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466 A Scroll

Author: Jenne Lopes
last update publish date: 2026-09-18 21:57:28

Kane

Callum took a step toward me, careful not to disturb the wreckage at our feet. He held out the files. "The Mistwood batch for the month. They need your signature before day's end."

Broken chair legs cracked under my boots as I turned to face him. I crossed the room slowly, stepping over shredded curtains and the splintered remains of a child's crib. The painted star constellations on the ceiling blurred as I looked up, my vision still hazy with tears.

I took the top file from Callum's outs
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  • My Second Chance Mate is a Barbarian    467 Dead Sir Jace

    KaneI looked down at the case in my hand. A long, slow breath. "So you're suggesting I send a message."My pen tapped against the file folder. Tap, tap, tap. I held myself still, waiting.Callum nodded, shoulders tense. "Sir Jace is already up there, but nobody knows whether he made it, or whether he's even..."My hand crushed the file as the words left his lips. The pen slipped silent. He was alive. Jace had to be.I drew a sharp breath. The smooth metal of the scroll case filled my palm."Jace is alive, and don't you say that."I turned the scroll case over in my hands, studying the Ironmaw crest. Callum shifted his weight from one foot to the other, then took a hesitant step forward. "I'm sorry for any disrespect, Alpha. I didn't mean to question Jace. I know he means a great deal to you."He paused and tugged at his collar, swallowing hard. "My father told me what a crested scroll like that one means. If you send a message in a case bearing the Ironmaw seal, it grants immediate a

  • My Second Chance Mate is a Barbarian    466 A Scroll

    KaneCallum took a step toward me, careful not to disturb the wreckage at our feet. He held out the files. "The Mistwood batch for the month. They need your signature before day's end."Broken chair legs cracked under my boots as I turned to face him. I crossed the room slowly, stepping over shredded curtains and the splintered remains of a child's crib. The painted star constellations on the ceiling blurred as I looked up, my vision still hazy with tears.I took the top file from Callum's outstretched hand. The manila cover was crisp beneath my fingers. I didn't open it. Instead, I stared down at it, mumbling to myself, "We can't continue doing this."My breathing had only just settled from the storm of grief that had torn through me minutes before. My hands still trembled as I gripped the file tightly, the edge digging into my palm. I sensed Callum tense beside me.He cleared his throat. "It's the usual, Alpha. The same rights, the same tithe."I sighed heavily and looked away, not

  • My Second Chance Mate is a Barbarian    465 What Do You Have There?

    KaneI panted, trying to steady my breath. I swallowed hard, the lump in my throat stubborn. "Alpha," Callum said again, his voice softer this time. He took a hesitant step into the room.I looked around at the broken rocking chair, the shattered crib, the torn curtains. The toys were scattered across the floor. Callum's eyes widened as they darted from one piece of wreckage to the next. His gaze came back to rest on me.I let out a wrong laugh between breaths, a harsh sound. I wiped my face with the back of my hand and swallowed. "Well," I said, the word coming out rough. "Guess the news is out now."Callum looked at me, confusion clear in the furrow of his brow. "Alpha, I don't understand..." I laughed again, the sound hollow. "We lost the pup," I said, the words catching in my throat. "Yesterday. The doctor... The doctor told Elara yesterday." I took a deep breath, trying to still the shaking in my hands. "Our son is gone."Callum's eyes went wide. He looked around the room again,

  • My Second Chance Mate is a Barbarian    464 Only Son

    KaneI was settling Elara into our bed, the pillows stacked behind her back, the blanket pulled up to her chin. I set a glass of water on the nightstand. Her eyes stared vacantly at the wall as I bustled around her. She was limp and quiet, no protests or questions, just silence.When my hands touched her hip to straighten the blanket, she stiffened imperceptibly. I took it for grief. What else could it be? My Elara, my Elara who laughed and swayed her hips to the music, who pressed into my touch and my scent... Elara, gone. In her place this shell of a woman, this ghost of my Luna."Rest," I murmured, brushing a strand of hair from her forehead. "You don't have to do anything. Just rest."Elara blinked twice but said nothing. I sighed and turned away, pulling open the door. The woman from the staff waited patiently in the hall."Whatever the Luna needs, she gets," I instructed quietly. "Nobody disturbs her. And not one word about the pup to anyone in the pack. Not yet."The woman nodd

  • My Second Chance Mate is a Barbarian    463 I Have A Plan

    ElaraI gripped my bag tighter as the door swung open. Marcas glared down at me, his eyes hard and unforgiving. "What are you doing here?" he snapped.I brushed past him, not waiting for an invitation. His scent, cold and biting, clung to my skin as I entered the foyer. Delia stood in the living room, her pale face a mask of indifference as she watched me approach."I'm out of time," I blurted, my voice tight with desperation. "Thirteen weeks. I should be showing by now. And he keeps talking about his son."A short silence stretched between us, heavy and oppressive. Delia's gaze slid away, her lips pursing into a thin line. Marcas's jaw clenched, a muscle twitching in his cheek.I swallowed hard, squaring my shoulders. "I need a solution. Now.""The King will provide one," Marcas barked.I laughed bitterly. "When? He's gone quiet. For weeks now, he hasn't answered my brass box. Has he sent you word?"Marcas's eyes hardened with annoyance. He didn't reply.Delia remained mute, her fing

  • My Second Chance Mate is a Barbarian    462 A Monster

    ElaraThe night before."I'm sorry, Elara," Kane pleaded from the doorway. His voice cracked with desperation. "I don't know what happened to me. Please, just look at me."His words hung heavy in the stillness, the lamplight flickering off the walls as shadows danced. I sat rigid on the couch, hands white-knuckled in my lap, refusing to turn my head. My gaze remained fixed on a vague point ahead, a spot just beyond the lamp across the room."Elara. It's been eleven days. Say something. Anything."My jaw tightened. I could hear the anguish in his tone, how much he wanted to fix this, to make it right. But I couldn't bear to face him."There's nothing to say." Each word fell hard, icy and unyielding. It was the first time I had spoken to him in over a week.Kane took a few steps into the room, moving towards me. I sprang up, circling around to the far side of the couch, putting its bulk between us."Don't," I warned tightly.He froze a few paces in, hands fisted at his sides. "Elara..."

  • My Second Chance Mate is a Barbarian    09 Talking To No One

    SeraNight fell fast, and with it, the temperature plummeted. We had three fires going, but the heat didn't seem to travel more than six inches past the flames. I sat on a log by the middle fire, pulling the wagon fur around my shoulders, shivering so hard my teeth were literally clicking together.

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  • My Second Chance Mate is a Barbarian    110 Mechanical Voice

    LyraShe ignored me. She dropped to her knees, her hands sliding down to the waistband of my trousers. She shoved her fingers inside the fabric, gripping my hips tight. With one sharp pull, she dragged the pants and my underwear down to my ankles. I stepped out of them, kicking my boots off in the

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  • My Second Chance Mate is a Barbarian    113 Monster

    Lyra"Tell the girl to step into the room," he said."Leave her out of this," I said. My voice came out as a pathetic, raspy whisper. I cleared my throat, trying to find some spine. "She didn't do anything. It was my idea to come in here.""Tell her to step into the room," he said, his eyes going d

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  • My Second Chance Mate is a Barbarian    111 Aldric Is Back

    LyraThe voice didn't belong to Nadia. It didn't belong to me. It came from the metallic object resting directly behind my hip.Nadia froze. She pulled her mouth away from me and yanked her fingers out of my body. She stood up quickly, wiping her wet mouth with the back of her hand, her chest heavi

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