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A DECISION MADE IN THE DARK

Author: Wren Gray
last update publish date: 2026-07-18 23:12:18

"THE GREATEST ACTS OF COURAGE OFTEN LOOK LIKE FOOLISHNESS TO EVERYONE ELSE."

STELLA

By the next morning I had heard enough stories about Alpha Damien to fill an entire library. It seemed like every servant in the palace had woken up with a new tale to share, each one passed along in a hushed voice like it might summon him just by being spoken too loudly.

"He ripped a rogue in half with his bare hands."

"They say his demon comes out during the full moon."

"I heard he doesn't even eat with other
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  • ONCE A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE LUNA NOW THE DEMON ALPHA'S BRIDE   THE KISS

    STELLAHis lips crashed against mine. For one second I forgot everything. The meeting. Raventooth. The palace. The fact that I was supposed to be standing here as nothing more than his servant. Everything disappeared beneath the warmth of his mouth. Damien kissed me like he had been holding himself back for far too long. Not violently. Not carelessly. Just intensely. His hand remained against my cheek for a moment before sliding down to my jaw, his thumb brushing my skin as though he was making sure I was really there. My heart was pounding so hard I was certain he could hear it. I should have pulled away. I knew that. I had every reason to. Instead my fingers curled into the front of his shirt.The moment I did, his breathing changed. He deepened the kiss. My entire body seemed to wake up at once. Warmth spread through me, leaving me dizzy, and when his other hand settled around my waist I instinctively moved closer. Too close. Much too close. Yet somehow it still didn't feel close e

  • ONCE A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE LUNA NOW THE DEMON ALPHA'S BRIDE   "TELL ME TO STOP"

    STELLAThe meeting finally ended. I stayed out of sight until the doors opened and the rulers began filing out. I wasn't foolish enough to stand around where I wasn't supposed to be. Whatever had been discussed inside that room was meant for them, not servants like me. Still, I couldn't help watching, my eyes drifting toward the closed doors every few seconds despite knowing it was pointless. Maybe I would catch something. A name. A word. Anything that could give me an idea of what Damien intended to do about Raventooth.But nothing.Vivian was among the last to leave, lingering by the door in a way that made it clear she wasn't in any hurry to go. She approached Damien with a smile. "It was good seeing you again."Damien shook her hand. "Likewise.""I hope I'll see you again soon.""I'm sure you will."Her father approached next and exchanged a few words with Damien before they shook hands as well, a brief, formal gesture between two men who clearly respected each other from a distan

  • ONCE A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE LUNA NOW THE DEMON ALPHA'S BRIDE   ARE YOU JEALOUS?

    DAMIENI cleared my throat, the sound sharper than I intended in the quiet corridor. Stella's head snapped toward me. The smile disappeared from her face almost immediately.Interesting."What exactly is going on here?" She looked at the servant beside her, then at the grapes scattered across the floor. "I bumped into him on my way downstairs. He dropped the basket, and I was just helping him pick everything up."My eyes moved to the man. He froze, whatever composure he'd had disappearing entirely under my gaze. I didn't say a word. I didn't need to. The servant hurriedly gathered the remaining grapes, shoved them back into the basket, and bowed so deeply his forehead nearly touched his knees."My apologies, Alpha. I shall be taking my leave"Then he left, practically stumbling in his haste to put distance between us. Stella watched him disappear down the corridor. I watched her."You scared him.""Good."She turned toward me with a frown. "He wasn't doing anything.""I didn't say he

  • ONCE A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE LUNA NOW THE DEMON ALPHA'S BRIDE   WHAT IS SO FUNNY?

    DAMIENVanessa, no, Vivian, had been talking for far too long, her voice weaving through story after story with the easy confidence of someone who had never once worried about running out of things to say. I had stopped keeping track of how many stories she had told. Something about the old training grounds. Something about a summer when we were children. Something about a horse I apparently used to ride, one whose name she used freely as though I should recognize it instantly.I remembered pieces of it. Pieces. That was the problem. Ever since Azrath had entered my life, there were memories I could no longer reach properly, entire stretches of my own childhood locked away behind something I had no key for. Some were nothing more than fragments, flashes without context. Others were completely gone, as though they'd never happened to me at all.Vivian didn't know that. She continued speaking as though I remembered every detail, her eyes bright with the kind of nostalgia that assumed I

  • ONCE A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE LUNA NOW THE DEMON ALPHA'S BRIDE   OUT OF PLACE

    STELLAI had never seen Damien look at someone the way he looked at Vivian. It wasn't anything obvious. He wasn't smiling constantly or acting particularly warm. That would have been easier to understand, easier to name and set aside. Instead it was the little things. The way he didn't interrupt her. The way he actually listened, giving her his full attention in a way I hadn't seen him give anyone. The way Vivian could mention something from their childhood and Damien would respond as though the memory had been sitting somewhere untouched inside him all these years, waiting for someone who already knew where to look for it.I sat quietly beside him, trying very hard not to pay attention. I failed."And you still hate mornings?" Vivian asked with a small laugh.Damien's lips twitched. "Some things never change." I looked down at my plate. That was a smile. A real one. I had seen Damien smile before, but usually it was the arrogant little smirk he wore whenever he was about to say somet

  • ONCE A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE LUNA NOW THE DEMON ALPHA'S BRIDE   A FAMILIAR STRANGER

    STELLAMy face was burning, heat spreading up from my neck before I could do anything to stop it. I opened my mouth to argue. He walked past me without waiting for whatever I was about to say."I'm going to shower.""Oh."Why did that single word sound so awkward, like I'd forgotten how to speak properly the moment he said it? He disappeared into the adjoining washroom. I exhaled. Finally. I could breathe.I busied myself arranging the things we would need for breakfast, determined not to think about the fact that I'd just spent an entire night sleeping in Damien's arms, still very much aware of exactly how his chest had felt against my cheek. A few minutes later I heard the door open. I turned automatically. And immediately wished I hadn't.Damien stepped out with nothing but a towel wrapped securely around his waist. Water still clung to his skin, tracing lines down his chest and along the scars I'd studied so carefully only hours earlier. His dark hair was damp, several strands fall

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