Novels by Favour

CHAPTER 45The newborn’s first cry still hung in the air when the mountain itself seemed to bow. Inside the healing chamber, time fractured.Damien remained locked at Aria’s side, one arm braced behind her shoulders, the other hovering protectively over the infant now resting against her chest. The baby’s eyes, gold-ringed with living crimson, were open and unnervingly aware for a child only minutes old. Aria’s breathing was still ragged, her body trembling with exhaustion, yet her arms locked around their son with a fierce, instinctive strength that refused to loosen.Elara’s voice was barely more than a whisper. “He has come.”Marcus stepped closer to the window, every line of his body rigid. The crest on the figure outside was one he had only seen in the oldest, most forbidden records the mark of the First Shadow, the architect of the Blood Moon Prophecy, the man the Council had buried because even they feared what he could demand. Marcus had spent years in the shadows believing tha

CHAPTER 44 The red moon hung at its zenith like an open wound in the sky. Its light poured through every high window of Blackwood Sanctuary, staining the stone floors the color of old blood. Outside the walls, thousands of wolves stood in absolute silence. They did not pace. They did not growl. They watched the healing chamber with eyes that reflected the crimson light, as if the mountain itself had gathered to bear witness.Inside the chamber, the air was thick with heat and the sharp scent of herbs. Candles had been relit, but their flames burned strangely low, as though the red moon itself refused to share the darkness. Aria lay on the wide examination bed, her body arched against another wave of pain. Damien held her hand with both of his, forehead pressed to her knuckles, the mate bond between them stretched so tight it felt like a living wire of fire.Elara moved with the calm precision of a woman who had delivered generations of Alpha heirs. Her wrinkled hands checked Aria’s

CHAPTER 43The healing chamber of Blackwood Sanctuary was never meant for battle, yet it had become the center of one. Thick stone walls lined with ancient runes absorbed the flickering light of dozens of candles. The air smelled of dried herbs, clean linen, and the sharp metallic edge of fear. Damien carried Aria through the doorway as if she weighed nothing, his arms locked around her in a grip that refused to loosen even after he laid her on the wide examination bed.Her face was pale. Fine beads of sweat clung to her forehead. One hand remained pressed against the heavy curve of her belly while the other clutched the front of Damien’s shirt so tightly the fabric tore at the seam.Sophia hovered at the foot of the bed, still wearing the plain clothes she had escaped in. Behind her stood the elderly woman who had refused to be left behind. The moment the healer stepped fully into the light, every person in the room felt the shift in the air an old authority that needed no title.

CHAPTER 42 The war room of Blackwood Sanctuary had never felt so heavy. The long oak table, scarred by years of strategy meetings, now held only one object of importance: the archival case that had been sealed for more than two decades. The air itself seemed to wait.Damien Blackwood stood at the head of the table, the ritual blade still warm in his hand. Around him gathered the people whose loyalty or betrayal would decide the future of his bloodline Lucas, silent and vigilant; Adrian, still carrying the dust of his escape on his clothes; Selene, arms crossed, the scar along her jaw catching the low light; Marcus, expression carved from stone; Aria, one hand resting protectively over the full curve of her belly; and Elder Magnus, who had requested this meeting under the thin pretense of temporary truce.Damien pressed his thumb to the biometric lock. A single drop of his blood completed the ancient requirement. The royal seal released with a soft, final click that echoed fa

CHAPTER 41The heavy iron gates of Blackwood Sanctuary opened at dawn with a low, grinding sound that echoed across the mountain courtyard. Mist still clung to the stone walls and the tall pines beyond. Every warrior on the battlements turned as two figures walked through the entrance side by side.Adrian Blackwood looked exhausted. Dirt streaked his jacket, a shallow cut marked his cheek, and the usual sharp confidence in his eyes had been replaced by something heavier. Beside him walked a tall man whose presence seemed to pull the very air toward him. Silver threaded through dark hair at the temples. His posture remained straight and commanding despite the years. The Blackwood crest was nowhere on his clothing, yet every warrior who saw him stiffened with recognition.Marcus Blackwood had returned from the shadows.Damien stood at the top of the main steps with Aria slightly behind him, one hand resting protectively on the full curve of her belly. The baby was due in only a few week

CHAPTER 40 The monastery courtyard was steeped in the kind of silence that only ancient stone could hold. Moonlight spilled across cracked flagstones and the low, weathered walls that had witnessed centuries of secrets. Adrian Blackwood stood frozen at the edge of the shadows, every muscle locked, every instinct screaming that what he was seeing could not be real.The woman stepped fully into the light, she moved with the same fluid precision he remembered from six years ago, shoulders squared, chin lifted, eyes sharp as a blade. Her dark hair was shorter now, pulled back in a severe knot that revealed the elegant line of her neck. A thin scar traced the left side of her jaw, one that had not been there the last time he saw her alive. She wore simple black combat gear, the kind designed for silence and speed, but nothing could disguise the presence that had once made her one of the Blackwood Pack’s most brilliant warriors and intelligence officers.Selene Voss.Adria

