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Ihsan Ali Bashir
Ihsan Ali Bashir
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Bonds By Blades

Bonds By Blades

Kael Vance arrives at the academy with one goal: survive long enough to uncover the truth behind his family’s mysterious downfall. Cold, calculating, and fiercely independent, Kael trusts no one. In a place where alliances shift like shadows and betrayal lurks behind every smile, he quickly earns a reputation as someone not to be underestimated. But his carefully built walls begin to crack the moment he crosses paths with Lucien Draven. Lucien is everything Kael despises—privileged, powerful, and dangerously perceptive. As the heir to the influential Draven bloodline, Lucien moves through the academy with quiet authority and lethal precision. He sees through Kael’s defenses almost instantly, sparking a rivalry that quickly turns into something far more complicated. Their clashes are intense, both on and off the training grounds, each encounter laced with tension, pride, and an undeniable pull neither of them is willing to acknowledge. As deadly trials push students beyond their limits, Kael and Lucien are forced into close proximity, their survival depending on cooperation rather than conflict. Secrets begin to unravel—about the academy, their families, and hidden force manipulating events from the shadows. Kael discovers that his past is deeply intertwined with the Draven legacy, and Lucien is not as untouchable as he seems. What begins as hatred slowly transforms into a fragile, dangerous bond—one built on shared pain, unspoken truths, and forbidden desire. But in a world where emotions are exploited as weapons, loving the wrong person could be ultimate weakness. As tensions rise and loyalties are tested, Kael and Lucien must decide whether to cling to their pride or trust each other enough to survive darkness closing in around them. Because at Draven Academy, the sharpest blades aren’t always made of steel-and the deepest wounds are carved by those you dare to love.
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Chapter: CHAPTER 210
The first year of marriage passed like a dream.Kael woke each morning to the warmth of Rhydian beside him. They ate breakfast together, walked through the gardens, taught their students, and returned to their cottage each evening. The world was quiet. Peaceful. Everything they had fought for.But something was stirring in the shadows.Kael felt it first in the reports from the southern territories. Villages reporting strange lights in the sky. Farmers finding symbols carved into their fields. Travelers disappearing on the roads.He mentioned it to Rhydian one evening as they sat by the fire."There's something happening in the south."Rhydian looked up from his book. "What kind of something?""I don't know. But it feels familiar."Rhydian closed the book. "Familiar how?"Kael met his eyes. "Like the beginning of something. Something we've seen before."The reports continued to arrive over the following weeks.Kael sent scouts to investigate. They returned with troubling news. The sym
Last Updated: 2026-09-20
Chapter: CHAPTER 209
The wedding celebration lasted late into the night.The great hall was filled with music and laughter. Students danced with teachers. Keepers shared drinks with villagers. The divisions that had once seemed insurmountable had faded into memory.Kael stood at the edge of the celebration, watching the crowd. His heart was full in a way he had never imagined possible. Rhydian appeared beside him, two cups of wine in his hands."You're supposed to be dancing," Rhydian said."I'm watching.""Same thing."Kael took the cup and smiled. "I'm happy.""I know. It shows."They stood together, shoulders brushing, watching the world celebrate around them.Rhydian leaned close. "I have a surprise for you."Kael raised an eyebrow. "What kind of surprise?""The kind that requires us to leave the celebration early."Kael's heart quickened. "I'm listening."Rhydian took his hand and led him out of the great hall, through the winding corridors of the academy, past the gardens and the training yard. They
Last Updated: 2026-09-20
Chapter: CHAPTER 208
The chamber was silent.Kael stood in the fading light of the Twin Blades, his heart still pounding from the battle. The First Keeper was gone. The darkness had retreated. But her words lingered in the air like poison.Everything was a lie. I brought you together.He looked at Rhydian. At the man who had stood beside him through everything. At the man he loved."Say something," Kael whispered.Rhydian stepped closer. "What do you want me to say?""Tell me it wasn't a lie. Tell me what we have is real."Rhydian reached up and cupped his face. "What we have is real. It doesn't matter what she said. It doesn't matter how we found each other. What matters is that we chose each other. Every day. Every moment."Kael felt tears prick at his eyes. "But what if she—""She didn't control us." Rhydian's voice was firm. "She may have created circumstances. She may have manipulated events. But she didn't make me love you. That was my choice."Kael searched his eyes. "How can you be so sure?"Rhydi
