Chapter: RumorsLiana's POVI wanted to spend the day learning more about the castle byt I had no idea where I was going to. Not with how people were giving me strange looks. Down to the maids who came to my room to clean. They were all whispering amongst each other.The whispers started small, faint murmurs that I could barely make out as I walked through the palace halls.At first, I thought I was imagining it the quick glances, the half hidden smirks, the way conversations stopped the moment I entered a room.But then, the rumors grew louder.“She’s the one who killed that councilman, you know,” one of the maids said loudly as I passed by the kitchens. Her voice carried, sharp and biting, and I froze just out of sight.“I heard it wasn’t just the councilman,” another chimed in, her tone conspiratorial. “She killed her own friend too. Olivia, wasn’t it? The healer? They said she died during the week she came and the. She tried to act as Luna to cover it up. Like oh my God.”“That’s right,” the fi
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Chapter: Please Me“Wait, wait, wait,” said the woman sitting across from Knox, barely able to contain her laughter. “He kissed her hand?”Her name was Mira, one of the few people in the palace who could get away with teasing the king without losing her head. She was the palace’s head strategist and a close ally to Alaric, though she often acted more like a sister than a subordinate.“Oh, it gets better,” Knox said, leaning back in his chair. “He called her my Luna like he was in some kind of romance novel.”Mira burst out laughing, clutching her stomach. “I can’t believe I missed this! Where was I?”“Probably off doing actual work,” Knox replied, smirking.Mira wiped a tear from her eye, her laughter finally subsiding. “You’re serious, though? Alaric actually did that?”“As serious as the scowl he gave me when I told him I was going to tell you.”Mira shook her head, grinning. “Poor Liana. She probably thinks he’s lost his mind.”“He has,” Knox said with mock seriousness.Mira slapped his arm playfully
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Chapter: Embarrassing Moment I didn’t want to see him. But I felt like, out of respect, I should.I gave Knox a look, biting my lips as I glanced at Alaric, who stood there like some stone-cold statue. His gaze was unwavering, piercing straight through me.Knox smirked and nudged me forward. “Go on, little wolf. Don’t keep him waiting.”I shot Knox a glare, but my feet moved on their own, carrying me toward the man who ruled everything within these walls and beyond. The closer I got, the more I felt his presence, like a suffocating weight in the air. His icy blue eyes tracked my every step, unreadable and unnervingly focused.When I finally stood before him, I bowed my head slightly, more out of instinct than anything else. “Your Majesty,” I murmured.Alaric didn’t say anything at first. He just watched me, his gaze dipping to my face, lingering like he was trying to read my thoughts.My skin prickled under his scrutiny, and I dared to glance up, locking eyes with him. For a split second, I swore I saw something
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Chapter: Training With HimI woke to the sound of knocking, sharp and hasty, pulling me from restless sleep. My eyes fluttered open, and for a moment, I couldn’t remember where I was. The lavish bed, the ornate chandelier, the faint scent of lavender,it all came rushing back.A second knock followed, louder this time.“Wake up,” came Knox’s voice from the other side of the door.Groaning softly, I sat up, pushing the covers off. I adjusted my nightie, standing up. “Why? What time is it?”“It’s time to stop pretending this is a vacation,” he said dryly.I dragged myself out of bed, my body still aching from the tension of the previous night. Opening the door, I found Knox leaning casually against the frame, his arms crossed.“Do you always wake people up like this?” I muttered, brushing a hand through my messy hair.He smirked. “You’ll get used to it.”“Doubt it.”Before he could reply, the, Elise, stepped in, passing from beside Knox and me. She barely spared me a glance as she moved past, carrying a small bu
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Chapter: EavesDropping I gasped. My chest tightened, each breath shallow and painful. The tears had dried on my cheeks, but the ache in my heart had only grown worse. My hands clawed at the sheets as I tried to steady myself, but the heaviness of my memories made it impossible. I couldn’t breathe. I clawed at my chest but it was impossible. Panic surged through me, sharp and unrelenting, as though invisible hands were squeezing the air from my lungs. I stumbled off the bed, my legs trembling beneath me. The room felt too small, the walls pressing in on me, it felt as if they were squeezing me in. I staggered to the door, wrenching it open, and rushed into the hallway. My bare feet padded against the cold stone floor as I searched desperately for an escape, any place where I could breathe again. My vision blurred with fresh tears, but I kept moving, driven by the overwhelming need for air. A balcony. The double doors stood at the end of the corridor, the moonlight spilling through the gla
