Chapter 104 The silence pressed down like a heavy force as we walked side by side toward the woods behind my estate. If she feared, she refused to show it. Her steps were sure, certain. There was no trepidation in her stride as she walked beside me, letting me lead
Chapter 103 š Lilith “The Luna Duel, throughout history, has been rareāso any statistics on winning strategies would be inconclusive p> I felt my heart sink in my chest as I sat with the information. My trust in Vladimir had waned, my paranoia sharpening into something that had been needling
Chapter 102 “I donāt like that man.” Dmitri said, the moment the car started to move. I donāt like him at all p> I knew who he was speaking about and I cast my beta with an inquisitive stare, playing dumb. “Who might I ask p> “Alpha Kustav Volkov,” He
Chapter 101 “Youāre concerned about the Veil,” Kavriel said flatly. “How touching p> He never liked Kustav. “Weāre all concerned about the Veil,” Alpha Yelena cut in. “Itās destabilizing. The rifts are growing. If she cannot ascendāif the bond prevents her ascensionāthen this entire exercise is pointless. The Luna Duel
Chapter 100 Her dark curls caught the light as she twisted mid-air, feet above the floor, the natural bronze highlights gleaming just as she dodged the boulder and landed in a smooth arch. The boulder collided with the reinforced metal wall with a resounding blow that shook the whole mansion.
Chapter 99 Of course they didnāt. Because Iād created a perfect storm of impossible circumstances. “Keep looking,” I said. “There has to be something p> “I will. But High Alphaā” He hesitated. “You need to prepare for the possibility that there isnāt. That youāll have to make a choice. Soon
Chapter 98 “The bond is strong, very strong,” Zeta Erwin sounded stumped. “And itās not even completed yet. This is quite unprecedented. Bonds between interspecies are not this volatile p> The fraying thread of my hard-won control would soon snap, and all I was hearing was more bad news. “Maybe
Chapter 97 ššš¢š„š¢šš” I couldnāt speak. Couldnāt process the way my chest was cracking open, the bond screaming in protest at the wrongness of that scent on him. He moved past me toward the sink, not meeting my eyes, and began washing his hands with mechanical precision. “Where were you?”
Chapter 96 The scalding water washed over me, freezing into tiny ice pellets as they fell off my body. How could Lilith withstand my cold and sleep so comfortably if boiling water could not? Being in her bathroom was torturous, her scent permeated the air, having already absorbed her essence.
Chapter 95 “Youāre mean,” she muttered, burrowing under the covers with jerky, frustrated movements. “So youāve mentioned p> I moved to the chair, forcing myself to sit down and create distance between us. The rut snarled in protest, demanding I be closer, demanding I touch her, claim her, make sure
Chapter 94 ššš¢š„š¢šš” The ground phased out of existence just as I tried to get down from the car. Vladimir caught me before I could fall into the void that the ground had suddenly become. He swept me up completely, and without a word began to walk towards the mansion
Chapter 93 š Dmitri And in doing so, heād started something that wouldnāt end tonight. Lilith was just the marked hybrid before, but now she was more than that. She was the High Alphaās betrothed. The object of his desire. Lilithās place was solidified, but she had a target the size
Chapter 92 š Dmitri Iād watched him, watched her. I couldnāt blame himāhis fiancĆ©e and his former betaās dance had been a spectacle to behold. Right down to what they were dressed in. Lilith in black and Veronique in that pale blue that sent a message everyone had caught on to.
Chapter 91 ššš¢š„š¢šš” The music shifted again into something sharp and demanding. Veronique spun me out, and I barely kept my footing. My body screamed in protest, every joint aching from the force she used. I tried to find my balance, tried to anticipate her next move, but she was
Chapter 90 ššš¢š„š¢šš” I took his hand and let him lead me out of the section, passing right by Veronique and onto the centre of the hall. I counted each step in my head, but the stares didnāt fade as we took centre stage. Eyes stared past jeweled masks at
Chapter 89 ššš¢š„š¢šš” The room felt like a furnace as we stepped through, the stares not stopping, nor the muttering ceasing. I caught snippets of their hushed conversationsāhybrid, luna, duel, beta. I could hear them. My legs slowly turned to jelly but Vladimirās hold remained unrelenting. He drew closer each
Chapter 88 An onyx gem made into a dress was the best way to describe itāso dark it seemed to swallow all light, only to expel the rays in refracted shards that shimmered like fractured midnight. Each movement turned her into a living prism of shadow, the fabric catching faint
Chapter 87 It was my turn to be surprised. There was no fear in this man. Ice spread across the floor beneath my feet. I didnāt try to stop it. “Worthy of what?” I asked, each word precise and cold as a blade. The prisonerās grin widened, splitting his swollen
Chapter 86 He writhed against the restraints, fighting Dmitriās iron grip on his head, his escaping breath bubbling to the surface of the water-filled basin. I gestured to Dmitri and he yanked the prisonerās head up, water spilling and sloshing with the motion. The prisoner gasped, taking in gulps of
Chapter 85 ššš¢š„š¢šš” The ballroom was vast and empty when I arrived, my footsteps echoing against polished floors that gleamed like black ice. Tall windows lined one side, offering a view of winter gardens painted in moonlight and shadow. But what caught my attention was the grand piano near the