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Chapter 60 : Closing the Distance
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Lyra, His Second Chance Mate Chapter 61 : A Moment for Us
The weight of the world had been pressing down on them for too long. Battles, burdens, ancient forces clawing their way into the present - there had been no room for anything else. But tonight, in the flickering firelight of their chamber, there was no war, no Harbinger, no First Queen whispering in Lyra’s mind.Tonight, there was only them.Kane stood before her, his silver eyes darkened with something deeper than desire - something raw, aching. His hands, always so steady in battle, trembled slightly as they traced the contours of her face. He was holding back.Lyra wasn’t.She surged forward, crashing her lips against his, her fingers twisting into the fabric of his shirt, gripping him like she was afraid he would disappear. Kane let out a low growl, deep and possessive, before lifting her effortlessly, pressing her back against the stone wall."Say it," he murmured against her lips, his breath hot, his voice rough with restraint.Lyra’s pulse pounded. "Say what?""That you’re mine
最終更新日 : 2025-03-02Lyra, His Second Chance Mate Chapter 62 : Back to Reality
Lyra POV The dawn came too soon.Lyra stirred beneath the heavy furs, feeling the warmth of Kane still wrapped around her. His arm was draped over her waist, holding her possessively close, his breath steady against the crook of her neck. For a fleeting moment, she allowed herself to sink back into the quiet peace of their shared night, her fingers lightly tracing the scar along his forearm.But reality was waiting.A soft knock echoed through the chamber doors, followed by a voice laced with urgency."My Queen, the council is waiting," Aldric called from the other side. "We’ve received reports from the capital."Lyra exhaled, her fingers tensing against Kane’s arm."Ignore him," Kane muttered against her skin, his grip tightening as he pressed a slow, lingering kiss to her shoulder. "Just a little longer."A smile ghosted her lips, but the weight of responsibility was already settling over her again. She turned in his arms, brushing her fingers along his jaw. "If we ignore him, he’l
最終更新日 : 2025-03-04Lyra, His Second Chance Mate Chapter 63 : Blood for Power
A second wave of magic rose from the witches, this one more delicate but no less powerful. Lyra watched as High Priestess Seraphina lifted her hands, fingers moving in intricate patterns. Ancient symbols carved themselves into the air, glowing with golden fire, their very presence vibrating in Lyra’s bones.Around them, the capital pulsed in response. The wind howled - not just a natural gust, but something alive, carrying the remnants of the Harbinger’s influence as it was ripped from the city, screaming. Shadows convulsed in the alleys, twisting unnaturally before dissolving into nothingness. The scent of burned ozone and old magic lingered in the air.“These are the Shadow Wards,” Seraphina declared, her voice ringing with power. “They will ensure that no trace of the Harbinger’s corruption can take root within these walls.”Lyra exhaled sharply, rubbing her arms as a deep, unnatural chill lifted from the air. It was like the city itself had sighed in relief.But Seraphina was alre
最終更新日 : 2025-03-04Lyra, His Second Chance Mate Chapter 64 : The Council’s Divide
Lyra POV The golden beacon still burned in the sky, splitting the heavens like a blade of light. The ritual had been completed, the call had been sent, but no one yet knew what would answer - or if anything would at all.Lyra felt the weight of that uncertainty pressing against her ribs as she stepped into the council chamber. The heavy oak doors shut behind her with a resounding thud, sealing her and Kane inside with the most powerful voices of the kingdom.The room was already tense. The long wooden table, lined with advisors, generals, and high-ranking officials, was split down the middle - not just physically, but ideologically.On one side sat those loyal to Lyra and Kane, the ones who had stood with them through war and bloodshed, those who understood that sacrifice was the only path forward.On the other side were the skeptics, the conservatives, the ones who had once ruled before Kane took the throne. These were the men and women who had never fully accepted Lyra’s reign, wh
最終更新日 : 2025-03-05Lyra, His Second Chance Mate Chapter 65 : The Meeting
