Chapter: Chapter 113The cabin was silent except for the crackling of the fire, a weak and inconsistent sound that seemed to mirror the shattered state of everyone gathered. The room felt suffocating, weighed down by grief so thick it was almost tangible. Megan stood by the window, her back to the group as silent tears ran down her cheeks. Maya knelt on the floor, cradling Ruby’s lifeless body in her arms. Her usually sharp eyes were dulled by sorrow, and her hands trembled as she gently smoothed Ruby’s hair, whispering words of comfort that no longer mattered. Ezra sat in the far corner of the room, his face buried in his hands. His broad shoulders shook, his anguish raw and unrestrained. The sound of his muffled sobs tore through the silence, each one a painful reminder of what had been lost. Alice sat at the edge of the bed, her gaze fixed on the floor. Her hands were clasped tightly in her lap, as though she were trying to ground herself. But even she, the ever-resilient mage, couldn’t mask the
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Chapter: Chapter 112Kael shifted back into his human form, panting, his face streaked with dirt and blood. “We can’t keep this up,” he said urgently. “Astrid, you need to unleash it all. But not here. We have to get you higher—away from the cabin, where you can focus without destroying everything around us.”Alice nodded in agreement, her face pale but determined. “There’s a ridge just above the clearing,” she said quickly. “It’ll give her the vantage point she needs. But we have to hurry—Lavinia’s army is still pressing in.”Kael scooped me into his arms without hesitation, his strength steadying me despite the fire still flickering at my fingertips. “Hold on, little mouse,” he murmured, his tone equal parts fierce and tender. “I’ll get you there.”Ezra and Alice formed a protective barrier around us as Kael sprinted toward the ridge, his steps sure and unrelenting. The sounds of the battle below faded into the background, replaced by the roaring in my ears and the heat coursing through my veins. I coul
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Chapter: Chapter 111Lavinia stepped into the cabin, her presence radiating a cold, suffocating power that seemed to sap the warmth from the room. Her dark gown flowed like liquid shadow, and her smile was as cruel as the blade she carried at her side. Ezra growled, stepping in front of me with his claws extended, blood dripping from his wounds. “You’ll die before you lay a finger on her,” he snarled. Lavinia chuckled, the sound sending chills down my spine. “Oh, Ezra. Still playing the dutiful protector, are we? How quaint.” Her gaze swept over the room, landing briefly on Alice, who was struggling to steady herself, and Maya, who stood ready with her blade drawn. Finally, Lavinia’s eyes found me, cradling my children. Her smile widened. “And there she is. The mother of the hour. How are the little ones? I hope they’re not too fragile—babies rarely survive the chaos I bring.” My grip on my children tightened, a surge of anger cutting through my fear. “You won’t touch them,” I said, my voice tremb
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Chapter: Chapter 110The peaceful moment shattered like glass, my heart dropping as Ezra’s words pierced the air. My grip tightened around my babies instinctively, their tiny, delicate bodies cradled protectively against my chest. Kael was on his feet in an instant, his powerful presence taking command of the room. “How far?” he demanded, his voice cold and sharp, the calm before the storm. Ezra swayed slightly, blood dripping from a wound on his side. “Not far. Maybe minutes. They’ve got rogues, warriors, and... mages. Lavinia’s not playing games.” Maya moved swiftly to Ezra’s side, inspecting his injuries. “You’re hurt.” “I’m fine,” Ezra growled, pulling away. “They sent a scouting party ahead. I dealt with them, but they know where we are now. She’ll be here soon.” Alice stepped forward, her face pale but composed. “We don’t have time to move Astrid or the babies. Not like this.” Kael’s gaze flicked to me, his eyes narrowing with determination. “We’re not moving them. We’ll hold the line he
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Chapter: Chapter 109The room instantly grew hotter as a surge of power erupted from deep within me. Fire blazed out of my body, licking at the walls and ceiling of the cabin. The once-cozy room was engulfed in a dangerous glow, casting shadows that danced wildly in the chaos. Kael didn’t flinch, even as flames licked dangerously close to his skin. His arms tightened around me, his voice steady and calm despite the rising inferno. “Astrid, listen to me!” he called out, his eyes locking onto mine. “You need to focus. You’re in control—*you* are. Don’t let it take over!” “I can’t!” I screamed, another contraction ripping through me, stealing my breath and sanity. My body felt like it was tearing apart, the raw power within me surging uncontrollably. The flames grew stronger, the heat intensifying until I thought it would consume us all. Alice’s voice cut through the chaos, sharp and commanding. “Megan, Maya—circle her now! We need to contain this before it destroys the entire cabin!” The two women
