PENYESALANNYA DIMULAI KETIKA DIA MELEPASKANNYA
"Aku ingin tahu," kata Marissa, meletakkan tangannya di perutnya, "Jika kamu masih di sini untuk melihatku memberi Bryce anak yang tidak pernah kamu bisa!"
Darah Rachel menjadi dingin. Tentu saja! Dia benar.
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Selama tiga tahun, Rachel telah hidup sebagai istri sempurna dari Bryce Voss. Lembut, tenang dan setia tanpa henti, dia percaya cinta dapat melunakkan kekejaman apa pun, sampai hari suaminya masuk ke pintu perkawinan mereka dengan wanita lain di sisinya, mengklaim bahwa dia mengandung anaknya.
Dinyatakan tidak subur dan menjadi korban kanker setelah kunjungan rumah sakit yang tak terhitung jumlahnya, Rachel menanggung rasa malu dan dingin dari keluarga yang pernah dia kagumi. Ketika Bryce menuntut perceraian, dia meminta satu hal terakhir— empat belas hari. Empat belas hari untuk tetap menjadi istrinya sebelum takdir memutuskan apa yang akan dia jadikan... tetapi secara mengejutkan dia acuh tak acuh.,
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Chapter: Chapter 070Marissa pulih lebih cepat dari yang diharapkan Bryce. Hanya sedetik keterkejutan melintas di wajahnya sebelum menghilang di balik ekspresi yang dipraktekkan dengan hati-hati.Bahunya berdiri tegak, dan tangannya perlahan menjauh dari perut buatan."Bryce," katanya dengan tenang, seolah-olah tidak ada yang tidak biasa terjadi. "Kamu pulang lebih awal."Bryce menatapnya. Perut bulat di bawah gaunnya masih ada di sana. Tali di bawah kain masih terlihat di mana dia gagal menghaluskannya dengan benar.Dadanya naik perlahan. "Jawab pertanyaannya."Dia sedikit memiringkan kepalanya. "Pertanyaan apa?"Suaranya semakin tajam. "Apakah kamu benar-benar hamil?!"Marissa menghela nafas seolah-olah dia tidak masuk akal. "Ya," katanya.Bryce tertawa...Suaranya kasar dan tidak percaya. "Aku baru saja melihatmu mengikat benda itu ke perutmu.""Kamu salah paham.""Aku salah paham?" Suaranya naik. "Aku masuk saat kamu sedang mengikat perut palsu!""Itu tidak palsu!"Bryce mengambil satu langkah lagi ke
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Chapter: Chapter 069Rachel langsung merasa bersalah. Itu menyerang saat kata-kata itu keluar dari mulutnya. Jangan pernah ikut campur dalam urusan siapa pun.Dia telah melemparkan aturan kontrak padanya seperti perisai.Dominic berdiri diam untuk waktu yang lama setelah berbicara. "Rachel... jika kita hidup dengan aturan kontrak... kita pasti sudah berpisah sekarang."Berat kata-kata itu menekan dadanya. Setidaknya dia tidak terlihat marah, itu akan lebih baik. Dia terlihat lelah. Lelah dengan cara yang belum pernah dia lihat sebelumnya.Dokumen itu tetap ada di tangannya, tetapi genggamannya telah mengendur. Ujung tajam dalam posturnya telah melunak menjadi sesuatu yang lebih jauh. Dia mengambil langkah kecil ke arahnya."Dominic... Aku tidak bermaksud—"Dia berpaling. "Tinggalkan aku sendiri." Kata-katanya tenang tapi final.Dia menelan ludah. "Aku hanya mencoba untuk—""Pergi saja."Dia berjalan menuju meja dan meletakkan dokumen itu dengan hati-hati, seolah-olah bahkan suara kertas melawan kayu membu
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Chapter: Chapter 068Dominic terdiam hanya sedetik sebelum dia bergerak. Dia keluar dari bawah Rachel dan berdiri, menyeret tangan ke wajahnya seolah-olah memaksa dirinya kembali memegang kendali.Kehangatan di antara mereka menghilang secepat itu menyala. Dia menghembuskan napas dengan lelah.Tanpa menatapnya, dia berjalan menuju laci yang terbuka dan membungkuk untuk mengambil folder yang jatuh.Denyut nadi Rachel melonjak. "Dominic—"Dia mengambilnya.Dia sudah turun dari tempat tidur, melintasi ruangan dengan dua langkah, meraihnya. "Berikan itu padaku."Tapi sudah terlambat. Matanya sudah mulai memindai halaman pertama.Rachel meraih tepi dokumen, tetapi dia menggeser lengannya sedikit, memegangnya jauh dari jangkauannya. Tidak agresif. Cukup kuat."Tunggu," katanya.Perutnya berputar. Dia langsung mengenali kertas itu.Otorisasi transfer. Surat itu. Yang telah dia tanda tangani pada hari dia diculik.Dia telah membawanya pulang dari kantor lebih awal hari itu, berniat untuk menguncinya. Ketika dia d
