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Chapter 110: Lyssa's First Year Milestone

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last update Data de publicação: 2026-10-13 23:49:22

LILA

"She is one," I said, setting Lyssa on the blanket in the center of the outer courtyard. The afternoon smelled like bread and crushed grass and too many people trying to be careful at the same time. "One year of light and noise and not letting any of us sleep through a full night. We are celebrating that."

Kai crouched beside us with a wooden wolf he had carved himself. "And the fact that she has not burned the wards down yet. Small victories."

Buttercup laughed once, though her eyes staye
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    BUTTERCUP"They are back," Marcus said from the outer door. "Same three. Archive packet in hand. No residual tools visible. They asked for the same room and the same rules."I stood. "Bring them in. Full log. Lyssa stays inner with Rose. If anything feels wrong, we end it the moment it starts."Draven's hand brushed my back as we walked, his grip harder than it needed to be. "They offered a map of people like you. Do not let the map decide the road."Kai checked the wards one more time, his jaw tight. "I want every page they put on that table copied into our private record before they leave. If they balk, we stop there."Asher's voice stayed quiet, but an edge ran beneath it. "Listen for what they leave out. Archives always have gaps where the truth was too costly to keep. These people have lied to us before by omission."Cael and the two others entered without ceremony. The scholar set a thin bound summary on the table. No seals. No flourishes."As agreed," Cael said. "Limited histor

  • Luna's Rejection: Draven's Dirty Secret    Chapter 112: The Enclave's Contact

    BUTTERCUP"They sent a formal request." Kai slammed the sealed note onto the table, his jaw tight. "Three representatives. No banners. No weapons declared. They ask for Neutral Buttercup, with guardians present if she chooses. They use the name Enclave in the signature line. No threats. No offers. Only a request to speak about classification and pattern."Draven's eyes narrowed to slits. "Classification. That's just a prettier word for a cage."Lila clutched Lyssa tighter against her hip, her knuckles pale. "If they already have a file on us, why bother asking permission now?""Because watching from shadows is one thing." Asher cut in before I could respond, his voice edged with something dangerous. "Sitting across a table is another entirely. Formal contact means they've judged the subject stable enough—or valuable enough—to risk exposure."I broke the seal myself, ignoring the tension crackling between them. The language was spare. Meeting under Neutral record. No residual collectio

  • Luna's Rejection: Draven's Dirty Secret    Chapter 111: The Intelligence Threat

    BUTTERCUP "Say it again," I snapped at Kai as we stood over the map table. "Slow. No assumptions. Only what you can put in a log."Kai rubbed the road dust from his hands, not meeting my eyes. "A quiet group with no public name is compiling a profile. Buttercup's Vessel marks. How the three Alphas share load. The guardian thread. Lyssa's field and the way it targets specific emotional knots." He paused, jaw tight. "They pay for residual readings and secondhand accounts. Not samples. Not a bounty. A structural study. Red Hollow intermediary went dark after a handoff. Scholar-house residue from people who lost status after the research regulation.""Endgame?" I pressed."Learning whether the bond system can be stabilized without a true Vessel. If yes, they may not need us." He let that hang. "If no, they come back to the source."Draven's jaw locked, a muscle ticking beneath the scar along his cheek. "Replication without consent is just another form of collection." His voice dropped to

  • Luna's Rejection: Draven's Dirty Secret    Chapter 110: Lyssa's First Year Milestone

    LILA"She is one," I said, setting Lyssa on the blanket in the center of the outer courtyard. The afternoon smelled like bread and crushed grass and too many people trying to be careful at the same time. "One year of light and noise and not letting any of us sleep through a full night. We are celebrating that."Kai crouched beside us with a wooden wolf he had carved himself. "And the fact that she has not burned the wards down yet. Small victories."Buttercup laughed once, though her eyes stayed sharp. "Do not give her ideas. The academy students are already watching her like she might grade their meditation drills."Draven stood at the edge of the crowd with Marcus and two trusted dens, his eyes cutting through the gathering the way they always did when outsiders mixed with pack. "Aldric's people are here. Eastern exchange observers are here. Continuum is not—that is the best we get." His jaw tightened. "Keep her in the inner circle of the yard. No long walks to the ridge. I mean it.

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    KAI"You still smell like exile to half the rooms I walk into," I told the neutral trade contact as we sat under a plain awning two territories east of Black Moon ground. "A formal corps pin does not erase the years I spent outside a banner. So if you're going to waste my time testing whether I'm still a problem, say it now, and I'll walk out."The contact, a lean woman named Oren who dealt more in information than goods, let a thin smile cross her face. "Direct. Good. Most of Draven's people arrive with speeches about new eras. You arrive with a list. What do you want?""Alliances that don't require selling a child. Routes that stay open when someone tests the academy. And any quiet noise about people building files on Buttercup or the trinity." I leaned forward. "I'll trade fair information for fair information. I will not trade access to Lyssa or the inner wards. Push me on that, and this conversation ends."Oren poured two cups of bitter tea, unhurried, as if my warning meant noth

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    BUTTERCUP I covered my mouth with the back of my palm and I was barely breathing. “A human? Don’t be ridiculous,” Seraphina said below me. “But if you’re serious about this double mate bond thing with her, we handle it quietly. She can never know the full truth.” Draven’s voice came next, low a

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    “Well, well, well...” Seraphina said again, her voice dripping with fake sweetness. “Am I interrupting the show?”I froze under Draven, my dress still bunched around my waist, his body covering mine as heat rushed to my face as I tried to push him off. “Get off me.”Draven sat up fast, shielding me

  • Luna's Rejection: Draven's Dirty Secret    Chapter 4: The scars I Never Showed Him

    BUTTERCUP I watched the door close behind Draven as he went to see Seraphina, and I felt my emotions finally snapping inside me. “Enough of this shit,” I muttered to myself, sliding off his bed. My legs still felt weak but I forced myself to move. I grabbed my dress from the floor and pulled i

  • Luna's Rejection: Draven's Dirty Secret    Chapter 3: Forced Back Into His Bed

    BUTTERCUP I sat there on that damn couch, my legs still trembling and his words ringing in my ears. “I’m sorry, little one.” The door had barely closed behind Draven before I jumped up. My dress was wrinkled, my thighs sticky, and my chest felt like someone had punched a hole right through it.

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