Reclaimed By The Alpha King
Chapter 171

Chapter 171: Chapter 171

Once Kimberly and Alpha Theo reached home at Alpha Theo’s pack house, they both sat down in the living room.

Kimberly let out a deep breath, one that seemed like she had been holding for eternity.

The tension in the air was thick, and the silence between them was filled with unspoken worries.

"Things are more serious than I had thought," Kimberly said calmly, but the look on her face was the exact opposite of how she spoke.

Her eyes burned with a mix of frustration and determination.

Theo, who had been watching her closely, leaned forward, resting his elbows on his knees.

"Kimberly, who is Katherina that you mentioned earlier?" he asked, his voice laced with curiosity and concern.

Kimberly turned to look at him, her expression unreadable. She remained quiet for a moment, as if trying to process everything she wanted to explain. Then, she spoke.

"Up until earlier today, I didn’t know who she was.

I had never heard her name before, but I always knew that a dangerous force was working against me," she explained, her tone measured but firm.

Theo frowned. "Then how did you get to know her?" he pressed.

Kimberly exhaled sharply. "Once Alpha Darwin woke up, I could hear her. She was furious, calling out her own name, challenging me to a battle.

Though I couldn’t see her, I could feel her presence and her power.

It was suffocating, the darkest energy I have ever encountered." Her voice dropped to a whisper. "She’s unlike anything we’ve ever faced before."

Theo immediately looked worried. His hands clenched into fists as he processed her words.

"Why is all this happening? Why can’t we just let it go and move on?" he asked, sounding both desperate and exhausted.

Kimberly gave a small, sad smile. "Because we can’t. Without fighting back, nothing will return to normal." She shook her head.

"The balance of the universe has already shifted. We either stand and fight, or we watch everything we love crumble."

Theo rubbed his temples. "So, what do we do about Katherina?" he asked, his voice laced with uncertainty.

"She’s an ancient force, Theo. And right now... she won’t be fighting alone." Kimberly’s expression darkened.

Theo’s eyes widened slightly. "Derrick and Mona. You think they’re working with her?"

Kimberly nodded. "I don’t just think so. I know they are." She paused before adding,

"And if they’re aligning themselves with someone as powerful as Katherina, then we don’t stand a chance, not as we are."

Theo let out a deep sigh. "So what do you suggest?"

Kimberly stood up, pacing the room, her mind racing.

"We need allies. We need forces strong enough, righteous enough to stand with us.

Because this?" She turned to face Theo. "This isn’t just a battle for power. This is a battle for survival."

"And only the strongest will definitely survive the heat that is coming." Kimberly said, with a ferocious look in her eyes.

★ALPHA DERRICK’S PACK HOUSE ★

Meanwhile, at Alpha Derrick’s pack house, Derrick and Mona had just arrived home. The air between them was heavy with unease.

Mona sat down on the couch, running a hand through her hair.

"What do we do now?" she asked, her voice carrying traces of frustration.

"Kimberly knows about Katherina, and worse, she’s stronger than we thought."

Derrick remained standing, his face unreadable. "We do nothing," he finally said.

Mona’s eyes snapped to him. "Nothing? Are you insane? We should act before she does! We should warn Katherina!"

Derrick scoffed. "And what makes you think Katherina doesn’t already know?

Someone as powerful as her?" He shook his head. "She doesn’t need us to tell her anything."

Mona frowned. "Then what? We just sit back and wait?" Her frustration was growing.

"This is Kimberly we’re talking about! You saw what she did to Alpha Darwin! You saw how she looked at us before she left.

She’s not afraid anymore, Derrick. That should scare us."

Derrick finally turned to face her fully, his expression dark. "Mona, listen to me. If we make any rash moves now, we expose ourselves.

Right now, we watch. We wait. We let them think they have the upper hand."

Mona bit her lip, uncertainty clouding her face. "I don’t like this," she admitted. "I don’t like waiting. I don’t like not knowing what’s coming next."

Derrick gave her a knowing look. "Patience, Mona. Kimberly is powerful, yes.

But she’s also predictable. She will make a move soon, and when she does, that’s when we strike."

Mona sighed. "And what if Katherina decides to act first?"

Derrick smirked. "Then we’ll see whose side she truly favors."

Mona studied him for a long moment before nodding slowly. "Fine. We wait. But Derrick... something about all this doesn’t sit right with me."

Derrick shrugged. "That’s because you’re worried. But trust me, Mona, everything is going according to plan."

As he walked off to his room, Mona watched him go, her mind racing.

*Is Derrick up to something I don’t know? Or is he just trying to play safe?* She frowned, her gut telling her that something wasn’t right.

And for the first time in a long while, Mona felt truly afraid.

★★★

Katherina was seated in the midst of black candles, all of them flickering with an eerie glow.

