[{"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-53":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},1732184,2214,"Chapter 53 His Devastating Fury","marked-by-the-mad-king-alpha-chapter-53",53,"\u003Cp>Phoebe’s POV\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... didn’t do anything...\" The words tumbled out broken and shaky. I had to pull myself together—this stuttering only made me look guilty. But how could I stay calm when Perry towered over me with that murderous glare?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fury was written across every line of his face. The more I stumbled over my words, the more unreliable I sounded. Still, I had to make him understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We talked... we just talked... he was being friendly with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Friendly?\" Perry let out a harsh laugh, prowling toward me before dropping onto the exact spot where Timothy had been sitting moments before. \"He was being friendly, or were you trying to seduce him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That did it. That was the final straw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter what I said, he’d never believe me—just like all the others. They’d pin the blame on me. Make it my fault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was always the one who drew trouble because I couldn’t speak properly. I was the one who let people twist my silence into guilt. I was the one who got blamed when others refused to understand me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything was always my fault, and now Perry was just like them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’d thought we were making progress. I’d almost felt guilty about poisoning him before, but right now, all I wanted was to kill him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn’t do that. Why do you think so low of me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My voice came out barely above a whisper. I flinched at the accusation dripping from his tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Low?\" Perry looked absolutely vicious as he leaned closer, then inhaled near my skin. \"I can smell Timothy on your body. Did he touch you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, the royal gamma had touched me—but not the way Perry was imagining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did he touch you?\" He repeated the question when I didn’t answer fast enough. He already knew—he just wanted to hear me say it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wanted to see if I’d lie to his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I bit down on my lip. \"Yes, but it’s not like how you think—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How I think? What do you think I think?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perry seized my shoulder, fighting to control his rage. He knew Timothy wouldn’t betray him like this, but he couldn’t say the same about me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was known for trying to seduce my mate who’d rejected me. Perry wouldn’t put it past me to work my way with Timothy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mere thought made his stomach churn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It took everything in him not to crush my shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He despised this feeling, but he hated our bond even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... we only talked...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What did you talk about?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn’t answer that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could I when I’d struggled to open up even to Timothy, despite his sympathy and patience?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now Perry stormed in with all his fury, demanding the same thing. This time, I couldn’t force out a single word. My chest tightened—I could barely breathe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My reaction only fueled his anger. His grip on my shoulder turned brutal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you planning to get Timothy into bed with you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perry’s eyes turned to slits. \"Do you think you can find comfort in him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d crossed every line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t know what possessed me, but the next thing I knew, I’d slapped him so hard I thought I’d shattered my own hand. Then I shoved him away, leaping off the sofa to scream at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fuck you! I wish you were dead!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perry looked stunned by both the slap and my words, even though my hit clearly hadn’t damaged him at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after the initial shock faded, his expression twisted into something cruel that made me shake with terror. He smiled, but his eyes blazed with rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you think you’re the only person who’s wished me dead?\" He tilted his head, rising to his feet. He loomed over me, and I instinctively stepped back. \"Your words won’t hurt me. I’ve heard that since I could remember.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I blinked, desperate to escape. My mind screamed at me to run—run as far as possible. He was dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet my feet stayed planted. I couldn’t find the strength to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Phoebe, you’re dead wrong if you thought I’d drop my guard around you and let you do whatever you pleased.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you thinking about fucking Timothy now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The world would be better without you!\" I stormed toward the bathroom, slamming the door and turning the lock. I could hear his footsteps following.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Open the door, or I’ll tear it down. And when I do, it won’t be good for you.\" Perry let me hide, knowing there was nowhere safe enough to escape him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, I gasped for air, frantically searching the lower drawer until I found what I needed. The poison. The small bottle felt ice-cold in my trembling hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I twisted off the cap and drank more than I’d taken before. The liquid was now half-empty. The burning mint taste flooded my mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How ironic—I could actually taste this poison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first thing I’d tasted in so long. I shoved it back in the drawer just as Perry lost his patience and made good on his threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door exploded inward, hanging off its hinges as he burst into the bathroom. His eyes locked onto mine as I stared back defiantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I pressed my lips together, stubborn to the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perry crossed the space in one long stride and yanked me toward him. Once I was close enough, he leaned down and crushed his mouth to mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once again, he tasted mint on my lips. He didn’t have time to wonder about the strange flavor or why I tasted this way—his emotions had taken complete control, manifesting as raw fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His rage was devastating as he bit my lip. He tore my clothes away, hating Timothy’s scent on my skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dragged me under the shower and turned it on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I cried out as freezing water struck my body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perry seemed unaffected by the cold water—even though he was under the spray too, he showed no reaction to the freezing temperature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get up!\" He gripped my waist when I tried to curl up on the floor, the water so cold it felt like ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, please, don’t...\" I begged, but Perry refused to listen as he flipped me over.\u003C\u002Fp>",1041,"2026-06-06T16:11:22.572Z",1,"novelbin.me","10b2cfd577fd9e84d23e5b6fdf26abf653019c8b34b101e6de438fc27fd3e12f","marked-by-the-mad-king-alpha-chapter-54","marked-by-the-mad-king-alpha-chapter-52",302,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmarked-by-the-mad-king-alpha-cover.jpg"]