Chapter: chapter 92One Month Later LYNEXIA The first peek of the morning sun through the window hit my face and I stir awake with a yawn. I sigh, extending my hand to the other side of the bed to find it empty. Of course, what am I even expecting? I reluctantly climb out of the bed, while rubbing the remnant sleep away from my eyes with the back of my hand. The soft pad of my legs echoes in the air as I slip out of the room, making my way to Felicity's room. I used to grumble about me and Felicity's morning routine before everything went down but now I very much enjoy it. After almost losing my daughter once, I now bask and cherish every single moment I spend with her. I guess the saying goes you value something that you have used. Felicity's soft snores reach me as I slowly creak the door to her room open. Her beautiful, innocent face brings a smile to my face before I step into the room. I settle on the edge of the bed, tucking the strands of her hair behind her ear. I watch her sleep
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Chapter: chapter 91LYNEXIA The words have just left my mouth before Elena lunges at me. "Shut it." She explodes. "I'm about to fucking end your life so stop being pompous." "What?" I scoff. "Were you expecting me to fall on my knees and beg for your mercy?" I say. "Is that it?" She slaps me across the face, the look on her face sinister. I know I shouldn't push her since she can be so unpredictable but I don't stop. "Shut it," She roars at my face. "I hope my death brings you the utmost happiness and joy. You sick, pathetic loser—." I choke on my words as something sharp digs into my stomach. I wince as blind pain throbs through me. I look down to find Elena's claw deep inside of me. Elena smirks. I shock her by matching it with a scornful, tight smile of my own. "Let's get this over with." I grit my teeth, doubling over as she pulls her claws out of my stomach. Blood drips off the corner of my mouth as my stomach starts to leak. "You should have shut it when I asked you to." "Why do you eve
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Chapter: chapter 90LYNEXIA An ache starts in the middle of my head as I groan awake. I blink, confused as an unfamiliar room that resembles a barn comes into view. As my head throbs harder and more vicious, I try to reach out my hand to grip it but my hand jerks back against a hold. Then I wiggle my body, including my hands and legs. They jerk against a hold painfully that I have to grit my teeth. The headache is so much I have to squeeze an eye shut as I turn my gaze down to look at the state that I am in. My hands are tied behind the wooden chairs I'm seated on and my legs are tied around the legs of the wooden chair. My back screams with pain as it is arched uncomfortably. Panic sets in as I realize the danger I may likely be in. Seraphina brought me here for what? Why has she kidnapped me? What have I done? What is her aim in any of this? I don't have the luxury to think of an answer as I wiggle my hands, trying to cut the bondage around my wrists. The chair scraps loudly on th
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Chapter: chapter 89DIMITRI"What is this about?" I ask, my voice tight with curiosity as Zarek leads me away from the quarantine camp towards a lone building at the edge "I'm afraid you will have to hear it from the person herself." Zarek glances back at me before he focuses front again. "Hear about what? Who?" I press as we slip into the lone building. A woman whose face is obscured by a veil turns towards me. Before I can ask further questions, she pulls the veil down to reveal her face. "Julianne," I say. "What are you doing here?" Her chest rises and falls with deep breaths. "I may have a cure for the black plague." "You have a cure?" I repeat, my mind reeling. This can't be true. Julianne nods. "Yes." This time, she sounds assertive. "How?" I ask, not knowing how to react to this. "I have been thinking hard about why Gavin, I, and Lynexia didn't get infected even though we came in contact with black ink. I have been racking my brain this past—." "Get straight to the point." I cut her of
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Chapter: chapter 88LYNEXIA"No." Dimitri cuts me off harshly as if he already knows what I am about to say. My mouth falls open in shock. "But what if I can provide the cure?" Taking up Elena's offer doesn't feel so bad though dying sends a shiver of dread through me. "Let me guess, you have to put your life on the line for it?" Dimitri's eyes flash in disbelief. I grip the hem of my shirt tightly. Deep down, fear gnaws at me, but to save these people, to make this place livable for those I care about, I'm willing to risk everything. "Yes. If that's what it takes.""No, so get over yourself and stop trying to play the savior." Dimitri jolts to his feet, his chair scraping loudly against the floor. "Dimi—." "Stop it with this your useless hypothetical theory. You are no savior and you don't have the power to be the messiah." His words cut deep but I know it's the panic talking through him. He shoves his fingers into his damp hair. "I didn't let you hate me for five years just to make you be a sacri
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Chapter: chapter 87LYNEXIA In a span of two days, things do take a turn for the worse. Bodies ply upon bodies. The shadow pack territory becomes a ghost town compared to how vibrant it once was. The number of people tolled into the trainee complex which is now the quarantine camp increases exponentially. The air is thick with despair and the stench of death. The children have been taken away from the town to a safer place leaving behind the healthy werewolves locked up in their houses and the rest of us brave enough to watch over the infected. The drugs that were given to us by Alpha Henry are running out and our healers are hitting the wall about any cure or drug to reduce the symptoms. Reaching out to other packs is useless because word has spread and most of them wouldn't open their gate to us for fear of being infected. I don't blame, I would have done the same if I were in their shoes. As the dreadful moment passes at a slow, tormenting pace, my mind lingers more and more on Elena. The
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Protecting The Heiress
Lia Rodriquez lives a fairytale life. A loving husband, the dream family and boundless happiness. She couldn't have asked for more. But her world shatters with a single brutal twist.