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Chapter: Chapter 108The world spun around me, a whirl of colors and sounds that felt distant, like echoes of a life I couldn’t quite grasp. I drifted between the edge of consciousness and darkness, the pain from my labor pulling me back every time I threatened to slip away completely. The next thing I felt was a jolt, a sensation like being pulled through the fabric of reality itself. It was disorienting but oddly calming, as if I were floating through a dream. Then, just as quickly, the sensation ended, and I felt the solid ground beneath me again. “She’s here!” Megan’s voice broke through the haze, urgent and filled with relief. “Get her inside, now!” I blinked, trying to focus, but my vision was blurred. I felt hands on me—familiar, steady hands—lifting me gently and carrying me somewhere warmer, safer. “She’s burning up,” Maya’s voice came next, panicked but controlled. “Get her on the bed. Quickly!” I was placed onto a soft surface, the familiar scent of herbs and wood filling my senses. My
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Chapter: Chapter 009By eight, I was already in front of Clara’s office building, Allegra Group, sweaty palms, thrift-store blouse, and all.Stella, the assistant with the sharp bob and sharper attitude, escorted me into a glass-walled conference room. A few staff members were already seated, murmuring over schedules and event plans.Clara walked in last, confident as always, clipboard under her arm, red lipstick perfectly in place.She stopped at the front, scanned the room, and smiled.“Well,” she began, “before we start, we have something important to do.” Her gaze found me. “We’d like to officially welcome Mara Collins to Allegra Group.”My heart flipped.Everyone clapped politely, some with genuine warmth, others with that corporate curiosity: who is she and why is she here?I stood awkwardly, offering a small wave. “Hi… um, thank you.”Clara nodded. “Mara showed excellent initiative, attention to detail, and calm under pressure at our last event. She’ll be joining us as an assistant coordinator.”A
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Chapter: Chapter 008The club was half-full, the usual Sunday crowd men with tired yet excited faces, women in tight dresses, coming in for their weekend hangout. Who even drinks alcohol this early hours of the day, it’s not even up to 5pm yet, the music just loud enough to keep people awake and raise their voice ten times higher than normal.Joan and I were behind the counter, wiping down glasses while the bartender flirted with two regulars. Joan looked as exhausted as I felt, her hair pulled into the same messy bun she’d been using since nursing school ended.My phone buzzed.Once.Twice.Then again.I frowned, pulling it from my pocket.Three new emails.I clicked the first one, and my heart almost stopped.From: Allegra EventsSubject: Employment Contract – Mara Collin’sMy eyes widened. “Joan,” I breathed.She turned. “What? Who died?”“I—” I shoved the screen at her. “I got the job. Clara actually sent the contract.”Joan blinked. Then squinted. Then blinked again.“Wait. Wait. Allegra Events? As i
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Chapter: Chapter 007Grinding from ear to ear as I walked towards where everybody was gathered, Clara stood in the center, addressing us for a job well done and handing out out our paychecks, the event had finally come to an end without any of my lies blowing up in my face, which I will count as a huge win. “Mara, you did great, I’d love to keep you permanently as my staff if you are ready accept the offer” Clara, called beaming at me. “What?” I asked, coming out of my thoughts. “ Don’t I have to apply or something of that sort?” “You do, but since you proved yourself efficient today, I’ve deceived to offer you the job, that’s if you want it.” Clara explained. “Oh my god! Yes! Yes of course, I’d love to work with you.” I shouted excitedly. What was that saying about things handed to you on a platter of gold. This will not only give me the opportunity to get close to her but also I will have a well paying job and it can be believable that she’s actually my aunt. “Great. I’ll have Stella draw up a co