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Chapter: Chapter 067Dominic tidak bergerak. Tatapannya tetap terpaku di lantai hanya sedetik lebih lama sebelum sesuatu yang lain menyusulnya. Itu bukan kelegaan atau kepuasan.Itu adalah sebuah keputusan.Dia mengalihkan perhatiannya kembali ke Rachel. Apa pun yang dia temukan bisa menunggu. Atau mungkin itu tidak bisa - tetapi pada saat itu, itu tidak lagi menjadi prioritas.Rachel mencari wajahnya. "Apa yang kamu lihat?"Dia tidak menjawab. Sebaliknya, tangannya datang ke rahangnya lagi — lebih lambat kali ini. Sengaja."Dominic..."Ibu jarinya mengusap tepat di bawah telinganya, menelusuri ke lehernya. Gerakan itu tidak ceroboh—Itu diukur.Tapi kendalinya berjumbai."Kamu tidak tahu apa yang kamu lakukan padaku," katanya pelan.Denyut nadinya bereaksi sebelum pikirannya bereaksi. "Kalau begitu katakan padaku untuk berhenti," jawabnya.Dia tidak melakukannya. Ruang di antara mereka menghilang. Kali ini ciuman itu bukan kebetulan. Itu tidak ragu-ragu. Itu disengaja.Dominic menutup jarak sepenuhnya, mu
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Chapter: Chapter 066Rachel kembali ke mansion dengan rahangnya dan pikirannya bertabrakan.Kata-kata Smithfield diputar ulang di benaknya, masing-masing lebih berat dari yang terakhir. Pada saat gerbang terbuka dan dia melangkah keluar dari mobilnya, kemarahan telah berubah menjadi sesuatu yang lebih dingin.Rumah itu sangat sunyi ketika dia masuk. Tidak ada staf yang terlihat, tidak ada gertakan gerakan yang jauh. Hanya keheningan yang membentang di lantai marmer dan langit-langit yang tinggi.Dia berjalan ke atas tanpa ragu-ragu dan menemukan pintu kamar tidur Dominic setengah terbuka.Dia berhenti ketika dia mendengar, laci meluncur dan kertas berdesir.Sebuah dentuman tajam saat sesuatu menghantam lantai dan Rachel mendorong pintu terbuka sepenuhnya.Dominic berdiri di dekat mejanya, lengan baju digulung, dasi longgar, laci ditarik keluar, dokumen berserakan di permukaan dan lantai. Dia tidak memandangnya."Apa yang sedang kamu lakukan?" Dia bertanya.Dia tidak menjawab. Dia pindah ke lemari di dekat
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Chapter: Chapter 065Rachel sedang meninjau beberapa dokumen ekspor ketika ponselnya menyala dengan nama Smithfield. Untuk sesaat dia menatapnya, rahang menegang, denyut nadi stabil tetapi berat. Dia hampir membiarkannya berdering.Dia menjawab. "Halo?""Aku ingin bertemu denganmu," kata Smithfield, suaranya tenang, "Secara langsung.""Saya tidak menerima undangan dari Anda," jawabnya.“Ini bukan undangan. Ini adalah rasa hormat, putri tersayang.”Dia menamai restoran itu dan mengakhiri panggilan tanpa menunggu persetujuan. Rachel duduk diam selama beberapa detik sebelum bangkit. Jika dia menginginkan teater, dia akan memberinya ketenangan.Restoran itu berdiri di sudut yang tenang, elegan dan bijaksana. Ketika dia melangkah masuk, dia langsung merasakan sesuatu yang tidak biasa. Dengungan makan siang yang biasa tidak ada. Tidak ada dentingan gelas, tidak ada percakapan yang diredam.Seorang nyonya rumah mendekatinya dengan kesopanan yang kaku. “Nona Morello. Dengan cara ini.”Ruang makan itu kosong dan b
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His Regret Began When She Let Go
"I want to know," Marissa said, placing a hand on her stomach, "if you'll be here to watch me give Bryce the child you never could." She snapped.
Rachel's blood ran cold. Of course! she was right.
