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The shadow lands

Author: Jessy May
last update Last Updated: 2025-11-01 20:12:29

~ELARA~

The journey through the forest felt endless. His hand never loosened around my wrist, his grip firm but not cruel…. as if he was tethering me to him, ensuring I couldn’t vanish even if I tried.

The mist thickened, curling around us like living shadows, until towering walls of black stone appeared through the haze.

A fortress. His fortress.

My breath caught.

We stood before a massive black fortress, its spires tearing through a blood-red sky. The castle loomed high and endless, carved from obsidian stone that shimmered faintly with crimson veins.

The gates…..towering, metallic, and scarred by claws…..opened of their own accord as if recognizing their master.

“This…” I whispered, my voice small. “This is your home?”

Draven’s gaze flicked toward me, a faint smirk curling his lips.

“My kingdom,” he corrected softly. “The Shadowlands belong to me. And now… so do you.”

My stomach twisted.

As we entered the gates, I noticed them…..his people.

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    ~ELARA~The walls tremble.I jolt upright from the bed, my heart hammering in my chest.The sound…. low, feral, and broken, rolls through the corridors like thunder.A growl.No, not just a growl. A warning.The candles flicker violently, the air turning heavy, thick with something wild and ancient.“What’s happening?” I whisper, clutching the sheets.The whole castle is silent except the loud growl. It must be one of the wolves and it sounds like it's in pain.Again, this is not the sound of an ordinary wolf. It sounds like an Alpha wolf, something more deeper, deadlier.Slowly and fearfully, I come down from the bed and put on my slippers. I start moving to the door when suddenly it bursts open, and my maid, Isabella, rushes in….. her face pale, eyes wide with terror.“My Lady……you mustn’t leave this room! This is the right time to stay locked up in your room as everyone is doing right now!” she pleads, slamming the door shut behind her. “He’s shiftin

  • I OFFERED MYSELF TO THE DEVIL ALPHA    The full moon

    ~DRAVEN~Everywhere is silent after my wolves stopped talking. I am alone in my room, trying to fully calm myself down.I drag in a shuddering breath and rest my head back against the cold stone wall. My body still trembling from the fight ….from holding them back.Every muscle aches. Every heartbeat feels like it’s cracking something inside me open.I remain in this position for a while, enjoying the silence as the fire in the fireplace dies down to a faint ember glow.But the silence doesn’t last. It never does. Because I can feel it as the heat in my veins grows.The air shifts….. heavy, electric, alive. The flames in the hearth twist, bending toward the open window. And through it, the light comes.I can feel it.The pull. The Moon’s call.She’s rising.And with every heartbeat, I lose a little more of myself.It's the full moon. Pale, silver and relentless. The full moon is my curse, my chain and my executioner.“Shit!” I curse out loud.I lift my head s

  • I OFFERED MYSELF TO THE DEVIL ALPHA    Arguing with his wolves

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  • I OFFERED MYSELF TO THE DEVIL ALPHA    On the same table with the Devil Alpha

    ~ELARA~The morning sun filters weakly through the tall, arched windows, painting faint golden streaks across the black marble floor. My heart pounds harder with each step as I follow Isabella down the long corridor.She told me Draven had ordered breakfast to be served in the east dining hall.Breakfast with him.The words alone make my stomach twist.I try to steady my breath, my palms clammy despite the cool air. The castle is silent…too silent, except for the faint echo of my footsteps and the occasional flicker of torches that line the walls.When Isabella pushes open the heavy oak doors, my breath catches.Draven is already seated at the far end of the table. His dark hair falls loosely over his forehead, his black shirt unbuttoned at the collar. The morning light hits him just right, catching the faint scar along his jaw.He looks almost human. Almost.His cold eyes lift when I enter, pinning me in place.“Sit,” he says simply.My legs nearly give out

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    ~ELARA~I almost forget to breathe as I watch Draven step dangerously closer to me.He takes more steps closer. The air between us thickens, humming with the same strange energy that burned in my wrist.“I don’t look like the monster from last night,” he says softly, almost mocking himself.“No,” I whisper. “You don’t.”He leans closer, just enough for me to catch the faint scent of iron and pine, the cold that always seems to cling to him. His voice drops lower, dangerous and intimate all at once.“Don’t be fooled, little one,” he murmurs. “The monster is still here. And you don't get to see me like this as the moon goddess bitch is always having fun by making me change into my beastly form most of the time.”Something cold and electric shivers through me.I want to ask him what he means, but I can't.And how dare he call the moon goddess a bitch??“Is she not a bitch?? She let your papa die” a voice whispers in my head and I quickly shake the thoughts of

  • I OFFERED MYSELF TO THE DEVIL ALPHA    An attractive man

    ~DRAVEN~The forest is silent now. Only the whisper of the wind follows us, curling through the trees like the breath of ghosts. Her wrist is very small in my hand, her pulse a rapid flutter beneath my fingers. I don’t loosen my grip,not because I want to hurt her, but because I’m not sure what will happen if I let go.She doesn’t understand it yet, but something changed the moment she begged for her life. The moment she offered herself to me. I felt it…..that flicker of something ancient, dangerous, mine.The fortress looms before us, black stone and blood-red sky. She stares at it with wide eyes, and for a heartbeat, I almost regret bringing her here. This place swallows light. It kills warmth. It devours the living.What was I thinking?I don’t take Omegas. I don’t take anyone. My world is built on power, not mercy. Yet here I am, bringing a trembling, wolfless girl into the Shadowlands like she belongs here.I can feel my wolves’ eyes on us from the ra

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