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Chapter: Chapter 006This is going way worse than I thought. Who knew that lying, and keeping up with the lie would be this difficult? “Grace, Taylor, Amber, meet Elizabeth. She’s new in town and she’s Clara’s niece,” Elsie chirped as she pulled me into a circle. Three perfectly styled heads turned toward me, two blondes and a redhead, each one looking like they stepped out of a luxury perfume ad. Great. Just great. “I never knew Clara had family who visited often,” one of the blondes said with a sharp little snort. Amber. Definitely Amber. She looked at me like she’d already decided I didn’t belong here. “Yes!” I forced out a laugh. “I’m just here for a few weeks, then I’ll be on my way. It took a lot of convincing for Clara to let me stay, though.” God, could I sound any more fake? “If you are her niece you shouldn’t have to be on the same uniform as the other girls.” Amber pointed out. Obviously. I mentally rolled my eyes at the girl that is most likely not going to be as welcoming as E
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Chapter: Chapter 005Handsome didn’t quite cut it. He was stunning, the kind of man who made people stop mid-sentence without even realizing it. His hair was jet black, cut sharp at the sides, falling just enough over his forehead to make him look recklessly elegant. He stood at least six-foot-five, broad-shouldered with the kind of posture that came naturally to men who owned rooms without saying a word. His face was all clean lines and high cheekbones, his jaw defined, his mouth firm. But it was his eyes that did it—steel-grey, cold and deliberate, scanning the crowd like he was already two steps ahead of everyone there. A few women near the carpet giggled, trying to catch his attention. He didn’t glance at a single one of them. I swallowed, my stomach tightening for a reason I couldn’t quite explain. He looked like he could destroy someone’s life with a single decision and never lose sleep over it. And even though something about him pulled at me, I knew immediately, he wasn’t the kind of man I sh
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Chapter: Chapter 004The elevator doors slid open, and I stepped out into the afternoon air with the biggest grin I’d had in months. The sun hit my face, warm and sharp, and for once, it didn’t feel like the city was working against me. I had a job. Not just any job —an in. People in expensive shoes brushed past me, talking into phones, rushing somewhere important. For the first time, I didn’t feel like an outsider watching them. I was part of it now, at least a little. I fished my phone out of my bag and scrolled through my contacts until I found Joan’s name. She picked up on the second ring. “Mara? Please tell me you’re calling to say you’re not going to the club tonight, because I could use an extra time to myself.” I laughed. “Actually, I got something better.” “Better? What do you mean better?” “I just left an interview at Allegra Events. They’re hiring me as an assistant for a private party this weekend.” There was a pause. Then, a sharp gasp. “You’re kidding!” “I’m not! They sai
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Chapter: Chapter 105Don’t get me wrong Alpha Corvin is fine.Like… if the sun and the moon had a very ill-advised one-night thing and produced a walking distraction kind of fine.Golden-brown skin that caught the light like it belonged there. Jet-black hair usually tied back, except when it fell loose in a way that felt intentional even when it wasn’t. Icy blue eyes that missed nothing. And his body, unfair. Built like someone who trained not to impress but because violence was a language he spoke fluently.Yes. I am very aware I have three absurdly attractive mates.I am also very aware that I am currently upset with them, half-betrayed, half-furious, and honestly… not even that angry that I got kidnapped again.At least it wasn’t Caius. Nor is it Selene or Liana.At least no one was screaming curse in my face.I could use a break from all of that.“Miss.”The voice pulls me from my thoughts.I turn from the window.The wolf standing just inside the doorway is young, barely over eight full moons. Too yo
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Chapter: Chapter 104My voice comes out cracked. “Where… are you taking me?” The reins tighten. The wolf in front glances back finally, eyes flicking over me with something like caution. “North road first. Then east.” That tells me everything. Away from my pack. Away from my mates. Away from anyone who might hear me scream. The bond is still there, I know it is. I can feel the absence like a missing limb. It aches. It pulls. It burns when I focus on it too hard. Draven, I try again, desperation bleeding through the thought. Nothing answers. My vision swims. The cart hits a rut and I gasp, chains biting deeper into my wrists. I look down then, really look, and my stomach drops. Iron cuffs etched with runes encircle my wrists and ankles, linked by thick chains bolted straight into the cart floor. Old magic. Not meant to kill. Meant to contain the “beast.” that I am But the presence beside the road is different. Not Caius. I would feel that bastard a mile away before I see him. A shadow falls
