Chapter: Chapter 112"Alpha," the doctor called as she came out from the emergency ward.The sound of her voice cut through Alexander's frantic pacing, making him freeze mid-step. His head whipped toward the source, eyes finding the surgeon who had been working on Emilia for the past hour. The woman looked exhausted, her scrubs marked with bloodstains that made Alexander's stomach drop. But her face showed no grief, no devastation that would come from losing a patient.His feet carried him across the distance in seconds, supernatural speed making him appear in front of the doctor almost instantaneously. His hands lifted, wanting to grab her shoulders and shake the information out faster, but he forced them back down. His breathing came in harsh gasps, each inhale painful as he waited for words that would either save him or destroy him."Tell me," Alexander demanded, his voice breaking on the words. "Is she alive? Is the baby..."He could not finish the question, terror choking off his ability to speak. Hi
Last Updated: 2025-12-31
Chapter: Chapter 111Now in the hospital, Alexander paced back and forth in the hospital halls. His footsteps echoed against the polished tile floor, creating a rhythm that matched his racing heartbeat. His hands were still stained with Emilia's blood, dark red under his fingernails and creased into the lines of his palms. He had not washed them, could not bring himself to remove that physical connection to her.The hospital smelled of antiseptic and illness, that particular scent unique to medical facilities that tried to mask death with chemical cleanliness. Fluorescent lights hummed overhead, casting everything in harsh white illumination that hurt his eyes. Other people moved through the corridor, nurses and doctors and visitors, but Alexander barely registered their presence. His entire world had narrowed to this hallway and the operating room beyond.The door was plain white, marked with a red light above that indicated surgery in progress. No windows, no way to see what was happening inside, just
Last Updated: 2025-12-31
Chapter: Chapter 110The space inside the hall was packed with journalists, cameras positioned at strategic angles to capture every moment of this historic election. Bright lights mounted on stands illuminated the stage, making everything harsh and overexposed. The air conditioning worked overtime against the heat generated by so many bodies and electronic equipment crammed into one space, creating a low hum that underscored the buzz of conversation.Alexander stood on the podium taking questions while journalists sat in front of him. He was dressed impeccably, dark suit pressed to perfection, tie knotted with precision that suggested Peter's intervention.But despite the polished exterior, exhaustion showed in the slight shadows under his eyes, the tension in his shoulders that never quite released. This had been going on for hours, question after question designed to probe for weaknesses, to catch him in contradictions, to create soundbites that would dominate tomorrow's headlines.Rows of folding chair
Last Updated: 2025-12-30
Chapter: Chapter 109With her family backing her, Emilia showed up in front of the building where the werewolf presidential election was taking place. The structure was imposing, all glass and steel rising into the afternoon sky, reflecting clouds that moved lazily overhead. News vans were parked in neat rows, their satellite dishes pointed skyward, journalists checking equipment and preparing for coverage of the historic vote happening inside. In her hand was a gift box with the ultrasound photos of her close to three months baby enclosed within.The box was small, wrapped in the same blue paper Logan had used for her wedding ring, tied with silver ribbon that matched. Inside, nestled in tissue paper, were the black and white images the palace physicians had taken during her checkup yesterday. Pictures of a tiny form, barely recognizable as human but unmistakably alive, heart beating steady and strong on the monitor.Just as it had been the first time she had wanted to tell Alexander of the pregnancy.