She was draped in a flowing black robe, her face carved with fury, her eyes filled with venom.

The air in the chamber was thick with the scent of burning herbs, the atmosphere vibrating with power and darkness.

"Let’s start the war by claiming your precious ones from you, Kimberly," Katherina murmured, a sinister smile curling her lips before she erupted into a loud, menacing laugh.

She began her incantations, her voice weaving through the ancient language like a venomous snake, wrapping around the very essence of existence.

As she spoke, the shadows in the room thickened, consuming the light until only the eerie glow of the black candles remained.

The power in the room was palpable, crackling like a storm about to break.

"I call upon all the witches of the past. Let the endless thirst of blood and revenge rise with you... It is time to make those who wronged you pay."

Her words carried across the void, summoning dark forces from the depths of time.

Suddenly, the room quaked, and the flames of the candles flared violently.

A gust of wind howled through the chamber, and one by one, dark, ghastly figures began to materialize.

Ten, maybe more, spirits stood before her.

They were hideous, twisted remnants of once-powerful witches, now reduced to vengeful specters, their forms cloaked in shadow, their eyes burning with an insatiable hunger.

"Welcome, O spirits of the darkest and most merciless witches of the past. It is time to take your revenge." Katherina’s voice was filled with triumph.

The spirits let out chilling laughter, their voices echoing in a haunting chorus that sent ripples through the air.

★★★

At Alpha Derrick’s pack house, a sudden, piercing scream tore through the silence.

The sound came from Elena’s chamber. Within moments, the guards were running, their footsteps pounding against the floor as they rushed toward the room.

They could hear muffled noises from the other side of the door, but when they knocked, there was no response. Panic set in.

"Break it down!" one of the guards ordered.

With a heavy crash, the door was forced open. But what they saw sent shivers down their spines.

The room was empty. Elena was gone.

A flurry of alarm spread through the house, and soon, a messenger ran to Alpha Derrick.

He had barely risen from bed when the news reached him. Without wasting a second, Derrick and Mona hurried to Elena’s chamber, their expressions dark with worry.

Derrick stepped inside, his eyes scanning every corner of the room.

"Where is she?" His voice was dangerously low, his anger barely contained.

"We don’t know, Alpha. We searched everywhere. It’s like she vanished into thin air," a guard replied, his voice laced with unease.

Derrick clenched his fists. His mind raced through possibilities, but none of them made sense.

"Everybody go out and start searching. I don’t care what it takes, find her! Bring me any information you can gather!" Derrick barked, his frustration evident.

As the guards scrambled to obey, Derrick paced back and forth, his mind in turmoil.

*Could Kimberly be behind this?* Derrick thought.

"Is this her move?" Derrick muttered under his breath, his eyes darkening with rage.

Mona, standing nearby, was lost in her own thoughts.

*This doesn’t add up... Kimberly and Elena are close. She would never do this. Something else is at play.*

"I don’t think this is Kimberly’s doing," Mona said suddenly.

Derrick snapped his gaze toward her. "Then who do you suggest it is?" he demanded.

Mona hesitated. "I don’t know... but I think we should reach out to Katherina as soon as possible."

Derrick exhaled sharply, his jaw clenching. A part of him wanted to dismiss the idea, but something nagged at him.

* Could Katherina be behind Elena’s disappearance?* Derrick thought to himself.

"Fine," he finally said, his voice like steel. "We’ll try to reach Katherina today."

Meanwhile, at Alpha Theo’s pack house, the tension was no less suffocating.

Elijah stormed into the living room, his phone clutched tightly in his trembling hands.

His face was pale, his breathing erratic. Theo was the first to see him, but when Kimberly turned to look, she instantly knew something was terribly wrong.

"What happened?" Theo asked urgently.

Elijah barely managed to get the words out. "Mohandria, Lisa, and Kaitlyn... they’re gone."

Kimberly stiffened. "What?"

"I just got a call from the temple," Elijah explained, his voice shaky.

"They were in their room. People outside heard a sudden loud noise, and when they ran to check, the room was empty. No sign of them anywhere."

Theo shot to his feet. Kimberly followed, her face tightening with a mix of fear and rage.

The air between them grew heavy with the weight of the moment.

"Who could be behind this?" Theo’s voice was barely above a whisper.

Kimberly’s jaw tightened. She already knew. There was only one person with the power and the ruthlessness to do something like this.

"Katherina," she said, her voice cold. "She wants me to walk into her chamber if I want them back."

A silence followed her words, thick and ominous.

Theo clenched his fists. "Kimberly... you can’t just—"

"There is no other way," she cut in. "She’s drawing me out. And she knows I will come."

A storm was brewing, and they were all caught in its eye. Kimberly could feel it in her bones.

Katherina had made her move.

Now, it was her turn...