Chapter: 083: Get fucked in the eyeTATIANAI knew Hasan hated me.It wasn’t something I had to guess at or piece together from fragments. It was there, plain and unhidden, in the sharpness of his voice, in the way his eyes held mine like I was something he would rather erase than face. He had said so a thousand times.If given the chance, he would ruin me. I had no doubt about that.And yet, standing there with my back pressed against the door I had just been kicked out of, my palm flat against the wood like it could somehow ground me, I found myself thinking something far worse.I would rather he run me over with a truck than touch another woman the way he had touched me.The thought was ugly, and painfully honest.Because no matter how much hatred lived between us, there had always been something else tangled beneath it. Something neither of us had ever been able to bury properly, no matter how much time passed or how far we tried to run from it.He hated me. But he had never been able to stop wanting me. And that wa
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Chapter: 082: A hard slapHASANI froze mid-kiss.Althea’s presence made the room collapse in on itself, thick with tension. Tatiana’s body stiffened beneath me, her breath catching as she realized, too, who had intruded. My hands didn’t release her immediately, but I felt the shift in her energy, the sudden awareness of eyes on us that were not mine.In the blink of an eye, Tatiana was pulled away from me as Althea’s hand fisted in her hair, yanking her off me with such force that the warmth of her body disappeared before my mind could process the movement itself.Tatiana stumbled, her balance thrown off as Althea forced her back. A sharp inhale left her lips, more shock than pain, but it cut through the fog in my head all the same.I should have moved. That thought came and went in the same instant because the heat inside me didn’t loosen its grip. If anything, it tightened, coiling through my body in slow, suffocating waves that made every limb feel heavier than the last.“What the hell do you think you are
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Chapter: 081: I hate you for leavingHASANThe dizziness didn’t leave with Althea. Even after the study door had clicked shut behind her, the room still spun. My head pounded in rhythm with the fire coursing through my veins that was impossible to ignore.I had barely managed the call with my PA when I slammed my laptop shut. The sound did nothing for the heat that had taken residence in my body. My shirt clung to me like a second skin, every nerve alert and screaming, and I could not stand it.My fingers fumbled at the buttons as I dragged myself toward the stairs, a sluggish, heavy dizziness turning each step into a chore, a challenge my body had no business failing.By the time I reached the first door I saw, I barely registered its location. Instinct carried me forward, my body reacting before my mind had fully processed. The door opened with a push, and I froze for the briefest of moments before registering the figure before me.Althea.I didn’t even think. The accusation ripped from my throat before I could stop it
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Chapter: 080: A sudden dizzinessHASANTatiana was hiding something.I had known it the moment I saw her outside the boutique struggling with those ridiculous shopping bags while clutching her phone like it contained the key to her survival.People thought they were subtle when they were nervous.They weren’t.Tatiana had always been especially bad at hiding fear. Her eyes widened slightly. Her shoulders stiffened. Her breathing changed.Five years had passed and apparently, she hadn’t learned a thing.My suspicions had solidified the moment I approached her from behind. The second my voice sounded, she jumped like someone had fired a gun next to her ear. Her phone slipped straight out of her hand.For a brief moment I had seen something in her expression that I hadn’t expected. Pure panic.It was the kind of reaction someone had when they were caught with something they shouldn’t have.And that meant only one thing: Tatiana was hiding something.As I wrapped my arm around Althea’s waist and walked her into the house
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Chapter: 079: The 'unknown'TATIANA Of course it hurt.Watching Hasan kiss Althea like that after what had happened earlier in that locked room felt like someone had taken my heart and squeezed it slowly between their fingers.His hands were on her the way they had been on me not long ago. Possessive. Certain. Like the person in his arms was the only thing in the world that existed.I could still remember the way his mouth had felt against mine, the way his breath had warmed my skin when he held me close.And now he was giving all of that to her.My throat tightened painfully.I swallowed hard, trying to force the feeling down before it could rise any further. There was nothing I could do except stand there and watch them shatter whatever pieces of me were left.The sound of their kissing echoed softly in the quiet parking area.I turned away.My feet moved automatically, carrying me toward the nearest pillar. I slipped behind it quickly, pressing my back against the cold surface like it could somehow shield me
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Chapter: You have five minutesTATIANAAlthea’s lips parted, disbelief flickering for the first time since her accusations. “Where did—how did—?” she began, but Emily held the bracelet up, her eyes steady.“I think you’ll find, Althea,” Emily said quietly but firmly, “that this was never removed from your wrist.”The words landed with a quiet finality that seemed to drain the color from Althea’s face. Her chest rose and fell rapidly as she tried to process the humiliation, the evidence so clearly stacked against her, yet she refused to cede control.I remained frozen, my eyes lowered, unsure whether I should step forward or stay hidden behind Emily’s unwavering stance. Relief mingled with guilt, a bitter cocktail that made my hands clammy and my stomach churn.Emily’s eyes flicked to mine, a small, almost imperceptible nod that seemed to say, You’re okay. I’ve got you.I wanted to respond, to thank her, to say something, anything. But the words lodged in my throat. The shame of what I had done five years ago, the a
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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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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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