Last Updated: 2025-12-30
Chapter: Chapter 108"Of course not," she replied, averting her gaze. Her eyes dropped to the plate, suddenly fascinated by the arrangement of strawberries and melon as though they held secrets she needed to decipher.Colour had risen in her cheeks, a faint pink that betrayed the lie even as she spoke it. Her fingers fumbled slightly with the fork, nearly dropping it before she managed to spear a piece of melon."I just want to see him crash and burn," she added, putting the fruit in her mouth.The words came out defensive, too quick and too sharp to be entirely truthful. She chewed with more force than necessary, jaw working as though the innocent fruit had personally offended her. But her eyes kept drifting back to her phone where Alexander's picture was still visible on the screen, betraying the truth her words tried to deny."Yeah right," Mason replied, his tone dripping with amused disbelief. "And I am a vegetarian vampire."The absurd comparison made Emilia's lips twitch despite her attempt to maint
Last Updated: 2025-12-29
Chapter: Chapter 107A few days had passed, and though King Logan had been severely injured, he was making good recovery. The family physicians had worked around the clock those first critical hours, their hands glowing with healing magic as they knitted torn muscle and sealed damaged blood vessels. The knife had missed his heart by mere inches, a fortune that everyone attributed to divine intervention or sheer luck. Now, nearly three days later, Logan was sitting up in bed, colour returning to his face, though he still moved carefully to avoid pulling at the healing wound.Her baby had been Emilia's first concern when she woke up in her room, her hand immediately going to her stomach. The physicians had assured her that the drug Harper used was designed to suppress supernatural powers, not harm pregnancies. They had run tests anyway, checking for any signs of distress or damage. The heartbeat they showed her on the monitor had been strong and steady, a tiny flutter that brought tears of relief to her ey
Last Updated: 2025-12-29
Chapter: Chapter 24Randy's Pov Trisha's wounded expression lasted only a moment before her face shifted back into that excited, gossipy look that suggested she was enjoying this drama far too much. She took a step closer to our little circle, her red dress swishing with the movement, and I could see the determination in her eyes. She wasn't going to let Clara shut her down."Yeah, even though Kyle was away for a while, he's back now," Trisha said, her voice taking on an encouraging, almost conspiratorial tone. She looked directly at Clara, her eyes bright and intense. "You don't have to hide how you feel anymore. You don't have to pretend to love someone you've never even loved before."The last part was delivered with a pointed glance in my direction, making it crystal clear who she was referring to. I stood there, the expensive suit suddenly feeling like a costume, watching this woman I'd never met casually dissect my marriage in front of a growing audience of wealthy party guests."Exactly," Selene
Last Updated: 2025-10-25
Chapter: Chapter 23Randy's Pov The silence that followed my words was thick and suffocating, pressing down on the small circle we'd formed in the middle of the Hall family's decorated sitting room. I could feel the weight of multiple stares, not just from Kyle and Selene and the blonde woman whose name I still didn't know, but from other party guests who'd been close enough to hear what I'd said.The words hung in the air like ornaments on one of the Christmas trees, visible and undeniable. For a few seconds, maybe three or four, but feeling much longer, all four of them just looked at me. Their expressions were almost identical, a mixture of shock and disbelief and confusion, like I'd suddenly sprouted horns on my head or started speaking in a foreign language.Kyle's mouth had fallen open slightly, his practised composure slipping for just a moment. The yacht key dangled from his fingers, forgotten now as he tried to process what I'd just said. Beside him, Selene's champagne glass had paused halfway
Last Updated: 2025-10-24
Chapter: Chapter 22Randy's Pov The suit fit perfectly, just as I'd known it would. The fabric moved with me as I adjusted the collar in front of the bathroom mirror, expensive material. The dark gray brought out something in my features that I hadn't noticed before, or maybe it was just that I looked different now. More confident. More certain of who I was and where I was going. I'd emerged from the bathroom to find Clara waiting, now dressed in a designer dinner gown that probably had its own name and backstory. The dress was a deep emerald green that complemented her skin tone perfectly, with a fitted bodice and a skirt that flowed when she moved. Her hair was styled in loose waves, and she'd added more makeup, transforming herself into the version of Clara Hall that the world expected to see at exclusive family gatherings. The drive to her parents' house had been quiet. Clara had driven, her hands steady on the wheel, the silence between us filled only by the soft sound of Christmas music playing