The beacon flickered.The sky, once split by golden light, twisted into something unnatural - something wrong. The stars above dimmed, their brilliance swallowed by an unseen force. And then, the rift widened.A clawed hand, black as obsidian and veined with molten gold, pushed through the crack between worlds. Another followed, grasping at the edges of the breach, pulling it open wider.The ground trembled. Trees bent as if bowing to the force that had answered the call. Shadows stretched unnaturally across the valley, drawn toward the rift as though the entity were consuming the very light around it.And then, it stepped through.The being was massive - humanoid in shape, but utterly inhuman in presence. Its body was draped in a cloak of shifting darkness, tendrils of something half-formed slithering at its edges. Its face was obscured beneath a hood of swirling shadows, but two burning eyes - slitted, ancient, knowing - pierced the veil.It exhaled, and the wind died.A rumbling vo
最終更新日 : 2025-03-05Lyra, His Second Chance Mate Chapter 66 : Change
Kane POV Shadows clung to the figure of Nyxar were moving, shifting, as though it were not entirely solid. It was massive, towering over them, its very presence warping reality itself. The air felt thicker, denser, as if the world itself was struggling to contain this being.And then, in a motion that defied logic, it changed.The obsidian flesh melted, peeling away like smoke.A tall figure emerged, broad-shouldered and powerfully built. He was clad in nothing but shifting darkness, an ethereal presence that blurred between solid and incorporeal. His features sharpened into something striking - unnervingly perfect, sculpted as if by the gods themselves.Yet his eyes never settled.One moment, they gleamed silver, then gold, then abyssal black. With each shift, something different stirred behind them - curiosity, amusement, calculation.Kane recognized the pattern. It was watching. Learning. Measuring him.The weight of its gaze was something Kane had only felt once before - the way
最終更新日 : 2025-03-06Lyra, His Second Chance Mate Chapter 67 : An Invitation
Kane POV The air was still heavy with the weight of unspoken things. The witches had not yet dared to move. Even Lyra was tense, though she did not show it on her face.Nyxar’s smile lingered as if he had already anticipated Kane’s next words.“Where do you plan to go now?” Kane asked, his voice calm, unreadable.Nyxar tilted his head slightly. “I was expecting an invitation.”Kane let the silence stretch between them.The witches shifted, uneasy. They knew the power standing before them. Bringing Nyxar into their court was not just a risk - it was a gamble against an unknown force.Lyra was the first to speak.“You want to stay in the capital?” she asked, her voice smooth but edged with curiosity.Nyxar turned to her, his shifting gaze settling into an almost liquid silver. “I wish to stay near you.”Kane did not move, but something in his presence changed. A shift. Subtle. Dangerous. The kind of stillness that came before a storm.Nyxar noticed. He smiled, like he had just uncovere
最終更新日 : 2025-03-07Lyra, His Second Chance Mate Chapter 68 : The Reposal
Kane's POV The chamber doors shut with a muted thud, sealing them in silence. The lingering tension from their encounter with Nyxar clung to the air like a ghost that refused to fade. The room was warm from the crackling hearth, but the cold weight of uncertainty pressed against Kane’s chest.Lyra moved first, stripping off her heavy cloak and placing it over the chair by the fireplace. Kane remained near the door, his fingers flexing at his sides. His wolf was restless, pacing beneath his skin.She knew. She always knew.“You don’t trust him,” Lyra said, pulling the pins from her hair. The strands tumbled over her shoulders in a dark cascade, her reflection sharp in the polished mirror. Her voice was steady, but he didn’t miss the slight tension in her shoulders.Kane unfastened the high collar of his jacket, stepping toward her. “Should I?”Lyra met his gaze in the mirror, her eyes unreadable. “He knelt.”“So did the most dangerous creatures before they struck,” Kane countered, his
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Lyra, His Second Chance Mate Chapter 116 : Still Standing
