Chapter: Chapter 48 Elena’s POV“I love you , Daddy.”Leo’s sleepy whisper stops Julian cold in the doorway of the rocket room , his hand still on the light switch.I’m sitting on the edge of the bed , stroking Leo’s curls, pretending my heart isn’t already raw from the day.Julian turns slow , eyes wide like he’s been punched in the chest.Leo yawns , repeats it clearer. “I love you , Daddy. Bigger than T-Rex.”Julian drops to his knees beside the bed , voice thick. “Say it again , Captain.”Leo grins , eyes heavy. “I love you .”Julian leans in, kisses his forehead , lingers there like he’s memorizing the moment.“I love you too ,” he whispers. “More than all the stars , More than anything.”Leo sighs , content, snuggles deeper into his pillow .Julian stays there until Leo’s breathing evens out .I watch him, throat tight.He finally stands, looks at me.His eyes are shining.He mouths thank you.I nod, tears slipping.He walks out quiet.I stay a minute longer.Kiss Leo’s curls.Then follow.********
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Chapter: Chapter 47 Elena’s POV“Why is Mommy sad again ?”Leo’s question hangs in the air like smoke during breakfast, his little fork paused halfway to his mouth , eyes flicking between Julian and me.I freeze with my coffee cup halfway to my lips .Julian’s hand stills on his orange juice .Grandma looks down at her plate .I force a smile. “Mommy’s not sad, baby. Just thinking.”Leo frowns. “You look sad. Like when T-Rex lost his tail.”Julian clears his throat. “Mommy’s tired, Captain . Grown-ups get tired sometimes.”Leo looks at me . “Do you need a hug ?”My heart cracks wide open .I open my arms. “Always.”He climbs into my lap, wraps his arms around my neck .“I love you bigger than volcanoes,” he whispers .I hold him tight. “Bigger than the whole world.”He pulls back, looks at Julian. “Daddy needs a hug too .”Julian’s eyes meet mine, raw and pleading .I nod once.Leo crawls across the table, into Julian’s lap.Julian holds him close, eyes closing.I watch them, throat burning.Grandma stan
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Chapter: Chapter 46 Elena’s POV“Mommy, are we going on a trip ?”Leo’s innocent question stops me cold in the playroom doorway, my hand frozen on the zipper of the small backpack I’ve been filling while he colored dinosaurs on the floor .I force a smile that feels like glass. “Not today, baby. Just cleaning out some old clothes .”He tilts his head, curls falling into his eyes . “You look sad again.”My heart cracks. “I’m okay, little man. Go find Grandma. She said something about cookies.”He hesitates, then runs off shouting for Grandma. I zip the bag shut, Three outfits for him, Three for me. The hospital blanket, his T-Rex. Enough cash to disappear for a month . I sling it over my shoulder and walk to the garage . The rain is coming down in sheets, drumming on the roof like it’s trying to drown the world . I hit the button, the door rumbles open , Cold air slaps my face . I step out.“Elena!”Julian’s voice cuts through the storm like a blade . He’s running from the house, barefoot, shirt soaked i
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Chapter: Chapter 45 Elena ’s POV“I can’t do this anymore .”The words come out before I even open my eyes, my stomach already churning like it’s trying to turn itself inside out . I bolt from the bed, hand over my mouth, barely making it to the bathroom before I’m on my knees heaving into the toilet . Nothing comes up but bile and yesterday’s fear , Julian is right behind me, kneeling, gathering my hair back with gentle hands .“I’ve got you,” he whispers, over and over . “I’ve got you, fox . Just breathe.”I grip the porcelain , shaking. “I can’t breathe . I can’t stop seeing it .”He flushes, wets a washcloth, presses it to my neck . “Seeing what ?”“Leo in that chair,” I sob. “The shears. The blindfold. Every time I close my eyes it’s there.”He pulls me into his lap on the bathroom floor, rocks me like I’m the child .“I know,” he says, voice cracking . “I see it too .”I cling to his shirt . “It’s my fault .”He pulls back, cups my face . “Stop .”“If I hadn’t come back into your life none of t