Her husband's betrayal.
It rips away her trust and joy. Grief pile upon grief at the sudden death of her beloved father. Thrust into the dark threads of family obligations, Lia finds herself an unwilling inheritor of the Rodriquez Empire.
Obligations comes with enemies and danger. A truth Lia knows all too well. That was why she escaped years ago. But now, there is no choice left for her.
Nikolai Volx, a broker, who is haunted by ghosts and the burden of his dying sister. When he receives an anonymous call in desperate times, he grabs it, oblivious to the danger that awaits him. Soon he's entangled in a lethal game of inheritance surrounding a woman where not only his life is at stake, but his heart too.
As Lia dismantles the mystery behind her father's death, Nikolai confronts his demons. Can they navigate the dangerous play of power and betrayal while trying to keep their feelings in check or will they become pawns in the deadly game where the price of truth is etched in blood?
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Chapter: Chapter 71LIA POVI watch the world pass by in a blur as Nikolai drives down the road. The wind stings my cheeks, my lips are sore from biting them too hard to stop my tears, my eyes feel heavy, weighed down by bottled-up emotions I can’t seem to release. I feel… numb.It’s like I finally gave peace to the inner girl inside of me, the one bruised and battered by past years of torment from people I once called my friends.But standing up for myself doesn’t bring me at peace as I thought it would. If feels underwhelming, hollow, like a cold relief. I expected it to feel like freedom, like closure. Instead, it makes me question why it took me so long. Why did I let Sally stomp all over me for many years? Why did I endure those years of mistreatment, and took it with a smile even?I’d like to say I didn’t know any better, that I was oblivious to her passive-aggressive digs in high school. But that isn’t true.I knew, I just didn’t care.Sixteen-year-old me was overjoyed that a girl as beautiful as
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Chapter: Chapter 70NIKOLAI POV“Please, don’t act so moral and righteous. Didn’t you make the video in the first place?” He says, almost agitated. “And I destroyed when I realized how bad it was. But you somehow got a copy and kept it for how many years, eight years?”“Fine, make me the villain. As if we weren’t in on this in high school.”“That was then,” the male says. “Besides, it was harmless pranks then.”I slow my pace as Sally’s voice trickles through the wall of the room. “Constantly harassing her was just a prank. Spreading a nasty rumor about her because she wouldn’t send you nudes was a prank. Telling everyone you asked her out as a joke when I told you she planned on rejecting you was all a prank—”I barge into the room, fury boiling inside of me. their voices tune down as my eyes land on the culprit in question. I match across the room and crouch to pick Lia’s heels before making way to the culprit.He shifts back in his seat. I’m sure if there is an open space in the couch, he’ll crawl i
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Chapter: Chapter 69NIKOLAI POVThe moment I walk into the room, I sense something wrong. The air feels heavy, tense and suffocating. My eyes find Lia immediately. She’s seated, stiff as a statue, and her hands are gripping the armrests of her chair. Her face is pale, and her eyes are wide and fixed on something that fills them with horror.I follow her gaze to the TV screen, and it takes me a second to register what I’m seeing. It’s like humiliating parts of Lia’s life are cut together to play like a highlight reel. Currently, it’s on a moment where Lia is covered in muddy water.Sally’s laughter buzzes faintly in the background, but all I hear is the roaring in my ears. She glances at me with a sly smirk. “Oh, Nikolai is finally here to join the fun.”I don’t respond to her. My hands are already curling into fists by my sides and my jaw is tightening so hard it hurts. The humiliation on Lia’s face is etched so deeply it feels like a slap to my own.Before I can react by tearing the TV down, Lia jolts t
