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CHAPTER 46: Bruises
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2026-04-02 23:10:22
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BOUGHT BY THE BEAST CHAPTER 171: The Touch of Shadow
The world narrowed to the rush of air in my throat and the violent thud of my heart against my ribs.The orb fell. A globe of solid, liquid shadow, smooth as polished obsidian and heavy with the curdled blood of ancient southern kings. If it struck the cold marble floor of Thorncross Keep, the ancient curse sealed inside would spill. It would soak into the stone, poison the air, and bleed through the halls until every living soul was hollowed out by agony.My boots skidded on the slick floorboards. The weight in my lower belly shifted, a thick, living warmth that sent a sudden shock of protective instinct surging through my bloodstream. I wasn't just defending a Kingdom... I was protecting the life growing inside me... the Hybrid Heir of the North.I threw myself forward, hitting the stone on my knees.My hands cupped the cold glass a hairsbreadth before it slammed into the marble.The instant my skin touched the sphere, a violent shockwave of abso
BOUGHT BY THE BEAST CHAPTER 170: The Blood-Orb of Sunspire
The black obsidian orb in Solon’s fist pulsed with a sickly, dark rhythm that made the hair on my arms stand up.The southern guards at the back of the hall didn't wait. They fired their crossbows into the ceiling, the iron bolts shattering the glass chandeliers and showering the High Assembly lords in a rain of crystal and hot tallow.Shouts of panic erupted from the galleries as nobles scrambled over chairs, trying to reach the side exits, but Ezra’s northern warriors had already sealed the doors.Caspian didn't look at the fleeing lords. He didn't look at the falling crystal.In one smooth, blinding motion, he stepped directly in front of my throne, his broad, bare-chested frame forming an impenetrable wall between Solon’s weapon and my body. His left arm reached back, his large hand flattening over my stomach through the midnight-blue velvet of my gown, shielding our baby with his own flesh and blood.His broadsword cleared it
BOUGHT BY THE BEAST CHAPTER 169: The Solstice Dawn
The fire in the stone hearth had burned down to glowing embers, but the warmth inside our bed was suffocating.Caspian lay behind me on his side, his broad chest pressed flush against my back, one massive arm locked around my waist. His heavy hand rested flat over my stomach, his broad palm covering my lower belly where our baby slept warm and safe. Every breath he drew in filled my lungs with his scent... cedar, rain, and the dark, possessive heat of a male who had spent the night holding his whole world in his arms.I didn't move. I lay in the dark, listening to the heavy, steady thud of his heart against my spine, feeling the silver Seal resting heavy over my chest.His thumb moved slowly against my skin, tracing a small, lazy circle over my hip through the silk shift I wore."You are awake, sweet girl," Caspian murmured into the nape of my neck, his voice thick with sleep and heavy with morning heat."I'm listening to you breathe," I whispered, turning my head slightly on the pill
BOUGHT BY THE BEAST CHAPTER 168: The Edge of the Chasm
The iron span groaned as the central beam snapped, the screech of twisting metal echoing down the five-hundred-foot gorge.The armored transport slid sideways across the icy deck, its rear wheels slipping off the edge into open air. Vespera shrieked, her golden fox furs flying around her face as she clawed at the slippery metal frame, sliding fast toward the drop.Beside the falling vehicle, Kieran hung from his iron wrist-chains over the abyss, his boots dangling over five hundred feet of black rocks and roaring water.Caspian moved before the transport hit the gorge.He didn't care about Vespera. He didn't care about the transport. But his silver eyes caught the panic in my face as Kieran's chain began to slip, and the Beast answered. In a single, blurring leap, Caspian landed on the stone anchor at the mouth of the bridge. His bare hands shot out, closing around the main iron chain just as the winch mounting tore free from the timber.The heavy
BOUGHT BY THE BEAST CHAPTER 167: The Iron Bridge
The black warhorse thundered down the mountain pass, its iron-shod hooves throwing up clods of frozen mud and white snow.Caspian held me tight against his chest. His left arm encircled my waist like a steel band, trapping me against the heat of his bare, muscular torso beneath his fur cloak. Every stride of the stallion sent his broad body pressing into mine, his breath hot against the side of my neck, his silver eyes fixed on the narrow mountain road ahead.He had not allowed me to ride my own horse. He had not allowed me to take a single step away from him after Vespera’s voice faded over the Keep."She used him because she knows you carry guilt for what he did," Caspian growled softly into my hair, his voice a low, subterranean thread that made my ribs vibrate. "She thinks bringing your ex-boyfriend to the bridge will make you hesitate.""I am not hesitating," I said, my fingers digging into the hard leather of his belt. "I do not care about Kie
BOUGHT BY THE BEAST CHAPTER 166: The Oath of the Seven
The roar of ten thousand wolves rising from the valley floor sounded like a storm tearing through the mountains.I stood at the edge of the master suite balcony, the bitter winter wind whipping my dark hair across my face, the heavy crimson silk of my gown snapping against my legs.Beside me, Caspian loomed like a fortress. His broad left arm was locked around my waist, his big hand flattened against my hip, holding me flush against his side while his silver eyes scanned the sea of dark fur and steel below.Ten thousand warriors from the seven northern clans had filled the outer courtyards and spilled past the lower gates. Their banners... ancient wolf heads and mountain pines... fluttered in the freezing air."They didn't come to challenge the Keep," Ezra said, stepping onto the stone balcony behind us, his twin swords sheathed at his back. "They came because the news of the Sunken Altar reached the high ridges. They know the First Moon Seal has been cla
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