Chapter: Chapter Sixty Seven - EpilogueThe news stayed quiet to start with. They told their parents first, at a dinner that Noah had the omegas organise under strict secrecy.Lucy’s mother cried the way that mothers cry when a thing they feared might never come to pass, suddenly does. She cupped Lucy’s face and pressed their foreheads together, and whispered a prayer to the Moon Goddess. Lucy’s father shook Noah’s hand too hard and then hugged him in a way that surprised them both.“I’ll check the nursery window seals,” he said after, “Drafts are sneaky and can make a pup ill in a heartbeat.”“Thank you,” Noah said, knowing that the grandparents would dote on the baby once it arrived.Noah’s parents arrived with more honey cake and a bassinet that had been in their attic since Noah’s uncle. Noah’s mother showed Lucy how to adjust the tiny mattress without trapping fingers, and Noah’s father asked if the eastern fence posts were holding.“They’re holding up well,” Noah said, unbothered by the repetition of the question at e
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Chapter: Chapter Sixty Six - Tell HimIt started as a pattern that she pretended not to see. Every day, she woke up queasy at four in the morning, was ravenous at eleven, exhausted by two in the afternoon, and then wide awake and unable to settle at ten. After two weeks, she blamed the job, but after four weeks of the same things happening, Maia started counting.“Say it,” Maia said when Lucy stood over the sink again, breathing slowly.“No.”“You know what it is,” she smirked.“It could just be stress.” Lucy deflected as she fought her way through another wave of nausea.“Sure it could be,” Maia agreed, “Or…”.Lucy rinsed her face and stared at herself in the bathroom mirror under the soft light she preferred. She looked fine, maybe a little tired and perhaps a little paler, but she didn’t look ill.“Ugh, why now?” she told her reflection. “We’ve barely figured out running the schedules.”“As if that ever stopped anyone,” Maia said with a snort. “Look, we’re wolves in our prime, you’re mated…I don’t see the issue here.”
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Chapter: Chapter Sixty Five - Three Months LaterThree months after the ceremony, their days seemed to run on muscle memory.Noah woke before dawn, checked the patrol logs, walked the border with his Beta Aaron, and ended up in the kitchen with Lucy already barefoot at their kitchen island, laptop open, coffee poured and ready in both mugs, and the rest of his agenda on a sticky note that she’d taped to his cup.“Training rotation first,” she said, sliding him the list. “Omega housing inspection at ten. Vendor call at noon. My mother wants to bring dessert tonight, even though I told her the menu is already set. I surrendered at ‘honey cake.’”“You negotiated with your mother?” he asked, his eyebrow raising in suspicious disbelief.“I said she could bring one cake if she promised not to ‘improve’ the roast. She countered with two cakes and casual commentary on the dishes. I settled at cake plus zero commentary within earshot.”“It’s nice to see you’ve grown to handle your mother’s ‘quirks’ effectively.” He grinned, “I’m sure you ter
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Chapter: Chapter Sixty Four - CassandraAs they finished their breakfast the following morning, Captain Vale strode over to their table that sat at the head of the hall, clutching a file with an apologetic look on her face.“I'm sorry to interrupt Alpha, but we have the updates from the medical team that you asked for.”Noah nodded as he shared a glance with Lucy.“Okay, thank you, Captain Vale. Have the omegas send the coffee to my office, and we’ll discuss it there.”They moved together to his office, and as soon as the omega had finished pouring coffee for them all and left the room, Noah leaned forward with interest and reached for the file.“Have you read it already?” Noah asked as he opened the file, motioning for Lucy to sit closer so that she could see. “We read this together,” he murmured, and she felt Maia purr approvingly.“Not in full, but I do have an update regarding Cassandra’s condition.” Lucy snorted despite herself..“It’s a pity you didn’t let me get my teeth into her,” Maia huffed sulkily, "she would h
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Chapter: Chapter Sixty Three - TheoBy the time the sun dropped, the courtyard and surrounding halls had emptied. The banner hung the same way it had at noon, and the pack hall door remained open.Inside, the omegas worked busily, clearing the last remnants of the evening celebration away so that they could begin preparing it for the morning’s rush. Lucy sat in the corner of the hall with a drink clutched in one hand and eating a sandwich she didn’t remember asking for.Noah appeared beside her, dropping a file on the table and pulling a chair out to join her.“How were your first few hours as a tyrant?” she asked, smirking.“Humbling,” he said with a thoughtful nod. “I quite enjoyed it.” “Of course you do.” She snorted.He tapped the notes in front of him with a little sigh.“These are the things that I think we need to address first,” he said as he flicked through the pages absent-mindedly.“There will always be something to do, Noah. You should try to just enjoy the night. The issues will still be there in the morn
