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The air had grown colder, a gentle wind drifted through the forest, sharp enough to sting exposed skin. Yet Elena didn't feel cold at all. Instead, she felt warm.
She didn't know whether it was because her heart was beating far too fast, or because Lucien was standing beside her like this... Perhaps it was both.
Lucien had always been warm. His body seemed to carry a heat that no winter wind cou
Chapter 96...THUMP. THUMP. THUMP.Elena felt as though her entire world had frozen... Just moments ago, she had been wrapped in a happiness so warm and overwhelming that it seemed nothing could ever touch it.But now, it was cracking apart before her eyes; the first snowfall, seeing those white flakes drifting down from the night sky reminded her of everything, of what was coming, of what she had seen, of the fate she had been desperately trying to outrun, and suddenly, that beautiful happiness felt unbearably fragile."The first snow has fallen." Lucien's voice was warm and gentle. Still completely unaware of the storm raging inside her heart, while holding Elena securely in his arms, he lifted his gaze toward the sky.Snow was already falling heavily now, countless white flakes drifted through the darkness, covering the lake, the trees, and the forest aro
Chapter 95...The air had grown colder, a gentle wind drifted through the forest, sharp enough to sting exposed skin. Yet Elena didn't feel cold at all. Instead, she felt warm.She didn't know whether it was because her heart was beating far too fast, or because Lucien was standing beside her like this... Perhaps it was both.Lucien had always been warm. His body seemed to carry a heat that no winter wind could penetrate... Whenever she stood beside him, whenever he held her hand or wrapped his arms around her, the cold simply ceased to exist. And right now, with his hand clasped firmly around hers, Elena couldn't feel anything except him.The golden sunlight bathed the forest in a soft glow. Under that light, Lucien looked breathtaking; majestic and powerful.Like a king born from legend.And yet, when he looked at her, the icy authorit
Chapter 94...Elena didn't want time to move so quickly. But the more desperately she wished to hold onto it, the faster it seemed to slip through her fingers.Each passing day felt precious. Each moment became something she wanted to keep forever.She had grown increasingly comfortable with the life she shared with Lucien, with the simple routines they had built together.The way he always pulled her into his arms when they lay in bedhe way he refused to let her go unless duty absolutely demanded it.She loved all of it... She especially loved when Lucien asked her to accompany him to his study... Elena never actually did anything there. She simply sat on his lap and wrapped her arms around him comfortably while he worked. Sometimes she would trace the line of his jaw with her fingers. Sometimes she would gently cup his face while he reviewed documents and sometimes she would simply stare at him, at the handsome face she could never seem to grow tired of looking at.One of her favor
Chapter 93THUMP. THUMP. THUMP.Elena's heart pounded so hard she thought it might burst from her chest, heat rushed to her face, painting her cheeks a deep crimson.Her eyes widened, her breathing grew uneven... Everything Lucien had just said echoed through her mind over and over again; a future, a promise and a world built for her. "A beautiful world?" Elena asked softly. She remained standing exactly where she was, her hand still enclosed within Lucien's. Tilting her head up, she looked into his face.He stood so close. Close enough that she could see every detail in his blue eyes, close enough that she could feel his warmth, close enough to realize once again that when Lucien looked at her, it was as though she were the most important thing in his entire world."But what do you mean by that?" Her voice was gentle. "The world is already beautiful."Lucien
Chapter 92...Elena stood there for a few moments, her gaze lingering on the patch of earth before slowly lifting toward the sky above.The clouds were growing darker, heavier. And the entire horizon seemed buried beneath layers of gray.Elena knew this wasn't ordinary darkness, there was something alive within it, something suffocating, something that pressed against her chest until it became difficult to breathe.She swallowed hard... Fear threatened to rise inside her again, but she forced herself to remain calm, if she panicked now, everything would only become worse... Much worse. "Calm down, Elena. Everything will be alright..." She whispered the words to herself like a prayer. Like a desperate attempt to hold herself together.Then she took a deep breath and started walking toward the palace. She knew Lucien was busy... For days now, he had been preparing for something; organizing, planning and moving pieces across a board she wasn't allowed to see. But Elena knew exactly what
Chapter 91...The days continued to pass.More than once, Elena pretended to be asleep in the middle of the night and discovered that Lucien would quietly leave their room.Then, just before dawn, he would return.Whenever he slipped back into bed beside her, Elena could always smell it; the faint scent of iron, the scent of exhaustion, the scent of battle preparations he was trying so hard to hide from her... She also knew that before returning to her side, Lucien always cleaned himself thoroughly and changed into comfortable clothes, making it appear as though he had spent the entire night resting.As though nothing had happened, as though he had never left at all. But Elena knew better. Elias Forstclaw said that Alpha Caelan was rarely seen in Blackthorn Pack anymore.That alone was enough to tell her the truth... Lucien was preparing







