[{"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-92":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},1732254,2214,"Chapter 92 The Kings Own Reflection","marked-by-the-mad-king-alpha-chapter-92",92,"\u003Cp>Timothy’s POV\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So little time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stared at the sky as dawn broke through the darkness. The night had already passed. Such a brief window to change Perry’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d still be seething, too furious to think clearly. But I knew he’d feel the weight of regret once his rage cooled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, it wasn’t nearly enough time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What am I supposed to do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do everything you can to keep them both alive.\" I watched Marcela’s face crumple like she might burst into tears, though she managed a reluctant nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The healer had already explained in excruciating detail why this was impossible, but I had to ask anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can’t make any guarantees, but I’ll try my best,\" Marcela finally whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Marcela.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, I left the cell behind, posting a guard with the healer in case she needed assistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My next stop was the interrogation room, where I found Cameron sprawled on the bare floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The space was completely empty—just four walls and cold stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me everything about the Movement.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cameron let out a bitter laugh, and I felt my hands itch to wrap around his throat. But I couldn’t. Not yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why the hell should I tell you anything?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because it’s the only way your daughter lives through this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cameron’s eyes snapped up, ice-cold and calculating. \"What makes you think I give a damn about saving her?\" His lips pressed into a thin line as his fingers twisted together nervously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perry’s POV\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I still held the morning meeting, but none of the elders dared speak out of turn. They could taste the bloodlust rolling off me in waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were terrified I’d snap and gut them where they sat. Smart of them not to test that theory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They should have canceled the damn assembly—the tension in that room was suffocating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to their horror, the meeting dragged on longer than usual. I tore into every minor mistake, every poorly presented detail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I finally dismissed them, they scattered like rats fleeing a sinking ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All except one. Elder Tricia remained planted in front of my throne, staring me down in silence. His defiance only stoked my fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you want?\" I snarled, slumping back against the throne and closing my eyes. I was too exhausted for this shit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You wronged her, boy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only one person had the balls to call the Mad King ’boy’ and live to see another sunrise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My eyes flew open, my aura turning even more lethal. \"I don’t need your damn opinion. Get out of my sight before I kill you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can kill me if you want, but you’re going to hear what I have to say first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I grabbed my crown and hurled it at him. The heavy gold grazed Elder Tricia’s cheek, drawing blood before the wound sealed itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Tricia saw it coming but didn’t flinch. He knew I wasn’t trying to hurt him—if I wanted him dead, that crown would’ve cracked his skull open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Say whatever bullshit you came here to spew, then get the hell out!\" I roared, shooting to my feet as Elder Tricia approached. He stopped at the edge of the platform, keeping his distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know your heart, Perry. This isn’t what you want. You’re in pain, so you’re inflicting pain on your mate.\" Elder Tricia shook his head. \"I’ve heard everything. I know you feel betrayed because she poisoned you, but there’s more to this story.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I scoffed. \"More to it?\" My eyebrows shot up in disbelief. \"What are you trying to say, old man? That she didn’t know it was poison?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perry,\" Elder Tricia said my name the same gentle way he had when I was small. \"When someone hurts you, you want to hurt them back. It’s instinct.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, I’d done the same thing. My father had hurt me, abused me, so I’d wanted to kill him. Elder Tricia was throwing my own logic back at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If anyone can understand Phoebe’s motives, it should be you. You’ve walked the same path she has.\" Elder Tricia cut me off before I could interrupt. \"I’m not saying she was right to poison you, but if we’re talking about fault—don’t you bear some responsibility too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Tricia laid it out plain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wasn’t innocent in this mess. Hell, I was the main reason Phoebe had wanted me dead in the first place. I hadn’t exactly been kind when we first met.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You hurt her,\" Elder Tricia stated simply. \"Isn’t it a bit hypocritical to act shocked that she wanted to kill you because of it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I ground my teeth together. I couldn’t deny that truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wanted to destroy anyone who hurt me—I should expect the same from others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But she stopped, didn’t she? What did she tell you? Why did she stop poisoning you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Tricia asked the question like I already knew the answer. And I did, because Timothy had clearly gone to him for backup when the royal gamma couldn’t get through to me and the royal beta had refused to help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She stopped because she wanted to be with you. Isn’t that reason enough? You started treating her well, so she changed her mind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Tricia stepped closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t hurt her any more than you already have. You’re only destroying yourself in the process.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",891,"2026-06-06T16:11:22.572Z",1,"novelbin.me","d21bac040e8b1d8aa5f5370ee0248d53611ccb33fc679f657070eea58c83a993","marked-by-the-mad-king-alpha-chapter-232","marked-by-the-mad-king-alpha-chapter-91",302,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmarked-by-the-mad-king-alpha-cover.jpg"]