HE LEFT ME TO DIE, NOW I'M HIS ONLY CURE
"He left her to die in the fire that was meant to erase her family. Now he needs her to save his life, and he has no idea who she really is."
Five years ago, Elena Hart was poisoned, imprisoned, and left to burn alive while the mate fate had chosen for her married someone else. She survived, but the girl she was did not. As Seline Carter, quiet healer and devoted single mother, she has spent five years hiding in the Shadowvale Pack, raising the son she never told anyone about, the son who has his father's exact gray eyes.
When Alpha King Austin Collins arrives to save his adopted son from a viper's bite, Seline is forced back into the orbit of the man who broke her heart and never even knew he'd done it. He doesn't recognize her. But something in him refuses to look away, an ache he can't explain, jealousy he has no right to, a need to protect her that grows sharper by the day.
Then Austin reveals a secret of his own, he's dying, poisoned by a mark no royal healer can explain, and only Seline has any chance of finding the cure. Dragged to the capital under threat and a three-month deadline, Seline must keep her son safe, her identity buried, and her heart guarded, all while living under the same roof as the man who left her to die, and the wife, stepmother, and enemies who would kill her again the moment they learned the truth.
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Chapter: CHAPTER 72SELINEOnce Roman left my chambers, I crawled back into bed and stared up at the ceiling. My fever was lessening by the moment, but I was feeling all sorts of awful, not to mention downright tired.The king of Kestraven had given me an emotionally charged speech, but I couldn't help but ponder the authenticity of his words. Roman had always been kind to me and didn't have any reason to lie to my face, but I knew better than to accept someone's statements blindly.Despite his explanation, I didn't understand why he wanted me specifically to help treat his ailing father. Any number of the healers in Ravenspire were more talented than I was, and even with the knowledge that Caleb had been the one to gift them medicine, it wasn't as if my late husband had left me with notes. I had no idea what he'd used to treat the king and there was no guarantee that I could figure it out.Yet, once again, why would he lie about something so serious?I couldn't help but think about what going to Kestrav
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Chapter: CHAPTER 71AUSTINMy brow raised instinctively as I stared at Reginald Moses in surprise.Had he really just suggested something like that? Now, of all times?"Why?" I asked, and I raised my chin slightly. This suggestion reeked of suspicion, and I was going to get to the bottom of it."Your Majesty, it's been five years since the death of our former king," he explained evenly. "I understand that you're still in a state of mourning, as anyone in your position would be. But I firmly believe that the Moonfall Pack needs a Luna, someone who could raise the morale of both this Pack and all of Valcrest for that matter. It's been five years since your wedding. I believe this is the right time to declare her your mate."I opened my mouth to protest this fact, but I knew it would get me nowhere. Vanessa may have been my wife, but she wasn't my mate. Elena had been my mate and no one would ever replace that, no matter how much Reginald Moses wanted to change that fact.I had to admit that I'd underestima
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Chapter: CHAPTER 70AUSTINI was only half awake as I sat in the meeting room and listened to the morning report. Edgar was informing me about the investigation being conducted about the attempted kidnapping that'd taken place in the market, and the councilor's dark eyes were glum as he spoke."We checked the identity of the kidnapper, Your Majesty," he said. "They didn't live in Ravenspire, nor did they seem to be residents of Valcrest at all."My brow shot up immediately. "Do you think they were foreigners?"Edgar nodded. "I believe so, Your Majesty. But without officially issued certification, no foreigners would have been able to pass the territory line of Valcrest."I frowned.This was all very strange."Did the soldiers stationed there fail their duties?" I wondered as frustration rose within me. "How could a foreigner enter the territory without anyone knowing?"Edgar hesitated for a moment."Perhaps," he began. "There's another possibility. I find it a little coincidental that the king of Kestrav
