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CHAPTER THIRTY EIGHT

Author: Kayiora
last update Last Updated: 2025-05-27 00:50:21

The sun hit Lydia straight in the face. She groaned and turned her face into the pillow but the light kept coming. Her head was pounding. Everything felt dry— her throat, her eyes even her skin

She finally forced her eyes open and sat up fast. “Shit,” she blurted, pressing a hand to her chest

Ethan was sitting in a chair right next to the bed with a tray balanced on his lap, just staring at her

She squinted at him. “Seriously? You just sit here and watch people sleep now?”

He did not even blink just gave her a lazy smirk. “Morning to you too. I brought you breakfast. And something for the hangover I am pretty sure you have.”

She looked at the tray. There was fruit, something that looked like meat and a glass of weird green stuff. “Wolf food again?”

“Protein helps.” He handed her the glass. “Drink this first.”

She took it, sniffed it and made a face. “It smells like blended grass.”

“Still. Drink it.”

She took a sip, then coughed. “Oh my goodness.”

“You will live,” Ethan said, unbot
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  • Bloodlines & Hearts   CHAPTER FORTY EIGHT

    Lydia didn’t know how long she stayed curled up on the edge of her bed, phone still pressed against her ear long after the line had gone dead. Ethan’s words had filled her like fire and broken all at once. Everything hurt– her chest, her head, her heart. It wasn’t just that she missed him. It was the fear. Fear of what came next. He had told her to brace herself. Warned her without saying much at all. She wanted to call him back, ask what he meant, beg him to let her in, just a little. But she knew he’d already made up his mind. She could feel it. Whatever he was about to do, he was doing it with or without her permission And maybe that was the part that hurt the most—realizing she had no say. No power. She just had to sit here and wait So she told herself she’d let it go. That she’d trust him to do what needed to be done. That somehow, after all this, they’d still be okay. Still be standing, still be holding onto each other no matter what was left of them. It felt naive. Almost ch

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    Riley Laurent noticed everything. It was a skill she had honed since childhood—watching, listening, cataloging every detail that others missed. Tonight, that skill was working overtime.With one hand clamped to her mouth and the other gripping her frock, Lydia virtually raced towards the doorway as she hurried out of the ballroom. The girl's meticulously applied eyeliner was unable to conceal the tears that threatened to fall.Riley's eyes swept the room and it did not take long to notice Ethan was missing and Alexandra was nowhere to be seen either. The pieces clicked together with sickening clarity.Something had happened. Something bad. She did not hesitate. She slipped out of the ballroom and went looking for him but every room she checked left her more frustrated. She pulled out her phone and started calling as she moved through the corridors but each call went straight to voicemail.Her jaw tightened. “Come on, Ethan. Where the hell are you?”Riley allowed her senses lead her t

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    Lydia stared at the basement door for a full thirty seconds, her hand hovering over the handle. Every rational part of her brain screamed that this was insane. They were at a formal gala. Hundreds of werewolves upstairs, including his family. The risk was astronomical. But her feet had carried her down here anyway.She pushed open the door to storage room B-12. The space was cramped, filled with extra chairs and decorative props from past events. A single overhead bulb cast harsh shadows across the concrete walls.Ethan was already there, pacing like a caged animal. His tie hung loose around his neck, the top button of his shirt undone. The moment he saw her, he stopped moving."You came," he said, relief flooding his voice."I shouldn't have." Lydia closed the door behind her but stayed pressed against it. "Ethan, we can't do this. Not here. Not tonight. There are too many people who could...”He crossed the small space in two strides and kissed her, hard and desperate. All her prote

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