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Shadows walk

作者: Amcol
last update 公開日: 2026-02-26 11:32:47

The transition from the velvet silence of the Sanctuary to the harsh, wind-whipped reality of the Highlands was like a physical blow. The moment we were hauled over the ledge, the world rushed in—smells of pine, damp earth, and the metallic tang of fear.

Pamela didn't even wait for me to find my footing. She lunged, her arms wrapping around me with a desperate, bone-crushing strength. She was sobbing, the sound raw and ragged against my neck. "I thought... I thought the earth took you," she ch
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  • Bankrupting the Alpha: Crowned by the Dragon King   now you see me, now you don't

    Aella POVSol reacted immediately.The moment Order mentioned the spirit realm and the stolen book, the exhaustion disappeared from his expression completely.The King surfaced.Focused.Sharp.Dangerously calm.Before I could even process what was happening, Sol leaned down and kissed me quickly, one hand brushing protectively over my stomach.“I’ll be right back,” he murmured softly against my forehead.Then—He vanished.Sunlight flashed once through the sanctuary medical wing.And he was gone.It took less than three seconds.It took me significantly longer to process the fact that he had just left like that.I blinked slowly at the empty space where he had been standing moments before.The Bond still connected us faintly, enough for me to know he was alive and moving quickly, but the sudden absence still left something hollow in my chest.Honestly?Maybe he needed the escape.After everything that happened, after learning Elias was his father and John betrayed him and only Marcus

  • Bankrupting the Alpha: Crowned by the Dragon King   One sided story

    Aella POVIt took all of us to contain Marcus.Literally.At first, he only yelled.Then he paced.Then he started throwing things.A chair shattered against the sanctuary wall hard enough that even the castle dimmed in alarm.“I’m going to kill him!”Marcus’ voice echoed through the sanctuary halls like a storm barely held together.Hunter immediately stepped in front of the doors.“You are absolutely not leaving.”Marcus shoved him hard enough to send Hunter sliding backward several feet.“I’ll find John first,” Marcus hissed. “Then Elias.”His entire body trembled violently with rage.“I want answers.”No one blamed him.Not even Sol.Marcus had just learned that the father who raised him lied to him his entire life while the monster terrorizing the kingdoms was actually his biological father.Honestly?A little property destruction felt reasonable.But Marcus was dangerous when emotional.Always had been.And now that he knew the truth, something about him felt different.Sharper.

  • Bankrupting the Alpha: Crowned by the Dragon King   Protecting lies

    Sol POVEverything stopped.Aurora stood near Leo, her hands clasped tightly in front of her. Her face was pale, her eyes wide and wet with tears she was trying not to shed.She looked so young.Too young for this.Too young for bloodlines and betrayal and fathers becoming enemies.My mother gasped softly.“Aurora…”Aurora took a step back.“Is that why I was taken?”Her voice shook.“Why they hid us all, Mom?”Leo stiffened beside her, suddenly looking terrified too.I felt something inside me crack.Because in all my own pain, all my own shock, I had forgotten that they were hearing this too.Children.My siblings.Maybe not Elias’ children.Maybe John’s.Maybe something else entirely.But children, still.And now they were standing in a room full of ancient Queens and broken adults, wondering if the monster who wanted my unborn child might also be their father.My mother moved toward them instinctively.Both Leo and Aurora stepped back.The pain on her face was immediate.But she d

  • Bankrupting the Alpha: Crowned by the Dragon King   A broken Queen

    Sol POVFor a moment, I thought she would refuse to answer.Then she whispered, “Because that was what he asked for in exchange for his silence.”The sanctuary went completely still.Not metaphorically.The air itself stopped moving.Aella’s fingers tightened around mine.Marcus laughed once.Not with humor.With disbelief.“What?”My mother opened her eyes again, tears spilling freely.“John knew,” she whispered.The words hit me like a blade sliding between my ribs.“He knew?” Marcus asked, voice dangerously quiet.She nodded weakly.“He knew you were not his sons.”Marcus staggered backward.I did not move.I could not.“He knew about Elias?” I asked.“Not everything,” she said quickly. “Not at first. I told him I had a mate before him. I told him Elias was dangerous. I told him he could never know about you.”Marcus looked like he might be sick.“And John agreed?” I asked.My mother swallowed.“Yes.”“At a price.”Her face crumpled.“Yes.”The frozen flame inside me stirred, cold

  • Bankrupting the Alpha: Crowned by the Dragon King   The Price of Silence

    Sol POV It explained too much. That was the worst part. The truth should have confused me. It should have shattered the pieces of my life into something impossible to understand, but instead, the moment my mother said Elias was my father, the pieces began falling into place with brutal precision. It explained why Elias had left me alone in the cage. Not completely alone, not forgotten, but alive. Studied. Watched. Tested. He could have killed me. He had tried hurting me, tried breaking me, tried compelling me, but beneath all of that there had been something else. Curiosity. Recognition. A hesitation I had not understood at the time. Now I did. He had looked at me and seen blood. His blood. It explained why he had taken my mother hostage too. Maybe Elias had not only been using her against the King. Maybe, in his twisted mind, he had been reclaiming what he thought had been taken from him. His mate. His sons. The family he believed the world owed him

  • Bankrupting the Alpha: Crowned by the Dragon King   Bloodline

    Sol POVSometimes I surprised even myself.Honestly, I should have seen this coming.All this time I had been terrified of being corrupted by power, of losing myself to the frozen flame, the Monarch authority, the void, the responsibility, the crowns forced upon my head one after another.Turns out—It was not the power I should have feared.It was blood.I carried Elias’ blood in my veins.The realization hollowed me out from the inside.The sanctuary around me blurred strangely while everyone continued speaking. I could see their mouths moving, could see Marcus pacing furiously, Hunter looking deeply uncomfortable, Pamela crying softly near Aurora and Leo.But all I heard was white noise.Static.Like my mind had simply stopped translating sound properly.Aella’s hand remained wrapped tightly around mine.I could feel her worry through the Bond, warm and constant and terrified for me, but even that felt distant somehow.Muted beneath the storm ripping through my head.I could not sp

  • Bankrupting the Alpha: Crowned by the Dragon King   Sol POV

    -------SOL ---------------- She was gone. Just like that. Gone. No scream. No body. No blood. Just empty stone where she had been standing seconds before. My knees buckled before I realized I was falling. Linus caught me under the arm, steadying my weight like I weighed nothing. “Sol?” Hi

    last update最終更新日 : 2026-03-28
  • Bankrupting the Alpha: Crowned by the Dragon King   invasion

    We walked quickly toward the access doors of the Silver Tower. Bruno—the Tiger Alpha—was already speaking into his comms, his voice clipped and controlled. “Monarchs have arrived. Repeat—Monarchs have arrived. Maintain barricade positions. No one breaks formation without direct authorization.”

    last update最終更新日 : 2026-03-27
  • Bankrupting the Alpha: Crowned by the Dragon King   Bread and honey

    The transition from "Ascended Monarchs" to "starving shifters" happened remarkably fast. For hours, we were buried in vellum and leather. We moved through stacks of ancient scrolls, but it seemed the Great Library of the Queens had a sense of humor—or a very mundane side. We found "The Little Drag

    last update最終更新日 : 2026-03-25
  • Bankrupting the Alpha: Crowned by the Dragon King   Aurora

    Samantha’s voice, though raspy, carried an ancient authority that made the room go still. She leaned forward, her violet eyes burning with a desperate warning. "The Altar of the First Flame is not just a pile of ruins," she whispered, her gaze darting between Sol and me. "It is an ancient legend,

    last update最終更新日 : 2026-03-23
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