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Chapter: Worse DreamsKnox led me through the winding halls of the palace, his strides confident and unhurried as I struggled to keep up. My new quarters, as he called them, were located on the eastern wing of the castle, far from the bustling activity of the main hall.When we stopped in front of a massive wooden door, Knox pushed it open and stepped aside, gesturing for me to enter.The room was... breathtaking.Golden sunlight filtered through tall arched windows draped with sheer white curtains, illuminating the polished wooden floors. A grand four-poster bed with dark mahogany frames sat at the center, its plush mattress covered in soft cream linens and adorned with golden embroidery. A chandelier hung from the high ceiling, its crystals catching the light and scattering rainbows across the room.To the left, a small sitting area with velvet armchairs and a round table stood by the window, and a tall bookshelf lined one wall, its shelves filled with books whose spines gleamed with gold lettering. Acro
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Chapter: 109Ryder and I stood on the balcony staring at the evening stars. His face still had bruises, and my ankle was still bruised that I needed a walking stick to get around. The silence between us was heavy with everything we couldn't say inside that suffocating dining room."I can't do it," he said finally, his voice barely above a whisper. "I can't sit there and pretend to be happy about their wedding when it's destroying us."I leaned against the marble railing, careful not to put too much weight on my bad ankle. "It's not about us, Ryder. It's about them.""Isn't it?" He turned to face me, and the pain in his eyes was raw. "Everything we have, everything we could have it's all tainted now. Because of them. Because of this whole fucked up situation."The cool night air carried the scent of jasmine from the garden below. In the distance, the city lights twinkled like fallen stars, but all I could focus on was the way Ryder's jaw clenched when he spoke about his father."You hate him," I sa
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Chapter: 108The police had barely finished taking my statement when I heard the familiar click of designer heels echoing through the hallway. My stomach dropped."Evelyn! Oh my God, Evelyn!"Mom burst through the apartment door like a force of nature, her perfectly styled blonde hair slightly mussed, her Chanel suit wrinkled from what must have been a frantic rush across the city. Alexander was right behind her, his face grim and tired.Ryder's arms immediately dropped from around me. The shift was so sudden, so jarring, that I felt cold air rush in where his warmth had been."What in God's name were you doing here?" Mom demanded, her eyes darting between Ryder and me with the kind of suspicion that made my blood freeze. "At Ryder's apartment? Alone?""I was…" I started, but she cut me off."Do you have any idea what this looks like? What will people think?" Her voice pitched higher with each word. "My daughter, unchaperoned, in her stepbrother's apartment in the middle of the night?""Mom, I was
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Chapter: 107Evie’s POVI pulled his pillow closer to my face, breathing in the scent of his cologne mixed with his hairspray, something that was just him. The apartment felt too quiet without him here, too big. I'd never noticed how the city lights cast long shadows across his walls before.I sighed wistfully, closing my eyes slightly. I love you, Evie.His words kept playing in my head like a song I couldn't turn off. The way he'd said it with such…desperation, like the words had been clawing at his throat for months. And I'd just sat there. Frozen. Like some pathetic deer caught in headlights.Until I started to ramble like a fool. Do I love Ryder or is he just for sex?I shook my head. Not for sex, he…he made me feel seen. Just like mum. We have never been seen or lived for who we are, we always had to adjust to be someone else just to be accepted, but mum is herself with Alexander, apart from jealousy and spite over the fact that I can't be with Ryder because of it. I…also understood her.
