The Lycan King's Auction Prize
Devlin Ashford has spent her whole life being the daughter her family always forgot.
Inside the high walls of the Edevane stronghold, built to keep lycans and wolves out and everything else rigidly in, she learned early that love in her family was a privilege distributed by usefulness and she had never been the most useful child.
That distinction belonged to Mara, her older sister, who was beautiful and charming beyond words. When their father arranges Devlin's engagement to Corvin Hale, son of a neighboring chief, it is the first time in her life she has been given something that feels like a future.
Corvin was at least decent and had a bright future as the youngest son of a Chief. Mara decides that's too good a future for someone like Devlin.
Her parents make him choose, marry Devlin and live as just the youngest son of a Chief or marry Mara and become the chief of Edevane.
Corbin makes a choice without thinking twice, he chooses the more attractive sister with a bright future tied to it. Inciting Incident Devlin goes over the wall with just forty coins, a knife and an extra set of clothes. She doesn't make it far before she's captured by slave hunters.
In the borderlands auction market, the mate bond snaps in place between her and the lycan king, Ronan. That night he marks her in his room.
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Chapter: Chapter EighteenThe smile on Ronan's face vanished, the instant the door swung open."We have one chance," he murmured.The fortress beyond his chambers had settled into the silence that came before dawn. Torches burned along the stone corridors, their flames shinning in the cold draft that drifted through Vael Keep.Devlin tightened the dark servant's cloak around her shoulders."If Corvin refuses to listen?"Ronan's golden eyes met hers."Then we will improvise."Without another word, he reached for her hand.The moment their fingers brushed, the strange pull of the bond warmed her skin.He let go almost immediately."Stay close."They slipped into the corridor like shadows.The castle felt different at night.Empty.Watching.Every distant footstep echoed through the stone halls.Every flickering torch show strange shapes that looked like wolves waiting to pounce.Ronan led her through forgotten servant passages, narrow staircases hidden behind old tapestries, and abandoned storage tunnels that
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Chapter: Chapter SeventeenCorvin swallowed hard, the sharp tip of the blade leaving a tiny red bead of blood on his throat and repeated, "Wren? His face drained as I lower the letter from his throat and stepped back. He rubbed the small cut with shaky fingers starring at me like I had become a stranger. “Then tell me why Wren keep mentioning dawn?" He asked me his voice cracking. “Because the treaty isn't about peace,it's about ownership.” I said, ”Once those papers are signed Aldric controls the trade route, the mines the boarder gate and every chief who depends on them." Corvin swallowed hard. Uncertainty filled the room which made it feel smaller and colder than before. “Do you think you will be made chief, they will use you until your signature dries and they will discard you.” I continued. Corvin opened his mouth, but no words came out. He closed it and looked away understanding now that I understood his weakness better than anyone else. Wren had support, wealth, promises, legitimacy, everything h
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Chapter: Chapter SixteenThe gravity of what we were about to do settled into the marrow of my bones. I knew Wren would come for us, but that wasn't what kept me up at night. We were defying her; we were literally burning down an alliance that had been the law of the land since before any of us were born.If we failed, by morning would bring our own executions. And If we succeeded, we would be running for our lives anyway.But I looked into Ronan’s golden eyes, and the fear he had evaporated, now replaced by a cold, sharp focus."The diplomat’s quarters are at the apex of the southern wing," he whispered, stepping toward the heavy oak paneling that masked the entrance to the servant tunnels. These narrow stone corridors were built into the very bones of Vael Keep, designed to keep the human staff invisible. Tonight, they were our only salvation. "Aldric assigned three Thorneclaw guards to guard Corvin’s door—supposedly for his 'protection', but the message is very clear, to ensure he doesn't go anywhere
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Chapter: Chapter FifteenThe moment the door clicked shut, Ronan turned to me, gripping his hands on my shoulders. His eyes were widely open, they were dark with an agonizing mix of fury and fear."Why did you agree to that?" He asked, he whispered harshly. "We could have captured her, and I will just end everything here.""And then what, Ronan?" I asked, as I couldn't hold myself any longer, a tear finally dropped from my eye. "Aldric would have slaughtered you. The Thorneclaws would have destroyed everything. You know she has my tokens, so she knows what we are to each other."Ronan pulled me closer to his chest, burying his face in my hair. He held me so tightly that I could barely breathe, his heart beating in perfect sync with mine."I don't care about the pack laws, Devlin. All I care about is you. The moment I smelled that human's blood in the hallway, I thought" he paused and breathed out, "I thought I had lost you."I smiled and whispered, "You didn't lose me," I then held tight his leather armor,
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Chapter: Chapter FourteenBefore I could even open my mouth to reply, the heavy iron deadbolt on the door was rattled violently. Obviously someone was trying to get in with force.Wren stood like a rock. She silently disappeared into the dark with an unnatural speed of a wolf.The crossbow raised once more, hidden from the direct line of sight but perfectly aimed at my chest again. "Open the door" I heard from the dark. "And better choose your words carefully."I swallowed the lump in my throat, turned, and unlocked the heavy door.It was Ronan. He practically pushed the door open, coming in, he slammed the door so hard. He was so much in panic, his jaw was locked, his chest heaving as if he had run across the entire fortress. On his leather collar, there was a little stain of someone else's blood. "Devlin," he breathed, his hands instantly coming up to cup my face, desperately looking at me, as if he sensed something was wrong, to ensure I'm safe. "Tell me, are you alright? From the corridor, all
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Chapter: Chapter ThirteenHe didn't need to be told twice. With his heart hammering against his ribs, Corvin gripped his mangled arm and ran for his life, his boots slapping frantically against the floor of the service hallway.I could hear the sound of his heavy boots against the cold stone until the it faded into the distance.With the panic gone, reality crashed back in. The heat in my veins was suddenly replaced with a cold chill and I just stood there shivering. I took a deep breath and wiped the hairpin clean against the stone wall in one fluid motion, then tucked it back into my hair, burying the evidence of what I’d just done.I needed to get back to Ronan's quarters; I needed to lock the door, just as he said I should.Keeping my head down, I hurried down, sidestepping the main pathways where anyone could spot me, I didn't let myself stop until I had safely arrived at the heavy oak door of Ronan’s private chambers. I slipped inside, closing the door behind me, and immediately threw the iron deadbol
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