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Shadows walk

Author: Amcol
last update publish date: 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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    Aella POVThe news of the attacks spread across the kingdoms before sunrise.Three packs destroyed.Hundreds dead.Every child gone.Fear swept through the shifter world faster than the mutants ever could.For the first time since Sol and I had begun offering sanctuary, dozens of Alphas who had previously rejected us flooded the communication network.But they weren't asking for refuge.They wanted power."We demand the protection wards.""Share the ritual.""If the Sanctuary can protect you, our lands deserve the same protection."Sol and I sat in the council chamber for hours, repeating the same explanation over and over again."It isn't a wall," I said, trying to keep my frustration hidden."The wards aren't simply magic symbols carved into the ground."One Alpha slammed his fist against his table, his image flickering in the communication crystal."Then tell us how to create them."I exchanged a glance with Sol."The strength of the ward depends on the blood used to create it," So

  • Bankrupting the Alpha: Crowned by the Dragon King   Beneath the Earth

    Aella POVThe attacks came during the night.No warning.No distress signal.No cries for help.Three packs disappeared before dawn.The first indication that something was wrong came when Sol noticed that three communication crystals had gone dark at exactly the same time.Northwood Pack.Stone River Pack.Moonclaw Pack.Entire communities had vanished from our network.At first, everyone assumed the crystals had been destroyed.Then Hunter arrived in the council room, his expression grim."No survivors have reached the nearby territories."The room fell silent.Sol stood so quickly that his chair fell backward."Prepare the commanders."I was already opening a portal."Marcus, stay in the Sanctuary."He nodded.Within minutes, Sol and I crossed into the first pack alongside Hunter, Molly, Pamela, and twenty elite commanders.The sight waiting for us made my blood run cold.There had been no battle.The houses still stood.Tables were still set for dinner.Lights still burned inside

  • Bankrupting the Alpha: Crowned by the Dragon King   The Island of Souls

    Aella POVMoving an academy between worlds turned out to be far easier to imagine than to accomplish.It still took weeks.Weeks of planning.Weeks of arguments.Weeks of Chaos laughing while everyone else tried to understand how he intended to move entire buildings across planes of existence."You worry too much," he said one morning, sitting on top of the Academy's library as if it were the most natural thing in the world."We are moving thousands of tons of stone into another reality," Sol replied.Chaos grinned."Exactly. Exciting, isn't it?"To everyone's surprise, the process worked.With Chaos manipulating the fabric between worlds and Order stabilizing the passages, entire sections of the Bloodlines Academy slowly disappeared from the Void and reappeared inside the Sanctuary.Not near the castle where Sol, the children, and I lived.Hunter had found the perfect place months earlier.An enormous island hidden behind mountains and ancient forests.It was secluded enough to prote

  • Bankrupting the Alpha: Crowned by the Dragon King   A new home

    The moment we stepped through, we found Marcus standing in the center of the Academy courtyard.His face was pale.His breathing was uneven.In his arms, he held a young woman no older than nineteen.She clung to him, trembling uncontrollably.Around them, students were gathered in frightened silence.Hunter and Molly were already securing the area while professors calmly ushered the other students back inside the Academy buildings.Marcus looked at us."She's safe."I immediately knelt beside the young woman."What happened?"She struggled to breathe for several seconds before forcing herself to answer."I..."Her voice shook."I was walking back from the eastern gardens.""I knew about Elias.""I knew what to do if I ever saw him."She closed her eyes tightly."So I fought."Her hands began trembling again."I used my bloodline.""It... disappeared."I frowned."What do you mean?"She looked directly at me."His shadows...""They wrapped around me.""They weren't only holding my bod

  • Bankrupting the Alpha: Crowned by the Dragon King   No Place Is Untouchable

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  • Bankrupting the Alpha: Crowned by the Dragon King   Sweet return

    Aella POVThat night, I returned to the Sanctuary.For the first time in days...I simply wanted to hold my babies.Queen Genoviva was already waiting for us.She was no longer truly alive, not in the way the rest of us were.She had become something beyond that—a spirit bound to the Sanctuary itself. Yet her presence was as warm and comforting as ever."I have witnessed many strange things across the ages," she said with a gentle smile."But tonight... something feels different."The nursery was peaceful.Xander was sitting on the floor, carefully stacking wooden blocks.Althea was turning the pages of an old picture book, studying every illustration as if she could somehow understand every word.Riot was trying very hard to climb onto a chair far too large for him.Three perfectly ordinary babies.Then...A pulse of magic spread through the room.Every protective rune carved into the nursery walls glowed.I immediately looked toward Sol."Did you feel that?"He nodded.Before either

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