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Chapter: 106Ryder’s POV I pulled on my jeans and grabbed my keys from the counter, still feeling the warmth of Evie's lips on mine. The way she'd looked at me, half panicked, half trusting, it made my chest tight in the best way possible."Be right back," I called over my shoulder, but she was already curled up in my bed, wearing my shirt like armor.The drive to the 24-hour pharmacy took longer than I expected. Traffic was light, but my mind kept circling back to her face when she realized what we'd done. The panic. The way she'd paced around my bedroom like a caged animal.I couldn't blame her. Hell, I was an idiot for not thinking about it either. But when she was underneath me, when she was looking at me like I was the only thing that mattered, logic had a way of disappearing.The pharmacy was one of those bright, sterile places that made everything feel clinical and weird. Fluorescent lights hummed overhead, casting everything in harsh white. I found the aisle I needed and grabbed the box,
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Chapter: 105We laid there together, wrapped in each other’s nakedness. My fingers traced the scars on his back, slow and absentminded.Some were old—barely raised, like whispers under the skin. Others were newer, angry and pink. My thumb paused on one near his shoulder blade.“This one,” I said softly, “from football?”He hummed. “Riley pushed me down the stairs when we were twelve.”I blinked. “Wait, seriously?”“Yeah.” He chuckled, low and muffled in the pillow. “I told our dad I fell trying to reach a comic on the shelf. Didn’t want her to get in trouble.”“You’re kidding.”“Not even a little.”I let my palm flatten against his skin, warm and steady. “You were a really loyal kid.”“Stupidly loyal, but I cared for Riley, she is my twin after all,” he muttered.I giggled. “True, sometimes I forget that.”He turned his head, that lopsided grin breaking across his face. “That’s the first time you’ve laughed all day.”“It was a stupid story.”“You laughed anyway.”I rolled onto my back, staring up
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Chapter: 104I kissed him like I wanted to consume him—because I did. His mouth opened under mine, his tongue feeling mine, my pussy clenched from the feeling of the hiss. My hands slid under his shirt, fingers dragging over the muscle and heat of his skin. He sucked in a breath through his teeth as my nails raked down his back.“Fuck,” he muttered into my mouth, hands gripping the edge of the counter on either side of me, like he needed to hold something or he’d lose control.I leaned forward, lips trailing to his jaw, then his throat, tasting the salt there. He tilted his head back, just slightly, and I bit—lightly—at the tendon that flexed under his skin. His breath hitched. My hand dropped, slipping beneath the waistband of his jeans, fingers brushing over the ridge of his dick through his boxers. God, he was hard. Painfully so.“Evie…Jesus—”“Less talking,” I whispered against his throat.He let out a strangled sound, almost a laugh, almost a moan. Then his hands were back on me, pushing
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Chapter: Chapter 6“No… No… don’t hurt me, Marcus. Please…please…”I struggled against invincible chains. My body shaking as I tried to find my ground. But there was no ground. I was in the darkness. Alone. “Hello.”I called out, my voice echoing in the darkness. There was no reply until…the world plunged me down. I screamed as I was dragged down through the darkness.My own voice yanked me out of sleep. I jerked, body twitching against the chain. My wrist ached where the cuff bit into my flesh. For a second, I wasn’t sure if I was awake or still trapped in that dream. My throat burned, lungs tight, heart slamming against my chest. Something poked my cheek.I snapped. My free hand shot out, fingers clamping around a wrist before I even thought.“Ah! Ow! Let go, let go!”The voice was small, startled.I blinked into the dim light. Zara.Her round glasses were crooked, her eyes wide behind them.“Oh,” I breathed, loosening my grip. “It’s you.”She rubbed her wrist dramatically. “Damn, you’re fast. D
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Chapter: Chapter 5I gave him a weird look. “I already told you all I know.”He scoffed. “Really?”His tone was mocking, like I was a child caught sneaking sweets. He didn’t move at first, just leaned back in the chair, eyes on me. That ice blue eyes cold enough to make my skin prickle.Why won’t he believe me? I’ve said it. I’ve said everything I can…I shifted against the headboard, trying to inch toward the side. If I could just slide off the bed, kick him in the face or better still, run–His eyes fixed on the bed and back on me. He scoffed and in an instant, he was on me.“Ah.” His hand slammed against the mattress beside my head, pinning me there. His other hand grabbed my wrist and shoved it above me. His strength was unreal; I barely had time to gasp before he pressed me back down. I tried to struggle but I couldn't move my wrists at all. “Trying to run already?” His mouth curved, but it wasn’t a smile.I froze. My pulse pounded so loud it drowned out everything else.Move. Kick him. Bite hi