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Chapter: Chapter 68LIAI’m about to speak when a squeal cut through the air, startling me. “Surprise, Lia is here.”When I look back up, a door is opened in front of me, and I’m faced with my worst nightmare. Not exactly, but you know what I mean.I pull my lips back into an awkward smile as I reluctantly step into the Vip room. “Hi guys.” I swallow. “It’s been a while.” My eyes go over them one by one. Damn Sally for having everyone dress their best except for me.“A while?” Lori rises to her feet and walks over to me. “A decade is definitely not a while.” A bittersweet smile spread over her face as she pulls me into a hug. “It’s been such a long time, Lia.”I’m surprised by this gesture that I freeze for a moment before tapping back to life and hugging her back. Vicky, and Frank are already right behind me, wrapping their hands around me in a tight hug.“How have you been?” Vicky says with a smile as she throws a hand over my shoulder and lead me to a couch.“Good.”Lori sits beside me. “I can see tha
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Chapter: Chapter 67LIA At exactly eight p. m., Sally starts ringing up my phone incessantly, leaving me no choice but to abandon my work and head to the dreaded reunion party.My uneasiness grows as we get closer to the venue. I have no idea what to expect and it’s killing me. To be frank, i don’t have a good history with my old friends—if I can refer to them as that— so I’m not sure why Sally insists I come. My gut feeling tells me it’s for nothing good, but I don’t want to be a pessimist who always expect the worse. So, I hope this night goes well.“So, where are we headed?” Nikolai finally breaks through the silence, his deep voice breaking through my thought.I hadn’t expected him to wait this long to ask. When we got into the car earlier, I didn’t offer an explanation. I just punched the address Sally texted me into the GPS.Normally, he’d have demand details immediately, but things have been strained between us. Ever since my ill-fated confession.I answer, staring outside the window. “Reunion pa
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Chapter: Chapter 66LIA'S POV“What?” I glance up at the wall clock. “That’s a bit last minute.” My words trail off, one by one.Sally exhales sharply, her masked exasperation bleeding through the line. “Come on, Lia. You promised.”Not exactly. I told her to call me when the so-called reunion date is set, but now it’s tonight, and apparently, I’m obligated to be there.“I’m kind of busy at the moment.” I stare at the papers sprawl across my desk.That isn’t a lie. I have mountain of work that I need to finish before today runs out and it’s already three in the afternoon. Plus, I have a meeting with the product development team later. This project has been a stressful roller coaster, but we’re finally seeing results.“Please.” Sally’s voice hardens subtly. “Everyone is busy too, but we’re making time for this. Besides, it’s after work hours.”I chew on the inside of my cheeks, glancing around my office space as if it might hand me a valid excuse. “Oh, I’ll be working late tonight.”“You don’t have to come
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Chapter: Chapter 72JUNEJune woke with a satisfied smile. The same smile that had rested on her lips when she’d drifted off against Ollie’s chest after he’d fucked her senseless. The soreness between her thighs and the scent of sex still clinging to the sheets were undeniably proof.Burying her face into Ollie’s sheets, she inhaled deeply, a soft hum vibrating in her throat. God, it should be illegal for someone to smell this good.Still half-dazed in the golden afterglow of sleep, she reached out, and her fingers blindly searched for the familiar heat of his body. Instead, they met cool, empty sheets.Her eyes fluttered open. Empty.A knowing sigh left her lips. There was only one place Ollie could be. She’d bet her last dime he was in his study, hunched over his laptop, completely engrossed in work.Jeez, he was a chronic workaholic. Most people worked to survive. Ollie worked because he thrived on it.Shaking her head, June slid out of bed, stretching before padding toward his sanctuary. The moment sh
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Chapter: Chapter 71OLLIEHe opened his eyes to the soft glow of the moonlight filtering through the window, and there on the couch was June. She lay curled, chest rising and falling in every breath.The soft curve of her face was bathed in silver light, and for a moment, he forgot everything else.A smile tugged at his lips as he watched her.He stared at her for a long while, just savoring the sight of her, feeling a rare sense of peace. Finally with a reluctant sigh, he slid off the bed, and moved toward her quietly. When he reached her, he bent down slowly, carefully intending to lift her into his arms and move her to the bed. But just as his fingers brushed her shoulder, she stirred.Her eyelids fluttered, and she blinked in confusion as she met his gaze in the dim light. “Sorry,” he whispered. “I woke you up.”She groggily shifted, a frown pulling at her lips. “What?” Her voice was thick with sleep, and her eyes were still hazy. She quickly reached up, pressing her hands to his forehead. “How’s yo