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For three years, Rachel has lived as the perfect wife of Bryce Voss. Always gentle, loyal, and endlessly composed, she believed love could soften every cruelty, untill the day her husband walked into their matrimonial house with another woman at his side, claiming she carried his child.
Declared infertile and a cancer victim after countless hospital visits, Rachel endures shame and cold shoulders from the family she once adored. When Bryce demands a divorce, she asks for one last thing...14 days. Fourteen days to remain his wife before fate decides what she'll become... but surprisingly, he is indifferent.
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Chapter: Epilogue ~{~ EPILOGUE ~}~~Five Years Later~~Morning sunlight poured softly through the large windows of the Morello mansion while chaos echoed from the second floor.“Absolutely not.”“Daddy!”“No.”“Daddy, please!”Dominic stood in the middle of the hallway already dressed for work while a tiny girl clung dramatically to his leg like her life depended on it.Her curly dark hair looked messy from sleep, and her large eyes, unfortunately, looked exactly like Rachel’s.Which meant Dominic lost arguments against her far too often.“Aria,” he said firmly while trying to peel her tiny arms away from him, “you are not climbing that tree again.”“But Luca said I can do it!”Dominic’s expression darkened instantly. “Where is Luca?”A loud crash sounded downstairs.Dominic closed his eyes slowly. “I asked one question.”Rachel’s laughter echoed from the kitchen before she appeared moments later carrying a cup of coffee calmly like the house was not actively collapsing around them.Five years later, sh
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Chapter: Chapter 0133--The End(Three Months Later)Soft golden light filled the large bridal room while Rachel stood quietly in front of the mirror, staring at her reflection like she still could not completely believe everything was real.The wedding dress wrapped perfectly around her body, elegant and breathtaking without looking too heavy despite the small curve of her growing stomach hidden carefully beneath the layers of fabric.Her fingers rested lightly against her belly while emotion slowly tightened inside her chest.Elara stood behind her adjusting the final part of the veil carefully before stepping back to admire her work.“There,” Elara said proudly. “Now Dominic will probably forget how to breathe.”Rachel laughed softly under her breath. “You’re exaggerating.”“I’m absolutely not.”Rachel shook her head slightly, but the smile on her face refused to disappear.Elara walked closer afterward and stood beside her in front of the mirror. “Look at you.”Rachel’s eyes softened.Three months ago, she thoug
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Chapter: Chapter 0132The private hospital room had grown quiet over the last three days, mostly because Dominic was recovering much faster than every doctor expected.The gunshot wound in his leg still hurt whenever he moved too suddenly, but the swelling had reduced greatly and he no longer looked as pale as he did the first night Rachel almost lost him.Morning light slipped softly through the large windows while Dominic sat halfway upright against the hospital bed, one arm resting behind his head as Rachel sat beside him carefully peeling an orange.“You’re staring at me,” Rachel muttered without looking up.Dominic smirked slightly. “You’ve been peeling that orange for ten minutes.”Rachel finally looked at him. “Because you keep distracting me.”“I’m lying here injured and somehow I’m still the problem.”Rachel rolled her eyes before separating one piece of the orange and handing it to him. “You’re always the problem.”Dominic took it from her slowly. “That’s rude.”“You survived getting shot. Stop a