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Chapter: Chapter 4The man grabbed Zara's arm and yanked her behind him, his movements sharp and protective. I watched in fascination as his form began to shift, muscles expanding beneath his clothes, his spine lengthening. Black fur sprouted along his arms and face as his features elongated into something between human and wolf.But it wasn't a normal werewolf transformation. Red mist poured from his hands like smoke, swirling around us in patterns that made my skin crawl. His eyes turned completely black, no white or iris visible, just endless darkness that seemed to pull light into itself.He snarled at me, the sound inhuman and terrifying. "Don't come any closer."The red mist thickened, filling my lungs with the scent of copper and decay. Something about it was wrong, unnatural, like magic that had been twisted into something it was never meant to be. My vision blurred at the edges, and suddenly I couldn't stay upright anymore.I collapsed.In that darkness between consciousness and void, everythin
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Chapter: Chapter 3I opened my eyes to a world wrapped in cloudy mist, everything soft and blurred at the edges like looking through frosted glass. Something sharp jabbed at my face, over and over, accompanied by the frantic fluttering of wings.Bird. My mind supplied the word slowly, like pulling it from deep water. A bird was pecking at my face.I could feel my skin breaking under its beak, warm wetness trickling down my cheek. But I didn't move. Couldn't move. I simply lay there, staring up through the canopy of trees at a sky that seemed impossibly bright.The bird kept pecking, growing more aggressive, its sharp beak drawing blood with each strike. Then suddenly it stopped. Its small body toppled sideways, falling against my shoulder where it lay perfectly still.Dead.I sat up slowly, my movements mechanical and strange. The dead bird slid off my shoulder onto the forest floor, its black eyes vacant and staring. I looked down at it with no emotion, no understanding of what had just happened. It h
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Chapter: Chapter 2I threw my hands up to cover my face, a pathetic attempt at protection against my brother's snarling jaws. This couldn't be happening. This had to be some twisted nightmare, a hallucination brought on by hitting my head too hard."Marcus, what the hell are you doing?"Damon's voice cut through the night like a blade, sharp with confusion and something that might have been horror. I watched through my fingers as he shifted back to human form, his naked body tense with fury.Marcus whirled on him, still in wolf form, and without warning lunged at Damon's shoulder. His teeth sank deep, and Damon's agonized groan echoed through the trees."Get off me!" Damon shoved Marcus away with both hands, blood streaming down his arm. "You said we were just going to scare her! Don't tell me you're actually planning to kill your own sister!"Kill me? The words hit like physical blows. I stared at them both, my mind refusing to process what I was hearing. Kill me? My brother wanted to kill me?Mar
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Chapter: Chapter 1Ivory's POV"Hey, pipsqueak."I looked up from the pumpkin I was carving, grinning as Marcus approached across the backyard. Jack-o'-lanterns in various stages of completion surrounded me on the picnic table, along with the mess of pumpkin guts I'd been scooping out for the past hour."Perfect timing." I gestured to the pile of orange innards. "Want to help me clean up this disaster?""On your birthday? Never." He settled beside me on the bench, bumping my shoulder with his. "Can't believe my baby sister is twenty now.""Ancient," I agreed, wiping pumpkin slime off my hands. "Practically decaying alive."Marcus laughed, the sound warm. He'd been taking care of me since our parents died four years ago, stepping into the role of pack leader and big brother. Some days I missed them so much it felt like drowning, but Marcus never let me sink too deep into the grief."I got you something." He pulled a small velvet box from his jacket pocket, his expression suddenly serious. "Well, techni
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Chapter: Chapter 80The Lycan stronghold stood timeless, etched from dark stone and carved into the mountainside like it had grown naturally from the earth itself. Every wall and archway bore the weight of centuries, each hall humming with memories and power left by generations before us.The air smelled of pine, ancient parchment, and faint smoke from torches that flickered along stone walls, lighting our way through corridors long familiar yet strangely foreign now.Marcus fell into step beside us, quiet and attentive, his brow furrowed with curiosity."Marcus," I began, my voice calm but firm, "we have questions that we would like you to answer…honestly""Of course, Your Majesty." Marcus inclined his head slightly, eyes serious as ever.Kieran glanced at me briefly, a subtle nod urging me forward. "Your father," I said carefully, watching Marcus’s expression tighten, "he fought in the great war. He knew of sirens—he understood them."Marcus’s eyes widened, startled. He seemed momentarily thrown off gu