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Chapter: Chapter 44 Elena’s POV“Mommy, the bad lady is taking me again !”Leo’s scream rips me out of sleep so hard I almost fall off the bed . My heart is pounding before my eyes even open, hands already reaching for him in the dark .“I’m here, baby, Mommy’s here .”I pull him into my arms, rock him against my chest, feel his little body shaking with sobs .Julian is up in a second , light flicking on, kneeling beside us.“Leo, buddy , look at me.”Leo clings to me tighter, face buried in my neck . “She had the scissors, Mommy . She was cutting me and you couldn’t find me .”I make a sound that’s half sob, half scream .Julian climbs into bed behind me, wraps his arms around both of us .“She’s gone ,” he says, voice rough from sleep. “She can’t hurt you anymore . Daddy made sure .”Leo peeks out, eyes huge and wet. “Promise?”Julian kisses his curls. “Cross my heart.”Leo reaches for him, small hand grabbing Julian’s shirt. “Don’t leave.”Julian pulls him close. “Never, Captain. Never ever.”I me
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Chapter: Chapter 43 Elena’s POV“He’s finally down.”Julian’s whisper drifts in from the doorway, soft as the nightlight glow spilling across Leo’s rocket bed . I’m sitting on the edge of the mattress, fingers tangled in Leo’s curls, watching his little chest rise and fall like it’s the only thing keeping me tethered to earth .I don’t turn around . “He asked me if the bad lady is coming back.”Julian’s footsteps stop behind me . “What did you tell him ?”“That she’s gone forever .” My voice cracks on the lie . “That Mommy and Daddy won’t let anyone hurt him again .”He kneels beside me, hand gentle on my back . “We won’t .”I finally look at him . His eyes are red-rimmed, shirt wrinkled from carrying Leo for hours, refusing to let anyone else hold him on the way home .I try to smile . It wobbles and dies. “I keep waiting to wake up and find him gone .”Julian’s thumb brushes my cheek , catching a tear I didn’t know fell. “He’s here . Look at him .”Leo makes a small sound in his sleep, turns toward m
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Chapter: CHAPTER 30 : Blood SlaveElla’s POV“On your feet, hybrid.”The guard’s voice yanks me awake, rough hands hauling me up before my eyes even focus , silver chains clinking around my wrists as they drag me down a cold corridor lit by flickering torches.I stumble , bare feet scraping stone. “Where are you taking me?”He doesn’t answer . Just shoves me through a heavy door into a massive chamber that smells like blood and smoke and old pain .Adrian is there.Chained to the far wall, shirt gone, back striped with fresh silver burns still smoking.My heart stops.“Adrian.”His head snaps up , eyes flashing silver for one heartbeat before crimson floods back in.“Ella,” he chokes , straining against the chains. “Don’t look , please don’t look.”The guard shoves a bucket and rag into my hands . “Clean him.”I stare at the bucket.Water mixed with something that smells sharp and burning . Silver solution .I look at the guard. “You’re making me hurt him ?”He smirks . “Lowest slave gets the worst jobs . Start scrubb
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Chapter: CHAPTER 29 : Prince DrakovAdrian’s POV“Rise, Prince Drakov.”Valerius’s voice echoes through the throne room like a command carved in stone, and every vampire in the hall bows low, silk rustling, eyes gleaming with hunger and fear and something that looks a lot like awe .I stand slowly, collar burning against my throat, runes pulsing hot enough to make my vision blur at the edges . The weight of it all crashes down. Prince, Brother, Monster. I feel Ella’s absence like a missing limb, the bond stretched thin and aching across whatever distance they’ve put between us.Valerius leans close on the throne, voice low just for me. “Smile, brother. You’re home.”I don’t smile . I stare straight ahead, jaw locked, fists clenched at my sides .He chuckles . “Still sulking. Fine. We’ll fix that.”He rises, gestures to the court . “Tonight we feast in honor of my brother’s return . Tomorrow we prepare for the eclipse.”Cheers rise, goblets clinking, blood sloshing. I’m led to a seat at his right hand, high table overloo