Liam Si junior got hardened and he was warned not to touch Lola Li ,until her uterus became strong. He ran into the bathroom so he could take a cold shower that would calm him down from the torture , he was experiencing. After he was done taking his bath and came out from the bathroom with bathrobe and saw Lola Li on the bed with the short gown revealing her white legs that always turned him on. He looked at her flat tummy that started to increase a little, he decreased his size to Lola Li's tummy and touched it as Lola Li smiled."I want my child to be a baby girl ,so I could have two lovers." Lola Li removed his hands from her tummy and told him that she does not want him to share his love for her. Liam Si laughed so loud and laid down on the bed and asked Lola Li ,if it was a boy that she would love to give birth to?Lola Li nodded her head and told him her reasons because they both of them would always care for her. Liam Si's face turned sour as he heard her because he wa

Liam Si was inside his office preparing his meeting with the shareholders of the company, when Joe Yun came inside and informed him that their men had made an arrangement with Jacob Qi and they would be meeting by 9pm at the children's park.Liam Si nodded his head and looked at her wrist watch, it was already time for his meeting with the shareholders, he took his laptop and told Joe Yun to forward those evidence that could arrest Jacob Qi after the meeting.Inside the conference hall, some of the shareholders were already murmuring because of the way Liam Si removed Jacob Qi as one of the shareholders.As soon as they saw him enter the conference hall ,all mouths were closed and they were no longer murmuring between themselves.Liam Si took his chair and sat down and brought the reason for the meeting which was, why Jacob Qi was no longer a shareholder in the company?Liam Si looked at each one of them to read this faces expression , but did not see any."I have to remove Jacob Qi

Jacob Qi was sitting down on his chair in the office ,when he saw an incoming call on his phone ,he answered the phone call."Hello ,am l speaking with Jacob Qi? " The man on the phone asked.Jacob Qi told him that ,It was him."Okay, your daughter in-law Anna Fu is with us and you know she is carrying your grandchild , if you want her to be released ,you have to do something for us."Jacob Qi pleaded for him not to harm Anna Fu that he would do anything for them .The man on the phone laughed ,"okay. You're sure ,you will do anything? "Jacob Qi told him anything , only if he promised to release Anna Fu."Okay, I want you to bring president Carl Li at the children's park today's night ,if you refused consider your daughter in-law and grandchild gone." The man on the phone said.Jacob Qi could not believe that he would release Carl Li ,just to save two lives."Who are you! Did president Si send you to me?" Jacob Qi shouted."I have told you all , bring president Carl Li and take your

Lola Li woke up but her eyes were closed as she touched the teddy bear that she was on top,it was so soft unlike Liam Si's bodyShe opened her eyes and saw that she was on top of a big teddy bear ,and she stood up from the teddy bear .She knew that Liam Si had left the house and did not wake her up.Lola Li entered the bathroom and had a cold shower and came out from the bathroom with a towel on her chest,she looked at the time it was already 7pm."Oh my Gosh, how come I slept for too long ." Lola Li muttered.She put on her clothes and went downstairs and met Mrs May inside the sitting room alone and walked down towards her and saw her in tears."Mrs May ,why are you crying?" Lola Li asked Mrs May.Mrs May could not answer her because ,she was crying uncontrollably as one who lost someone very dear to her.Lola Li saw how she was crying and joined her because she refused to say why she was crying. They both of them were done crying consoling each other . Then Mrs May told Lola Li

Liam Si thanked Joe Yun for being a saviour ,when he needed one as they were both inside the car together.Soon they arrived at the underground where Anna Fu was kept.Liam Si and Joe Yun came down from the car together and went inside the building,it was dark and Liam Si turned on his phone torch as Joe Yun did the same.There was a staircase leading down ,and they both went through there and saw their men there .There was light inside the underground and Liam Si and Joe Yun turned off their phone torch.Norman came towards Liam Si and greeted him and took him where they kept Anna Fu.Anna Fu was kept Inside a room, a light was inside, fan ,mirror and a door leading to the restroom and a bathroom, and a bed were she could sleep on comfortably, but the room was locked from outside.Liam Si's men knew that she was pregnant and they were treating her fine. They gave her food to eat whenever she was hungry but the problem was that Anna Fu kept on screaming and shouting, "Set me free ,

Liam Si drove into the Villa, and came out from the car to open the car door for Lola Li to come out.Mrs May came out from the house and hugged Lola Li and helped her to enter inside, while Liam Si took the bag from the car seat and joined them.Liam Si went upstairs the room to have his bath while Lola Li was downstairs with Mrs May chatting.Mrs May asked Lola Li what happened to her for the past two days that she was not at home.Lola Li told Mrs May everything that happened to her with Liam Si and she told her that she had finally fallen in love with Liam Si.Mrs May heard how Lola Li expressed her feelings for Liam Si ,she hugged her tightly and their was a string of connection between the both of them that she felt .She told Lola Li that she must had missed her cooking and went into the kitchen to prepare food for her.Lola Li stood up from the sitting room after Mrs May went to prepare food for her ,so she decided to go upstairs to the room.She entered the room and saw that