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Chapter: Chapter Sixty Two - The planNoah didn’t waste any time. He stepped down off the dais and went straight to work.“Captain Vale,” he called as a tall woman in the front rank lifted a hand. “Draft me the rotation for the security detail. Include people who are capable, but don't have an opportunity to prove themselves currently.”“Yes, Alpha.”“Director Lin.” A lean man close to the Captain looked up. “I want a full medical brief on Starfire and CycleX effects by week’s end, as well as any substances that may produce the same effect. Every guard learns it. Every bartender learns it.”“Understood.”“Noah,” Gabriel murmured, amused at his son’s eagerness to begin, “You could at least let them clap.”“They can clap when it’s safer,” Noah said with a smirk before turning to Lucy. “Are you ready?”“For what?” she asked, tilting her head curiously.“Doing the part we didn’t write on the agenda,” he said as his smirk widened into a smile.“Meaning what exactly?” she asked, frowning suspiciously.“The part where you stay
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Chapter: Chapter Eighty Eight - Alina's PoVWe moved him under the cover of darkness.The healers came first; they moved silently and efficiently with their heads bowed. They checked his pulse and stitched the shallow claw marks where needed, leaving herbs for me to apply that I didn’t recognize. When they were gone, Nolan and Jeremiah brought two higher-ranked commanders and lifted him. He was heavy, all muscle and dead weight, and his skin was still hot to the touch.We took him down the servant stairwell, where no one would see, and then across the courtyards to the basement chamber I had spent the last blood moon with him in. It was safer for him here, and safer for us. Far from the court and far from the gossip. Contained, Jeremiah had said, and safe. But even down here, I could feel that the fallout wasn’t over yet. There were still two nights left, maybe three, and on any of those days, Marcus could lead his attack,.Until it set, his wolf would keep clawing for control, and the court would keep clawing for his thron
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Chapter: Chapter Eighty Seven Alina's P.o.V.He did.The growl snapped into a roar that rolled through the corridor like thunder. Rowan’s claws tore free, his eyes burning bright gold and red as his wolf finally broke through completely.Jeremiah swore under his breath and lifted a hand, motioning for the guards to hold back. The command was clear: do not interfere.Nolan stepped forward anyway, his shoulders squared, his stance wide and every inch of him ready.Rowan’s gaze locked on him instantly as he huffed at the air, and caught his scent. The faint trace of my sweat from earlier training, the lingering sweat on Nolan’s skin, and worst of all, the thread of my scent tangled too close with his. It was all it took. Something inside his wolf snapped.The sound that came out of him wasn’t human. It was a snarl full of jealousy, frustration, and warning, sharp enough to rattle the doors on their hinges.“Oh, for fuck’s sake,” my wolf growled. “He smells Nolan, loses his head, and decides murder’s the move? Idiot. He’d kill your
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Chapter: Chapter Eighty Six - Alina's P.o.VThe message still burned in my mind long after the council had dispersed. The next Blood Moon rises soon. I’ll collect what is mine.Rowan hadn’t spoken since, and Jeremiah had taken command of the hall, sending couriers off in every direction with fresh orders, while Nolan stationed additional guards through the night. I’d barely slept. Even when I closed my eyes, the letters carved themselves across the darkness, Marcus’s name glowing like a brand I couldn’t scrub away, and pulling at all of the memories that I had tried so hard to forget.By morning, the atmosphere in the palace had changed; a sense of urgency hung over everyone, and people moved faster, their eyes flicking toward the windows as though waiting for whatever lay beyond them to appear.When Nolan found me in the courtyard, the expression on his face told me that whatever he was about to say was bad before he had even started speaking.“Scouts have reported movement near the northern border,” he murmured so that no o