Lyra POV Ekreth was gone again. For a long moment, she simply sat there, the weight of the world pressing down on her shoulders. Duty waited outside that door. An entire kingdom will look to her now - broken, battered, but victorious. They had won the war. The Harbinger was gone. The seal was locked and nothing should get through to this world.And Kane… Kane was gone too.The thought carved another raw wound through her heart. She pressed a trembling hand against her chest, as if she could hold the pieces of herself together a little longer. She was Queen. There was no one else. She can't hide here.The heavy cloak of authority settled around her shoulders. She did not look at Nyxar. She couldn’t. Not yet.A soft knock stirred the heavy silence.Lyra blinked slowly, pulling herself out of the half-daze she'd sunk into. Her fingers still curled around Nyxar’s, reluctant to let go. She didn’t want to move. Didn’t want to face whatever waited beyond this quiet, broken moment.Th
Lyra, His Second Chance Mate Chapter 115 : The Weight of Staying
Lyra POV The door clicked softly shut behind Ekreth, leaving her alone with Nyxar and the sound of her own heartbeat.For a long time, she didn't move.She sat there, hands folded on her lap, staring at the slow, steady rise and fall of his chest beneath the blanket. Each breath was a fragile miracle. A proof that he still lived - that he hadn't slipped away entirely into whatever place gods went when they died."You stayed", Thalia murmured inside her, voice warm and thick with emotion."I had to."Lyra answered numbly."No, Lyra. You chose to."Lyra's chest ached at the words.She hadn't thought about it. Not really. When Nyxar’s light began to break apart, when the world had turned inside out - she had moved without hesitation. Without calculation. As if something inside her had already decided long before she knew it herself.But that didn't mean she understood it. Or that she wanted to.A heavy silence filled her mind."He matters to you", Thalia said softly, without accusation.
Lyra, His Second Chance Mate Chapter 114 : Dust and Gold
Lyra POV The silence that followed didn’t feel like peace. It felt like the world had forgotten how to breathe.Stone dust hung in the air like smoke, fine and pale, drifting slowly down in spirals from the vaulted ceiling above. Runes that had once blazed with ancient light were now dark and broken, their power spent. Cracks split the floor like veins across a dead heart.And at the center of it all, Lyra sat on her knees in the ruins of the seal - her hands tangled in Nyxar’s coat, her breath coming in ragged, uneven pulls.He was warm. That was the only thing she could hold onto.He was warm.His chest rose and fell beneath her fingers, slow but steady. His body, usually tense with power, now felt strangely soft in her arms - boneless, weighty. And his face…His face looked peaceful.Not serene. Not untouched. There were shadows under his eyes, ash on his skin, and gold still faintly glowing at the corners of his mouth. But there was no pain now. No fight left in him.Just… peace
Lyra, His Second Chance Mate Chapter 113 : Ashes of a God
Nyxar POVThe earth still quaked when the light began to fade. Not with the blinding fury of battle, nor with the blood-red chaos of war - but with something quieter. Heavier. Like the echo of a heartbeat after it stops.A sacred breath held too long… finally exhaled.Nyxar stood at the heart of the chamber beneath the castle - boots braced against fractured stone, the runes beneath his feet flickering like dying stars. The seal pulsed in front of him, threads of gold and shadow unraveling into the dark like veins torn open.Ekreth stood beside him, tall and monstrous in his truest form - wrought of shadow and old bone, his wings hunched tight against the low ceiling, scraping stone as they twitched.The air thrummed with old power. The kind that didn’t belong to the world above.Nyxar didn’t flinch.And before them in one moment the gate was gone. No fire. No rupture. No tearing in the fabric of the world. Just… closed. Like it had never been there at all.Nyxar’s chest was a war dru
Lyra, His Second Chance Mate Chapter 112 : The Gate
Lyra POV - Dawn The sky held no warmth when morning came.It broke over the horizon like a blade - pale and cold, slicing through the hush that had settled over the city. No birds sang. No bells rang. Even the wind seemed to hold its breath.Lyra stood alone in the highest tower, watching the first light seep into the edges of the world. The city still slept below, curled into itself like a creature trying to heal. She could see the rooftops where ivy climbed, the market square where sweetbread had been shared, the fountains where pups had splashed. All the places that had made her heart ache the night before.Her eyes were dry now. Her chest hollowed and quiet, the way it always felt after grief had burned itself down to embers.The shirt she’d held all night was gone. Folded. Left behind. Like a prayer she couldn’t take with her.She wasn’t bringing Kane into this. This was hers to carry. This was her moment to end what First Queen couldn't. Gave up what gods turn her into.The rit
