Chapter: Four Strands of TruthYara's POVAunty Ingrid didn't stay long. After she left, I couldn't sleep that night. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw her hands. The way they reached for me. The way they pushed.I heard Mommy breathing in the chair beside me. I wanted to tell her. I couldn't. So I closed my eyes and pretended to sleep.Imani's POV Days went by in a blur. I woke up. The first thing i felt was hope. Real hope because Yara was getting discharged tomorrow.I sat up and looked at the bed immediately the way I always did.Yara was awake.She was lying on her side facing me with her eyes open, and when she saw me looking, she smiled. She was simply happy to see my face.I was out of the chair."Good morning, baby." I sat on the edge of her bed and pulled her in carefully. She tucked her face into my neck, and I closed my eyes and just held her."How do you feel?" I asked into her hair."Better," she said. "My head doesn't hurt as much today.""Yeah?""It's like a three now. Before, it was a ten."I
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Chapter: The Face Behind the FallIngrid's POV Daddy's eyes didn't move from my face for a long moment. Then he blinked. And something in his face rearranged itself into something casual."Don't mind me," he said. He bent slowly and began picking up the larger pieces of glass. "I was bringing you the new batch I've been working on. The fig and cardamom blend — I've been fermenting it for three months, wanted you to taste it." He shook his head at himself. "I tripped, and the bottle slipped."I looked at my father, crouching on the floor, and I asked myself if he had really heard me. His face gave me nothing."Go back inside," he said, not looking up. "I'll get another bottle.""Don't worry about it. I'm leaving anyway."He looked up then. "So soon? Is this about Yara?""She's fine. I just need to get back."He pushed himself to his feet. "Alright. Drive carefully."I walked past him, and I did not breathe properly until I sat in my car.I dialled Roy's number again. "What was that noise?" His voice was immediate.
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Chapter: The Secret Isn’t Safe AnymoreIngrid's POV I froze mid step.Imani was already crossing the lobby toward me. No coat, still in yesterday's clothes, the look of someone who had been inside so long they'd forgotten there was an outside. And she was smiling. The kind of smile that took over her whole face made her look like herself again."Where are you going? Didn't you come to see Yara?"I opened my mouth. My mind went somewhere very fast and came back with something. "Ahhh... yes, but I got a call. The vineyard. One of the fermentation tanks — the temperature is off, and if we lose this batch—""Now?" She looked genuinely confused. Then worried. The way Imani worried — immediately, fully, thinking about the problem and the solution at the same time. "Can't you see Yara first? Just five minutes? She's awake, Ingrid. She's talking, she's—""I'll come back tonight." The words came out sharper than I meant them to. "I promise." I pushed the gift bag into her arms before she could argue. "I got these for Yara. Tell he
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Chapter: The Hands At The Top Of The StairsYara's POV But I couldn't.Because every time I tried to speak, I saw his face from that day. The way his eyes went cold.Mom came back to my side. She held my hand."Baby, I came home and found you at the bottom of the stairs. Can you tell me what happened?"I looked at Daddy.He was standing by the door. His hands were in his pockets. His face was soft.But his eyes. His eyes were not soft. His eyes were like a warning or a promise that I was going to be dealt with if I said anything. "I don't remember," I whispered.Mom's face fell. "You don't remember?"I shook my head.The doctor said something about trauma. About pressure. About not forcing me to remember.Daddy nodded. "He's right, baby. Yara will tell us when she's ready."Then he looked at me."And if someone really did come into our home and push our daughter, I will never forgive them. Never."He smiled, but his smile made me feel sick.The doctor held my hand. He told me I was brave.But I didn't feel brave.I felt like
