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Through Smoke and Steel: A Mafia Romance

Through Smoke and Steel: A Mafia Romance

She returned to bury her father. Instead, she was forced to marry his enemy’s son. - Rosalind Marlow returns to New York to settle her father’s affairs, once one of the city’s most feared mafia bosses, only to find he died beside his greatest rival… and left behind a contract binding her to the rival’s son. Viktor Marino is cold, calculating, and infuriatingly magnetic. Rosa has no intention of becoming anyone’s pawn, not in grief, not in business, and definitely not in bed. But Viktor plays a long game, and with every stare, every challenge, he pulls her deeper into a world of secrets, power, and heat. She was raised to be untouchable. He was born to conquer. And in the space between vengeance and desire, who is going to lose control first? (Contains mature and dark content) ***** EXCERPT ‘Why would you want to leave this behind?’ he growled in my ear, his chest rumbling against my back. Because I can’t trust you. Because I don’t know what I want. ‘Because it’s cruel,’ I whispered. And then he pulled away, leaving me trembling, desperate, and furious.” ❦
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Chapter: Chapter 107 - Surrender, Don
❄︎ Viktor ❄︎I watched her walk up the winding stairs, the hem of her sundress teasing me with every dainty step. I leaned back almost unconsciously and let my eyes follow the long length of her pretty legs until she disappeared. My lips curved. If I didn’t know what she was sneaking off to do, I’d have followed her and dragged her into the nearest wall to remind her who she belonged to.But I knew.My lovely wife was going upstairs to oversee the auction of her hotel, blissfully unaware that I was one of the players waiting to claim it.I moved to the minibar and poured two drinks. One for me, one for Adrian. The man was sunk deep into his laptop, the glow of the auction site reflected in his glasses.I dropped onto the sofa beside him. The ache behind my eyes pulsed harder, so I shut them, trying to swallow it down with a long sip of whiskey.“Does she know?” Adrian asked.“No.” I responded. “I’m interested in seeing how she acts, thinking I’m still stumbling around with memory l
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-10-01
Chapter: Chapter 106 - Whatever the Cost
❦ Rosalind ❦I woke up to the faintest sound of shutters moving. I slowly opened my eyes, and there he was.Viktor stood by the floor-length windows, the morning light casting a glow over his shoulders. His clothes looked the same as last night, but cleaner. Crisp shirt, pressed slacks. For a moment I wondered if he’d had them laundered by the hotel’s twenty-four-hour service or if he’d simply had an entire wardrobe brought in. With Viktor, either was possible.He turned at my movement, and our eyes locked.I shivered. I’d noticed it yesterday, but exhaustion had clouded my mind too much to make sense of it. It wasn’t that he looked different, his face was the same, but the blankness I had grown used to seeing was gone. Replaced with a steadier, surer sheen.As if he knew something I didn’t.I sat up slowly, pulling the sheets to my chest.“Good morning,” Viktor said, his voice rough and warm. He leisurely moved around the bed, and sat beside me.I angled my face away instinctivel
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-10-01
Chapter: Chapter 105 - Fragile Fantasy
❦ Rosalind ❦ I was sinking into sleep, my head heavy, when the penthouse phone shattered the silence. The blare tore through the quiet, and I shot upright, my heart hammering against my ribs. For a split second, I thought they’d found me again. My hand slipped beneath the pillow, grabbing the small pistol I kept there.But it was only the phone.Still, my body shook as if the danger was real. The ringing cut off, leaving me stranded in the silence, trying to decided whether I had the strength to move to pick it up. I almost laid back down, when it blared again, shrill and loud. I groaned under my breath, dragging myself up, the pistol still in my hand.I picked it up but didn’t speak.Then, his voice. “Hello. Rosa.”My knees nearly gave out. My throat burned. The tears came suddenly because all I could think of was calling him and calling him and hearing nothing. Needing him, and being met with silence.I nearly slammed the phone down. But then he spoke, his tone rushed and raw
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-09-30
Chapter: Chapter 104 - Bloodied Lace
❄︎ Viktor ❄︎I was falling. That’s what it felt like. Falling through flashes of lives I both remembered and didn’t remember living. They flashed so fast I couldn’t breathe. Rosa’s figure glowed behind my eyes, her shape flickering like candlelight, her voice shaking: ‘What have you done, Viktor?’ My father’s face, severe and cold: ‘You must crush your enemies.’ My mother, standing on a high bridge, her skirts whipping in the wind. Then Rosa standing beside her, her white dress ruined with a bloodstain at the chest. Blood soaked white lace.I snapped awake with a jolt. My vision wavered, the whole room tilting. But I gripped the edge of the bed for balance, my fingers clawing the wood as I gritted my teeth through the wave of dizziness.The famiglia doctor was beside me , smallish but old, with sharp eyes that studied me intently. She pressed a glass of water into my hand without a word.My wrist burned as I tore the IV out, but I didn’t care. I drowned the water in one go, the c