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Chapter: Chapter Eighty Five -- Alina's P.o.VThe summons came before dawn and Jeremiah woke me with a knock and the quiet warning that the nobles were already gathered.By the time I reached the council chamber, every seat was taken. Crests gleamed along the table, each one belonging to a family with a daughter waiting outside, dressed and ready to be offered up like a prize. Rowan stood at the head, shoulders rigid, and his mask of calm stretched precariously across his expression.I could feel that he was anything but calm though.I slipped into a chair against the wall, close enough to hear, never close enough to count, while Nolan positioned himself behind me, steady and silent. I wasn’t particularly fond of attending these meetings, but since Rowan had insisted last time, because I had helped to protect the city, now it was expected of me.The whispers started the moment I sat. They never looked directly at me; they didn’t need to. A few tilted their heads together, voices low enough to at least pretend at civility as they
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Chapter: Chapter Eighty Four -Alina's P.o.V.Chapter 78 – Tension in TrainingThe nobles’ whispers still rang in my ears long after Rowan left the hall. Their faces, their laughter, the scrape of their chairs — all of it clung to me. My hands wouldn’t stop shaking.Nolan noticed. He didn’t ask. He just stood, touched my shoulder once, and said, “Come on.”He led me out through the side passage, away from the smell of wine and the eyes that never looked away long enough to forget me. The courtyard was cold and empty, stone slick from the evening air, the silence wide enough to breathe in.Training had always been easier than talking. Easier than listening to them. Easier than waiting for Rowan to decide what silence meant.So when Nolan said, “Set your stance,” I did.Nolan stood a few paces away, arms crossed, expression focused. He didn’t need to speak for me to know what he expected. I rolled my shoulders once, forced my hands steady, and started the drill.My body ached from the day before, and every movement burned but rest
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Chapter: Chapter Eighty Three -- Alina's P.o.VNobles lingered in clusters, and each one of them pretended that they weren't watching us, but I could see that every eye was fixed on our table.Rowan’s hands pushed down into the wood until it groaned. His chest heaved, and his wolf was clawing to get out. Nolan leaned back in his chair with his arms folded; his usual calm aura was now reflected only in his posture, because the wolf in his eyes was anything but calm. “You’ve overstepped,” Rowan snarled furiously.Nolan didn’t move.“Why? I only told her the truth. She does deserve so much better than the venom that's directed at her on a daily basis...and she deserves better than silence too.”“You dare...” Rowan snarled, flashing his canines.“I dare because you don’t,” Nolan cut across him, his voice full of irritation. “When she needed you, all she got was a King. Never a man, never you.”Rowan’s breathing was starting to become ragged as his wolf pushed against his control. I could see that he wanted to answer this with violenc
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Chapter: Chapter Twelve -- The LiabilityCassian doesn’t waste any time once the garage doors slam shut behind us, and his voice cuts cleanly through the noise. “I want no traces left that anyone was ever here. Make it disappear.”Engines growl as his men move out. Headlights cut across the concrete as their boots slam against the ground, moving with purpose. Cassian stays centered while orders echo off the walls. He stands like a man who expects obedience.Then, without turning, he says, “The simplest solution to end this would be to get rid of the variable.”I snort loudly. "And by the variable, you mean me, right?"Nobody bothers to answer me; instead, Matteo answers him a little too quickly for my liking.“He’s right." He says as he turns to Rhett, "The oath was never meant for someone like her. We should cut her out before she drags us under.” I stare at him incredulously as he tightens his grip on his little beads until the silver bites into his skin. Rhett moves before I do.He steps in front of me, planting
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Chapter: Chapter Eleven - The EscapeMatteo wipes the sweat off his face with his wrist and leaves a streak of someone's blood across his face. He won’t meet my eyes; instead, he stares at my chest, where the bullet hit, like it’s a crime scene.“I need an explanation for what happened here, or I’m going to start cutting into you for one.”“Are you fucking insane? Touch me with that knife and I’ll make sure you’re the one bleeding,” I snap.His mouth twitches, half fury and half something else that definitely isn’t pity. “Do you really think I want to hurt you? I want to make sense of..." he pauses as he struggles to find a word to explain what he means, "...you.” he decides on finally.“Good luck with that,” I shoot back with a snort. “I can’t even make sense of me, so I doubt that you're going to be winning any awards anytime soon.”Cassian steps closer to me and studies me carefully. “Hmm, your breathing is steady. Pupils are normal. Skin feels warm." He lists as he reaches out to run his fingers over my skin and I
