Chapter 106 pter 106 Three Years Later “Alright, buddy, deep breath for me p> 71%D 12 Vouchmes Dr. Nate–Dr. Nathaniel Hayes, though he insists everyone call m Nate–presses the stethoscope to Acdion’s small chest and listens with the kind of focused concentration that’s become familiar over the past three years.
Chapter 105 Vouchers “I can’t–I don’t-” I’m on my feet, pacing the small examination room like a caged animal. “I can’t do this, I can’t fucking do this The doctor remains calm, which is infuriating because I’m pretty sure I’m about to have a complete mental breakdown and she’s sitting
Chapter 104 Chapter 104 Chapter 104 SORIN One Month Later I’m running through the forest, and nothing makes sense. 37291 The trees are too tall. The moon is too bright. My feet keep stumbling over roots that weren’t there a second ago, and there’s something chasing me–something big and dark
Chapter 103 ALARIG “Find her.” Verhurs My voice cuts through the room, and every wolf in hearing distance freezes. “I want every warrior, every scout, p fucking wolf who can run mobilized now.” I’m pacing at the top of the palace steps, and I can feel my control slipping, fraying
Chapter 102 Chapter 102 ALARIG Blood tastes like victory. K 72% 0 1 rip my claws out of the rogue’s throat and let his body drop, already moving to the next target. Three wolves rush me at once—stupid fucking bastards–and I meet them head–on with grin that’s all teeth and
Chapter 101 Chapter 101 Chapter 101 I’m sorry. I’m so fucking sorry, but I can’t do this anymore. 7151 I can’t wake up next to the man who killed my father. I can’t wear a crown built on his blood. I can’t love you the way you deserve to be
Chapter 100 Chapter 100 Hours later, we’re standing aboveground again, and the world feels too bright after the darkness of the caves. 3.71% The pack grounds are chaos incarnate–wolves shifting, supplies being loaded onto carts, warriors performing last–minute weapons checks. The air vibrates with anticipation and barely restrained violence, the
Chapter 99 Chapter 99 Chapter 99 The walk to the caves takes longer than I expected. 55 vesiclers We move through the main estate, past the polished corridors and grand halls where the nobles live, and then we keep going. Into the forest. Deeper. Darker. Away from civilization and into
Chapter 98 Chapter 98 I wake up to sunlight and the smell of dried paint. 5.55 vouchere For a second–just one blissful, stupid second–I forget everything. Forget the plan. Forget the betrayal. Forget that I’m supposed to be ghost–walking my way out of this pack in less than a week.
Chapter 97 There’s a pause. “Why would you need-” A knock at the door. My heart stops. “I’ll call you back,” I hiss, and end the call, shoving the phone under my pillow just as the door opens. It’s Alaric. Of course it’s Alaric. 55 vodonors He looks stressed, exhausted,
Chapter 96 Chapter 96 Chapter 96 “There’s been an attack.” 55 vouchers The words hang in the air between us like a death sentence, and for a second–just one fucking second–I can’t breathe. An attack. On the Imperial Pack. On his territory. me Which means going back. Which means facing
Chapter 95 Chapter 95 He was awake. This whole time. Watching me watch him, feeling me touch him, knowing exactly what I was doing. But instead of calling me out, instead of asking questions I can’t answer, he just… holds my hand to his face Turns his head slightly to
Chapter 94 Chapter 94 220 55 vouchers But I don’t. Because if I pull away now, he’ll know something’s wrong. He’ll ask questions. And I need him to not ask questions, not yet, not until I can figure out what the fuck I’m going to do. Leaving, my brain supplies
Chapter 93 Chapter 93 So here’s the thing about being carried bridal style by the man who killed your father, it’s uncomfortable as fuck, and not just because we’re both soaked through like drowned rats. Maybe this would do. Maybe if I stay optimistic enough as I always do, it
Chapter 92 Chapter 92 “Don’t you see p> Camilla’s voice cuts through the rain, sharp and precise as a surgical blade. E 55 vouchers I’m still on my knees, still shaking, still trying to breathe through the wreckage of everything I thought I knew. But she’s not done. Of course
Chapter 91 Chapter 91 55 vouchers The rooftop tilted beneath my feet, and for a second I thought it was the alcohol still fucking with equilibrium. But no–this was something else entirely. Something worse. Your father’s death. The words echoed in my skull as a death knell, and suddenly I
Chapter 90 Chapter 90 F p> Alaric’s hand landed on my shoulder, and holy shit, the temperature in this sweaty–ass nightclub just dropped about twenty degrees. His touch wasn’t gentle–it was the kind of barely–restrained violence that made my pulse spike in all the wron–or right, depending on your perspective–ways.
Chapter 89 Chapter 89 F: Getting ready for a party when you’ve just committed murder is weirdly grounding, Like, oh good, at leve have control over my eyeliner. I stood in front of the mirror in a red dress that clung in all the right places–the kind of dress that
Chapter 88 Chapter 88 F p> 2200 12 55 vouchers The knock came as a fucking alarm clock you couldn’t snooze–loud, insistent, and supremely unwelcome. I was still trying to remember how to breathe like a normal person when Alaric went completely still beside me, his whole body tensing in
Chapter 87 Chapter 87 The moon was doing its best to look dramatic tonight, spilling silver light over the villa gates as though it was auditioning for a horror movie. Meanwhile, these dumbass boys were still loitering outside like they owned the fucking place, blocking the driveway and throwing around