Chapter: 089: A tough decisionTatianaMy mouth almost dropped open at the figure written across the cheque, the number stretching across the paper in a way that didn’t feel real, as though it belonged in someone else’s life. But I held myself back, forcing my expression into something steadier even as my thoughts betrayed me.Because I could see it what it meant. A clean way out with no questions asked.My fingers curled slightly against my lap as my gaze lingered on the cheque, and despite everything sitting heavy in my chest, despite the confusion, the lingering ache in my head, the fragments of memory that refused to piece together, I couldn’t stop the thoughts from forming.I could leave.Just like that.Take the money and disappear into a life that didn’t know my name, into a city where no one would look twice at me, where no one would ask questions I didn’t want to answer, where I wouldn’t have to keep looking over my shoulder, wondering when something I couldn’t remember would come back to find me.I could
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Chapter: 088: One million dollarsTATIANAThe first thing that returned to me was the pain.It wasn’t sharp enough to make me gasp, nor sudden enough to jolt me upright. It settled instead, slow and heavy, like something that had been waiting patiently for me to wake so it could make itself known.My hand moved before I fully registered the motion, fingers pressing against my temple, then dragging slightly upward as if the pressure alone could quiet the ache.It didn’t and if anything, it made me more aware of it.I inhaled slowly, my eyes still closed, my thoughts slow to gather, slipping in and out of coherence like fragments that refused to settle into something whole. For a moment, I remained like that, suspended between sleep and wakefulness, unsure whether I wanted to open my eyes and confront whatever waited on the other side.Because something felt wrong. Not in a way I could immediately define, but enough that my body registered it before my mind could catch up.Still, I opened my eyes and they landed on the
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Chapter: 087: Inside the brothelHASANAs soon as I stepped further into the brothel, something in me recoiled so sharply it almost translated into movement. For a fleeting second, I was ready to turn around, walk straight out, get into my car, and leave this place behind as if I had never set foot in it. The instinct wasn’t subtle, nor was it something I had to think through. It rose from somewhere deeper, something instinctive and unfiltered, like my body had already judged the environment and found it unworthy of my presence.But Tatiana was here.Or at least, she was supposed to be.And that alone forced my feet to keep moving.The smell of cheap, stale whiskey clung to the air with an almost aggressive persistence, as though the walls themselves had absorbed years of it and were now exhaling it back into the room. I could taste it at the back of my throat before I even took a full breath. It coated my tongue, settled into my lungs, and I knew—without doubt—that it would follow me out of here, seep into my clothe
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Chapter: 086: At the brothelHASANThe ringing of my phone forced its way in the air, slicing through the stillness of the night with a persistence that refused to be ignored. For a brief moment, my mind resisted waking, clinging to the remnants of sleep, but the ringing continued without mercy, dragging me out of unconsciousness with a steady, unrelenting pull.My eyes opened slowly at first, unfocused, staring at nothing in particular as awareness began to return in fragments. The ceiling above me came into view, dimly lit by the faint glow of the bedside lamp that cast long, stretched shadows across the room. I didn’t remember leaving it on, and for a second, that detail lingered in my mind, as though my thoughts were searching for something simple to hold onto before confronting whatever had disturbed the night.The ringing continued.My head turned slightly, my gaze landing on the bedside cupboard where my phone lay vibrating against the wood, its screen lighting up in intervals that punctuated the darkness.
