Chapter: 48. Her Darkest Desires~ZaraThe black carriages stopped at the edge of Vesper’s clearing, and from the first one stepped an elder named Marguerite, a tall woman in grey velvet whose face looked carved from ivory and whose eyes had watched six centuries of wars begin and end. She did not look at Kael or at Vesper. She looked only at me, standing in the doorway in a stolen coat with my hair still tangled from the night, and she bowed her head by exactly one inch.“Lyra’s daughter,” she said. “We felt you break the Alpha’s hold from three valleys away. The Coven has not felt a Moonborn wake in twenty years, and the council is divided on whether to kill you or kneel to you.”“Which side are you on?” I asked.“I have not decided.” A faint smile touched her mouth. “Show me something worth deciding on.”I thought of Roman’s hands stroking my hair while he explained how he had murdered my mother, and I answered with the only truth I owned. “Come to the neutral grounds at moonrise and bring your council. I’ll show
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Chapter: 47. Her Darkest Desires~ZaraShe lit candles around the room, and I suspected it was only because she needed something to do with her hands. Kael undressed in the firelight while I watched the long pale lines of his back, where my claws had marked him two nights ago, and when he turned to face me, he stood perfectly still and waited. Vesper let her red dress fall to the floor and stood at his side, pale as moonlight, and for once she did not smile.“On your knees, slut,” I said. They knelt together on the rug before the fire, and I circled them slowly, naked, with my pulse climbing steadily higher. The hook tugged once inside me, a spiteful little pull of warning, and I breathed through it and kept walking until I came to a stop in front of Kael.“You first.”He tilted his head and bared his throat to me. My fangs lengthened of their own accord, sharp and aching, and I realized with a startled thrill that I had never let them show in front of anyone in my life. I leaned down and pressed my tongue to the ski
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Chapter: 46. Her Darkest Desires~ZaraKael moved toward the door, but I reached it before he did and laid my hand flat against his chest to stop him.“If he wanted to break it down, he would have done it by now,” I said quietly.“Zara,” Vesper whispered from the hearth, “please don’t open it.”“I have obeyed that voice for twenty years,” I told her, wrapping my fingers around the handle. “I think it’s time I looked at the face that goes with it.”I pulled the door open.Alpha Roman Ashcroft stood on the porch in a plain grey shirt, as casually as a man who had wandered over for tea. He had silver threaded through his temples, shoulders as broad as a barn door, and eyes the color of old amber; behind him, the pines were crowded with shapes that shifted in the dark. I counted a dozen wolves, perhaps more, and Brannock stood at the front of them with his jaw clenched and his gaze fixed carefully on the ground.“You’ve been busy, little moon,” Roman said warmly.“Don’t call me that.”“You used to love it.” He stepped pa
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Chapter: 45. Her Darkest Desires~ZaraVesper’s cabin was two miles north, buried so deep in the pines that I’d have sworn it didn’t exist. It smelled like old books, woodsmoke, and her. Kael carried me the last half mile, because my legs had stopped taking orders somewhere around “this isn’t wolf blood.”“I can walk,” I told him.“You can’t.”“I can crawl, which is basically walking as well.”He didn’t laugh, but his mouth twitched. I counted it as a win. Inside, Vesper lit a fire and dropped a heavy black robe over my shoulders. Then she poured wine into three glasses and set one in front of me like I wasn’t about to throw it at her face.“Talk,” I said.“Your mother.” Vesper sat across from me. “What do you remember?”“Nothing. She died when I was four. The Alpha’s father took me in.” I shrugged, because I’d had twenty years to practice that shrug. “Rogue attack. That’s the story.”“It’s a good story.” Vesper turned her glass slowly. “Your mother wasn’t a wolf, Zara. She was a Moonborn.”Kael became quiet. “That’
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Chapter: 44. Her Darkest Desire~Zara“Get up,” I hissed, yanking Kael off the dirt by his ruined coat. “Say something clever. I need a distraction.”“My own kind is hunting me,” he said. “Clever isn’t available.”“Useless.”“I’ve been told.”The enforcers came through the treeline before I could insult him properly. Brannock led them, a huge male with a scar through his eyebrow and the personality of a locked door. Two others trailed behind him. I’d never bothered learning their names, and they’d never bothered earning it either. They fanned out and sniffed the air—iron, sex, and me.“Zara,” Brannock said. “Jax says you smell like a graveyard.”“Jax is a snitch with a runny nose.” I planted myself in front of the shadows and lifted my chin. “I was hunting. Then I was busy. Is the Alpha’s leash so short now that I can’t finish myself off in peace?”“That’s a lot of blood for one deer.”“It was a big deer.” I countered.“And the cold stink?”I opened my mouth to lie. I had a good one ready, too, something about a de
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Chapter: 43. Her Darkest Desires~ZaraThe howl was too close. My heart was hammering against my ribs, not from fear, but from the sheer, electric thrill of it. I looked at the vampire, his dry skin covered with my blood, his eyes cold and predatory. If the scout saw him, it would be a bloodbath. Not because I cared about the vampire’s life, but because I wasn't ready to stop this. I wasn't done being ruined."Get back," I hissed, shoving him hard. He didn't budge at first, his strength immense, but he saw the look in my eyes. He melted back into the thick, oppressive shadows of the pines, disappearing like a ghost.I didn't have time to cover myself. I stood there, naked and glistening, my thighs smeared with his cold cum and my shoulder still stinging where he’d fed. I wiped a streak of blood from my lip and put on my meanest, most arrogant face just as the scout burst through the brush.It was Jax. He was a lean, twitchy male with a nose for trouble. He stopped dead, his eyes scanning me from my blood-stained cla
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Die Scheidung von meinem Alpha-Ehemann für seinen Onkel
Wie man mit einem betrügerischen Ehemann umgeht, wenn er ein 3 Jahre altes Kind daraus hat?