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-09-29
Chapter: Chapter 103 - Echoes of the Past
❄︎ Viktor ❄︎I stepped out of my car, felt my boots crunch against the gravel, and my hand instinctively went to the gun tucked in my waistband. My men stood in a line at the front of the house, like stiff statues under the lamps. Their faces were grim, every one of them, like they were waiting for a funeral to start.My pulse picked up. I didn’t fucking know why. Not only did I not remember all of their faces, but I couldn’t recall if this kind of reception was normal. They looked like they’d swallowed glass.For a fleeting second, I wished Adrian was beside me, but I crushed the thought. I was the don. With or without my memories, that didn’t change anything.My bodyguards closed in on either side of me as I walked forward, heading toward the man who stood half a step ahead of the rest. Now that I was up close, I could see their control slipping. Clenched fists, twitching shoulders. They were trying hard not to shake. Curious.“Speak,” I ordered flatly.I flicked my eyes toward t
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-09-28
Chapter: Chapter 102 - Me First
❦ Rosalind ❦ Fire surged in my chest. My nails dug into my palms. I glared daggers at Sabella, every nerve in my body buzzing with rage.“Get. Out.” I hissed through clenched teeth. Her face moved into a sneer like she wanted to argue, her chin tilted with arrogance. But when her eyes landed on mine, tasted the fury there, she slid out of the car without a word.I reached for the door handle, but she was already circling me, her fingers going for the back seat door handle. My temper roared.“Don’t you dare.” Sabella froze, then whirled on me. “I don’t know who shoved a stick up your ass, but you’re not leaving me here stranded. And in case you forgot, I was with Dante first.”My throat burned with retorts, but before I could shred her, Dante jumped in. His voice was a frantic whisper, not understanding the source of my rage. “Rosa…”“Get behind the wheel.” I cut him off harshly.He hesitated.Too slow. I circled the car and got into the driver’s seat. Out of the corner of my
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-09-27
Contracted to Deceive

Contracted to Deceive

Left with nothing after her ex drains her savings, Gloria Williams is desperate... until Eleanor Montclair offers her a million dollars to marry her son, Gabriel, to help him secure his inheritance. The problem? Gabriel has no idea. But when a scandal forces them into a real marriage, Gloria is stuck with a cold, powerful husband who wants nothing to do with her. Gabriel hates her, sees her as a liar and gold digger, and the only way out is to prove she’s more than just part of his mother’s scheme… that she’s someone worthy of his love.
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Chapter: Chapter 60 - The red wedding
(Gloria)“Breathe,” Elena whispered, tucking a stray curl behind my ear.I tried but the air caught in my throat, thick and dry. My lungs were working, but it didn’t feel like breathing, it felt like drowning.The dress fit like a custom made trap.Silk, delicate and stupidly expensive, clunging to every inch of me like it had a personal grudge. White, backless, tight around the ribs, I looked like the kind of dreamy bride people wrote poems about. But underneath? I felt like a prisoner.We stood just behind a pillar out of sight, but I could already hear the rustle of guests, the low hum of whispers, and the click-click-click of paparazzi cameras fighting for a shot. “You ready?” Elena asked, her fingers brushing mine.I nodded, but the truth was, I wanted to run, like, just bolt. But my heels stayed rooted to the grass, like even they knew escape was pointless.“You look like you’re about to jump the hedge,” she said. “If you do, I’m not wearing flats under this dress for nothing. I
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-04-15
Chapter: Chapter 59 - Wedding bells
(Gloria)Elena sinks into the chair beside me, picking up the halfempty wine bottle on the table. “So… everything’s unraveling fast, huh?”I let the rim of the glass rest on my lips before I answer. “Apocalyptic.”She winces. “Sorry.”I shrug stiffly. “Don’t be. Eleanor Montclair doesn’t back down. I’ll give her that.”There’s a beat of silence, then Elena says quietly, “You admire her?”I scoff. “No. Maybe. Hell, I don’t even know. She’s scary but effective. She sent me this ridiculous form to fill out, and when I hesitated, she hit me with so much legal jargon, I thought I’d be arrested for lying about my blood type.”Elena lets out a low whistle. “She really did her daughter-in-law homework.”“Thoroughly,” I mutter, setting the glass down harder than I mean to. “Shame her son isn’t going along without a fight”Elena shifts. “He was angry…”“He was humiliated,” I cut in. “And now he thinks marrying me is the worst decision of his life.”Elena clears her throat. “Jordan hasn’t called