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Chapter: Chapter 70JUNEJune knew Ollie to an extent, and she knew that when he was hurting, he would retreat into himself like a hermit. He would never reach out. He was stubborn like that. He would isolate himself until it passed over.Today was the anniversary of his mother’s passing, and that couldn’t actually be easy for him. Not that he would admit it aloud. So, June took it upon herself to invite herself into his house, hoping her presence might help him.It wasn’t exactly an intrusion. Ollie had given her the access card himself, but that didn’t stop her from feeling nervous. Her heart pounded and her hands were clammy. Ollie’s reaction couldn’t be predicted and this could go very wrong. Maybe it was just her overthinking talking, but still. She had been waiting for over an hour now, sitting alone in his living room. Calling him wasn’t an option, she was too anxious to face his reaction over the phone. So she waited as each passing minute amplified the tension in her chest.After what felt like
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Chapter: Chapter 69OLLIEThe longer Ollie stared at his late mother’s memorial picture, the more he realized that he shared zero resemblance with her—except for his eyes.Every defining feature he possessed came from his father, man he despised with every fiber of his being. It wasn’t just unfortunate. It was a curse. A colossal, cruel curse.To be the living reflection of the man who had haunted his life? It was enough to drive anyone insane.He should’ve felt something standing here—grief, sadness, anything. But instead, all he could do was compare. His mother’s face, captured forever in a frame, and his own. No sorrow. No anger. Just an aching numbness, lodged so deep in his bones it felt like it had always been there.There was a time when he would’ve been furious. When moments like this would’ve filled him with rage. But the older he got, the more that fire cooled, replaced by grim understanding. His father had hollowed his mother out. Shattered her at the height of her success, then dragged her dow
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Chapter: Chapter 68JUNEJune didn’t protest, didn’t question him. The only thing she knew was how badly she wanted to feel him between her legs.He moved between her legs, fitting his broad frame in the space she made for him. Slowly, he bent down, and slid her legs over his shoulders.She sucked in a breath in anticipation as he traced the soft curves of her thighs. When his fingers hooked around her thong and pulled it aside, she felt a flush spread over her skin, her body tingling with raw desire.A low, throaty groan that Ollie let out vibrated through her, his breath caressed her pussy. Ollie didn’t rush as he alternated between teasing her clit and sliding deep inside of her. He dragged out her pleasure until she was a mess of frustration and needs.“Ollie, please,” she whispered “I need…” She bit her lip, unable to finish her sentence as another nibble of his teeth on her clit cut off her thoughts completely.“What do you need?” he murmured against her.He knew exactly what he was doing, and it
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Chapter: Chapter 67JUNE“Are you even listening?”June heard Lola’s voice vaguely“Of course,” she said on autopilot as her lips curved into a small smile at the text Ollie had sent her. It had been a long day filled with back-to-back shifts, and she could finally reply to his message.“What was I saying?”Lola said, and June blinked, raising her gaze to meet Lola’s. Her arms were crossed over her chest, and a frown was etched on her face.“Uhm…” June’s voice trailed off as her eyes darted away as though the answer might magically appear in the air between them.“See? You weren’t listening.” Lola’s frown deepened as she gestured toward her with a pointed look. “Ever since you got yourself a boyfriend, you’ve become insufferable.”“I haven’t,” June gasped dramatically.Lola shook her head as her eyes narrowed. “Knew there was a reason I didn’t like him,” she muttered under her breath, but it was loud enough for June to hear. “He’s here to steal my girlfriend.”June rolled her eyes at her friend’s dramatic
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