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Chapter: Chapter 0131The quietness inside the hospital room disappeared the moment the door opened again.Rachel instinctively looked up first, expecting another doctor or one of Dominic’s guards, but the moment her eyes landed on Bryce standing near the entrance beside Evangeline, her entire expression changed immediately.Dominic’s face hardened at the same time. For one sharp second, nobody inside the room spoke.Bryce looked worse than before. Bruises still covered parts of his face from the fight at the cliffside, and one side of his lip remained slightly swollen, but despite all of that, he still stood there calmly beside Evangeline like nothing had happened.Rachel sat upright immediately beside Dominic’s hospital bed. “What is he doing here?”Dominic’s jaw tightened visibly. “Why aren’t you in prison?”Bryce opened his mouth slightly, but Evangeline answered before he could speak. “Because I got him out,” she said clearly.Rachel stared at her in disbelief.Evangeline walked further into the room
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Chapter: Chapter 0130Dominic woke slowly to the steady sound of machines beeping beside him.For several seconds, his vision remained blurred while pain spread heavily through his body, especially around his injured leg and ribs. The smell of medicine filled the quiet hospital room while faint morning light slipped through the curtains near the window.He inhaled carefully and immediately regretted it when pain tightened sharply through his chest.A low curse nearly left his mouth before he finally noticed the figure sleeping beside his bed.Rachel.She sat curled awkwardly against the side chair with her head resting near his arm, one hand still loosely holding onto his hospital blanket like she had fallen asleep trying not to let go of him.Dominic stared at her silently.Dark circles rested beneath her eyes, and strands of hair had fallen messily across part of her face. She looked exhausted in a way that made guilt tighten painfully inside him.The memories from the previous night slowly returned all
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Chapter: Chapter 0129For one long second after Marissa pressed the knife deeper against Smithfield’s throat, nobody moved.The wind continued roaring across the cliffside while smoke drifted heavily around them, but every person standing there stared at the same scene in complete shock.Even the guards froze.Smithfield’s body swayed slightly where he knelt near the edge of the cliff, his fingers trembling weakly around the blood spilling through his throat.Marissa did not move away from him. Her expression remained cold and completely steady, like someone who had waited years for this exact moment.Rachel stared at her in disbelief. Dominic remained half on the ground several feet away, breathing heavily while blood continued running down his injured leg.Bryce slowly released Dominic’s collar and turned fully toward Marissa.“Marissa…” he muttered.Smithfield coughed violently again. Blood spread down the front of his clothes as his strength visibly started failing.His breathing became rough and uneve
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HIS UNCLE’S WIFE: BILLIONAIRE’S REGRET
“Nephew…can you explain why my wife knows you?” The question came from Damien, my new husband.
Brian stared at the ring on my finger, then slowly, his eyes lifted to the man standing next to me. The man whose arms were tightened around my waist.
Everyone in the room was staring at me, and the man standing across from me had just turned white.
My ex-husband, The husband who abandoned me three years ago. The husband who was apparently… Damien’s nephew.
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I thought I had buried that part of my life. The grief. The betrayal.
The little pink coffin that took my daughter away forever and Brian, the man who left me alone in the hospital while our child was dying.
Three years later, I finally learned how to breathe again. In other to repay the kindness of the Stark family, I decided to marry a stranger.
