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Blood Illusion, the Heir That Never Was Chapter 8
Two years later. The top floor of the Nightshade Tower.I stood before the floor-to-ceiling windows, looking out over the jungle of steel and glass I now commanded.In two years, I had not only purged the rot Lucius left behind and led my Covenant to a decisive victory in the Blood Moon War…I had also absorbed three smaller, neighboring Covenants, making Nightshade Corp the apex predator of the financial world.The old-guard Elders who had doubted a "female Lord" could lead now bowed their heads when I passed."Lord Rhiannon, your next appointment is here," my assistant said, knocking. Her voice held a barely concealed trace of excitement. "He's… from the Evernight Empire. For the 'strategic partner' position."I turned, a small smile playing on my lips.This so-called "strategic partner" position was just a clumsy matchmaking attempt by the Elder Council.They still thought I needed a powerful male to "assist" me.But I wasn't opposed to the idea.After all, even a queen needs entert
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The moment the blood bond shattered, a raw, guttural scream tore from Lucius’s throat.He collapsed, clutching his head, his body convulsing."No—! Rhiannon! You can't!"Blood poured from his nose and ears.For a Lord, a forced severing of a blood bond was a soul-tearing, agonizing torture.I felt the backlash slam into my own soul.But I endured it.My rage was stronger than any pain."The judgment will now commence," High Elder Vincent declared, his voice silencing the room."By order of the Elder Council, Lilith Ver is sentenced to the Blood Kiss for the crimes of conspiring with werewolves, violating the inter-species truce, and bearing a forbidden child."Lilith broke down completely."No! I didn't mean to! The Alpha… he said he loved me! He said we could rule both our kinds together!""Foolish girl," the Elder's voice was as cold as winter stone. "The price for betrayal is always death.""Wait!" Lucius crawled desperately towards the Elders. "She's innocent! It was all my fault!"
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Lilith's confession destroyed what little hope Lucius had left.He knelt on the floor, his eyes vacant, watching her cradle the half-breed whelp like a treasure.She had admitted it."No… it's not true…"Lucius shook his head, trying to escape the nightmare.His head snapped up, his wild eyes scanning the chaotic room.Then, his gaze locked onto the bundle Lilith had thrown on the floor.His last hope.Lilith had cast it aside for that monster.But this bundle… this held his real son. The pureblood heir.Everything was out in the open now.Let Lilith take the fall. She was the one who slept with a werewolf, not him.As long as he had this heir, it proved he had protected the bloodline. It proved his strength was necessary.The war was still on. They couldn't pin everything on him. The Covenant needed a strong Lord."My heir…"Lucius tore himself free from the Knights' grip and crawled across the floor toward the bundle.The Elders didn't stop him. Everyone just watched the fool play ou
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The crazed, tear-streaked mask on her face hardened to stone."Lilith?" Lucius frowned, confused by her strange stillness.She didn't answer.Her bloodshot eyes were fixed on Lucius. Her lips moved, but no sound came out.Her eerie reaction sent a chill through the room.Into the dead silence, a voice of cold authority cut through from the shattered doorway."Where is the traitor who beds werewolves?"Everyone turned in horror.Standing in the doorway were the final arbiters of vampire law, of life and death.The Elder Council.The sight of the Council turned Lucius’s fear into elation."High Elder!"Lucius scrambled toward them like a grovelling dog, completely missing the cold fury in their eyes.He pointed at me, his voice filled with self-righteous rage. "You've come just in time! Look! The shame of the Shadow-Crest Covenant! Rhiannon betrayed our sacred blood bond and birthed this filthy werewolf spawn! And Lilith… she—Rhiannon hid her child!"He snatched the snarling monster from
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My voice made Lucius jolt so hard he almost dropped the bundle.The movement angered the thing in his arms.The infant let out a piercing sound, something between a cry and a snarl.It wasn't the sound of a vampire fledgling, but something far more feral.A corner of the blanket came loose. I saw a pair of eyes flash with a wild, gold light.And two small, sharp canines.The half-breed mongrel was starving, eager to sink its teeth into the nearest living thing.Lucius's expression shifted rapidly—from terror to guilt, and finally, to cold resolve.He took a sharp step back and threw the snarling monster onto my bed!"Gods! Rhiannon!"Lucius let out a deafening roar, his performance hitting its climax. "Look what you've done! You've birthed… a monster!"The creature landed at my feet and immediately began crawling toward me, trying to get a taste of my blood.I calmly lifted my foot and pinned it to the sheets by its chest with the tip of my boot, immobilizing it."Nice acting, my Lord,
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Lucius's pupils contracted. The hand holding the goblet trembled almost imperceptibly.He masked it quickly, fear replaced by the typical, offended pride of a Lord."Rhiannon, what is that look?" he snarled, using his aura to suppress his own guilt. "I am your mate! Your Lord! Would I harm you? Would I harm my own heir?"I could smell the reek of desperation on him.Mate?I laughed silently.In my last life, this "fated mate" was the one who plunged the blessed silver dagger into my heart.The one who hurt me most was never my enemy.It was you, Lucius.But I didn't call his bluff.I knew this poison wouldn't cause permanent harm to a healthy vampire.It would only induce severe, muscle-tearing cramps.The perfect prop for my performance."Of course not," I said softly. "I'm just nervous."I tilted my head back and drank it all.Lucius let out a breath of relief, a savage victory in his eyes.The poison worked faster than I expected.Five minutes later, a violent, burning cramp seized
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