Marked by the Wolf King
Raised by humans behind the walls of Asterism, Zara was taught only one thing: Wolves are ruthless monsters that are responsible for every death beyond the walls. Hunters are trained to kill wolves without mercy. Zara is one of the deadliest of them all.
Until the man who raised and taught everything she knows did not return alive. His body was covered in blood. Deep in his skin was the one thing feared across human territory: the mark of the wolf king.
While the city mourned the devastating loss of the hunters, the general issued an order that left everyone in shock.
From then on, Zara’s only purpose was revenge. Driven by anger, she crosses beyond the walls to the wolves' territory to end the lives of those responsible, even if it ends her life.
Things didn’t go according to plan as she found something far worse. The world beyond the border was nothing like she was told. Wolves are stronger, terrifying, and more intelligent than she imagined.
The wolf king was the worst of them all.
Ryan Kaine should have killed her the moment she stepped into his territory, but instead, he kept her alive, because something about her felt familiar.
Zara was surrounded by the creature she was raised to hate. She uncovers the truth buried since the Great War, a truth capable of destroying everything she was taught. If all she believed was wrong, then who is the real enemy?
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Chapter: The wound that never healedZara’s pov“Zara, your mother is dead.”For several I refused to understand what I had just heard. The words entered my ears but refused to make sense.My eyes were fixed on Ryan, waiting for him to take back what he had just said; perhaps I had misunderstood him. But he just stood there, watching me, with that calm expression on his face that had infuriated me since the day I met him. he always ruined my reality with that same cold certainty.My mother was standing right beside me, her hand tightened around mine; I could still smell the flower in her hair. I could still remember the way her hands touched my face only a few moments ago. The way she had called me sunshine every chance she got. She was here. She was real. She was my mother, and she was very much alive. So what then gave Ryan the audacity to stand in front of me and tell me that she was dead?Something inside me snapped. “You are lying.” My voice sounded quieter than I expected it to be.Ryan’s expression did not change
Last Updated: 2026-07-27
Chapter: The king beyond the veil.Zara’s POV I knew those heartbeats.I had heard them in the darkness. I had heard them between life and death, when my body was changing, and my mind was trying to make sense of what I was becoming. One of them was Karl’s. I would recognize it anymore. The other was stronger, steadier, and had a way of calming me down; it was far more difficult to mistake. Ryan.My entire body went rigid; how did they find this place? Did they know about it all this while? My eyes just remained fixed on the door. For a moment, I couldn’t breathe. It felt like I hadn’t seen him in a long time. A lot had happened since I had last looked into his cold eyes. I had found my mother. I had remembered the childhood I never knew I had lived. I had discovered my entire foundation was built on lies.And he was about to walk into the end of all places he could have found me; he had found me here.I looked at my mother immediately. The warmth that filled her face earlier had disappeared completely. She was no lon
Last Updated: 2026-07-25
Chapter: The price of powerZara’s POV “I was going to teach you slowly but…” she swallowed, and her voice dropped to a whisper. “…if the palace is awake…I have to teach you before it's too late.”What was going on? I stared at her longer than I should, trying to understand the sudden fear, but the more I looked at her face, the more I realized that she was not exaggerating. My mother is one of the strongest I know; if she is acting like this. Something must have gone wrong. The woman who had smiled at me only a moment ago, who laughed even when my jokes were bad, when I told her I still hated vegetables.My hands tightened around hers. “Too late for what?” I asked. But she did not answer me again. “Mother, please, you are scaring me.” The moment those words came out of my mouth, her golden eyes met mine again. “What does it mean that the palace has awakened?”I took a deep sigh and looked towards the window instead of answering me. Beyond the glass, the ocean remained beautiful and peaceful. I started to think
Last Updated: 2026-07-22
Chapter: The pathwayZara’s POV The warm water spilled slowly over my shoulder. The feeling was nothing I could describe, but the water carried away layers of dried blood, dirt, and exhaustion that had clung to my skin longer than they should have. I closed my eyes and simply stood there, letting the water run over my skin while steam gathered around until it felt like the outside world had disappeared. I hadn’t realized how heavy my body had become until that very moment.Every bruise left by the werewolves, by the humans, every ache from Ryan's relentless interrogations, every wound earned while Ryan practically killed me in the Chamber. Nothing can make me like him. he knew what I was yet…I took a deep sigh.The water turned faintly pink as it circled the drain, washing away the last bit of blood that made me a little human. I found myself staring at it till the pink slowly turned to white. A few days ago, I would have never paid any attention to it; it would have been silly to question something as o
Last Updated: 2026-07-20
Chapter: Echoes of the forgotten.Zara’s POV “I crossed the wolf territory, convinced of who the real monster was,” I said.My mother’s expression crumbled before my eyes. She looked heartbroken; she looked at me with the same sadness she had worn since I started telling her all that had happened, but something else settled beneath it. Guilt.The kind that she had buried for years, but resurfaced the moment I told her all about it. “My sunshine…” she whispered. “You carried all that alone.”I looked away. I didn’t want to cry anymore. “I didn’t think I was alone.” My fingers tightened against the fabric of my worn-out cloth. “I believed my life was…normal.”“No child should think losing her own memories is normal.”“I didn’t know they were memories.”“I am glad the humans didn’t realize what you were. I can’t imagine what they would have done to you.” The certainty in her voice made my chest tighten. I didn’t reply to her; I did not know how to.“Sometimes I dreamed about the sea. I used to think it was my imaginati
Last Updated: 2026-07-18
Chapter: The pastZara’s POV My mother didn’t answer my question. Instead, she simply looked at me. The same people, old-time friends, looked at one another after years apart. Her eyes wandered over every part of my face and all over my body, as if she were trying to memorize me all over again. Her fingertips then again brushed gently through my hair before lingering against my cheek. Almost like she was trying to remind herself that all that was happening was real and not another dream that would disappear the moment she reached for it.“I used to wonder…” she whispered, “…how much taller you had become.”I gave her a soft smile. And she smiled back, but not a happy one.“I wondered whether your hair would stay this dark.” She tucked a loose strand behind my ear. ‘Whether your eyes would still shine the way they used to when you laughed.” Her voice was cracking. “I even wondered if you still hated vegetables.Despite all that had happened, all that I had painfully discovered, a small laugh escaped me
Last Updated: 2026-07-16
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