[{"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-226":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},1732241,2214,"Chapter 226 Surrounded","marked-by-the-mad-king-alpha-chapter-226",226,"\u003Cp>Reginald’s POV\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finding Allen in this mess wasn’t simple, especially since the coward was bolting. Smart move on his part - staying meant certain death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our pack couldn’t survive King Perry’s assault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Going somewhere?\" I lunged forward, grabbing his throat and slamming him down hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My fist connected with his face before I locked my hands around his neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had to stop him from shifting. Strong as I was, Allen in beast form would tear me apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So I squeezed - tight enough to control him, loose enough to keep him breathing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you doing?!\" Allen choked out, clawing at my grip. Pathetic. The man couldn’t fight to save his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The key. Where is it?\" I demanded, searching his pockets with my free hand. Nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let go! We’re all dead if we don’t run!\" He thrashed beneath me, trying to shift, but my hold kept his wolf trapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I pressed harder until his eyes rolled back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where. Is. The. Key!\" Each word dripped with deadly intent. Outside, the chaos grew louder - those Mya bastards were closing in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can’t... breathe... get off...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Allen’s face turned purple as he gasped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Talk first.\" No way I’d release this snake. He’d abandon Fiona and his unborn child without blinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Back... pocket...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fiona stepped forward, fishing through his clothes until she found a ring of keys. Fifteen of them. She worked through each one on my silver shackle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seven tries later, the bracelet clicked open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My wolf roared back to life. Being caged in silver was torture - it made shifters crazy, separated from their souls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I snapped the bracelet onto Allen’s wrist before releasing him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No!\" His eyes went wide with terror as the silver bit into his skin. \"Take it off! I need the key!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stood up, taking the keys from Fiona. \"Here’s what happens - you lead us to every pack member, then get us somewhere safe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine! Just give me the key!\" Panic flooded his voice as reality hit - trapped in human form during a war zone meant death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Move first.\" Felt good turning the tables on this bastard. He’d been calling the shots too long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not going anywhere without that key!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wrong move. \"Stay here then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I grabbed Fiona’s hand and started walking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Allen cursed behind us but followed anyway. No choice now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We reached the safe house where Sterling and the other Crimson Fang warriors waited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We need to go,\" Fiona said, freeing Joe from his silver restraints.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I won’t follow him,\" Joe snarled, glaring at Allen with pure hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He knows where to go. Stop talking and move!\" Fiona pushed them toward the exit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We shifted and followed Allen’s lead after I freed him from the silver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The forest stretched ahead as we climbed uphill. Below us, flames devoured the pack house - our escape route cut off. The Mya warriors had done their damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But we couldn’t linger. Still too dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We kept climbing until shapes emerged from the shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surrounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle erupted - claws ripping flesh, fangs finding throats. Bodies dropped on both sides as blood soaked the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stayed close to Fiona while Joe flanked her other side. Pregnancy meant she couldn’t shift without risking the baby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though why she’d want to keep Allen’s spawn was beyond me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A enemy wolf crept behind me as I tore into another attacker. Fiona must have seen it because suddenly she was shifting, throwing herself at my would-be killer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She cried out as pain ripped through her belly, but she’d saved my life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These Mya fighters knew their business though - battle-hardened and quick to recover. Unlike Fiona.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The warrior’s claws found her chest before she could react.\u003C\u002Fp>",618,"2026-06-06T16:11:22.572Z",1,"novelbin.me","6ece453ffb8bb01e1437fdad0d5287026afd7150c1ccea973e670fd8e3f3f091","marked-by-the-mad-king-alpha-chapter-227","marked-by-the-mad-king-alpha-chapter-84",302,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmarked-by-the-mad-king-alpha-cover.jpg"]