Novels by Emp_ress B

EPILOGUESOPHIA POVThe cold night breeze brushed softly against my skin as I stood quietly on the open balcony, staring at the silver moon hanging high above the empire.Everything below looked peaceful.The palace lights glowed beautifully against the darkness while distant laughter echoed faintly from somewhere far below. The wind carried the scent of flowers from the royal garden mixed with the familiar cool scent of the night.Seven years.It had already been seven years since I first walked into Derek’s company with revenge burning inside my heart.Seven years since I stood in front of him with hatred. Seven years since I planned to destroy him. And somehow… seven years later, I was now standing inside his palace carrying his child. Life truly had a strange way of changing people. A small smile touched my lips unconsciously as my hand slowly rested on my swollen stomach. It had also been four years since I returned to Derek after leaving him that day.For three whole years, I s

Chapter 9SOPHIA POV“This is a joke… right?” I asked.My voice sounded empty even to my own ears. I took a slow step backward without realizing it, my legs suddenly feeling weak beneath me.Five years. Five whole years of hate. Five years of pain and endurance. Five years of training myself into something cold enough, sharp enough and dangerous enough to kill him without hesitation.And now he was standing there telling me it was all built on the wrong person? My chest tightened painfully. No, this couldn’t be happening.“That’s not possible,” I whispered again, but this time the confidence in my voice was gone completely.Derek’s expression softened slightly.“It is.”Silence filled the office again. But this silence felt different now. Before, it was heavy with anger and hatred. Now… it felt suffocating. Like the truth itself had entered the room and stolen all the air from my lungs.My knees weakened slightly, but I forced myself to remain standing. I refused to break down in fron

Chapter 8 SOPHIA POV “What crime did innocent people commit for them to be slaughtered like animals?”The memories became too loud again. The screams. The blood. The smoke. My breathing turned unstable.“I would have died too if I had been there that night.”Derek took a slow step toward me.“Don’t,” I warned instantly.But he continued anyway. Another slow step. Controlled. Unhurried. He never rushed because he never needed to. Power naturally followed him.“I never gave that order,” he said quietly.His voice was calm, but something inside it felt heavier now.“You have been carrying hatred for the wrong person all these years.”My eyes flashed with fury immediately.“Don’t say that.”I shook my head repeatedly.“No. No, don’t do this.”Why was he still lying? Why was he trying so hard to destroy the only thing that had kept me alive for five years?“You admitted it,” I snapped. “The news carried it. Every platform carried it. The whole world knew you were responsible.”Derek’s ey

Chapter 7SOPHIA POVThe silence inside the office felt heavier than anything I had ever experienced before. Heavy enough to suffocate.My heartbeat still refused to calm down after everything Derek had revealed. My fingers trembled faintly at my sides, but I forced myself to remain still. Forced myself not to show weakness in front of him.Derek stood a few steps away from me like he always did—calm, composed, completely in control.Watching me. Studying me. Like he could see through every lie, every wall, every layer I had built around myself during the past five years.But this time… something was different. There was no amusement in his eyes anymore. No teasing smirk. No dangerous flirting. Only something darker. Something unreadable. Something that made my chest tighten painfully.“Alpha Derek, I don’t understand what you are talking about,” I said finally, forcing my voice to stay calm despite the chaos inside me.I folded my arms slowly, trying to maintain control.“Stop accusi

Chapter 6SOPHIA POV“You can torture me all you want. I won’t say a word.”My voice came out steady, but inside my chest, my heartbeat was anything but calm. I stood straight, forcing my expression to remain cold while Derek watched me like he was already inside my head.“But I know you can’t bear it right, your Lycan won’t allow it,” I added sharply, lifting my chin slightly.For a moment, silence stretched between us. Heavy. Suffocating. Derek tilted his head slowly, studying me like prey he had finally caught.A faint smirk appeared on his lips.“It is true,” he said calmly. “That I can’t bear it”My fingers tightened slightly.“But there are plenty ways to get the truth out of you without torture.”His voice dropped lower at the last word. Dangerously low. My body reacted before my mind did, a small tension running through my spine. I loathed this reaction.He took a slow step closer. Then another. The space between us shrank until I could feel the pressure of his presence again.

Chapter 5SOPHIA POV“What do you mean?” I asked nervously, but my body was already on alert.My fingers curled slightly at my side, hidden beneath the edge of my blazer. The air in the room felt different the moment he spoke. He was not guessing. He was confirming something.Derek’s eyes did not leave mine for even a second. Slowly, he stepped away from the desk, the sound of his shoes against the marble floor echoing in the silent office like a warning.“I know you entered this company for a purpose.”His voice was calm. Too calm. That was what made it dangerous. My heartbeat skipped slightly. I forced my expression to remain steady.“I don’t understand what you mean,” I said carefully.But inside my mind, everything tightened. No. This was not part of my plan. Not this soon. Derek tilted his head slightly as if studying me. Then he continued.“Or do you take us for a fool?”The temperature in the room seemed to drop. His golden eyes sharpened.“You have been monitoring this company