Altheas Welt bricht zusammen, als sie herausfindet, dass ihr Ehemann von fünf langen Jahren mit ihrer Schwägerin und besten Freundin geschlafen hat.
Nicht nur war sie eine defekte, wolflose und unfruchtbare Luna, sondern eine, die nicht einmal ihre eigene Ehe meistern konnte. Alles war gegen sie, sogar das Leben selbst.
Was würde also passieren, wenn sie von ihrem Rudel wegen der Scheidungsanfrage eingesperrt wird?
Oder wenn sie zu fliehen versucht, aber in eine Vertragsehe mit ihrem größten, aber sexiesten Alptraum gerät – Alpha Alaric Darkmoor
Der entfremdete Onkel ihres Ehemanns.
Ein Mann, den sie niemals so sehr begehren sollte, während sie die Paarungsmarkierung eines anderen trägt.
Hinter seinem „charmanten“ Ruf verbirgt sich ein tödliches Geheimnis und eine Mate-Bindung, die er nie erwartet hatte.
Wird Althea sich erneut beanspruchen lassen?
Oder würde sie sich lieber an die Wand nageln, wenn es sie davor bewahren würde, in die Arme des einen Mannes zu fallen, den ihr Körper so verzweifelt begehrt?
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Chapter: Chapter 5~AltheaIn den nächsten Tagen vor dem Fest hatte ich gelernt, Schweigen als Waffe einzusetzen. Ich hörte auf, mit Nolan oder Vespera zu streiten. Hörte auf, schlagfertig zu antworten.Es war schwer, aber der Trick bestand darin, so fest auf meine Zunge oder die Innenseite meiner Wange zu beißen, dass sie blutete; der körperliche Schmerz würde den emotionalen Schmerz betäuben, und das würde mich davon abhalten, zurückzureden.Jedes Mal, wenn Nolan mich besuchte, was er in letzter Zeit häufig tat, sah ich ihm nicht mehr in die Augen und senkte immer meinen Blick in gespieltem Respekt. Und ich spielte meine Trauer noch stärker aus und ließ sie noch mehr Mitleid mit mir haben.Es dauerte nicht lange, bis er bemerkte, dass ich aufgegeben hatte. Er kam am Abend herein und sah nach mir, wie man nach einem Sturm nach einem Besitz sieht. Ich saß am Fenster, die Hände im Schoß gefaltet, und starrte ins Leere.“Du hast nicht viel gegessen,” sagte er.“Ich habe keinen Hunger,” antwortete ich leis
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Chapter: Chapter 4~AltheaEs sind Tage vergangen, seit meine Welt zerbrochen ist. Seit ich in diesem Zimmer eingesperrt wurde, das ich einst meine Zuflucht genannt hatte. Ich hatte alles verloren, und nun wurde ich wie eine Gefangene in meinem eigenen Zuhause festgehalten. Ich blickte auf die geschlossenen Türen; draußen waren keine Schritte zu hören, aber ich konnte die schwachen Schatten von Stiefeln sehen, die direkt vor der Tür standen. Als ich mich aufsetzte, bewegte sich auch das Geräusch dieser Stiefel vor meiner Tür.Es waren die königlichen Wachen, die jede meiner Bewegungen beobachteten.Meine Brust zog sich zusammen, und ich schwang meine Beine aus dem Bett und durchquerte den Raum, bevor ich die Tür öffnete, ohne um Erlaubnis zu bitten. So weit war es mit mir gekommen. Ein machtloser Titel. Zwei Männer standen dort in voller Plattenrüstung; sie verbeugten sich nicht einmal oder nahmen meine Anwesenheit zur Kenntnis.“Ich brauche frische Kleidung,” sagte ich gleichmäßig. "Und die Schriftroll