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Chapter: She Woke Up to HimRoy's POVI walked toward Yara's room. My footsteps steady. My face calm. The mask was always the first thing I put on.Imani was standing close to the door. Her eyes were wet.She saw me and ran.Her arms went around my neck. She buried her face in my chest.Imani was hugging me. Crying into my chest. Not the stiff and careful version of herself I'd felt this morning.This only means one thing—Yara hadn't said anything yet."She's awake, Roy. She's awake. Our baby girl is alive."I held her. Let my hand stroke her hair."I told you," I said. "I told you she was going to be okay."She pulled back. Tears were streaming down her face."No tears, baby." I wiped them with my thumbs. "Not today. Our Yara is alive. That's all that matters."She nodded. Smiled through the tears.Inside the room, Malcolm was leaning over Yara's bed. A nurse was adjusting something on the machines.Malcolm looked up. Saw me. His face was neutral."She's all set," he said to Imani. "Come say hi."Imani took my
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Chapter: She Opened Her EyesRoy's POVIngrid was pacing now. Back and forth. Back and forth. Her hands were shaking."We're finished," she said it again. Her voice cracked. "If Yara wakes up, she'll tell. She'll tell everything. Imani will know. Everyone will know."I crossed the room. Grabbed her arms. Stopped her."Hey, look at me."She did. Her eyes were wet."We're not finished," I said. "I won't let that happen. Never.""How? How can you stop it?"I pulled her into my chest. Held her there. She was trembling.My hands in her hair."Listen to me carefully." I spoke low into her hair. "Yara won't wake up. I'm going to make sure of that. Even if she does, I'm going to make sure Imani never believes her."She pulled back. Looked at my face. "You are going to make sure Yara never wakes up?" She paused. "What does that mean?"I didn't answer. I just looked at her.She knew what it meant. She was smart. That's why I love her. She knew exactly what I meant. Imani, on the other hand, doesn't know me like she thinks
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Protector Of The Alpha's Cursed Heir
A prophecy. A pregnancy. A war five hundred years in the making.
Annie has been celibate, but somehow, she got pregnant. She has no idea how she got pregnant. Before she can process the miracle growing inside her, a stranger appears in the rain with an umbrella and a confession: "I'm the father of your child." His name is Killian Zerok. He is the most feared and ruthless Alpha of his time. He doesn't ask permission—he takes what's his. And according to him, Annie and the miracle child she's carrying belong to him. He's the last person Annie should be involved with, but for some reason, she can't seem to escape him.
Annie's baby is going to end the world.
That's what the witches said. What the werewolves believed. What the five-hundred-year-old immortal who'd been pulling the strings of her entire bloodline had planned.
But prophecies don't account for one thing: a mother's love.
Torn between the Alpha who swears he'll protect her and the monster who claims he created her, Annie must navigate betrayal, sacrifice, love, and a romance so fierce it defies destiny itself.
But the closer Annie gets to them, the more dangerous everything becomes.
Because some people want her baby dead.
Some want to exploit her baby's powers.
As the chaos unravelled, Annie's hidden powers suddenly awakened, and she's done playing by their rules.
Let the world burn. She's saving her baby.
NOTE; This is a dark romance novel with explicit, graphic, and steamy contents.
Baca
Chapter: Epilogue; The endHe grinned. "Still got those reflexes, I see." Then, in one smooth motion, he flipped their positions, pinning her to the wall instead. Onika's eyes flashed. "Show-off." He released her, "Guilty." "It's Jeffrey's birthday. Adam would have loved to see this. See him growing up." "I'm sure he would have adored the little genuis." Darius stood beside her, comfortable in the silence. After a moment, he quietly said, "You know, I've been thinking... when you're ready, I'd like to take you to dinner. A real one. Not just as friends." Onika smiles,"I think I might be ready for that." *** Epilogue - Annie's POV It all started with a nurse cradling pregnancy test results. A file that changed everything. I was barely processing the fact that I was pregnant without any sexual intercourse, when my baby started talking. From inside my womb. He whispered, 'Hi, Mommy.' I didn't even have time to scream before I was stumbling out of the hospital, my head spinning, my hands shaking, rain
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Chapter: Seven years later"I know you love him." Annie's voice was utterly without judgment. "I've always known. And I want you to hear me when I say this, Onika: it's okay. It's okay that you love him. It's okay that it hurts. It's okay that you had wished I'd just disappeared. That doesn't make you a bad person. It makes you human."Onika stared at her. "You should be angry."Annie leaned forward. "You don't owe me an apology. And I'm not here to make you feel guilty about something that was never your fault."Onika looked away, her jaw tight. Then her eyes caught on something.The ring on Annie's finger."You're married," Onika said quietly.Annie glanced down at the simple silver ring. "Yeah. We are."Onika nodded, still not meeting her eyes. "I'm happy for you. I really am. But I need you to know—" She took a shaky breath. "I'm not here to talk you out of your feelings," Annie said. "I'm not here to ask you to stop loving him. You're allowed to feel what you feel.""But I want to get over him," Onika sai