Damien is cold, controlled and impossible to read. A billionaire heir trapped in a one year marriage contract by his families.
I married him and for the first time in years, I felt free… Until one family dinner changed everything. Now my dead marriage isn’t so dead. My ex-husband wants a second chance.
My new husband wants answers.
And Damien has just discovered that the woman he calls wife once belonged to his own blood.
The problem? Damien doesn’t share. And he certainly doesn’t let go…Not of what’s his.
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Chapter: Chapter 95By the time Damien and Katie reached the Stark estate, the sky had already begun to darken.The drive home had been quiet, not because there was anything uncomfortable between them anymore, but because both of them were thinking about Brian’s message.I’ll tell you everything now.Those words had changed the mood inside the car completely.Katie couldn’t stop wondering what Brian had been hiding, while Damien was clearly thinking through every possibility of what could have happened after the pool incident.As soon as the car stopped in front of the house, Damien turned off the engine. Neither of them moved immediately.Katie stared at her phone. There was still no new message. Damien reached for her hand and squeezed it gently. “Whatever he tells us, we’ll deal with it together.Katie looked at him. A small smile appeared on her face. “You’re getting used to saying that.”“I like the sound of it.”Katie shook her head, but her smile remained. They stepped out of the car and walked i
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Chapter: Chapter 94Damien stared at her for a while. Then, slowly, a smile appeared on his face.It was not the confident smile Katie was used to seeing whenever he had already decided what he wanted, but something softer, almost relieved, as if he had been waiting for those exact words for longer than she realized.“Finally,” he said quietly.Katie frowned. “Finally what?”“You actually want to listen to me.”A faint blush immediately touched her cheeks. “I asked you a question.”“And I’ve been waiting for you to ask me that question.” Damien’s smile widened slightly before he shifted the car into park and turned his body toward her. “Yes, Katie.”Her heart skipped. “Yes, it was true.”She stared at him. “I meant everything I said last night. I didn’t say those things because I was drunk, and I didn’t say them because I wanted you to feel sorry for me.” His expression became serious. “I love you.”Katie’s breath caught.Damien continued before she could interrupt. “I don’t know exactly when it happen
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Chapter: Chapter 93Damien had been waiting in the car for nearly twenty minutes.He had parked a short distance from Sweetner Cafe, far enough from the entrance that Katie wouldn’t immediately notice him, but close enough that he could see anyone leaving.He had told himself he wasn’t going to interfere.Katie had asked Brian to meet her, and Damien knew she needed answers about what had happened at the pool. He had no right to question her every movement, especially after spending the past two weeks making her feel as though she had no place in his life.Still, waiting was becoming unbearable. His fingers tapped against the steering wheel as he stared through the windshield.Then the cafe door opened. Damien immediately straightened.Katie stepped outside and his relief lasted only a second.Brian was beside her.Damien’s jaw tightened when he saw Brian’s hand near Katie’s arm, supporting her slightly as she walked down the small steps leading from the entrance.He watched them carefully.Katie looked
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Chapter: Chapter 92Katie was already waiting when Brian arrived. She had chosen a table near the far side of Sweetner Cafe, away from the windows and the busier section of the restaurant. She wanted privacy, especially after everything that had happened, and she had spent the last ten minutes staring at the entrance while absentmindedly turning her phone over in her hand.Damien’s drunken confession still lingered in her mind, along with the way he had fallen asleep against her shoulder after spending so much time begging her to listen to him. She had tried to convince herself that his words meant nothing because he had been drinking, but some part of her still remembered the desperation in his voice when he told her he didn’t want her to leave.She pushed those thoughts away. Today wasn’t about Damien. It was about Brian.The doors of the cafe opened, and Brian walked inside. The moment he spotted her, his entire expression changed.A bright smile immediately spread across his face, so different from