Last Updated: 2026-09-20
Chapter: CHAPTER 207
The great hall was empty.Kael stepped inside, the crystal pulsing in his hand. Its light cast long shadows across the stone floor, illuminating the ancient symbols carved into the walls.Rhydian followed close behind. "Where is everyone?""Gone. Or hidden." Kael's eyes swept the room. "She knew we were coming."The crystal pulsed faster, its warmth growing stronger.Kael followed its guidance, his footsteps echoing in the silence. The symbols on the walls began to glow as he passed, their light flickering to life one by one.At the center of the hall stood the ancient throne. It had been empty for months, a relic of a past they had tried to leave behind. But now it glowed with an inner light, its surface shifting like water.Kael approached it slowly."She's here," he said. "Beneath the throne."Rhydian moved beside him. "How do we get down?"Kael pressed the crystal against the throne's surface.The floor beneath them groaned. A section of stone slid away, revealing a spiral stairca
Last Updated: 2026-09-20
Chapter: CHAPTER 206
The journal sat on the table between them like a wound that refused to close.Kael had read it three times. Each pass revealed something new. A detail he had missed. A name he hadn't recognized. A connection he hadn't seen.But the most important truth was still hidden.The First Keeper. The one who had corrupted the Order. The one who had been controlling everything from the shadows for centuries.She was still out there."We need to find Sera," Kael said. "She knows more than she told us."Rhydian leaned back in his chair. "She disappeared. No one has seen her since the library.""She left us the journal. She wanted us to find it.""Then why run?"Kael was silent for a moment. "Because she's afraid. Not of us. Of the First Keeper."Rhydian's expression softened. "So we find her. We protect her. We get the truth."Kael nodded. "Together."The search began the next morning.Kael and Rhydian combed through the academy, questioning anyone who might have seen Sera. They searched her quar
Last Updated: 2026-09-20
Chapter: CHAPTER 205
Kael closed the journal and looked toward the window. The afternoon light had shifted, casting long shadows across the floor. He had been reading for hours, searching for any clue that would explain why Sera had done what she did. Why she had betrayed them. Why she had planted the seeds of unrest."I think someone knew we'd find this."Rhydian didn't answer. He stood near the bookshelf, his fingers tracing the spines of ancient texts. His silence was louder than any words.Kael turned to face him. "What is it?"Rhydian pulled a thin volume from the shelf. "This wasn't here before."Kael crossed the room and took the book from his hands. Its cover was plain, unmarked, its pages yellowed with age. He opened it carefully.The handwriting inside was familiar. Sera's."She left this for us," Kael said. "A message."Rhydian moved closer, reading over his shoulder. "What does it say?"Kael scanned the pages, his heart sinking with each word. "She's not the enemy. She was trying to warn us. T
Last Updated: 2026-09-01
THE LAST ROYAL OMEGA

THE LAST ROYAL OMEGA

For sixteen years, Wren Voss has lived an ordinary life built on a guarded lie. He believes he is a Beta. He has forged records, a quiet job, and a suppressant he takes nightly. He knows only one rule about his past: never ask why his mother abandoned him or why she feared anyone discovering the truth. Then his suppressant fails. His hidden Omega nature awakens, revealing a scent powerful enough to expose the identity his mother spent years protecting. Wren isn't a Beta. He's the last surviving royal Omega of House Ilvaren, a bloodline the world believes was slaughtered sixteen years ago. Now enemies are hunting him. His only chance of survival is Kirill Voronov, the ruthless Alpha heir of the Voronov Bratva—the family Wren was told murdered his parents. Kirill offers him an impossible solution: marriage. An ancient treaty promises peace if the last Ilvaren heir marries the Voronov heir. But Wren refuses to become anyone's possession, especially that of the enemy who represents everything he has been taught to hate. Yet Kirill refuses to treat him like property. As danger forces them closer, distrust gives way to attraction and a bond neither can explain. Then Kirill discovers the records of the Ilvaren massacre were deliberately altered. Eleven pages are missing. The casualty count was falsified. And Wren's scent is older than the royal records themselves. Someone didn't simply hide the last royal Omega. Someone has been protecting him—or waiting for him. As enemies close in and the truth behind the massacre emerges, Wren must decide whether Kirill will destroy his freedom or become the man capable of protecting his life, his crown, and his heart. Because the royal family may not have died sixteen years ago. Someone lied. And now the last royal Omega has come home.