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Chapter: Chapter Ten - The Girl Who Should Be DeadThe bond screams, but it isn’t a sound; it’s the feeling of nerves stripped raw, pulled taut, and split between three men who shouldn’t share it. It rips through me and drags me under until I’m nothing but pain, fear, and darkness.Rhett answers first. His howl isn’t just noise; it tears the air wide open and makes the stone itself shudder. I shouldn’t hear it inside my skull, but I do. It’s in my bones, it’s in my blood, it’s in every nerve that runs through my body, and it is pure agony.“Stop! Wait!” Matteo’s furious voice cuts through the smoke roughly, and in seconds, he's on his knees beside me. His blade’s gone, his beads are clenched between his teeth, and his hands are pressed against the hole in my chest. “Put your hands here! Press harder! Don’t let go, whatever you do!” His wrists are slick with my blood.I try to speak, but nothing comes out. The air’s gone.Cassian’s calm finally cracks. Not by much. Just a fracture down the center of his voice. “Pressure. Keep pressure
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Chapter: Chapter Nine - FirestormThe circle still glows when the first shot cracks through the air. The stone walls spit dust, and the guttering candles explode in wax bursts across the floor. A bullet punches into the wall near Cassian’s head, and the stillness that had existed for only a few moments was shattered instantly. The next volley follows, harder, closer, shredding the doorframe like paper. “Positions,” Cassian barks out the order, his voice is even, clipped. His men answer immediately and spring into action. Their pistols lift as their shoulders slam into the closest thing that they can use as cover, and the room fills with the sound of return fire, sharp and clean. The air stinks of cordite already, so much so that my throat practically burns with it. Another bullet slams into the pillar near me and chips of stone spray across my cheek. Then Rhett moves without warning. The chain whines and his collar screams, his whole body bowing against it as he senses the danger and fights to free himself so th
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Chapter: Chapter Eight - The Wolf's HungerRhett yanks the chain so hard that the stone of the pillar grinds under the strain, a jagged crack tearing up through its base. Dust spills across the floor as something in the air shifts. Everyone feels it.He surges forward, dragging metal links behind him, sparks spitting as they scrape along the floor. The runes on the collar burn white hot, smoking against his skin where it fights him for control. The sound alone makes my stomach clench.“Hold him,” one of Cassian’s men barks.“No one moves,” Cassian snaps back, his voice stopping them in their tracks.Rhett doesn’t care. He covers the distance in a rush, faster than anything half-chained has a right to be. His breath hits my skin first, hot and wet, then his teeth skim the side of my throat, grazing the line of my pulse. Not breaking through, not yet. Just there.“Fuck,” I breathe, my voice catching in my throat.“Back!” Matteo snarls, blade already in his hand. “Get him off her!”"Touch him and you bleed first.” Cassian answers
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Chapter: Chapter Seven - Four BondedThe bond slams sideways into me, and again my wrist sears. Rhett roars in fury, and Matteo jerks like a live wire just ran through him.I feel him. His fury. His disgust. His fight against it. It crawls under my skin as raw as Rhett’s rage and as sharp as Cassian’s control.“Congratulations,” Cassian says smoothly, eyes flicking between us. “Now you’re all invested.” My body’s splitting three ways, and I can't do anything about it.“Stop,” I grit out, but nothing stops.Rhett yanks the chain as his rage only grows at the prospect of more men to compete with. The collar flashes white as he drags a breath in and spits out a word.“Mate.”It hits me hard. My pulse stutters and heat spikes through me. My body tips toward Rhett without my permission. I catch myself on the table, nails digging uselessly into the steel as I try to ground myself.Matteo feels it too. I can see it as the bond yanks through him, and his jaw locks like he’s choking on a snarl. “Do you feel that? She feels it.
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