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Chapter: Chapter 91Rita stood near the dining area, arranging the last set of glasses on the sleek table while two other attendants moved around the suite, checking everything before the guests arrived. She had been working for nearly three hours, and although her feet ached, she preferred the exhaustion to the silence that had followed her ever since she left everything behind.San Francisco is supposed to be a new beginning. No familiar streets where someone might recognize her. Just her, Samantha, and the life she was desperately trying to build.“Excuse me.”Rita turned.A man had just stepped into the suite. She immediately straightened.He was probably in his early thirties, tall, well dressed, and undeniably handsome. His dark hair was neatly styled, his shirt fitted under a black jacket, and he carried an easy confidence in the way he looked.Rita quickly lowered her gaze and returned to arranging the glasses.The man cleared his throat. “Are you always this serious at work?”Rita glanced at hi
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Chapter: Chapter 90Katie returned from work. The day had been exhausting, not because of the workload, but because she had spent nearly every hour trying not to think about Damien.It had been easier when she was busy.Reports gave her something to focus on. Meetings gave her somewhere else to direct her attention but now she was home, and there was nowhere left to hide from her thoughts.She walked upstairs with her handbag over her shoulder, intending to go straight into her bedroom and change.Then she stopped. Damien was sitting on the floor beside her bedroom door. Katie stared at him.He looked exhausted. His tie was loose around his neck, the buttons of his shirt undone, and his hair was scattered as if he had been running his fingers through it repeatedly.“What are you doing here?”Damien slowly raised his head. “I was waiting for you.”Katie’s expression immediately hardened. “Why?”He pushed himself to his feet. “Because you keep avoiding me.”“I’m tired, Damien.” She tried to walk past him.
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HER SCENT, HIS UNDOING
“She came to serve him, never knowing she would ruin him.”
“We are not mates,” I say clearly. “I am a maid, and you are the Alpha, which means, whatever confusion happened earlier needs to end immediately because I will not entertain that kind of intimacy next time.”
Draven remains still.
“And just in case you mistake me for a harlot because of this ridiculous mate nonsense,” I add sharply, “let me make myself very clear Alpha. I am here to clean your room, not to throw myself at you!”
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Seren lost everything in a single night. Her marriage, her family and the life she once called hers. Cast out, stripped out of her name and status, she runs to the last place anyone would look for her: a rival pack ruled by an Alpha betrothed to marry another.
Invisible, powerless, and safe, she stayed in the pack until the Alpha notices her. Not because of her face nor her past, but because of her scent.
Torn between duty and bond he refuses to acknowledge, Draven is determined to keep his distance, even as his control begins to fracture.
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Chapter: 0017: Alpha Drake??~Draven~Before Seren can answer, the doors at the end of the hall open and the conversations immediately begin to fade.One by one, the guests turn toward the entrance, and the servants straighten as the announcement rings through the hall.“Lady Lyra of Northcrest Pack in the Eastern Territories, arrives.”I look toward the entrance.Lyra walks into the hall with the confidence of someone who has never questioned whether she belongs in a room.Every step is measured, every movement deliberate, and the dark emerald fabric of her gown catches the candlelight as she walks between the rows of guests. Her hair is pinned neatly, her expression composed, and there is something about the way she carries herself that tells me she understands exactly what tonight means.This isn’t simply a ceremony to her. It is politics. Power. An alliance and she has clearly prepared herself to play her part.The room bows and I remain seated.My mother watches Lyra approach with a look of satisfaction tha
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Chapter: 0016: The rumor~Seren~“By the Moon Goddess, I was only gone for a minute.”I turn toward the doorway so quickly that my shoulder nearly knocks against the wall.Marcel stands there, his expression nothing like the amused look I expect.There is no teasing. No raised eyebrow. No smug comment about interrupting whatever disaster Draven and I have managed to create.Instead, his face is serious. “Alpha,” he says, stepping farther into the room. “We have a problem.”Draven’s entire expression changes. Whatever tension had been hanging between us disappears under the cold authority of the Alpha everyone fears, and he straightens immediately.“What happened?”“The ceremony is starting earlier than expected.”My stomach drops. The Ceremony? Already?Marcel nods. “The guests from the other territories arrived earlier than anticipated, and the elders have decided there is no reason to delay the proceedings.”Draven’s jaw tightens. “How long have they been here?”“Thirty minutes.”Thirty minutes? I stare at
