[{"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-5":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},1731986,2214,"Chapter 5 The Mad Kings Gaze","marked-by-the-mad-king-alpha-chapter-5",5,"\u003Cp>Phoebe’s POV\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re staying put,\" Kevin snapped, yanking away the bag I’d packed. I was about to bolt when he stormed into my room and blocked my escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get away from me,\" I snarled, exhaustion weighing down every word. \"Why won’t you just leave me be?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Never gonna happen. I made you a promise, remember?\" That twisted grin spread across his face, and my whole body trembled with hopelessness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I swung at him with both fists. \"Get away! Just get away!\" Fury consumed me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What had I done to deserve this torture? What made him despise me so completely?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kevin barely flinched at my weak attempts to hurt him. He grabbed my wrists effortlessly and slammed me back against the dresser.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pain shot through me and I cried out, fighting to break free as he pinned both my hands above my head with one of his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re not leaving, Phoebe. I won’t let you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why keep me here?! You despise me, and I despise you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His grin widened. \"Because watching you suffer brings me joy. You’re miserable here, and I love every second.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re sick! No wonder Viola ran from you!\" Rage burned through me as I tried to knee him, but he pressed his entire body against mine, trapping me completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being this close, I felt something that made my stomach turn—his arousal pressing against me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was getting off on this fight?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn’t wrap my head around it. Heat flooded my belly with disgust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Want to see real madness?\" He dipped his head and dragged his tongue along my neck. \"I made you another promise, didn’t I?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he repeated yesterday’s threat word for word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The moment you’re old enough, I’m going to destroy you completely.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spun me around and shoved me toward the bed. The hunger in his gaze left no doubt about his intentions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop! What are you doing?!\" I scrambled up, racing for the door, but he threw me back down easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No! I don’t want this!\" My screams echoed through the house, but nobody came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They heard my pleas for help, but they ignored them. They knew exactly who they’d have to face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even those who pitied me refused to get involved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The consequences of crossing the future alpha weren’t worth the risk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My cries lasted for hours, continuing even after he finally left my room. The silent tears that followed seemed endless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today marked the ceremony where Alpha Sterling would step down, passing leadership of the Obsidian Claw pack to Kevin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At a young age, he was young for an alpha, but Sterling was too old to continue, and Kevin had proven his capability to lead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bloodmoon suits you,\" he drawled lazily, wiping blood from my lips where he’d bitten too hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I flinched when he stroked my cheek, then kissed my forehead before climbing out of bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time as Kevin’s toy had shattered my spirit completely. I barely spoke anymore. He’d kept his word. He’d broken me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bring breakfast to my room. I want to eat before the ceremony.\" He gripped my chin, forcing me to meet his eyes. \"Answer when I speak to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, alpha.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good girl.\" He leaned down and kissed me gently this time, his tongue sliding over the cut on my lip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he left my bedroom to get ready. Today was huge for him, and last night’s rough session with me had clearly improved his mood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perry’s POV\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Important guests filled the ceremony grounds, including the werewolf king himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When packs changed leadership, the king attended to legitimize the new alpha’s claim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today followed tradition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I sat on my throne at a young age, having claimed it years ago through bloodshed. I’d killed brothers who’d challenged me for the crown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond that, I’d eliminated my father’s supporters who opposed me. My early years as ruler were soaked in blood. Countless people died by my hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weekly, the palace reeked of burning flesh as I executed anyone who even breathed wrong in my presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This earned me the title of Mad King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People whispered it was karma—that my cruelty cost me a destined mate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, nobody dared make a sound around me. Every event I attended became subdued and tense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My electric blue eyes were mesmerizing, but no one held my gaze longer than a heartbeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Currently, I sat with my royal warriors, positioned above the forty-two alphas from across the continent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ceremony proceeded without incident...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until mid-speech, when something made me stop talking entirely. A woman in omega uniform caught my attention, her brown hair pinned up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stared right back at me.\u003C\u002Fp>",773,"2026-06-06T16:11:22.292Z",1,"novelbin.me","1593960919ffa24b81c58aed8841b95759ef128eeafd7604b71fe4304311e16d","marked-by-the-mad-king-alpha-chapter-6","marked-by-the-mad-king-alpha-chapter-4",302,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmarked-by-the-mad-king-alpha-cover.jpg"]