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-04-13
Chapter: Chapter 58 - Done deal
(Gabriel)The moment I step out of the car back home, flashes go off like fireworks from the cameras shoved into my face, with reporters barking questions I have zero interest in answering.“Mr. Montclair, is it true you fired your secretary?”“Was the relationship ever real?”“Did she seduce you for the money?”I keep walking with my sunglasses on. Let them feast on the scraps because I’m here for the queen of manipulation herself.I push open the grand double doors and make my way inside without a word to the housekeepers who bow and scurry out of my way. Up the marble stairs, past the lifeless portraits of smiling men I never cared to resemble, and straight to her favorite room, the tea room.The door’s already open of course. She probably wants this to feel casual and warm. My mother sits by the window elegantly like she’s been waiting for me to arrive. She smiles like I’m her darling boy coming home from war.“Gabriel,” she says softly, patting the velvet cushion beside her. “Co
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-04-13
Chapter: Chapter 57 - Hawaii
(Gabriel) The saltwater clings to my skin as I step out of the ocean, feeling the waves pull away from me with each step forward and i take a deep breath to enjoy the tropical air. Hawaii’s warm breeze is supposed to wash away the anger, frustration, and chaos of my life, but it doesn’t. It doesn’t do a damn thing to numb the knot in my stomach or the rage simmering just beneath the surface of my skin.I make my way to the beach dragging my board behind me, the sound of the ocean drowned out by the rush in my ears. The soft sand shifts under my feet as I approach the edge of the beach, and that’s when I see them.Two women. Tall, tanned, and wearing almost nothing. They’re eyeing me up like I’m their next meal. I don’t blame them, no doubt the waves have done wonders for my physique.The blonde is the first to speak. “Nice ride out there,” she says with flirtation in her voice.I glance over to them disinterestedly. I’m not in the mood for small talk. But then I notice the brunette.
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-04-12
Chapter: Chapter 56 - The plot thickens
(Gloria)My phone rings and I almost drop it. Eleanor Montclair.Her name stares back at me like it’s been branded on my screen. I freeze, every one of my muscles tightening. Suddenly, the idea of crying over a documentary feels like a warm up for the real horror show to come .Because if there’s one person who’s probably angrier than Gabriel right now, it’s his mother.I imagine her standing in a designer robe, swirling a glass of wine like a villain from a movie, already drafting the legal papers to sue me into poverty. I picture myself back on Elena’s couch begging for space, struggling to afford groceries, and eating cheap ramen in bulk while I try to pay back…The phone buzzes again in my palm demanding an answer.Shit. Okay.I swipe. “Hello?”No greeting and no hesitation.“I’ll pay it back,” I blurt. “Please. Just give me a payment plan or something. I… I know the contract’s over, but I swear I’ll find a way. You don’t have to take me to court or ruin my life or… ”“Gloria,” El
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-04-12
Chapter: Chapter 55 - Welp
(Gloria)I stare at the door hoping it might swing back open like Gabriel forgot something, maybe his sanity, maybe his heart. Maybe the part of him that didn’t just threaten me like a mafia boss in a three piece suit.But no. It stays shut.And I’m just standing there, jaw slack and completely, spectacularly, ruined.“Welp,” I whisper, blinking. “I think that went well.”A tiny, pitiful laugh bubbles out of me but it dies as fast as it came.I take a step forward, my knees buckle. Okay. That’s fine. That’s totally okay. I’ve been through worse.…Haven’t I?Then I collapse onto the floor in a heap, one arm flopped over my stomach like I’ve just been fatally wounded in battle. Maybe I have. The battle of the heart. The war of love. The massacre of dignity.And then it happens, the sobs.Real ones, loud and messy. Not those pretty movie tears. Nope. This is the kind of crying that makes your face puff up like a marshmallow and your nose run like a broken faucet.I bury my face in my han
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-04-12
Hunting the Hybrid Queen

Hunting the Hybrid Queen

Wolfless. Unwanted. Desperate to secure her and her mother’s safety, Maeve risks everything, breaks the law, and turns to a vampire for forbidden lessons in seduction. She never expects to crave him. But when the full moon rises and her fated mate steps from the shadows, Maeve is bound to two worlds… and two men. One destined by the moon, the other chosen by desire. Yet the fate of both worlds lies in her blood. Torn between forbidden love and fated duty, can her heart survive the choice? ❀❀❀❀❀ This novel contains mature themes, explicit content, and darkly romantic elements intended for adult readers (18+). Reader discretion is advised.