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Chapter: CHAPTER 69SELINEA gasp escaped me, and for a moment, I swore I was about to faint. My head spun and a huge knot formed in my stomach.Had I heard the king correctly?Caleb? My Caleb?"I was devastated to hear that Caleb had passed away," Roman continued without skipping a beat. "But now I've found you. I thought it was a coincidence that your last name is also Carter, but then at the banquet, you said you were from the Shadowvale Pack. Does that mean…"His question trailed off and I knew I had to finally speak."Caleb was my husband," I confirmed.Roman nodded solemnly. "I figured as much."The room fell into silence as I processed all of this new information. Caleb had been to Kestraven? He'd never mentioned he'd been to the North even once. In fact, most people in Valcrest never spoke about the North in general. Why had he gone there in the first place and what brought him to the former king of Kestraven in the first place?The room began to tilt and I had to steady myself for a moment to ke
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Chapter: CHAPTER 68SELINEMy heart skipped a beat.Was Roman being serious?I searched my mind for the right thing to say, but nothing was coming to me. Meanwhile, I could feel heat spreading through my cheeks.Before I could suffer for too long, the king of Kestraven began to laugh."I'm joking, Seline," he said with a brilliant smile. "I simply wanted to lighten the air a little bit. But in all seriousness… are you alright?"I nodded as I rubbed my wrist. The guards had been really rough with me, and I could feel the kind of tenderness on my arm that usually meant a bruise was forming.Roman suddenly noticed the bandage on my wrist and his deep blue eyes widened in surprise."What happened to you?" he asked as his eyebrows knitted together in concern.I quickly tucked my arm behind my back to keep from alarming him further."It was an accident in the lab," I explained off-handedly, but Roman didn't seem convinced by my words."I heard there was an accident yesterday and Lady Vanessa was severely burnt
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Chapter: CHAPTER 67SELINEThat voice… deep, coarse, and gravelly. It was the kind of voice with a texture, one that was impossible to forget. It had been lingering in my mind for the past five years, playing in a loop in my nightmares.For a moment, I tried to convince myself that I was making it up, because there was no way it was possible to hear that same voice in the present day, here in my chamber.What was going on here?I'd always had a sneaking suspicion that it'd been Beatrice who'd wanted me to die in the inferno. She had always disliked me and sought out any reason to keep me away from the royal family.And yet, there were some factors that didn't make that possible. Beatrice didn't have the right to instruct soldiers. No one could, in fact, aside from their leader, the Alpha King. Not only that but soldiers who had served in the empire's military couldn't be recruited as guards for the royal family. Even though soldiers had the capability, they had seen too much bloodshed and troubled places
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Chapter: CHAPTER 100: BONUS CHAPTER: HONEYMOON, MARK & NEW BABYTanya's POV. For our honeymoon, Marco takes me somewhere far away. Far from the royal families and the kingdoms. Far from civilization. We delve far into the woods and into its depth is where he brings me to a beautiful clearing. And there lies a small and quaint log cabin, big enough for just the two of us. "It's beautiful Marco," I whisper in awe. Like little fairies, the bees and little bugs float and dance about the fields of lavender that surround us. The sun sparkles down and makes the grass glisten a vibrant green. And the log cabin sits quietly amidst the beautiful scenery. Marco brings me in and we drop our things in the room. I immediately go to kiss him, but Marco shakes his head with laughter. "What?' I ask playfully. "Put on your bathing suit first." "Oh?" I chuckle, but oblige, pick up my bikini and quickly change as does he, and the two of us head off again. He takes me down a trail. "Close your eyes," he says. So, I do, and I take his hand, he leads me furthe
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Chapter: CHAPTER 99: EPILOGUETanya's POV. I've been laced up in the most beautiful dress I've ever seen. The heart shaped bodice is covered in magnificent rhinestones and crystals that glitter and shimmer as I move. The corset hugs my figure and is connected to massive angel sleeves that slip past my wrists. The bottom of the dress flares out around me in layers of a brilliant shade of emerald green. And the veil that's placed over my head cascades down and out in a long train that's fit for royalty. For a Queen. I can't help eyeing myself in the mirror in disbelief. With my hair pulled into a tight bun, it's only the little twirled whips of my hair that are left to frame my face and green eyes that stare back at me in astonishment. To consider all the events leading up to this very moment, baffles me. Eighteen-year-old Tanya would never believe she is standing here today, about to be married to the King of the Mador Kingdom, to be declared Queen. I can't help but let my mind wander to the days before. How the
