LOGINSelene's POV Malakar stormed off the balcony, leaving me alone. I struggled to stand up, my vision blurring. I had to do something. I couldn't let them kill Ronan.I ran toward the stairs, but two guards blocked my way."The High Alpha said you are to stay in your room, Luna," one of them said."Move," I commanded, trying to sound like the woman they feared.They didn't budge. They crossed their spears, locking me in. I was trapped.I ran back to the balcony. The courtyard was empty now. Everyone had gone into the woods to join the kill. The forest was dark and silent, like a giant mouth waiting to swallow Ronan whole.I closed my eyes and reached out with my mind. I didn't know if the bond we had in the real world worked here, but I had to try.Ronan! I shouted in my head. Ronan, can you hear me?For a long time, there was nothing but silence. Then, a faint whisper touched my mind. It was cold and sharp, like a blade.I hear you, Selene.They're all coming! I told him. Malakar sent
The Great Hall was filled with the smell of spilled ale and the rowdy laughter of the Deathmoon warriors. To them, this was entertainment. To me, it was a nightmare. Malakar didn't let go of my wrist. His grip was like a shackle, reminding me exactly who owned me in this world."Relax, Seraphina," Malakar whispered, leaning close so his breath brushed my ear. "If your brother is as strong as a Frostveil Alpha should be, he will enjoy the exercise. Or is the Frostveil blood thinner than I thought?""He is the Alpha of his pack," I said, my voice trembling despite my effort to stay calm. "He shouldn't be treated like an animal for your men to hunt."Malakar’s eyes darkened. He pulled my hand up and kissed my knuckles, but there was no affection in the gesture. It was a claim. "In this territory, everyone is an animal if I say they are. Even an Alpha. Especially the one who took you away from me for three days. I may have agreed, and I may even like the change in you, but that doesn’t me
Malakar sat behind me on the horse, close enough that our bodies touched from my back to his chest. He didn’t speak. One arm hung at his side while the other held the reins, keeping the horse moving at a steady pace. Every few moments, he looked at me, his eyes moving over my throat and down to my hands, which were tightly clasped in my lap.I kept my eyes forward and sat stiffly in the saddle, aware of how close he was and the movement of his breathing behind me. Behind us, I could hear the sound of other horses. Ronan was riding there, surrounded by Malakar’s guards.My chest tightened at the thought of him. He had to act like the obedient brother. He had to keep his head down while the man who had killed him in another life rode just behind me, holding the reins."You are very quiet, Seraphina," Malakar said suddenly."I am merely reflecting on my return to your home, My Lord," I replied softly. I used the same submissive tone I had practiced. "It is a big change for me."Malakar r
Selene's POV Garrick’s eyes darted from the rumpled collar of Ronan’s shirt to my own flushed face. I could feel the heat radiating off my skin. We hadn't just woken up in the same house; we had emerged from the same room, behind a locked door, in the early hours of the morning.In this world, Ronan was my brother, Casimir. And in this world, I was a married woman. The "wife" of a powerful, dangerous High Alpha.Garrick’s grip on the small gift package tightened until the paper crinkled. The "friend" who had been smiling so warmly a moment ago now looked like he had been slapped. His gaze dropped to my lips, which I knew were swollen from Ronan’s kisses, and then back to Ronan."Lord Casimir?" Garrick’s voice was thin, vibrating with a mix of confusion and a rising, ugly suspicion. "What... why are you coming out of Seraphina’s bedroom? At this hour?"Beside him, Helena looked like she wanted to melt into the floorboards. Her eyes were wide, darting toward the stairs as if praying fo
Selene's POVRonan pulled the door open.But instead of seeing Malakar’s furious face, Garrick stood there, holding a small wrapped package with a stupid grin on his face. I let out a quiet breath, relieved it wasn’t Malakar. Even though I knew this moment of peace wouldn’t last, I was glad it wasn’t now.I stepped out first. The moment I saw him, something hot and ugly rose up in my chest. I stared at him, feeling pure rage.This man. This idiot right here almost destroyed everything. He ran to Malakar like a lovesick child and told him everything Helena said about this falsified world just because I rejected him. Because I slapped him. Because he couldn't handle hearing no. Ronan almost died because of him. I almost didn't make it to the forbidden light because of him.I looked at his smiling face and wanted to make him regret every single choice he ever made.Then I stopped myself.He doesn't remember any of it.I already erased his memories. To him, right now, none of that ever ha
Mature Content Warning: This chapter contains explicit sexual scenes and adult themes. Reader discretion is advised.....Selene's POVI woke up first the next morning. Ronan’s arm was still wrapped tight around my waist, his chest pressed to my back, his breath warm on my neck. We were both naked under the thin sheet. My body still felt heavy and sore in the best way from last night. I didn’t want to move. I wanted to stay right here forever, skin on skin, no one else in the world.Ronan stirred behind me. His hand slid up my stomach, slow and lazy, until it cupped my breast. He squeezed gently, thumb brushing over my nipple. It hardened instantly.“Morning,” he mumbled, voice rough from sleep.“Morning,” I whispered back.He kissed the back of my shoulder, then my neck. His cock was already hard, pressing against my ass. I pushed back against him just a little, teasing.“You’re gonna kill me,” he said with a low laugh.“Good way to go,” I answered.He rolled me onto my back in one s
The words hung in the air, cold and sharp, sinking deeper than any blade. Kill Rowena. My mind reeled, trying to process the command. It wasn’t a suggestion. It wasn’t a choice. It was a sentence, spoken with a cold and final tone, like a command from a god.“No,” I breathed, the word barely a whis
I glanced around the strange emptiness of the bond. Then, all at once, my mind snapped open in a way it hadn’t before. Lyria’s words hit me hard, echoing loud and heavy in my head.“Damnit, I forgot before I entered the bond that Lyria had given me three options to keep Ronan’s child from being bou
“I need to think,” I whispered to myself, still standing alone in the quiet forest, my mind racing faster than my heartbeat.My eyes darted around, scanning the empty trees. “If Ronan is still out there, I have to find him right now without wasting any more time.”Then I froze, remembering his voic
“She’s gone,” Lyria said, her voice trembling as she stared at the glowing Moonstone. “Rowena has already begun the dark ritual.”Ronan stepped forward fast, his voice filled with rage. “Tell me where she went, and I will end this before it’s too late.”The lead priestess shook her head slowly, her