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Chapter: CHAPTER 28 : Into the DarkElla’s POV“Welcome home, little queen .”Valerius’s voice slides through the pitch black like oil over water, smooth , amused, way too close, and the torches burst to life all at once, crimson flames leaping up the walls and painting everything in blood-red light .I jerk awake, heart slamming against my ribs , and cold silver bites into my palms the second I grab the bars around me. Thick bars, Rune-covered bars. A cage, My cage.“Easy now,” Valerius says, stepping into the light just beyond the bars, hands clasped behind his back, smile slow and sharp. “Wouldn’t want those pretty hands scarred before the court gets a proper look at you.”I spin toward the sound of chains rattling and there he is .Adrian.Three feet away in his own cage, on his knees, collar glowing like fresh coals, silver eyes locked on me and burning with fury .“Adrian,” I breathe, voice cracking on his name .He lunges forward, wraps his hands around his bars, skin smoking where silver touches flesh . “Ella, I
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Chapter: CHAPTER 27 : Cages of Silver Ella “They’re not taking her. Not ever.”Adrian’s whisper is fierce in my ear, arms tight around me like he can shield me from the world with his body alone .I stir against his chest. “The cages. Tell me everything the scouts said.”He hesitates. “Three of them. Silver bars thick as my arm. Runes carved in old vampire tongue. One big enough for you. Two smaller. One labeled ‘queen.’ One labeled ‘pet.’”My stomach twists . “He thinks he’s funny .”“He thinks he’s winning,” Adrian says, voice dark. “He’s not.”I sit up, turn to face him. “We destroy them at dawn.”He nods. “Burn them. Melt them. Make sure they can’t hold anyone ever again.”We walk back to the pack circle hand in hand.Lucira meets us, face grim. “The runes are compulsion wards. Designed to dampen hybrid power and strengthen sire bonds.”Adrian’s grip tightens. “So if they get me in one…”“The collar will be permanent,” she finishes. “And if they get Ella…”“They won’t,” I say.Barion limps up. “We’ll need every fig
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Chapter: CHAPTER 26 : The Cost of Forever Ella “We’ll see .”Valerius’s words hang in the air like a promise and a threat . He turns, cape swirling, and the vampire army surges forward again .Adrian stands over me, sword raised, eyes silver and crimson warring.“Stay behind me,” he says, voice rough.“No chance,” I answer, pushing to my feet, golden fire flaring around my claws. “We fight together.”He glances at me, something fierce and soft in his eyes . “Together.”The battle crashes back in.We move like one person.He swings high, I duck low, claws raking legs while his sword takes heads.Every time we touch, shoulder to shoulder, hand to hand, the bond flares, golden light pouring strength into both of us.“Left!” I shout.He spins, blocks a blade meant for my back.“Right!” he calls.I slash, golden fire exploding three vampires to ash.Barion’s voice roars from the wall. “Hold the line!”Galeon laughs wild beside us. “They’re breaking!”We push forward, step by step, bodies piling.Between blows Adrian’s hand finds
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Chapter: CHAPTER 25 : Across the Fire Ella “Hello, little queen. Time to come home.”Valerius’s voice rolls over the battlefield like thunder wrapped in velvet . Every wolf around me stiffens. Every vampire straightens.Then Adrian steps fully into view.He’s at the front of the vampire line, armor black and shining, sword in hand, face blank except for those crimson eyes .My knees almost give out .“Adrian,” I breathe, and it’s too soft for anyone to hear but the bond carries it anyway .His head jerks like I slapped him .The fighting around us slows, then stops . Wolves and vampires both sense the air change, like the world is holding its breath .Valerius smiles wider. “Bring her to me, brother .”Adrian takes one step forward .Then another.I walk to meet him .The space between us feels like miles and inches at the same time .He stops an arm’s length away .“Adrian,” I say again, louder .His sword trembles in his grip .“Fight him,” I whisper.“I’m trying,” he rasps, and it’s his voice, real, raw, terrified .V
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