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Chapter: Chapter 103I howl—and the sound is swallowed whole by the chaos.Nothing answers it.No rally. No surge. No sudden shift in fortune.The war does not pause for declarations or destinies.It keeps coming.A horn blares from the south wall, sharp and frantic, cut short by a scream.Then another sound follows—wood splintering, stone cracking, iron screaming as it tears loose.“The south is breached!” someone yells. “They’re through—!”The words barely leave his mouth before bodies start pouring in.Not scouts. Not a small force.An army.They flood the field like a living tide wolves in unfamiliar colors, some already shifted, others changing as they run. Alphas. Betas. Even omegas driven forward with fear burning louder than loyalty.I feel it then.The fear.Not mine ours.It presses into my chest through the bond, raw and jagged. Wolves are dying too fast. Familiar scents wink out one by one like stars being crushed from the sky.Amelia grabs my shoulder again, blood slick on her hands. “Rain—li
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Chapter: Chapter 102I step out of the passage and the night hits me like a wall. Smoke. Blood. Heat. The battlefield stretches wide before the keep torches guttering, earth torn up by claws and boots, bodies already littering the ground. Wolves clash in every direction, shapes blurring as they shift mid-fight, metal ringing, bones snapping. The air hums with fear and fury so thick it tastes like iron. And then something changes. No one announces me. No voice cries my name. But a few heads turn. Not all at once. Not dramatically. It’s subtler than that like a pressure drop. Like the world inhaling. I feel it ripple outward from my chest. Luna. The word doesn’t sound in my head, but it settles into my bones all the same. I spot Amelia first. She’s knee deep into the chaos, hair loose, face streaked with blood that isn’t all hers. She fights like she always has—fast, precise, brutal when she needs to be. She breaks a wolf’s arm with a twist and a stomp, then shoves him aside and moves on without
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Chapter: Chapter 101I’m still trying to catch my breath when the first shout cuts through the walls.Not distant.Not ceremonial.Panicked.“South wall!”Draven’s head snaps up immediately. Not slow. Not confused. Instinctive. Like something inside him already knew.Another voice follows—louder this time. “They’re breaching the south gate!”“What’s happening?” I ask, my voice rough, my body still humming, still too warm, too sensitive to the world snapping back into place so fast.Draven is already moving. He’s on his feet, dragging on his trousers, all softness gone from his face like it was never there to begin with.Another shout. Closer this time.Daemon crosses the room to the window, shoving it open. Cold night air rushes in, carrying the smell of smoke. The room feels wrong all of a sudden. Too quiet compared to the noise spilling in from outside. Boots thunder down the corridor. Metal scrapes. Someone is shouting orders I can’t quite make out.Darius swears under his breath, sharp and ugly. “We
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Chapter: Chapter 100I let him guide me, my steps slow, unsteady “You know, I heard that sex is usually mind blowing after you have marked your mate, now you can communicate with us what you want without actually talking.” Daemon whispers in my ear. His hand is warm at my wrist, sure, possessive without being forceful. The bed was just within rich and I could feel the heat rising up to my face. “Are you sure you guys are okay with this?” I ask looking at my mates “You are ours and we are yours Rain, not even fate or the goddess herself can separate us now.” Darius says, while cycling me like a predator to prey. His words sends heats straight down to the warmth between my legs. This is happening! It is actually happening! Darius doesn’t touch me yet. He watches, eyes dark, unreadable, like he’s memorizing this moment as if the world might try to steal it later. When he finally speaks, his voice is low, steady. “This isn’t about taking,” he says. “It’s about submitting to what you feel in the m
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