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Chapter: Chapter 9 - A Dear Friend
❀ Maeve ❀No. No. No.“Mother!” I whispered into the darkness.My feet caught on the edge of a stool, and I sprawled onto the floor, utensils clattering noisily.What if, in my absence, she had been attacked?In my stupid, selfish manner, I’d let myself be carried away by the vampire’s addictive allure and forgot the entire reason I was bloodletting in the first place.My nose was useless.I couldn’t track her.Had she wandered off alone in search of me? Or had been taken?My heart slammed in my chest, tears swelled in my eyes.Dress bunched in my fists, I stepped out into the silent moonlit yard, sweeping my gaze in every direction.Where would I even start?I contemplated approaching IronWolf soldiers, but the memory of my capture made me shiver.Then I brushed my fingers over the red gem embedded in my chest. If I rubbed it, would he hear me? Would he come? He had said he would feel my emotions and be there for me.If he couldn’t truly feel the paralyzing fear gripping me right now
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-09-18
Chapter: Chapter 8 - Unclaimed
❀ Maeve ❀Nikolai gripped his cock, dragging the tip between my drenched sex and aching bud. I sucked in a breath as he pushed into me at the same time.Uncontrollable bliss thrummed in my center as he stretched my walls, filling me slowly. I tightened my legs around his waist, cupping his face.I moaned when he withdrew, only to slide back deeper into me.“Ty menya pogubish…” (You’ll be the end of me), he crooned.His eyes burned with a fire that consumed my soul.Resting on one elbow, his fist in my hair, he took my nipple in his free hand, circling the bud with maddening tenderness.Every cell in my body hummed as he set a rhythm and fucked me into the bed.The powerful thrusts came faster and faster; I closed my eyes and clawed his back with my nails.His face fell to the side of my neck, his wet tongue capturing my pulse. I felt the sharp points of his fangs pierce my flesh, and my breathing hitched with delirium. A shiver ran through me, pain and desire coursing together through
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-08-25
Chapter: Chapter 7 - Dusha Moya
❀ Maeve ❀I froze.It was an impossible choice. The wolf or the unknown?Something whizzed by my head, saving me the trouble of choosing. I turned at the loud thud behind me.The young soldier lay dead, blood trickling from the point where a small silver dagger lodged in his head.What happened next unfolded too fast to follow.The crouched creature rose on two feet, towering over me and clad in a maroon leather cloak that covered every inch of skin.The soldiers back at the carriages had approached, alerted by the sound of the body hitting the ground, and on seeing the cloaked figure, they charged.“Hey! What do you think you’re doing?!” they yelled.My savior flashed past me at an impossible speed, slashing the throats of all the soldiers. Then he opened all the cages and flashed in front of me once again.Slack-jawed, I stared as the hood fell away, and in the light of the moon, Nikolai stood before me.“You came for me…”He picked me up, my legs wrapping around his waist, and ran.
