[{"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-97":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},1732263,2214,"Chapter 97 The Beast Stands Guard","marked-by-the-mad-king-alpha-chapter-97",97,"\u003Cp>Perry’s POV\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My king...\" Marcela’s voice shook as she tried reaching him. Her entire frame trembled. \"My king... please, calm down...\" She tracked the beast’s stare, realizing he was fixated on his mate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Marcela... don’t...\" Cameron’s voice came out barely above a whisper. He held his breath without realizing it, knowing that one wrong move meant death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like those warriors outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come over here...\" he told Marcela.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marcela couldn’t tell, but Cameron recognized the way the beast watched his mate lying on the ground. Pure obsession mixed with fierce protectiveness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>High-ranking male shifters always displayed this possessiveness. The intensity depended on how dominant they were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And no one could match the Mad King in that regard. He was beast incarnate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come here, you’ll only get yourself killed.\" Cameron felt torn about leaving his daughter alone with the king, but his instincts told him I would be fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even lost in madness, the king’s beast would remember his mate. That was shifter magic—the mate bond kept your sanity tethered to reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Cameron spoke too much, drawing the enraged beast’s attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The massive black wolf stalked toward the former beta, fangs gleaming. The beast crouched low, ready to strike, and Cameron knew he wouldn’t survive if the king attacked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could barely stay conscious, let alone shift and fight. Even warriors in their prime struggled against the king.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My king, no!\" Marcela watched in terror as the king’s beast lunged at Cameron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cameron thought this was his end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But my voice cut through the thick tension in the dungeon. Soft, barely audible, yet enough to make the beast freeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perry...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sharp pain in my lower abdomen made movement agony, but I used every ounce of strength to call his name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t understand why I did it. I hated my father so much, but in that critical moment, I saved his life. I couldn’t stop myself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, please...\" I curled up, trembling. No matter how many blankets Marcela wrapped around me, the cold bit deep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beast stopped. He’d been seconds from killing Cameron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, the black beast just stood there, staring at my pitiful form without moving. He didn’t try coming closer, but I felt his burning gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perry...\" I stretched out my hand, tears streaming down my face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then I felt something warm leak between my legs, and the metallic scent of blood filled the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was bleeding heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Timothy killed the last warrior blocking their path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the mindlink, he learned the intruders had retreated and the king was safe. Perry was in the dungeon now, but no one dared check on him out of fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Timothy had ordered everyone to avoid the king, not wanting Perry to go on a killing spree against their own people after the enemy had fled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you going to see Perry?\" Flynn asked. He’d shifted back to human form, too exhausted to maintain his beast. Timothy felt the same—he’d taken the worst of the fighting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flynn wasn’t bad in combat, but the royal beta wasn’t built for this. Timothy had to watch out for him too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes. I’m worried.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll come with you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Timothy welcomed Flynn’s company. He needed all the help he could get to bring Perry back to reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This had happened before—Perry going on rampages, slaughtering palace inhabitants and leaving blood-soaked corridors for days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, only Flynn and Timothy could reach him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it happened again, they’d have better odds working together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On their way to the dungeon, they surveyed the aftermath of Perry’s fury. Bodies lay mangled everywhere. The brutality alone marked it as Perry’s handiwork.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This won’t end well...\" Timothy dreaded what they’d find, and Flynn shared his dread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both quickened their pace as the blood scent grew stronger near Phoebe’s cell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No way...\" Timothy muttered. His first thought—Perry had hurt Phoebe. He recognized her blood mixed in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Getting closer, they heard Marcela’s panicked voice clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s happening?!\" Timothy arrived first, eyes widening at the scene. \"No... What happened?\" He immediately searched for Perry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still in beast form, standing guard over Phoebe while Marcela tried reasoning with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please, my king, let me check her...\" Marcela pleaded, voice shaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She worried about Phoebe’s condition but couldn’t get closer—the black beast stood sentinel beside her, snarling viciously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not far away, Cameron lay bleeding and unconscious. Dying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Royal gamma Timothy, please... the lady is bleeding, she’s having a miscarriage. We’ll lose her too if the king won’t let me examine her!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",756,"2026-06-06T16:11:22.572Z",1,"novelbin.me","4315de0d2f1c0a064aabf962ae8f4e1bd5af5167d5b272fafd502de07afc52f5","marked-by-the-mad-king-alpha-chapter-236","marked-by-the-mad-king-alpha-chapter-235",302,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmarked-by-the-mad-king-alpha-cover.jpg"]