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Chapter: CHAPTER 98: SACRIFICEQueen's POV. I've been confined and restricted to my quarters for over a month now. No one has come to see me, nor have I asked to be seen. I remain in solitude accepting my fate, so long as my children are able to survive, I care little for my own existence. My children will carry on my legacy, they will live on. Despite my acceptance of it, this reality still haunts me. And I find myself turning to books as a method to overcome my sadness. At least Joseph allowed me that. He could have easily left me within four walls that are empty and barren. But he permitted my love for reading. I drown myself in the variety of genres I've collected over the years. Books about science, books on philosophy, bibliographies, and my favourite, fiction. But today is no day for reading, for as I sit beside my window, my hands are forced to put down the pages in my hand. My room faces the main gate, and I watch the guards fluster and run about like madmen. Something is amiss. Even the guards station
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Chapter: CHAPTER 97: DORIAN AND BARLOW’S FIRST MEETINGDorian's POV. Mist enters my eyes and the world suddenly swirls out of focus. I frantically blink trying to see, but the mist is heavy. Thick clouds darken my surroundings as snow falls like white bullets from the sky. My skinny arms and hands wrap themselves round my body. The tips of my ears sting from the frigid environment as my teeth chatter uncontrollably. I've been walking for days. But my legs struggle to push through the thick layer of snow that blankets the ground. And behind me I leave a pathetic trail that will soon be erased as more snow falls. I bet I will be erased, blown away from the terrible cry of the wind, or smothered by the ice, or worse, I'll freeze, and wither away and melt into the snow. I drop to my knees. I try to stand, but my body is too weak. And the snow feels like a comfy mattress, offering me eternal sleep. But I have to keep going. My life has to mean more than just what my mother has made of me. It's been a year now since I left her behind and ve
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Chapter: CHAPTER 96: DORIAN FALLS INTO AN ILLUSIONMarco's POV. 'Marco? Marco, are you there?' I'm sitting with my war council when Eric's voice suddenly infiltrates my mind. My brows wrinkle, and my forehead creases as I can't decide how to respond. "I need time alone," I say to my soldiers, and they all leave the tent we've been using to conduct tactics for the fight against the pack rogues. Eric is still calling out to me when I sit down. 'You right. You were right. I should have listened.' This doesn't sound like Eric, not at all. We considered each other rivals since children, we never played together, never trained together. We chose to be as far away from each other as possible. I saw Eric as the son of the Queen who replaced my mother, and Eric saw me as the person who threatened his right to the throne. I don't even remember the last time we've spoken over the mind link. Or, we might have never spoken over the mind link. 'What's happened Eric?' despite how much his actions have angered me, how we're in the shit because o
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Chapter: CHAPTER 95: FATAL FLAWMarco's POV. "What do you mean she's missing?" Eric has to yell over the rain, but his eyes are wide with disbelief. "She's missing! Taken from her bed last night, there's no evidence that she even left her room. And even if she did leave, she took none of her possessions, not her purse, nor her clothes, nothing! It just doesn't make any sense." I relay to Eric everything with regards to Cathy's disappearance in detail. About how she was seen the night before but could not be found the next morning. That we checked all of Cathy's usual places, and that I sent soldiers to every corner of the kingdom. And how even other kingdoms hadn't seen her. "The only explanation is that you took her!" The rain pours and drenches us. But with my wolfish eyes I can see through the fog and dark mist, noticing how Eric is visibly shaken by the news about his sister. However, I notice something different about his previous strength and black magic power. The shadows around his body are dissipating.
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