Lyra, His Second Chance Mate Chapter 111 : Before the Ash Settles
Lyra POVThe city pulsed like a living thing.Not with war drums or warning horns, not with screams or smoke. But with something gentler. Steadier. Like a heartbeat finding its rhythm again after the chaos had passed.She walked its cobbled streets alone, the sky soft and bruised with dusk, her cloak drawn close against the cool wind.She didn’t want to be recognized.Tonight, she wasn’t the Queen. Not the warrior. Not the widow.She was just a woman - a ghost, maybe - drifting through the bones of a city that had outlived too much death.The streets were cracked and uneven where the stone had split from the last quake. Ivy had begun to creep over the ruins. Not the kind born of darkness and shadow like before - but living ivy. Green. Hopeful. Unafraid.It clung to burned-out walls, softening them. Claiming them.And everywhere she looked, life had begun again.A child ran past her, barefoot and shrieking with laughter, trailing a cloth banner behind her like it was a cape. Another pu
Lyra, His Second Chance Mate Chapter 110 : The Ones Who Remain
Lyra POVThe embers still glowed behind her.Lyra didn’t look back.The scent of ash clung to her skin, tangled in her hair, curled in the back of her throat. Kane’s name lingered there, unspoken. His memory pulsed with every breath.But she did not allow it to take her. Not yet.Later, she told herself, jaw locked so tight it ached. I will mourn him later. When the war is done. When I am alone. When I am allowed to shatter.But not now.Now, there were still choices to be made. Kingdom to hold together. Monsters to face.And one of them waited for her in human form - standing beside another creature just as ancient, just as terrifying.She found them where the Hollow Grounds bled into the broken remnants of the forest - where the warded stones gave way to open earth and the burnt sky cracked with thin threads of gold.Ekreth stood with arms crossed, tall and impossibly still. The last rays of dusk caught the edges of him, casting long, sharp shadows at his feet.He had taken a human
Lyra, His Second Chance Mate Chapter 109 : Kane’s Pyre
Lyra POV The pyre stood at the edge of the Hollow Grounds, where even shadows seemed afraid to linger.Smoke curled upward in slow, lazy spirals, black against a bruised sky. The earth beneath Lyra’s boots felt scorched, barren - like it remembered too. The scent of charred wood, old blood, and unspoken goodbyes clung to the air, suffocating.She stood alone.The others waited behind the circle of warded stones, where the barrier shimmered like a ghost in the dying light. Not one of them crossed it. Not Nyxar, not Elara, not the witches who still whispered her name like a half-broken prayer. They knew this was not a moment meant to be witnessed.Grief, Lyra had learned, wasn’t something that could be comforted. It wasn’t something you wrapped in soft words or shared through tears. It was a blade, and she had been holding it for days - bleeding quietly from the inside.Now it was buried in her chest, where no one could see it but her.Kane’s body lay wrapped in his old wolfhide cloak
Lyra, His Second Chance Mate Chapter 108 : The Last Thread
Lyra POV The battlefield had gone silent. Smoke drifted in slow spirals, carrying the scent of charred magic and iron. The fires were still burning, but no one moved to put them out. The witches stood frozen in their circles, eyes wide. Warriors clutched weapons they would never raise. Because all eyes were on her and on him. Kane knelt at the heart of the broken ring, cracked stone glowing with sigils that no longer pulsed. His hands dug into the earth, breath coming in ragged gasps, and his back arched in pain as the Harbinger’s presence writhed inside him - like a second heartbeat made of shadows and fire. But it was still Kane’s face. Still his eyes. Lyra stepped forward slowly. She couldn’t feel her feet. Couldn’t feel her hands. Only the pulsing ache in her chest - the last thread of their bond, frayed and bleeding. Ekreth stood to her right, arms folded, waiting like a vulture made of smoke and starlight. His wings curled inward as if to shield her from what came