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Chapter: The bad wolfKillian crumpled the letter slightly in his fist and sank on the bed, his head dropping into his hands. His most loyal soldier, who had followed him into battle when she was barely old enough. Who had bled for him, killed for him, almost died for him more times than he could count."She... " his voice hollow. "She just... left."Annie moved to sit beside him, her hand finding his back, rubbing slow circles."I know," she whispered.Killian looked up, his eyes red. "I'm worried about her, Annie. She shouldn't be out there alone. I didn't know she felt this way. I should have known." His voice cracked. "I've always loved her as my sister. But I ignored her for so long. I didn't know she... Annie, I have to find her. I have to bring her back.""Killian-"Annie wrapped her arms around him and pulled him close."She knows you love her," Annie said softly. "She knows you care. But she needs this. She needs to figure out who she is without you. Without us. And we have to let her. She had alr
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Chapter: Remember OnikaKael turned.Eloise stood at the edge of the cemetery path. The young seer who had fought beside him on that highway when Mallory hid.She smiled at him."Who says I want company?" But his voice was rough, his defences already crumbling."I know how this looks," she said quickly. "But I didn't follow you."Kael raised a brow."Your timing is suspicious."She let out a small breath. "My father just died too."That landed.Kael's expression shifted immediately. "I'm... sorry."Eloise shrugged. "We didn't really have the chance to be father and daughter."He frowned slightly."I only just found out he was alive," she added. "He was hidden." Her jaw tightened. "Belarie's doing. Apparently, he likes to keep people for later use."That made something dark flicker in Kael's eyes."Who was your father?" Kael asked.Eloise hesitated-just a second."Gaius."The name hit like a stone dropped into still water.Kael went still."...Gaius?" he repeated, slower now.Her gaze held his. "Yes."Then Ka
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Chapter: No more sad eyesAnnie's hand went cold in his.Killian felt it instantly-the way her fingers stiffened in his."They killed your parents," he said quietly. "Mr and Mrs Morales." His grip tightened slightly, steadying her. "I left them alive because I wanted you to decide what happens next. I stopped you once before... I won't do that again. Whatever you choose-I'll stand by it."Annie didn't respond.She just looked at them.Tommy dragged his head up slowly. His one good eye found her, and something ugly flickered there-something pleased. Something unhinged. His lips peeled back into a broken smile."The vessel," he rasped. "Look at you now... power couple, huh?" A wet cough tore through him, but he kept going. "Your father... he screamed. Begged like a coward. Kept calling your name -'Annie... Annie-'"He never finished.Annie's hand lifted.The fire came alive.It erupted-a violent column of white-hot fury that tore through the room, swallowing Tommy mid-laugh, cutting Connor's scream in half, burn
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Chapter: I always keep my wordLauren smiled."Kitty kat." As she had fondly called her back in their days. Katherine broke.She ran into her arms, sobbing like everything she’d been holding in for years had finally been released."I missed you," she whispered."I know," Lauren said softly.Katherine pulled back, laughing through tears."Well… dying isn’t so bad if this is the reward—If i get to see you again.""I'd hoped you'd live longer," Lauren said. "Both of you.""Well," Brie said with a dramatic flip of her hair, "I may be dead, but my music lives forever. And just so you know, I’m still iconic. Death didn’t change that. My fans? Obsessed. So, really, who's the winner here?"Katherine rolled her eyes."Delusional.""Legendary," Brie corrected.They laughed.The kind of laughter that heals."How did you die?" Lauren asked.Katherine's expression softened. "I saved Kael. Took a fireball meant for him."Lauren pulled her into another hug, this one tighter. "Of course you did.""The last person I want to see in
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