Last Updated: 2025-10-20
Chapter: Chapter 21Randy's Pov The bedroom had become my sanctuary, at least for these final few days. I'd pulled my old duffle bag from the back of the closet, the fabric slightly dusty from years of disuse, and laid it open on the bed. The process of packing should have been simple. After five years in this house, I should have accumulated more possessions, more evidence of a life lived. But the bag remained mostly empty, holding only a few changes of clothes and some personal items that actually mattered to me. My hands moved methodically, folding a shirt and placing it in the bag. Then another. The repetitive motion was almost meditative, giving my mind something to focus on besides the voices that had finally faded from the living room. Kyle and Selene must have left, taking their excitement about the yacht with them. A soft knock sounded against the door, three gentle taps that barely disturbed the quiet of the room. I paused, my hands stilling on the shirt I'd been folding. For a moment, I con
Last Updated: 2025-10-20
Chapter: Chapter 20Randy's Pov My feet had carried me halfway down the hallway, each step taking me further from the living room and the people in it, when Kyle's voice rang out again. The words were loud enough to carry clearly through the space, cutting through the air with the kind of enthusiasm that comes from someone who's gotten exactly what they wanted."I already know what we'll name it," he said. The excitement in his tone was unmistakable, almost childlike in its intensity. I should have kept walking. Should have ignored whatever he was about to say and continued putting distance between myself and that entire situation. But something made me pause mid-stride, my foot hovering above the hardwood floor for just a second before settling down softly."Peach Outlook," Kyle announced, and I could hear the smile in his voice even without seeing his face.The name meant nothing to me. Just two words strung together, a combination of a fruit and a noun that seemed random and meaningless. But even as
Last Updated: 2025-10-20
Chapter: Chapter 19Randy's Pov "What? Are you kidding?" Selene's voice cut through the tension in the room like a blade, sharp and incredulous. She turned to look at Kyle with an expression that suggested he'd just said something completely absurd, something so ridiculous it didn't even warrant serious consideration. Her mouth hung open slightly, her perfectly shaped eyebrows raised high on her forehead."They've been together for five years," Selene continued, gesturing towards me with one hand while keeping her eyes fixed on Kyle, "and she's never even bothered to give him something as little as a card, let alone buy him a Christmas present."The words came out matter-of-fact, casual, like she was stating something as obvious and unchangeable as the weather. There was no attempt to soften the blow, no concern for how such a statement might make anyone feel. Just raw truth delivered with the kind of callousness that only someone like Selene could manage.She turned her attention to Clara, who was sti
Last Updated: 2025-10-20
Unwanted Nerd: Chased By The B-Ball Stars
Nerdy Deborah with her big rimmed glasses, has been in love with Caleb, her childhood crush and basketball player for the past ten years. She got admission into the same college as him and even got a job as the coachās assistant just to be near him. All hell let's lose when she confesses her love to him and tells him she's a virgin and that she wants him to take her virginity on her 18th birthday without knowing she was being filmed by the school bully.
Liam, the Captain of the basketball team and Calebās best friend, offers Deborah a contract to school her on the art of seduction which could help her get Caleb, in return for something he needs.
As Deborah is transformed from invisible nerd to campus heartbreaker, sparks fly where they shouldnāt. What starts as a lesson in flirting quickly spirals into a war of emotions, secrets, and betrayal. Caleb starts noticing her. Liam starts needing her. And someone elseāsomeone dangerousāstarts watching her.
But when love is a game, and the stakes are deadly, who will winā¦ and who will pay the price?
