[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-marked-by-the-mad-king-alpha":3,"chapter-marked-by-the-mad-king-alpha-marked-by-the-mad-king-alpha-chapter-129":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Marked By The Mad King Alpha",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1732110,2214,"Chapter 129 The Weight Of A King","marked-by-the-mad-king-alpha-chapter-129",129,"\u003Cp>Phoebe’s POV\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I frowned, pressing my lips together as I attempted to shift my legs. Nothing. They were completely numb. Two hours I’d been trapped in this exact position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The position itself wasn’t the problem—it was the heavy king using my lap as his personal pillow that had me pinned down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perry slept deeply, his breathing steady and even.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could anyone sleep so long in such an awkward position? He’d wake up with a killer backache, though I doubted it. Shifters were built different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And here I was, suffering because of him. Again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I nudged his shoulder, trying to rouse him. Nothing. Then I grabbed a few strands of his hair and tugged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perry barely stirred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His arms had wound around my lower body like iron shackles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I seized a handful of his hair and yanked harder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as crazy as it sounded, I couldn’t bring myself to wake him that harshly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My feelings for this man were a mess. He made my stomach flutter and my heart race, but he’d also torn it to pieces. I’d endured more hell with him than I ever had with Kevin, yet seeing his peaceful sleeping face made something inside me soften.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His dark hair fell across his eyes, and his cheeks looked fuller in sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d lost so much weight. The past month had clearly been brutal for him. Losing his beta wasn’t something trivial, but watching him punish Flynn severely had given me a twisted sense of satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was I becoming cruel? I couldn’t stop wondering what might have happened if Perry hadn’t discovered what Flynn did to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or if he’d chosen to abandon me instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My thoughts grew hazy. I barely remembered stabbing him, but I knew the wound was deep enough to be fatal. That’s what Marcela had mentioned in passing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite being injured, Perry had still used his remaining strength to search for me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe that’s why my heart had started to thaw, even though I wasn’t ready to accept him yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d been nothing but respectful since then. He’d visit occasionally, sitting beside me without attempting anything inappropriate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I wasn’t naive. I’d heard whispers about the chaos Perry unleashed in every morning court session. He’d killed an elder who dared oppose him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was just one of countless stories Marcela had shared with me. The healer loved to chatter about everything, and since I remained silent, she carried on entire conversations by herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So when Perry mentioned his urge to kill, I felt torn. I didn’t want him near me, yet he seemed to need my presence to control his rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I nudged his shoulder again, harder this time, my frustration mounting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Perry’s eyes snapped open. Those electric blue orbs were instantly alert as he lifted his head, making me jolt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when he spotted me, his gaze softened. \"I must have dozed off.\" He rubbed his face, his voice rough with sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at the wall clock and frowned. He’d been sleeping in that position for three hours, and if I hadn’t woken him, he probably would’ve slept longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You should have woken me up,\" he groaned, scratching his head. His anger had clearly dissipated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that, I wanted to scream. That’s exactly what I’d been trying to do for the past two hours!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perry stood and stretched. \"Come with me. I’m already running late for my meeting anyway. Have lunch with me.\" He reached out his hand but pulled it back when I pushed myself up from the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that he’d mentioned food, I realized I was starving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when I tried to stand, my legs buckled, and I would’ve face-planted on the floor if Perry hadn’t caught me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I winced. My legs had completely fallen asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Careful.\" Perry watched me grimace and helped me sit back down. \"Is this because of me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was an amused note in his voice, though his expression remained neutral.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll have someone bring our food here instead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He adjusted the pillows behind my back. \"Stay put.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t like I could go anywhere right now anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perry returned shortly after. He said nothing and simply settled into the chair by the window. The silence felt awkward at first, but after a while, I found myself enjoying his quiet company. When our food arrived, we ate without speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need to leave now,\" Perry said after finishing his meal. \"Thank you for staying with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he walked out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I watched his retreating figure and heard the door click shut. Suddenly, loneliness crashed over me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reginald thrust deep before his entire body convulsed, and he collapsed on top of his mate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both of them panted heavily as the tension slowly ebbed away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm... something’s eating at you?\" Fiona asked. She was stunning—blonde hair, emerald eyes, a flawless figure. Everything Reginald didn’t want.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Liar.\" Fiona grimaced as Reginald pulled away from her. He never held her after sex, but she’d convinced herself it was just his cold nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fiona studied his mismatched eyes, the left one blinded by the king during his mission to kidnap the royal mate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Capturing that woman would have given them a massive advantage, weakening the king significantly. Unfortunately, the mission had failed spectacularly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least, that was the official story behind Reginald’s trip to Central City.\u003C\u002Fp>",889,"2026-06-06T16:11:22.572Z",1,"novelbin.me","91a74a8008b256fea59ea6d21a658bbc27d8e45fa1f0f71322dc95dfddd097ae","marked-by-the-mad-king-alpha-chapter-130","marked-by-the-mad-king-alpha-chapter-128",302,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmarked-by-the-mad-king-alpha-cover.jpg"]