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Chapter: 015: Bite.~Seren~I run.I run through the narrow path behind Seraphina’s house, clutching the hem of my dress in one hand while the other keeps my hair from falling across my face. My lungs burn, my shoes are already covered in dirt, and every few seconds I glance over my shoulder as though someone might suddenly appear behind me.I am supposed to be in the castle. I am supposed to be preparing for a betrothal ceremony.I slow when the castle wall comes into view.The main entrance is impossible. There are guards everywhere because of the ceremony, and I have no intention of walking through the front gates looking suspicious after disappearing for hours.Fortunately, there is another way. A short fence runs along the side of the castle, separating the servants’ path from the gardens. I look around before grabbing the top of it and climbing over.My foot lands awkwardly on the other side. I stumble.“Careful.”I freeze. A butler is standing several steps away and my heart nearly jumps out of my
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Chapter: 014: A-Alpha?~Draven~ I have spent the last hour listening to the same argument from men who have never had to carry the weight of my father’s death on their shoulders. I sit at the head of the long table, my fingers pressed against the armrest as Elder Rowan speaks. “Alpha, the betrothal ceremony is important for the stability of the pack.” I stare at him. He clears his throat. “Lyra’s family has already arrived, and the Eastern territories are watching this alliance closely.” Another elder nods. “Your marriage will strengthen the relationship between the two packs and prevent unnecessary tension.” I say nothing. They continue speaking as if my life is a political arrangement written on a piece of parchment and it annoys me. “Perhaps you should simply compose yourself,” Elder Marcus says. “You have been under considerable pressure since taking your father’s position.” My jaw tightens. “I am perfectly composed.” The elder gives me a cautious look. “You may not feel that way, Alpha.” A fe
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Chapter: 013: Disguised Again.~Seren~I can only stare at Seraphina. “You let a witch heal you?” Her voice is low, but the fear in it is unmistakable.I swallow. “It was Draven who brought the healer.”Seraphina’s expression changes immediately and she looks away from me.That small movement makes my stomach tighten. “What?”She walks toward the table and begins gathering the bottles scattered across it.“Seraphina, what aren’t you telling me?” She remains silent.I step closer. “You asked me whether I let a witch heal me. I told you what happened, so tell me what it means.”She finally turns toward me. “The witch is the reason your hair is changing.”My heart drops. “What?”“The dye did not simply wear off, Seren.” She reaches toward my hair and carefully examines one of the red strands. “The witch accelerated it.”I stare at her. “Why would she do that?”“I don’t know.” Her fingers move away from my hair. “But she did more than interfere with the dye.”My throat tightens. “What else did she do?”Seraphina hesit
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Chapter: 012: Dead Princess~Seren~I remain standing in the middle of Seraphina’s little house, staring at the empty doorway as if she might suddenly appear if I stare hard enough.“Where are you?”I pull another strand of hair between my fingers; it's red. The black dye is disappearing faster now.My stomach twists and I begin pacing around the room, repeatedly checking the windows and door to see if someone might be watching me from outside.Where could she have gone?I sit down on the edge of the old wooden chair, trying to calm my breathing, but my thoughts refuse to settle.What if someone had found her?What if Tabitha knew she was alive?What if—A knock sounds against the door and I freeze.My heart jumps. “Seraphina?”I rush toward the door so quickly that I nearly trip over my own feet and I pull it open, but the person standing outside is not Seraphina.My excitement disappears instantly. “Ivie?”She stands there with a small basket hanging from one hand, her eyes widening slightly when she sees me.
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