Read
Chapter: Chapter 138: New BeginningsDeborah's POV ***Two years later***I stood in front of my bedroom mirror, adjusting my graduation cap for what felt like the hundredth time. The tassel kept falling in my face no matter how many bobby pins I used to secure it."Stop fussing," Charlotte said from where she sat on my bed, already dressed in her own cap and gown from our graduation from college two years ago. "You look perfect.""I look like I'm wearing a very flat hat," I muttered, but I stopped touching it anyway.Today was the day. Graduation day. Not just any graduation either, but grad school graduation with honours. The gold cord around my neck marked me as someone who had achieved academic excellence.My phone buzzed with a text from Liam saying he was already at the venue with my mim rqcand the rest of our group."Ready?" Charlotte asked, standing and smoothing down her dress. She had taken the day off work to be here."As ready as I'll ever be," I said, grabbing my purse.The drive to the university auditorium
Last Updated: 2025-11-02
Chapter: Chapter 137: Moving ForwardDeborah's POV The sunlight streaming through my dorm room window felt warmer than it had in weeks, or maybe I was just finally able to appreciate it again. I stretched in my bed, feeling the pleasant ache of muscles that had been worked hard during my morning self-defense session with Liam.Over the next few weeks, things slowly started to feel normal again, or at least a new version of normal that I could live with. We resumed our last semester in college. I laughed more. That was the biggest change I noticed. Real laughter that came from deep in my belly and made my cheeks hurt. Not the polite, careful laughter I had been forcing in those first days after the hospital, but genuine joy at silly things like Charlotte tripping over her own feet or Liam making terrible puns that were so bad they circled back to being funny."You're smiling," Charlotte observed from where she sat cross-legged on her bed, textbooks spread around her in organized chaos."Am I?" I touched my face and real
Last Updated: 2025-11-02
Chapter: Chapter 136: Finding HimDeborah's POV My hands shook as I unfolded the letter, the paper crinkling softly in the quiet hospital room. Charlotte had moved closer, her presence a silent support, while my mother hovered on the other side of the bed looking worried.I read the first line, and my heart dropped.As I read the contents of the letter, tears dropped freely down my face, blurring the words until I had to blink several times to clear my vision enough to continue reading.The letter wasn't long. Maybe that made it worse somehow. All it said was how he loved me too much to keep putting me in harm's way and how it was best we separated because I was no longer safe with him.Each word felt like a knife cutting into my chest. I could picture him writing this, probably with tears in his own eyes, convincing himself he was doing the right thing. The noble thing. Protecting me by leaving me.But he was wrong. He was so completely, utterly wrong."That idiot," I whispered, then said it louder. "That complete i
Last Updated: 2025-11-01
Chapter: Chapter 135: The Weight of GuiltThe hospital hallway smelled like antiseptic and floor polish, sharp and chemical in a way that made Liam's eyes water if he breathed too deeply. Fluorescent lights buzzed overhead, casting everything in a harsh white glow that made everyone look slightly ill.While the police came to take statements and photograph evidence, Deborah and all those who had been injured were rushed to the hospital in a convoy of ambulances, their sirens wailing through the night like a chorus of grief.Liam had ridden in the ambulance with Deborah, holding her cold hand while the paramedics worked around him. Her face had been so pale, almost grey in the harsh ambulance lighting. Her breathing had been shallow and rapid, her pulse thready under his fingertips."Is she going to be okay?" he had asked the paramedic, a middle-aged woman with kind eyes."We're doing everything we can," she had replied, which wasn't really an answer at all.Now, hours later, Liam sat in an uncomfortable plastic chair in the I
Last Updated: 2025-11-01
Chapter: Chapter 134: When Violence Comes HomeDeborah smiled as she watched Emma play around the garden.The little girl was chasing butterflies through the rose bushes, her laughter carrying across the manicured lawn like music. Emma's dark hair bounced with each leap, and her small hands reached out, trying to catch the delicate insects that always managed to flutter just out of reach.It had easily been a couple of days since Liam brought her back to his family's home. Four days, to be exact. Four days of slowly piecing herself back together in this place that felt more like a fortress than a house, with its high walls and security cameras and armed guards stationed at every entrance.And though she still had a few nightmares about Noah and Alice and even sometimes Caleb, she knew she was getting better. The nightmares came less frequently now. Some nights, she even slept through until morning without waking up screaming.It was all thanks to Liam and Charlotte.She saw their effort in every small gesture. The way Liam never l
Last Updated: 2025-11-01
Chapter: Chapter 133: Aftermath Or NotLiam's POV Please be fine. Please be safe.The words circled around my mind like a prayer. I couldn't stop repeating, over and over until they lost all meaning and became just sounds, just desperate noise filling the silence of my own fear.My hands gripped the dashboard of the lead security vehicle so hard my knuckles had gone white. Every second felt like an hour. Every mile stretched out endlessly in front of us.We were tracking the location of the last call Alice had made. One of my father's tech people had traced it within minutes, pulling strings and accessing systems that probably weren't entirely legal, but I didn't care about that right now. All I cared about was finding Deborah.Alice had ordered takeout and had it delivered to an abandoned warehouse at the outskirts of town, which was a bit far from the college. Too far. The distance made my chest tight with anxiety. What if we were too late? What if something had already happened?While I prayed for Deborah's safety, ano
Last Updated: 2025-10-31
LOGIN
