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Chapter Eighteen: Suspected
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Bride Of The Beast Chapter Fifty Six: The First Blood
EILIS The pack was gathered. Everyone had left their positions and homes to prepare for the rite. A nervous energy filled the air, a thick scent of tension and anticipation. This was the moment they had all been waiting for, yet my mind was miles away. I stood on the balcony, looking out at the dark expanse of the Northshore woods. The Wolf inside me was pacing, his claws clicking against the floor of my consciousness. My chest ached—a hollow, pulling sensation that grew sharper with every hour Raven was away. The bond felt like a frayed rope whipping in a storm I couldn't see. I reached for it, desperate for even a flicker of his warmth, but there was only a cold, dead silence. I gripped the stone railing until my knuckles turned white. Denis was with him, and I knew Denis would die before letting anyone touch a hair on Raven’s head, but that didn't stop the rot of anxiety in my gut. Raven was in a house full of people who had spent nineteen years treating him like he didn
Bride Of The Beast Chapter Fifty Five: Your Grace
RAVENA few minutes after Mirabel left the room through the passage again, dinner was brought up by a servant who wouldn't even meet my eyes. Denis had stood beside him and made sure the man tasted the food first. He then waited for a few minutes, eyeing the servant as if expecting him to collapse.I couldn't blame him for being so cautious. After the way my father had looked at me, I wouldn’t have put it past them to try something. After all, Eilis might hold him accountable if anything happened to me."It’s clear," Denis had said, his voice flat as he gestured for the servant to leave. Once the door clicked shut, he turned to me. "Eat. I'll be right next door. If you hear so much as a floorboard creak that shouldn't, you shout. Understood?”I rolled my eyes but nodded. After I finished, I sat by the window until the moon climbed high enough to turn the gardens into silver. I climbed into the massive bed, pulling the velvet covers up to my chin. I tried to close my eyes, but the d
Bride Of The Beast Chapter Fifty Four: In These Walls
RAVEN“Help me open it,” Mirabel whispered, her voice tight as she tried to pry open the box.“What has this got to do with my mother?” I asked, not moving to help. Mirabel let out a huff of frustration, her fingers slipping against the lid. She looked up at me, her eyes reflecting the flickering light. “Everything, Raven,” she hissed, finally finding a notch in the side of the box. “You think Father is going to keep a useless old box in a place like this for no reason?”I felt a cold prickle at the back of my neck. I stepped forward, my slippers silent, and placed my hands over hers. The wood felt unnaturally cold, as if it had been stored in ice. With a sharp tug, the lock—already weakened by time—gave way with a dry snap.Mirabel opened the lid, and a gasp escaped her. Resting inside was a single, heavy pendant on a thick silver chain. The metal was dark, almost black, shaped into the likeness of a wolf’s head, but its eyes were two piercing emeralds that seemed to glow in the dim
Bride Of The Beast Chapter Fifty Three: The Passages
Mirabel turned the brush over in her hand, her thumb tracing the wolf-head engraving. "Homage," she repeated, her voice gentle. "Is that what they call it now? Sending the puppy back to the kennel to remind the breeder who owns it?" "It’s a tradition," I insisted, though the word felt brittle in my mouth. "The Prince wanted to honor my family." "Father doesn’t deserve honor, and we both know the Prince didn't send you here to be kind. He sent you with an attendant who looks like he’s ready to slit a throat for breathing too loud." She set the brush down with a soft clack. "You’re hiding, Raven. You’ve always been a terrible liar, now the question is why?” I shifted in the chair. "I’m not hiding.” "Is that why you're in Danica's room?" Mirabel stepped closer. "Father is terrified. He’s displaced his favorite daughter for you, and he’s keeping me in the passages like a shameful secret. He’s betting everything on the hope that you can keep playing the bride as long as it takes." “W
Bride Of The Beast Chapter Fifty Two: Two trunk full of gowns
My father began to lead the way, we reached the base of the grand staircase.Danica walked ahead of us, her footsteps sharp and frantic. When we reached the end of the hall, she stopped before the double doors of her own suite. She turned to look at me, and for a second, the mask of the "dutiful sister" slipped. Her eyes were red-rimmed and burning with hatred so pure it made me flinch. She had been displaced from her sanctuary for the sibling she despised.Danica’s jaw trembled. She looked like she wanted to scream, to point at me and roar the truth to the rafters, but she looked at Denis—who was currently leaning against the wall—and she swallowed her rage. She turned and vanished into the shadows of the servant’s stairwell without a word."Enter," my father said, gesturing to the room.The suite was beautiful, filled with heavy velvet drapes and polished mahogany, but it felt cold, just like Danica. Denis walked in first. He moved through the space like a predator checking a ne
Bride Of The Beast Chapter Fifty One: The Gates of the Past
The carriage jolted as we hit a deep rut in the road. Outside, the landscape shifted from the dense, pine-scented forests of the wolf kingdom to the flat, manicured greenery of the human territories. I leaned my head against the glass. The closer we got to my father’s estate, the more the dread tightened in my stomach. It wasn't just my father’s cruelty I was worried about. I looked down at my lap, smoothing the fabric of my clothes. At the palace, I was protected. Here, I would be under the eyes of people who had known me my whole life. The ruse was getting harder to maintain every day. Did Denis know? Or should I be scared that my father or siblings might blurt out the truth? "You're thinking too loud, Raven." I jumped. Denis was sitting across from me, arms crossed. "I'm just worried about the arrival," I said, my voice thin. "My father... he's not an easy man." "It’s more than that." Denis looked at me, his pale gold eyes steady. "If you're worried about him, don't be. I k
Bride Of The Beast Chapter Eleven: The Hunt
The "Blood Feast" was held in the smaller dining hall.I sat at the center of the long, dark table, surrounded by the Alphas of the Council. They didn't speak to me. They just watched, their eyes tracking the way my throat moved every time I swallowed a sip of water. I wore the most restrictive gown
Bride Of The Beast Chapter Fifteen: Imprint Of The Wolf
The transition was a violent, wet sound of shifting bone. Within seconds, the heavy weight of the wolf’s fur was gone, replaced by the slick, hot skin of a man.I breathed a sigh of relief, but then held my breath when he looked up and smiled. A sudden flash of the night he claimed me came to mind.
Bride Of The Beast Chapter Ten: The Council
The morning did not bring the soft, golden light of a new beginning. As I sat by the window in my chambers, the silk of my morning gown felt like a shroud. My body still ached—a dull, rhythmic thrumming in my lower back and the sharp, stinging memory of the bite on my neck.I had survived the ball,
Bride Of The Beast Chapter Nine: The Defiance
Eilis looked ready to snap her in half, his posture a jagged line of restrained violence. I felt like a bird pinned to a board, having no idea how to defend myself. Every word that formed in my throat felt like a trap. If I spoke to softly, I was weak, but if I spoke too firmly, my voice would betr
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