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Chapter: Chapter 79Kai’s POVTheo had said a lot of things that day, but I was restless. I remembered the death of my parents, knowing they were linked to the fall of the sirens—haunted by secrets and truths too long buried. It gnawed at the edges of my mind, leaving me on edge.“Kieran,” I called, pacing the length of the terrace as dawn broke over the horizon. “We need to find out exactly why our bloodlines are tied to this.”Kieran stepped onto the terrace, his expression as calm as always, though tension lingered behind those steady eyes. “I agree. There’s more to this—more than what Theo or the witch revealed.”I turned my head to glance at the bedroom door. Briar was sleeping—hopefully peacefully. Gods knew she needed rest more than any of us. But still, I could sense the restlessness within her. The siren inside her was waking, and with each passing day, it became harder for her to fight.I nodded toward the distant forest, thick with fog and shadow. “Let’s go now. The quicker we get answers, the
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Chapter: 78.My eyes flicked open again. I shifted slightly, frowning as I looked up at him. “The stronghold? Why?”“We need answers,” he said plainly, exchanging a quick glance with Kylan. “About our parents, our lineage—and exactly what connection our families have to this siren power.”Kylan nodded reluctantly, his arms crossed. “I’ll stay back with you and the kids. Just until they return.”A strange unease filled my chest. “Why can’t we all just go together?”Kai stepped forward, gently brushing a strand of hair behind my ear. His thumb traced softly along my temple, his voice soothing. “You need rest, Briar. Real rest. Once we get back, we'll pack up everything and go. I promise you'll love the stronghold—it's peaceful and safe. And trust me you won't be judged”I sighed softly, leaning into his touch, feeling the quiet strength radiating from him. “I don’t know what I did to deserve you guys.”Kai’s expression softened into a rare, genuine smile. “Well, it certainly wasn’t your cooking.”I
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Chapter: Chapter 77Briar’s POV“Mummy falls unconscious a lot these days, don’t I?” I said to the twins who were laying on my body, curled into my sides like little anchors holding me down.Finn lifted his head from my shoulder, his small brows knitted together seriously. “It’s kinda scary.”Luna nodded solemnly from my other side, her fingers lightly tracing circles on my arm. “Are you sick, Mummy?”My chest tightened at the worry in their voices. I tried to smile, brushing hair softly from their foreheads. “Just a bit tired, baby. Nothing to worry about.”Finn looked unconvinced, but didn’t push. Luna rested her head again, content with my reassurances for now. They didn't yet understand the full meaning of all that's been happening to me. Hopefully they don't. Eventually, I nudged them gently. “Go play for a little while, okay? I’ll be out soon.”They reluctantly untangled themselves from me, padding out of the bedroom and leaving me alone in the quiet. The moment they were gone, the faint smile dr
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Chapter: Chapter 76Lizbella POVI needed coffee. Waking up this early was slowly draining whatever life I had left. The clinic was already busy, voices murmuring from the waiting room, paperwork piling up on my desk. I rubbed at my temples, inhaling deeply. It was barely 8 a.m., and I was already wishing for the day to be over.The whispers didn’t help either. Ever since Briar had been caught up in the council’s drama, people kept looking at me as if I were guilty by association. They came here with fake smiles, eyes curious, questions hidden behind careful words.“Liz,” My assistant, Jenna, peeked into the room with a forced casualness that fooled no one. “There’s someone here—asking about Briar again.”I sighed. “Who is it now?”She hesitated. “Just a couple women from town. Asking if it's true—what everyone's been saying about her. They seem… eager.”I waved my hand, frustration prickling beneath my skin. “Send them away. Tell them Briar hasn’t done anything wrong, and neither have her children. And
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Chapter: Chapter 75I shouldn't have been able to breathe.But I could.The water around me felt cool and gentle, cradling me like silk, brushing against my skin like soft whispers. My lungs expanded easily, naturally, as if I’d been breathing underwater my entire life.My feet touched something solid, smooth like marble, yet shifting gently beneath my toes. I looked down, my eyes widening. The lakebed wasn't dark or murky—it was luminous, lit from within by a soft glow that pulsed softly like a heartbeat. It wasn't mud or stone beneath me, but polished, opalescent pearl.I was standing at the edge of a sprawling underwater city.A siren court.Columns of coral and ivory towers rose high around me, delicate strands of seaweed and pearls draped elegantly between them. Figures moved gracefully through the space, their tails shimmering with colors I’d never imagined—deep indigo, vibrant turquoise, radiant gold. The water hummed gently with their songs, a melody so subtle and lovely I found myself drawn to i
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