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Chapter: 085: Stay in your laneTATIANAIt wasn’t the kind of silence that soothed. It pressed in from all sides, thick and contained, like the air itself had been stripped of anything unnecessary. My head throbbed faintly as awareness sharpened, my breathing uneven for a moment before I forced it to steady.I tried to move.My hands didn’t.The realization settled heavily, not as panic, but as something more measured. My wrists were bound tightly behind a post, the position pulling my shoulders back just enough to make every slight movement strain against the restraints.There was something in my mouth.Cloth.Rough enough to dry out my tongue, to make swallowing uncomfortable.I exhaled slowly through my nose, grounding myself in the sensation rather than fighting it immediately. Panic would only make this worse. It always did.So I stayed still.Listened.Waited.Footsteps broke through the silence.Slow. Deliberate.They didn’t rush. Didn’t hesitate. Each step carried a quiet certainty that made something uneasy
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Chapter: 084: TakenTATIANAA breath left my lungs quietly, controlled, like my body was trying to hold itself together despite what my mind had already understood.Out of everything they could have used—They chose her.Because they knew. They knew exactly where to aim.Emily, who had already paid for my mistakes once. Emily, who had struggled on her own to rebuild her life after everything fell apart. Emily, who had nothing to do with any of this.I locked my phone, the image still burned into my mind, and pushed myself off the shelf.The bottle remained where I left it and moved toward the door without hesitation.The hallway felt colder when I stepped out, quieter in a way that made everything seem more deliberate. Like the house itself had withdrawn from me the moment I crossed that threshold, leaving me to stand in the open with nothing but the weight of my own decisions pressing down on my shoulders.And then I saw the van sat just beyond the gates, exactly where the message said it would be. The
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Chapter: GoneLazaro’s POVMy fight with Aric continued into the bushes that surrounded the dilapidated house, as we rolled all the way over down, clawing at each other’s neck.It was a sloppy area, so rolling was inevitable. I had to stick my foot between a cluster of bushes to stop myself, slamming a fist hard into the side of his face as I did.“Fucking bastard!” I cursed, driving a knee into his skull. “You have a death wish, don’t you?”“You’re the one with a death-wish, Laz. I promise you, you’d regret ruining my plans today.”“Go to hell, Aric.” I shoved him off me just then, further down the shrubs. But then, to my surprise, he never stopped going down. As he realized that too, his pupils dilated in fear, and he reached a hand out to me. “Laz, no—“A snap went off and he tumbled all the way down, disappearing from sight, his screams of terror filling my ears. What the heck just happened?Well, my greater concern lay with Seraphina back at the old house. So I had to get back to her… Carefully
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Chapter: Chapter 48: Back away nowSeraphina’s POVI sat at the only table in the cold, empty room of an old building in Santa Fe, my gaze zeroed into the distance, my thoughts running wild. This was the place I’d chosen as the meet-up joint for Aric and I. According to him, the plan was that he shows up, sets my brother free in the air, and I leave with him. No problems. No casualties. No troubles. Simple. But I would be crazy to just go along with that absurd plan, don’t you think?That was why I had a few burly farm workers from Martha's, hiding in the small bushes behind the dilapidated house. A whole different plan drafted out. If Aric decided to move funny, more than I could handle, they would intervene. That was my own plan. But in all this, I couldn’t afford to get my brother injured.So I had a plan for him too. A ferryman would be waiting to pick him up to the boat as soon as he arrived.The sound of a car pulling up to the house immediately snapped me out of my thoughts, and I bolted to my feet, anxiety
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Chapter: Chapter 47: Your brother diesJaxon’s POVWe touched down at Monaco sometime before noon, and as the hunter led the way to the arrivals lounge, I cautiously trailed behind him, my eyes roaming about in a vigilant sweep.My jaw twitching every now and then.My gut feeling about Seraphina being in Argentina was strong enough, and that was why I’d offered to go there in search of her.I couldn’t bear the thought of her being hurt, or in a difficult situation over there.I was eager to see her. But then, as if Lazaro had seen right through my plan, he’d shattered it, sending me to fucking Monaco, when we both knew it was a lost cause.And although I knew, a small part of my mind still wished the one in Monaco here, was the real Seraphina.I sighed, my grip tightening around the duffel bag I carried, as I watched the hunter flag down a cab.We got in, and the hunter gave the address, and soon, we were on our way to fake Seraphina.“So,” the hunter cheered his throat, leaning into the seat next to me, “you’ll be the on