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-08-20
Chapter: Chapter 6 - Caged
❀ Maeve ❀The overpowering stench from the large, rotund man I was pressed against suffocated me.Twelve of us, nabbed solely for being in the vicinity of District 3, stood in the tight wolf-pulled metal cage that had no canopy. The sun bore down hotly on my head. I had lost my shawl in the scuffle.“Let me out! You have no proof of any crime, and what gives you the right?!” the man beside me growled at the soldiers standing outside. Every time he shouted, his rancid breath and spit rained down on me.I couldn’t believe my first step into IronWolf territory would be by arrest.“Please, sir, I’m innocent. I only came to trade my mother’s baskets,” I implored.The lance-wielding hulks ignored us. Wolves who had been caught were sedated with heavy doses of wolfsbane, leaning against the cage lifelessly, at risk of being trampled.I hadn’t been sedated because they smelled no wolf on me. But I wished the man beside me was. He kept screaming expletives at the top of his voice.I had to thi
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-08-20
Chapter: Chapter 5 - Cast Away
❀ Maeve ❀District 3 was less populated during the day, but no less intimidating.It was also easier to be recognized, so I tightened my shawl over my head and briskly walked what I hoped was the same path to the room I’d met my tutor in.Anyone out this late was either human or wolf. My weak nose was useless, so I kept my head down and relied on sight alone.I found the corridor of rooms soon enough, and only after I’d taken a step inside did I stop to think on whether this space belonged to him, or had been leased the previous night.Only one way to find out.I stepped in all the way and indeed found out.A large caramel-skinned man, both arms covered in black ink from the elbows down, stood with his pants around his feet. A naked woman with red tribal tattoos on her back knelt before him, gagging as he gripped her hair and thrust into her mouth.I froze.He grinned.“Come’re, baby. Do you want some of this? There’s enough to go round.”I shook my head frantically, unable to tear my
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-08-19
Chapter: Chapter 4 - A New Dawn
❀ Maeve ❀ In my dream, a cock crowed, and then flew off its perch when the dream version of me chased it off. “Maeve.” It crowed. “Maeve.” “Maeve.” My eyes shot open. My mother stood over me, her hand still connected to my shoulder where she’d shaken me awake. She smiled, not unkindly. “You’re late.” I sprang up. “Oh, shoot.” I swung my legs to the floor before I realized my state of undress. It wasn’t my nakedness that embarrassed me, but the dried flakes stuck to my inner thighs, and the whitish snail trails on my blanket. Mortified, I felt my skin burn from my scalp to my toes. “I’ll wait downstairs for you. But hurry,” she said, then walked out of my room. I covered my face with shame. At least she hadn’t commented on it. But I knew she’d seen it. Evidence of my new lewd behavior. I hurriedly soaked my bedding, showered, dressed, and joined her outside. She looked up expectantly at the sun while I secured the locks. “Pleasant day it’s looking out to be.” “Yes, plea
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-08-19
Alpha’s thirst for Ember

Alpha’s thirst for Ember

Ember’s world shattered the moment she was ripped from her family—her mom, her brother—and sold to Alpha Thorne, the man who killed her father. Thrown into a harsh world full of pack politics and dangerous secrets, Ember’s only goal is to survive. But everything changes the day she meets Thorne. Their bond is electric, messy, and impossible to ignore, even if neither of them wants it. Alpha Thorne is tough and ruthless, but beneath all that is a man carrying his own scars and a fierce loyalty to his pack. Ember doesn’t trust him, and she sure as hell won’t bow to him. With rival Alphas scheming, betrayals waiting around every corner, and loved ones caught in the middle, Ember is forced to make a choice: protect the family she’s trying to rebuild, or give in to the one man she swore she’d never trust. Packed with loyalty, sacrifice, and a passion hotter than any war, this story is about survival, love, and finding where you truly belong—even when everything’s against you. And in the end, the biggest war Ember will face… is the one between love and revenge. *This book starts in first person, then shifts to third person from Chapter 7 on — opening up the world to reveal complex characters and their goals.
