The Alpha's forbidden omega mate - Chapter 253: Chapter 253

Isabelle POV:
“Derek, no!”
My scream ripped through the air, a raw, primal sound of terror.
I watched in horror as Derek, his golden eyes clouded with grief and desperation, knelt before Damien.
His voice, broken and pleading, echoed through the ruined palace, a reminder of everything we had lost.
“Tell me… tell me what to do, Damien,” he whispered, surrendering to a power he didn't understand, a price he wasn’t ready to pay.
“Tell me… how to bring him back.”
“He’s going to make a deal, Isabelle,” my wolf howled, her voice full of pain. “He’s going to betray us.”
Damien’s smile widened into a cruel smirk, and I knew, with a chilling certainty, that Derek, my Derek, was about to make a terrible mistake, a choice with unimaginable consequences.
He was heading down a path that would break my heart.
“No, Derek! Don’t!” I screamed, but my voice was lost in the chaos.
I pushed past Carson, ignoring his protests and his outstretched hand.
“Get out of my way, Carson!” I snarled, my wolf taking over, her amber eyes blazing with fury.
I was ready to fight, to defend, to protect the one who held my heart.
“He needs you, Isabelle. He needs your strength, your love.” My wolf’s voice echoed the longing in my own heart.
I reached Derek and threw my arms around him, my fur brushing against his fur.
His warmth brought me comfort, a reminder of our forbidden love.
“Derek, listen to me!” I pleaded, my voice shaking.
“You can’t do this! Don’t listen to him! He’s lying! He’s trying to trick you! He’ll… he’ll destroy you!”
“Move!” Damien roared, his voice shaking the palace, his red eyes blazing with fury.
His power radiated off him in waves, making my wolf cower instinctively.
It was too late. Damien’s magic, a searing dark force, slammed into me, throwing me against a wall.
The impact knocked the breath out of me, pain exploding in my chest. I screamed as my vision blurred, the taste of blood filling my mouth.
“Isabelle!” Derek’s anguished roar mirrored my own pain, a love that defied all boundaries.
He rushed to my side, his golden eyes filled with concern.
“Are you… are you alright?” he asked, his hand reaching out to touch my cheek, his touch sending a spark of warmth through me.
“Don’t touch her, mutt!” Damien snarled, his gaze fixed on Derek with venomous hatred.
“You dare defy me? You dare… to love her?”
He laughed coldly, a reminder of the evil he had unleashed, the love he had twisted and corrupted.
But as Derek looked at me, at the blood staining my silver fur, at the pain and love in my eyes, something shifted within him.
A spark of defiance, a surge of anger, eclipsed his fear and grief. His love for me was fierce, real.
“You’re a fool, Damien,” Derek growled, his voice echoing through the palace, his golden eyes blazing. His wolf stood tall, claws extended, fangs bared, ready to fight and defend.
“You think you can control us? Manipulate us? You underestimate the power of love, Damien. It’s a force you can’t comprehend. A force that will… destroy you.”
“You’re pathetic, Derek Magnus,” Damien sneered, his red eyes burning into Derek.
“You think you can defy me? You, blinded by a love that’s forbidden, a love that will only bring you… pain? Death?”
“I’m not afraid of you, Damien,” Derek snarled back, his voice unwavering, his wolf radiating power, challenging Damien’s magic.
“I’m not afraid of your magic, your darkness, your… lies. I’m fighting for what I believe in, Damien. I’m fighting for… love. And love… love always wins.”
Derek lunged at Damien, his golden fur a blur, his claws flashing, his roar echoing through the palace.
He was a challenge to the darkness, a promise of a battle that would shake our world.
Love would win.
But at what cost?
I struggled to my feet, my body aching, my vision blurry. I tasted blood, a reminder of Damien’s power.
“I have to… I have to help him,” I whispered, my wolf whimpering within me, her amber eyes mirroring my fear, my love.
But as I tried to move, dizziness washed over me, my legs buckled, and the pain in my chest intensified.
“No, Isabelle,” Carson said gently, catching me before I fell. His touch was warm, his concern evident.
“You’re… you’re hurt. You need… you need to rest.”
“But… Derek…” I gasped, my eyes fixed on him, on the golden wolf fighting for me, for Rowan, for a love that was forbidden.
“I have to… I have to…”
“He’ll be alright, Isabelle,” Carson said firmly, his eyes meeting mine with understanding and shared grief.
“He’s strong. He can… handle himself.”
“But… Damien…” I whispered, afraid of the darkness that threatened to engulf us all.
“He’s… he’s too powerful, Carson. He’ll… he’ll…”
“He won’t let him hurt Derek, Isabelle,” Maggie said, her voice soft but steady, her lavender scent calming. She reminded me of the strength and love that still remained, a bond Damien couldn’t break, a family he couldn’t destroy.
“We’re… we’re here now, Isabelle. And… we’ll… we’ll protect him.”
She helped me up, her hand on my arm, her lavender eyes reminding me of her connection to the spirit realm, the magic in her blood.
Then Emma, her human scent a stark contrast to the musk of the wolves, her blue eyes wide with fear but also determination, reached out to me.
Her touch was hesitant, a comfort, a reminder of the human world, the life we were fighting for.
I realized then that we were all connected, our destinies intertwined, and that the love we had found, the love we had lost, the love we were fighting for, was our only weapon against the darkness.
“Come on, Isabelle,” Emma whispered, gently guiding me away. “Let’s get you out of here. You need to… rest. You need to… heal.”
“No, Emma,” I growled, my gaze fixed on Derek. I couldn't leave him. He needed me, and I needed him.
“I can’t… I can’t leave him. He needs me. And… and I… I need him.”
“But you’re hurt, Isabelle,” Maggie said, her voice worried. “You’re weak. You need to…”
“I’m not weak, Maggie,” I said, my voice stronger, my eyes blazing with a fire Damien couldn’t extinguish.
“I’m an Alpha. And I won’t… I won’t abandon him. Not now. Not… ever.”
Watching Derek fight, his fur shining, his growls echoing through the palace, I knew I had made the right choice.
I was where I belonged, beside him, fighting for him, loving him, no matter the cost.