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Chapter: Chapter 3~AltheaZum ersten Mal sah Nolan überrascht aus. Seine geweiteten Augen starrten mich ungläubig an.“W…was?”"Ich will die Scheidung.” Meine Stimme durchbrach die angespannte Stille des Hofes; es war, als würde jeder Anwesende den Atem anhalten. Einen Herzschlag lang sprach niemand. Nolans Gesichtsausdruck war noch immer erstarrt, aber nicht vor Wut. Ich sah nicht einmal einen Anflug von Verletzung, und es brach mir das Herz zu sehen, wie unberührt ihn das alles ließ.Der kurze Anflug von Überraschung verschwand fast augenblicklich aus seinem Gesicht und wurde durch eine Ruhe ersetzt, die so kontrolliert war, dass sie mir eine Gänsehaut verursachte. Dann lächelte er, auf dieselbe Art, die mich früher dahinschmelzen ließ. Aber jetzt sehe ich es: Das Lächeln erreichte nie seine Augen; alles daran war berechnet und kalkuliert.Warum hatte ich es vorher nicht gesehen?“Bringt sie zurück in die Residenz des Alphas", befahl Nolan, seine Stimme glatt und autoritär auf diese Alpha-Art. “Meine
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Chapter: Chapter 2~AltheaIch wachte zum gleichmäßigen Piepen einer Maschine und dem scharfen Stechen in meinem Arm auf. Der Geruch von Desinfektionsmittel und das erdrückende Gewicht der Stille lasteten schwer auf meiner Brust. Einen Moment lang erinnerte ich mich nicht daran, wo ich war. Die Decke über mir war schlicht weiß und fremd. Ich drehte den Kopf leicht und sah einen dünnen Schlauch, der mit meinem Arm verbunden war und klare Flüssigkeit in meine Adern leitete. Daher kam das Stechen.Mein Körper fühlte sich hohl an und schmerzte auf eine Weise, die tiefer ging als das Fleisch. Dann kam der Schmerz. Nicht der körperliche Schmerz – obwohl er da war, als dumpfes, anhaltendes Pochen tief in meinem Unterleib – sondern der andere Schmerz. Der, der mich so heftig durchriss, dass ich nicht atmen konnte. Dann wurde das Piepen unruhig und unregelmäßig.Das Geräusch von Schritten kam hastig näher, dann wurde die Tür aufgestoßen. Die Heilerin eilte an meine Seite, ihre Bewegungen schnell, aber zögerlich,
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Chapter: Chapter 1~Althea„Pst… weck unseren Jungen nicht auf…“Die Worte drangen durch die leicht geschlossene Tür und schnitten mir durch die Brust. Der Schwangerschaftstest, den ich festhielt, glitt mir aus den zitternden Fingern und flatterte lautlos zu Boden. Ich presste eine zitternde Hand über meinen Mund, doch der Keuchen riss sich trotzdem frei und durchfuhr meine Lungen. Meine Beine knickten ein, als ich einen Schritt zurücktaumelte.Was… was geschieht hier? Tränen stiegen sofort auf und verwischten meine Sicht, bis der Korridor schwamm; ich schüttelte den Kopf in Ungläubigkeit. Meine Knie wurden schwach, und mein Körper schwankte, als hätte sich die Welt ohne Vorwarnung geneigt.Nein. Wie… wie bin ich hierhergekommen? Ich wich von der Tür zurück, dann drehte ich mich verwirrt wieder zu ihr um. Der Testbericht war längst auf dem Boden vergessen, während heiße Tränen über meine Wangen strömten und die Erinnerung über mich hereinbrach.~Heute war mein Tag. Unser Tag.
