Chapter 23

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• Reborn! Princess Leila's Second Chance   Chapter 30

  LeilaMy glass of water sweated in my hand, the chill of it seeping into my skin, a fleeting distraction from the man who stared at me.Then, Josephine stumbled in behind the waiter, a wreckage of a girl, her presence a jagged tear in the room's polished facade. She was in a perfect mess. Her eyes were swollen, red as raw meat, brimming with tears that glistened like broken glass. Her hair hung in greasy knots, a snarl of chaos framing her face, and her dress was a tattered rag, one sleeve ripped loose, flapping like a wounded bird. Two long scratches raked her legs, the skin puckered and pink, weeping just enough to stain the floor."What happened?" Lucas's voice cut through the haze, sharp with worry, his chair scraping back as he stood. In my past life, he'd swallowed her every lie, her every whimper, like a pup lapping at poisoned milk. I'd thought this time he'd grown claws, a spine, something to shield him from her games. But there he was, the same fool, e

• Reborn! Princess Leila's Second Chance   Chapter 29

  LeilaThe restaurant, Fori di Cesare, sprawled along the Waterfront of Nulford City like a gilded beast, its opulence a claw around my throat. Crystal chandeliers dripped from the vaulted ceilings, scattering light across marble floors so polished they reflected the glitterati of the Kingdom—men in suits sharp as knives, women draped in silks that whispered wealth.The air reeked of truffle oil and old money, thick with the hum of cultured voices and the clink of crystal glasses. I sat in the most coveted viewing seat, a throne of velvet that overlooked the shimmering expanse of water, a bread stick crumbling between my fingers. My phone glowed in my lap, an endless scroll of meaningless faces and hollow updates - distractions from the itch of impatience crawling up my spine.Lucas was late again. Josephine, that leech with her painted lips and grasping hands, had probably sunk her talons into him. He'd invited me to this lunch, dragged me into this circus

• Reborn! Princess Leila's Second Chance   Chapter 28

  LeilaNona stood at the top of the stairs, her shadow long and unyielding. Her cane tapped each step as she descended, a slow, deliberate beat. Her eyes, sharp as shattered glass, pinned Josephine. "Well?" she pressed.Josephine stammered, cheeks blazing. "I—I didn't mean it like that, Nona."Nona's lip curled. "Save your breath. You're a guest here. Act like it. And call me Grand-Mère, like all the Omegas do in my pack."I sipped my coffee, the bitterness coating my tongue. Josephine squirmed, and I almost pitied her. Almost. Then I remembered her games, her sly little grabs at what was mine. No, she'd earned this and the look on her face was priceless.Lucas strode in, tension rolling off him.He looked surprised to see Josephine here, especially dressing up like that.He frowned and walked all the way next to Nona, kissed her forehead and said, "Nona, please. Josephine's here at my invitation. Sorry that I forgot about

• Reborn! Princess Leila's Second Chance   Chapter 27

  LeilaThe floor beneath my feet trembled. A faint shiver at first, like a whisper of something wrong, then a roar that clawed up through the soles of my boots. Lucas and Darren grabbed my arms, their fingers digging into my flesh - Lucas's grip iron, Darren's desperate. We ran. The stairs buckled under us, steps cracking like dry bones, splintering into dust. A monstrous rumble chased me, a sound so deep it rattled my teeth.I didn't look back. Couldn't. Fear stitched my eyes forward, my breath ragged in my throat.They dragged me out as the building gave up its ghost. The crash was deafening - stone and steel screaming as they collapsed into a heap of ruin. Dust exploded around us, a choking fog that clawed at my lungs. I coughed, doubled over, hands braced on my knees. My chest burned.Before I could steady myself, Lucas' arm hooked around my waist, hard and possessive, and he threw me into the car. My body hit the seat with a thud. The leather smelled

• Reborn! Princess Leila's Second Chance   Chapter 26

  DarrenLucas was coming at me, all snarls and fists, a mad dog let off his chain.I didn't give a damn about him or his bruised ego. Leila was somewhere in this crumbling heap of a building, surrounded by bombs, and every second I wasted on this bastard was a second she might not have.His arm swung wide, aiming for my jaw. I caught it mid-air, twisted it hard, and threw him over my shoulder like a sack of grain. He hit the ground with a grunt, dust kicking up around him, but I didn't stick around to watch him squirm. I bolted for the entrance, the darkness swallowing me whole as I crossed the threshold.Cassius' voice chased me, sharp and panicked. "Are you crazy?! There are bombs everywhere! You step on one, you're dead!"Zion's shout followed, thinner, desperate. "The bombs buried on each floor are marked in red! Be careful!"I didn't turn back. I couldn't afford to waste a second. Leila was on the tenth floor, and I'd claw my way through

• Reborn! Princess Leila's Second Chance   Chapter 25

  DarrenI slouched in the passenger seat, staring through the tinted window at the skeletal remains of Nulford City's Sullepoint Avenue project house. The night swallowed it whole, leaving beams and crumbling concrete to claw at the sky. This place was a festering wound - abandoned by one bankrupt fool, then another, passed around a dozen times like a cheap whore no one could afford to keep. A mess too tangled to fix, it suited filth like Zion perfectly.Cassius' fingers tightened on the wheel, his voice a low growl. "That coward Zion actually dared to stand us up?! He's really asking for it!"I squinted into the dark, the emptiness pressing against my skull. I shook my head. Zion was a rat - squeaking, scurrying, but toothless unless you let him bite.Cassius shot me a glance, his eyes glinting like wet blades. "Could he have left without us?"I shook my head, slow and deliberate. "He doesn't have the guts." The silence stretched, thick and suffocating, until the faint rumble of an en