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Chapter: Chapter 46: Tell me where you areAric’s POVI sat at the top pew of the grandstand, cracking my neck from side to side, as I watched the brown-haired boy that danced around energetically on the field, in the game of rugby.He bore a striking resemblance to his sister, and sitting here, watching him play, I concluded he was the key I needed to unlock this unforeseen mess that had rolled out.The same mess his sister had created.Seraphina had disappeared all of a sudden, two weeks ago, disrupting the string of plans I’d had in place to reclaim my father’s legacy. And I’d beaten myself up for days, wondering why I hadn’t moved any faster than I did.Racking my brain to string another plan together.Well, I believe I wouldn’t have found a solution by now if I hadn’t decided to show up at Lazaro’s suite unannounced the previous day.It was fate, yeah. I had overheard Lazaro’s phone call with the boy, and I’d known instantly, that this was the heavens offering their support to help me reclaim my father’s legacy in the fu
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Chapter: Chapter 45: I'll try to be thereLazaro’s POV“The bounty hunters have returned.”I looked up from the journal in my hands, to find Jaxon there. I’d been reading the journal non-stop for days, since I found it. Biding my time for whenever the bounty hunters returned with news of their search. And that moment had finally arrived. Thank heavens.“Send them in,” ‘I ordered, slamming the journal shut and pushing to my feet. He left and returned seconds later, with three men trailing behind him, all of which their appearances screamed their profession.“So,” I started as they spread out in front of me, their heads tilted in slight curtsy, “what do you have for me? Did any of you find her?”The burly man with a heavily tatted face stepped forward, clearing his throat. “Take a look at this,” he said, lifting his phone to my eyes. “Saw someone with a striking resemblance to her in Monaco,” he continued, “although this one’s married to a lawyer.”I squinted my eyes at the picture on the phone, taking in the fiery red hair a
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Chapter: Chapter 44: was that worse?Lazaro’s POVI sat at the desk in my study, my eyes pinned on the picture I held in my hands. It was a picture of Seraphina and I, one we’d been obliged to take after our wedding months back. As my eyes burned into the picture, my chest constricted painfully. It’s been two long weeks since she disappeared, leaving behind her ring and that stupid note. And after searching everywhere for her, without a trace of her identity, I crawled into a cave of dark despair, staring at her picture all day long. That was all I could do at the moment. Wait. And stare longingly at her picture. Until I found her someday.The search around the neighborhood had spread to other households, ending in violent house raids and chaos. I let out a deep sigh, raking my fingers through my hair in frustration, and just then, a knock sounded on the door. Jaxon walked in seconds later, his shoulders moving stiffly as he approached my desk.“What’s the update?” I demanded, glancing up at him. He shook his head, h
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Chapter: Chapter 80: The witches' priceSelvara's POVWe just knew we had to run and Zyros grabbed my arms immediately and we escaped through the closest entrance to us. Zyros and I ran for hours without stopping and I clung to his fur as we climbed higher into the mountains.Behind us I could still hear Eclipse warriors giving chase but they were falling further back. Zyros was faster than all of them. Finally he slowed and shifted back to human form. I slid off his back and my legs nearly gave out."We cannot keep running," I gasped. "They will catch us eventually.""I know," Zyros said. "We need to find shelter. Somewhere to hide until we figure out our next move." Behind us I could hear Queen Celine's guards getting closer."There," Zyros pointed to a narrow opening between two large boulders."We can slip through there. They might miss it."We squeezed through the gap and found ourselves in a small cave. It was dark and damp but it would have to do. Zyros pushed a loose rock across the entrance to partially hide it.
