to oversee, and the patrols... Alpha Cobb or Nesha could easily escort me.""I want to," Zyan shrugged at her with a smile on his face. He stepped around the command table, closing the distance between them. He didn't crowd her, but he stood close enough that his warm, cedar-and-frost scent wrapped around her like a shield. He offere

The Beast's Tether

By the time the sun fully dipped below the horizon, the festival had transformed. The warm glow of the afternoon was replaced by the roaring, electric energy of the night games. Massive stadium lights and roaring fire pits illuminated the sprawling outdoor arena, casting long, dancing shadows across the packed stands.Emerald sat near the front rail of the Alpha box, the night air biting pleasantly at her cheeks. Beside her, Reagan was practically vibrating with excitement, pointing down at the large screens suspended above the field. They were there for The Beast's Tether, a tug of war game with different rules for after dark. They were there specifically to cheer on the Silver Paw warriors—Alpha Cobb’s boys."It’s not like a regular tug of war," Reagan explained over the deafening cheer of the crowd, leaning in so Emerald could hear her. "During the day, it’s mostly just about weight and leverage. But the night games are entirely about primal endurance and pack synergy."Reagan gest

What a Spectacle

For the first thirty seconds, Claw Mountain held the line. Their anchor wolf dug in deep, the massive rope pulled taut like a bowstring. But the opposing pack surged, and the sudden, violent jerk of the rope proved too much for the slick dirt.The Claw Mountain warrior stationed right in front of the huge anchor wolf lost his footing.There was a sickening, echoing crack that made Emerald gasp and cover her mouth. The young warrior went down hard. Beneath the harsh stadium lights, it was horrifyingly clear what had happened—his leg was visibly bowed in the complete opposite direction.Wolves healed incredibly fast, but a catastrophic break under that kind of crushing, opposing weight wasn't something that could knit back together in seconds. The young man's face went entirely pale. He desperately tried to grip the rope, but his body was going into shock."Hold the line!" Stephen screamed from the sidelines, his face purple with rage."I can't!" the warrior gasped, tears of sheer agony

You Wrote the Book on It

For a year, Stephen’s reaction to her constant belittling had been predictable. He would yell. He would posture. He would storm off and take his simmering rage out on the training dummies, or worse, his men.But tonight, the rage inside his chest didn’t boil over. It went completely, terrifyingly cold.Stephen didn’t yell. He closed the distance between them with slow, deliberate steps, his broad frame casting a long, dark shadow that entirely swallowed her. Julia’s smirk faltered slightly at the absolute deadness in his eyes. Her back pressed flat against the wooden rack as he stopped mere inches from her face."I put on a show," Stephen repeated, his voice barely more than a ragged, hollow whisper. "Because I was trying to hold together a team that I have completely broken. And do you want to know why I broke them, Julia?"She lifted her chin, desperately trying to maintain her arrogant facade. "Because you're a weak Gamma.""Because I am poisoned," he shot back, the words slicing t

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