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Chapter: 59. Euphoric Bonding~AlaricThis place was a shithole.That was the first thought that came to my mind while walking through the gates, and it didn't improve the deeper I went. People were running in every direction, like they were being chased by something, and their terrified screams pierced the already tense atmosphere. Goddess, what a joke of a pack this was.I pushed forward with my men; the troop I sent to watch over Althea from afar had already done some damage before we arrived, so I scanned everything carefully, taking notes of the dead soldiers littered around.This would teach him not to mess with Darkmoor.I walked in further and found three court maids on the ground near the courtyard with cuts on their bodies that looked fresh, and instinctively, I wrapped my hand around the hilt of my sword.Just when I was about to give out orders to my men, a howl split the air somewhere around us, and I paused, my grip on my sword tightening. The howl came again, sounding pained, settling within me wro
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Chapter: 58. Althea~AltheaThe second Vespera said those words, the whole room tensed, and Halter marched forward, grabbing my arm hard enough that I winced."I knew it," he snarled, eyes burning holes into me. "I knew something was off about you the moment I walked in. I couldn't even sense your wolf." His grip tightened. "I got word that Alaric sent someone to spy on me.""She's his Luna." Vespera folded her arms, hips popping. "The Luna of Alpha Alaric."Everyone in that hallway went rigid at once, and I yanked my arm free. I glanced over at Sera, who was standing there behind them; her hands were folded in front of her, and her head slightly bowed.I frowned. What really is her deal? Don't tell me she's with them…Halter's face split into a weird, pleased smile. "Well, well, well." He looked at me like I was a prize he hadn't expected to find in his possession. "Alaric was truly foolish enough to send his precious Luna over."He turned and snatched a sword off the nearest guard.My eyes widened, and
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Chapter: 57. At Their Mercy~AltheaI stiffened at that voice. Then the guards parted, and I was standing face to face with Vespera.Oh Goddess. What was she doing here?I instantly schooled my face, despite the full-blown panic I was feeling inside. "Who are you talking about?"She chuckled darkly, clearly not buying a single word of it as she stepped fully into the room, folding her arms."What is she talking about?" Halter asked, his eyes moving between us, sharp and impatient.My heart was slamming so hard against my ribs I was convinced the whole hallway could hear it, a steady, rapid thud, thud, thud under my skin. I kept my hands loose at my sides, with my face carefully blank, without letting my eyes dart toward the exit too obviously. "Her." Vespera pointed directly at me, her lips curling slowly. "I've been visiting my uncle for weeks now, as you wouldn’t know. And one of the guards mentioned there was an extra breeder nobody could place, where she came from. No record, no family claim, just appeared
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Chapter: 56. The Dead Maids & Silver~AltheaPRESENTThe second the Beta stormed out of the room, I quickly put on my clothes and ran out too, leaving the still frightened maid there. My legs shook, but I didn't let it slow me down.I need to find Sera, or find a way out, or anything that would get me out of here before someone decided I was worth taking a closer look at.I crept along the corridor, keeping to the shadows, and when I peeked over, I saw a guard I recognized. From the careful way he moved and his posture, aware of every eye that could land on him.He wasn't from around here, and I was certain he came from Darkmoor, but how…?Our eyes locked and he rushed over, dipping his head in a quick bow before pulling me behind a pillar."My Luna," he whispered quickly, "Alpha Alaric sent me to watch over you. We need to get you out, now."Alaric sent guards to watch over me? So Sera and I weren't alone after all.Relief hit me so hard my knees nearly buckled, but then I thought of the other breeders still locked insi
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Chapter: 55. Gaining His Trust~SeraHis room was bigger than I expected. Decorated with dark wood and heavy furniture. It was the kind of space that made you remember who you were talking to the second you walked in.Even his candles were fancy. Tsk. Show off.I hovered near the door, wringing my hands, as I let my shoulders fall. "I do—don't know if it's my place to say this," I said, keeping my voice small and uncertain."Speak." He ordered, his tone leaving no room for arguments. "Nobody will harm you here. Not even me."My gaze dropped, darting around while my fingers pulled at my shirt sleeve, aiming to look distraught, and then I dropped straight to my knees in a soft thud, my palms planted on the floor."Your kindness knows no bounds, Alpha," I praised, head bowed so low it was nearly touching the ground. "But a breeder like me, kneeling in front of you, I'm not even worthy of speaking in your presence."I could feel him getting irritated above me, then his weight shifted, and his breathing sharpened. Good
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Chapter: 54. Sera's Plan (III)~SeraShit.I rushed around the nearest corner and pressed my back to the wall. I don't even know if this was a good hiding spot, but I just knew that I couldn't be standing in that hallway when he got there.Their footsteps got closer until Halter and his Beta appeared, speaking in low tones, and then they stopped.I peeked, seeing the small frown on their faces as they looked around, their noses high, sniffing the air.Shit. I think they got my scent.I leaned on the wall, my palm flat against my chest as my heart thumped so loud I was sure they could hear it too.Keep walking, you two. There's nothing here to see. Just keep walking. A few seconds passed with my breath stuck in my throat.Then Halter grunted, “Must be the damn breeders.”I let out a small sigh as they continued their conversation. I slid a little closer to the edge of the wall so I could hear better."She's getting worse by the day," Halter said. "The healers can't tell me anything useful. I give her a month, maybe
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