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Chapter: chapter 21
The Ilvaren estate was silent.Wren stood at the gate, his hand resting on the iron bars. The mansion loomed before him, rebuilt on the ashes of his childhood. The same footprint. The same silhouette. But wrong. All wrong.The bond remained between them, a constant presence. But for the first time, Wren didn't know if it was a promise or a warning.Kirill was beside him, his grey eyes scanning the shadows."You don't have to do this," Kirill said quietly."I know.""He'll try to kill you.""I know.""You could die.""I know." Wren turned to face him. "But if I don't go in there, he'll complete the ritual. He'll sever the bond. He'll kill everyone I love."Kirill was silent for a long moment. Then he reached out, his hand finding Wren's, his fingers warm and steady."Then we go together."Wren's heart pounded. The bond remained between them, a constant presence."You could die," Wren said."I know what it means." Kirill stepped closer. "I'm still coming."The words hung in the air betw
Last Updated: 2026-09-18
Chapter: chapter 20
The meeting point was a church.Not the kind of church people visited on Sundays—no stained glass, no pews, no altar. Just an old stone building on the edge of the city, abandoned for decades, its roof half-collapsed, its walls covered in ivy. The kind of place where secrets were kept and bodies were buried.Wren stood at the entrance, his heart pounding. Kirill was beside him, his grey eyes scanning the shadows."She's here," Kirill said.Wren didn't ask how he knew. He could feel it too—a presence in the darkness, watching, waiting.They entered together.The interior was dark, lit only by the faint glow of a single lantern at the far end of the nave. Wren moved toward it, his footsteps echoing on the stone floor.Vera Thorne was waiting.She sat on a wooden pew, her hands folded in her lap, her dark hair pulled back. She looked different from the woman in the archives—older, harder, the years of hiding etched into her face. But her eyes were the same. Sharp. Assessing. Watchful."Y
Last Updated: 2026-09-18
Chapter: chapter 19
The safe house was silent.Wren sat at the small table, the evidence spread before him. The names. The locations. The proof. And at the bottom of the list, one name he couldn't stop staring at.Kirill Voronov.The bond remained between them, a constant presence. But for the first time since the alley, Wren did not know what it meant. Not warmer. Not stronger. Different.Wren didn't look up as Kirill entered the room. He heard the Alpha's footsteps, measured and deliberate, crossing to the table."You've been staring at that list for hours," Kirill said.Wren didn't answer.Kirill was silent for a long moment. Then he pulled out the chair across from Wren and sat down."Ask me," Kirill said.Wren finally looked up. The Alpha's grey eyes were unreadable, but his posture was steady. Unwavering."How long have you known about the Inner Circle?"Kirill didn't answer.Wren's stomach tightened. "Kirill.""I knew they were watching you."Wren went still. "Before we met?"Silence."How long?"
Last Updated: 2026-09-18
Chapter: chapter 18
The old estate was exactly as Wren remembered it.Not from memory—he'd been too young when the fire happened. But from the photographs. The ones his mother had kept hidden. The ones Kirill had shown him. The ones that had been burned in the attack on the Voronov estate.The mansion loomed before him, rebuilt on the ashes of his childhood. The same footprint. The same silhouette. But wrong. All wrong.Wren stood at the gate, his hand resting on the iron bars. The bond hummed between them, warm and insistent, a constant reminder that Kirill was beside him."You don't have to do this," Kirill said quietly."I know.""He said alone.""I know."Wren turned to face him. The Alpha's grey eyes were unreadable, but his presence was steady, solid, unwavering."I'm not letting you go in there alone," Kirill said."I know.""Then why are we standing here?"Wren's throat tightened. "Because I'm afraid."Kirill was silent for a long moment. Then he reached out, his hand finding Wren's, his fingers
Last Updated: 2026-09-18
Chapter: Chapter 17
The safe house was silent.Wren sat at the small table, his hands wrapped around a cup of tea he hadn't touched. The evidence was spread before him—letters, photographs, financial records, his mother's letter, his father's message. Everything he'd collected over the past weeks. Everything that proved the Council's corruption.And none of it was enough.Seraphina Vance had admitted to orchestrating the massacre. She'd admitted to the suppressants. She'd admitted to the bond. She'd admitted to everything.But she'd been too calm. Too controlled. Too certain.Wren had seen enough liars in his life to recognize when someone was telling a partial truth. Seraphina had admitted to the crimes, but she hadn't admitted to the design. She was a weapon, not the hand that wielded it.Someone else was pulling the strings.Wren looked up as Kirill entered the room. The Alpha was carrying a small tray—bread, cheese, a fresh pot of tea."You haven't eaten," Kirill said."I'm not hungry.""You need to
Last Updated: 2026-09-18
Chapter: chapter 16
The Council building looked different at night.Without the hum of bureaucracy, without the weight of centuries of law pressing down on every surface, it was just a building. Stone and glass and steel. But Wren knew better. He knew the building was a mask. Behind its marble facade was the woman who had been controlling his life for sixteen years.Wren walked through the revolving doors, his footsteps echoing on the polished floor. The bond hummed between them, warm and steady, a constant reminder that Kirill was with him."You didn't have to come," Wren said quietly."I know.""She said alone.""I don't care what she said."Wren's heart pounded. The bond hummed, warm and insistent, a current of something that felt almost like trust.He didn't trust Kirill completely. Not yet.But he was beginning to believe that Kirill might be the one person who would never leave him.The Chairwoman's office was at the top of the building.A private elevator, a private corridor, a private door. Wren
Last Updated: 2026-09-10
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