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Chapter: Chapter 79: The journey northSelvara's POVWe left the cabin within minutes as there was no time to rest, no time to process what Tharis had told us. The three witches were dead and also summons from the Dragon Clans about something that was starting to turn into a mystery. Everything was spiraling out of control again."How far are the Northern Peaks?" Zyros asked while we saddled the horses."Two days of hard riding," Tharis replied. "Maybe less if we don't stop.""We can't afford to stop," I said. "If someone killed the witches who broke my binding, they might come for us next.""Agreed," Zyros said. He helped me onto my horse and mounted his own. "Let's move.""What do you think it means?" I had asked Zyros during one brief stop to rest the horses. "I don't know," he admitted. "But I don't like it. If the binding wasn't the real threat...""Then what is?" I finished but he had no answer either. We rode on and by dawn we had reached the foothills of the Northern Peaks."The Dragon messenger said to meet at th
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Chapter: Chapter 78: A moment of peace and pleasureSelvara's POVWe rode until we found an abandoned hunting cabin deep in the forest. Zyros checked inside to make sure it was safe before helping me down from the horse. My legs were shaky and I nearly fell but he caught me. "Easy. You have been through a lot." He said as he carried me in his arms."We both have," I replied.Inside the cabin was dusty but dry. There was a fireplace with wood already stacked beside it. Zyros got a fire going while I collapsed onto the single bed in the corner. "How do you feel?" he asked while sitting beside me. "Free," I said. "For the first time in weeks, my mind is my own again." "I am sorry it took so long," he said. "I should have found a way to reach you sooner.""You saved me," I replied. "That is what matters."I looked at him properly for the first time since the binding broke. He had cuts all over his face and arms. His clothes were torn and bloodstained and dark circles all over his eyes."You look terrible," I said softly."So do you," h
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Chapter: Chapter 77: Fighting a close enemyZyros's POVEveryone nodded as the witches stayed close to me and I took a deep breath and stepped out of the trees. I walked straight toward the Eclipse camp with my sword drawn.The guards spotted me immediately. "Intruder! Sound the alarm!"Horns blared as warriors poured out of tents. Within seconds I was surrounded by at least fifty Eclipse wolves."Where is Selvara?" I demanded. "Where is Mordain keeping her?"One of the warriors laughed. "You walk into our camp alone and make demands? You are either very brave or very stupid.""Both," I admitted. "Now where is she?"Before they could answer, Mordain himself emerged from the largest tent. And beside him was Selvara with her eyes still blank just exactly as I had seen it yesterday l."Zyros," Mordain said with amusement. "I did not expect you to survive our last encounter. Color me impressed.""Let her go," I said."No," Mordain replied simply. "She belongs to me now.""She belongs to no one," I said. "Especially not you."Mordai
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Chapter: Chapter 76: The battle fieldZyros's POVI turned and ran like Vyra had told me to. The Eclipse warriors closed in from all sides and I fought through them while searching for any path to escape."Zyros, this way!" Tharis shouted while cutting down two Eclipse wolves. We ran toward the inner walls but the Eclipse army was everywhere. For every warrior we killed, three more appeared."We are surrounded!" Flair yelled.She was right as there was no escape. No freaking way out. I turned back toward where I had left Selvara and saw her standing motionless with Mordain's hand still on her shoulder. Her eyes were still blank"I am sorry," I whispered even though she could not hear me. "I failed you."Then something massive crashed into the Eclipse forces from behind. Warriors scattered as a huge shape tore through their ranks. It was Zephyra in dragon form. She roared and breathed fire across the battlefield."The dragon!" someone screamed. "Fall back!" The Eclipse warriors retreated from Zephyra's flames and in the c
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Chapter: Chapter 75: Fighting a loosing battleZyros's POVI knew we were going for a losing battle, but what would you do when your loved one is in the hands of those that want to do nothing but take advantage of what she has? Three hundred against our seventy? We were definitely going to be slaughtered."There is something else," Nox said quietly. "A message came. From inside the Eclipse forces." She said"What message?" I asked."Someone in Mordain's army wants to help us," she said. "A general named Vyra. She says she can weaken the binding on Selvara during the battle. Do give her a chance to break free.""Can we trust her?" I asked."I do not know," Nox admitted. "But she mentioned my sister. Said Nyx is still alive and that is not information anyone outside the resistance would have.""Resistance?" I repeated."There are Eclipse wolves who want Mordain dead," Nox explained. "They are waiting for the right moment to strike.""Then we give them that moment," I said.The sun began to rise and in the distance I saw them. They w
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