Baca
Chapter: Chapter 128
Ember woke with a gasp, her chest cold with sweat, Thorne was already on his feet, hurriedly pulling his trousers on as the screams continued, echoing through the night. “Fire!” Someone screamed again.Ember threw on her robe and rushed out, her feet hitting the cold floor. She caught up just as Thorne yanked open the door. In the hallway, Kaya and Ragnar were already there, Kaya looked in their direction, her eyes wide.“What’s happening?” Kaya asked, falling in step beside Ember.They didn’t need an answer. Smoke drifted in through the windows, stinging their nostrils. Down the east wing, flames licked the lower edge of the wall, but it was already dying down as dozens of servants and workers were there, dousing the last of it with buckets of water.One of the builders stood beside the mess with his arms folded, jaw tight as he observed the wall. “It was the torch holder,” he said loudly, like he wanted everyone to hear. “The design was unstable. The wood caught from the wind draf
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-06-13
Chapter: Chapter 127
Months later, Kaya lay her head on Ragnar’s chest, staring down the length of his lower body. He had been away in Silvercrest, sent to conquer and organize the remains of the territory for Alpha Thorne, who had claimed it and merged it with his own. Kaya had wanted to join him, or at least visit, but he insisted she stay behind.He’d been right. When he returned, he came home with so many wounds she wondered how he’d managed to survive at all. Matteo’s pack, what was left of it, hadn’t surrendered without a fight.After Matteo’s death, they tried to regroup and choose a new alpha. Since Matteo and Serene had produced no heir, chaos followed. They kept fighting among themselves until Ragnar arrived and took it in Thorne’s name.Ember had thrived. She transformed from the underfed, trafficked girl who had lost her family, to a strong, vocal Luna. The pack moved in tune with her, following her guidance like waves to the moon. She softened Thorne in a way that made him even stronger, and
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-06-12
Chapter: Chapter 126
Ember ran all the way to one of the guest rooms, her heart pounding. Killian tried, and failed, to warn her about overexerting herself.What now?The question kept reverberating in her head, all sorts of situations flashing through her mind, each worse than the last.She reached the door, her senses picking up Stella’s choked sobs. She pushed it open just as Ragnar and Kaya arrived as well, and there she saw Stella hunched over the bed, where a figure lay still. Gertrude.Her heart clenched even before the thought had fully formed.The pack doctor stood behind Stella, her gaze meeting Ember’s as she gave a small shake of her head.Gertrude was dead.But how? Why?Ember restrained herself from asking as Ragnar gathered his sister into his arms, comforting her with a stony expression on his face. He tried to stay strong, but his eyes betrayed him.They all stood in silence, Stella’s sobs piercing each and every heart.After Stella had been taken to a different room by Ragnar, Kaya stood
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-06-12
Chapter: Chapter 125
Ember held her breath. This was it, the moment that defined and crowned her decision to stay with Thorne and follow him. Not with violence, but peace. To show him that some apples did fall far from the tree.For so long, she had refused to see the darker side of her parents, instead dwelling on the false belief that Alpha Thorne, and Thorne alone, had been responsible for them losing their pack, their home, and their family.But her mother’s actions had proved otherwise. Going as far as nearly murdering her own daughter just to uphold a lie, even after being exposed and, ironically, shielded by Thorne’s mercy.Ember had done her best. Caden had tried to lead with violence but had seen her vision, and in his own way, had fought to prove he was worthy of reclaiming his birthright.Now, it all rested in Thorne’s hands.As she felt the steady rise and fall of his chest behind her, she sent a silent prayer to the Moon Goddess, that her mate would find it in his heart to be merciful, to be
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-06-12
Chapter: Chapter 124
The stairs blurred under Thorne’s feet as he hurried toward Ember’s wing, his heart thrumming with emotion. His mate, his Luna, was awake.The thought kept echoing in his head with every step. Wild, relentless, and it drowned out everything else.He pushed the door open, walking to the bed in long strides just as she raised her head at the sound of his entrance. She smiled tiredly, but with genuine joy.He sank into the bed and held her, his hand cradling the back of her neck, pressing her into his chest in a tight hug. She was warm. His arms trembled from how close he’d come to losing her.“You’ll choke me back to unconsciousness,” she wheezed from somewhere within his hold.He loosened it instantly, letting out a shaky breath of relief. Cupping her face, he peered into her eyes, searching. “How do you feel?”He scanned every detail from her pupils, the flush in her cheeks, to the curve of her lips, looking for anything out of place.“I feel fine. Like I’ve just roused from a deep sl
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-06-11
Chapter: Chapter 123
The scorching sun bore down on the earth, as Thorne stood in front of the pack house, flanked by his guards in their wolf forms. He zeroed his gaze on the group of wolves bounding toward him, dust rising in their wake.The one in front carried a white flag in its mouth, a sign of negotiation, or truce. Surrender was unlikely. They most probably knew his pack was currently weak, they wouldn’t just surrender. Not for any reason.His own men, part of the wolves stationed at the gate and perimeter, escorted the incoming group. They ran in formation, keeping the outsiders boxed in, ready to strike the moment anything went wrong.The foreign wolves slowed, stopping a safe distance before him, surrounded on all sides by Thorne’s guards.The leader stepped forward, and Thorne saw the second flag clearly now, even though he’d already guessed. Ashen Pack. So Riad had finally made a move. He wondered why they sent scouts first and not the whole army. Maybe Riad was biding time. Maybe he was stal
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-06-09
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