Chapter 283 Chapter 283 +25 Bonus Chapter 283 “He spoke,” I said softly. August didn’t acknowledge our reactions at all, his wide, stormy eyes were fixed on the door, on his father. Nolan stepped inside, flanked briefly by Cassian and security before they peeled away to give us space. His

Chapter 282 Chapter 282 Ellie POV The television was still on as we settled into the silence that followed the chaos. The volume was low, but the dull roar of the panic still resonated. The boys were pressed against me on the narrow couch in the secure backstage room, August’s

Chapter 281 Chapter 281 Chapter 281 I knew that with absolute certainty. +25 Bonus Every instinct told me to spin it. To turn it into resolve, into defiance. To promise strength and vengeance and protection. To stand there, bleeding and unbowed, and let them crown me with their fear and

Chapter 280 Chapter 280 Nolan POV The room was unraveling. People surged toward the exits in blind panic, chairs scraping violently against the floor as bodies pressed together. Shouts overlapped-security commands, terrified cries, reporters shouting questions no one could hear. The sound system screeched as someone bumped a cable, feedback

Chapter 279 Chapter 279 “Who sent you?” I snarled. He laughed. It was wet and broken, blood bubbling at the corner of his mouth. “Too late,” he gasped. Rage exploded through me. I drove my fist into his jaw, feeling bone shift beneath my knuckles. He went limp, consciousness slipping.

Chapter 278 Chapter 278 Nolan POV The lights were too bright. They washed the stage in a harsh white glow, flattening everything beneath them- faces, expressions, even the banners hanging behind us. It made the world feel unreal, like a set piece constructed for an audience that didn’t understand the

Chapter 277 Chapter 277 Isla’s unease sharpened. “He thinks something is going to go wrong. “Yes,” Lance said. “And when Nolan gets like that… it’s usually because his instincts are picking up on something p> She folded her arms loosely, a familiar defensive posture. “Crescent River feels strange too p>

Chapter 276 Chapter 276 +25 Bonus Third Person POV The restaurant sat along the river’s edge, lanterns strung between old wooden posts casting warm light across the water. It was quiet enough to feel private, but public enough that no one could accuse them of secrecy. Lance had chosen it

Chapter 275 Chapter 275 I waited. Seconds stretched. Finally, he spoke-but not to the room. Not to an imaginary audience. His eyes fixed on me again that the intensity he only had when he was serious about something. “To be honest,” he said slowly, “I don’t think about thrones when

Chapter 274 Chapter 274 +25 Bonus Chapter 274 Ellie POV Nolan had been standing in front of the mirror for far too long. Not admiring himself-he never did that-but staring at his reflection like it might challenge him to a fight if he looked away first. His shoulders were tense

Chapter 273 Chapter 273 “Nolan,” she whispered, panic bleeding into her voice. “That’s not nonsense p> “I know,” I said quietly. She shook her head, breath coming faster. “The shadows hunger-that’s old language. Pre-unification. It’s used in some of the earliest texts about corrupted bonds and obsession turned divine punishment

Chapter 272 Chapter 272 Nolan POV The call came just after dusk. I was halfway through a briefing with Lance when the security channel cut in-tight, clipped, uneasy in a way that immediately set my nerves on edge. “Alpha,” the guard said. “We need you in the prison. It’s the

Chapter 271 Chapter 271 Nolan tightened his hold on me, as if he could feel the moment the realization struck. I leaned back into him, feeling his heartbeat against my back until the heaviness faded enough to speak again. “What if Kieran doesn’t stop?” I whispered. “What if this escalates

Chapter 270 Chapter 270 Ellie POV Cassian didn’t waste time with pleasantries. He stood in the sitting room of the Silver Fang packhouse, hands clasped behind his back, his posture rigid in a way I recognized immediately. This wasn’t the Cassian who teased the boys or argued politics over breakfast.

Chapter 269 Chapter 269 Kieran folded his arms. “I don’t need chaos p> “You need disruption,” Felicity countered. “People don’t abandon a comforting narrative unless they’re forced to p> Rowan interjected sharply, “You’re overstepping p> Felicity didn’t even look at him. Her attention was fixed entirely on Kieran. “We want

Chapter 268 Chapter 268 Third Person POV The numbers were impossible to ignore. Another poll dropped before noon, splashed across every major network and newsfeed in the kingdom. Nolan stood ten points ahead now-no longer a narrow lead, no longer something that could be dismissed as volatility or sympathy. A

Chapter 267 Chapter 267 Affection. Understanding. Ellie leaned in close, her voice low. “They’re not afraid of you p> “I know,” I said quietly. “That’s what scares me p> She glanced at me sharply. “Why p> “Because it means they’re seeing something I didn’t think I deserved,” I replied. She

Chapter 266 Chapter 266 Nolan POV The park sat just beyond the eastern edge of the city, bordered by old trees and wide stretches of grass that had been left deliberately untamed. It was one of the few places in Silver Fang that felt untouched by politics-no council halls, no

Chapter 265 Chapter 265 +25 Bonus “I knew about the arrangement,” she said. “I agreed to meet you because it made sense on paper. You’re respected. Influential. Close to Nolan. It was supposed to be… manageable p> “And then?” he asked quietly. “And then I started falling for you,” she

Chapter 264 Chapter 264 Third person POV Lance stood outside Isla’s door longer than he meant to. It was an unfamiliar hesitation, one that sat wrong in his chest. He was used to action-decisions made quickly, words spoken plainly, problems confronted head-on. Pacing corridors and second-guessing himself was not his