All Chapters of DEAR EX, I AM YOUR UNCLE'S MATE: Chapter 81 - Chapter 90

Elijah lunged at Gideon with inhuman speed. I barely had time to react before the two collided, their clash sending a shockwave through the battlefield. Wolves scrambled to get out of the way, some tripping over fallen bodies in their haste.Gideon twisted, dodging Elijah’s claws, and drove his blade into Elijah’s chest. It sank deep but didn’t stop him. Elijah’s hand shot out, grabbing Gideon by the throat and slamming him into the ground.“You always underestimated me,” Elijah snarled, his voice reverberating with unnatural power. “That was your first mistake.”I moved without thinking. My blade caught Elijah’s arm, forcing him to release Gideon. He turned to me, eyes blazing.“You’re really going to challenge me, Annabel? After everything I’ve done for you?”“Everything you’ve done for me?” I repeated, my grip tightening on the hilt of my sword. “You’ve destroyed this pack. You’ve turned us into nothing but pawns in your game for power.”His laugh was low and dark. “And yet, here y

Gideon’s warning came too late.The ground beneath us shifted violently. Wolves scrambled for balance, some tumbling into the fractured earth left in Elijah’s wake. I turned toward the source of the sound—a heavy, grinding rumble, like stone being dragged across bone.A figure rose from the shadows beyond the battlefield. It was massive, its shape wrong, as if it couldn’t decide whether it belonged to this world or something far worse.“What is that?” Zane asked, his voice barely above a whisper.Gideon didn’t answer. His eyes stayed locked on the creature as it stepped into view. Its claws glistened, its face obscured by shifting darkness.“It’s what Elijah feared,” Gideon finally said, his voice grim. “And what he unleashed to stop you.”The creature moved faster than anything its size should. Wolves scattered, some bolting, others frozen in fear. The few brave—or foolish—enough to attack were swept aside like leaves in a storm.“Annabel!” Gideon grabbed my arm, snapping me into foc

The silence shattered with a scream—Zane’s.I turned to see him fall to his knees, clutching his chest. His face twisted in agony as his body convulsed. I ran toward him, but something unseen threw me back, slamming me into the ground.“What’s happening to him?” I shouted, forcing myself to stand.Gideon’s voice broke through the chaos, panicked but resolute. “It’s the power you released. It’s latching onto him!”Zane collapsed, his breathing ragged, and his eyes snapped open. They glowed unnaturally, like embers burning too bright. He growled—a deep, guttural sound that wasn’t his.I froze. “That’s not Zane anymore.”The rogue wolf emerged from the shadows, watching with a twisted smile. “Well, this is unexpected. Seems your power has found a new vessel.”I glared at him. “You knew this could happen.”“Of course,” he said, unfazed. “You didn’t think that kind of energy would just disappear, did you? It’s alive, Annabel. It chooses its host.”Zane rose slowly, his movements jerky, his

The shadow lunged at me, massive and formless, but I stood my ground. I summoned everything within me, my power crackling in my veins like an untamed storm.“You can’t take what’s mine,” I shouted, pushing back with a surge of energy.The shadow recoiled but didn’t retreat. Its voice came again, deep and resonant. “You misunderstand. You were never its master.”Before I could respond, something slammed into me from the side, knocking me off balance. I hit the ground hard, rolling to avoid the sharp claws of one of the shadow creatures. Gideon rushed to my side, driving a blade into the beast’s neck.“Annabel, move!” he barked, hauling me to my feet.I glanced back. The rogue wolf had managed to stand again, bloodied but alive. He limped toward us, his gaze locked on the growing mass of darkness.“You brought this here,” I said to him.His laugh was bitter. “And yet you’re the one it wants. Funny how that works, isn’t it?”The ground beneath us began to crack and split apart. The massi

The roar cut through the darkness. My eyes snapped open, and the weight of the creature’s power pressed down on me. It was weaker now, struggling to reform, but its intent remained sharp: destroy everything.Gideon coughed somewhere nearby. “Annabel, where are you?”I pushed myself up, my limbs screaming in protest. The rogue wolf was nowhere to be seen, but his presence lingered like a stain in the air.“Here!” I shouted. My voice cracked, but it was enough to guide him. He stumbled toward me, clutching his side, blood dripping between his fingers.“Still breathing?” he asked, managing a grin.“Barely,” I said, hauling him to his feet.The creature loomed ahead, its form flickering. It wasn’t done with us yet.Gideon gritted his teeth. “We can’t keep this up. You’re draining yourself.”“I don’t have a choice.”“You always have a choice,” he shot back.The beast lunged. I shoved Gideon aside and raised my hands. The energy that surged forward wasn’t just mine—it carried the rogue wolf