ВойтиCiara’s POVI just stared at him.My chest tightened so hard it actually hurt, like someone had reached inside and wrapped a fist around my heart, squeezing until it felt ready to burst.Zora wasn’t lying, she wasn’t just some angry woman throwing threats around, she was real, she was his, and me… I was just a mistake that went too far, a pregnant human who was good for one thing, spreading her legs and carrying his heir. I got carried away and forgot my place for one stupid second, thinking I could have something that was never meant for me, and the worst part was that I had allowed myself to want it, to dream about it and believe in something that didn’t belong to me.He would take the baby from me the second it was born and give it to her.Raise it in some perfect werewolf family while I get shipped back to wherever broken toys go when the Alpha is done playing with them. I should never have dared to dream bigger than that. Hot tears burned down my cheeks before I could stop the
Ciara’s POVThe moment the door clicked shut behind us, Dax didn’t waste a single second. He spun me in his arms, pressing my back against the cool wood, and his mouth crashed into mine like he’d been starving for it the entire walk here. The kiss was wild, hot, deep, and messy, his tongue sliding against mine with a hunger that made my knees weak all over again. His hands were everywhere at once, tugging at the straps of my dress, pushing the fabric down my shoulders until cool air kissed my skin and the material pooled around my waist. I melted into him, fingers curling into his shirt, kissing him back just as fiercely because in that moment nothing else existed except the taste of him and the way his body pinned me so perfectly. But even as heat pooled low in my belly and my nipples tightened against his chest, my mind wouldn’t stay quiet. Zora’s hateful glare flashed behind my eyelids. The servants’ whispers crawled back in... “not the first, nor will she be the last to g
Ciara’s POV“Unique indeed,” one of the healers murmured under her breath as she hovered a glowing crystal over my belly, her voice soft but laced with something close to awe. My eyes flicked from her to Dax. He sat right beside me on the wide examination bench, his big hand wrapped around mine, pressing slow, warm kisses to my knuckles every few seconds like he couldn’t stop touching me. The gesture should have felt sweet. Instead it sent little sparks racing straight between my legs, because I knew exactly how those same lips felt in much dirtier places. “Is the pup okay?” I asked, keeping my voice steady even though my stomach was doing nervous flips. The young healer looked up and gave me a reassuring smile that actually reached her eyes. “Doing great. None like I’ve ever seen before. Strong heartbeat, powerful energy signature, the realm magic is feeding the little one beautifully.” I nodded, letting out a breath I didn’t realize I’d been holding. “Thank you.” She se
Ciara.The moment we were far enough from the staring crowd, my legs turned to water. One second I was walking tall like I owned the hallway, the next my knees buckled hard and the floor rushed up to meet me. Ella caught me before I hit the ground, her small arms surprisingly strong as she half-carried, half-dragged me to the nearest bench and lowered me onto it.I couldn’t breathe.My chest heaved in short, sharp gasps that went nowhere, like my lungs had forgotten how to work. Cold sweat broke across my forehead and down my back. The panic attack I thought I’d buried years ago came roaring back like it had been waiting for this exact moment “I...I’m fine,” I tried to say, but the words came out broken, uneven, my chest tightening painfully as the air refused to go in deep enough.I wasn’t fine.I knew this feeling.God… I knew it too well.“Luna...” Ella’s voice shook, her hands trembling as she tried to hold me upright. “What’s wrong? Should I call...”“Dax,” I forced out, gripp
Ciara’s POV“Someone take this lowly hybrid and have her executed for defying me!”My whole being froze.Executed?Was this bitch crazy?!For a brief second, my brain refused to process what I had just heard, like the word itself didn’t belong in reality, but the way the guards moved told me everything. They didn’t hesitate, question or even blink as they stepped forward toward Ella like her life had already been erased the moment Zora spoke. That was when it hit me properly, this wasn’t a threat meant to scare, this was routine, something that happened often enough that no one found it strange, and the worst part was the way Ella reacted.She was not screaming or begging, just shaking quietly like someone who already knew how this ended.Ella had only stepped in front of me to protect me, one quiet, loyal girl who’d done nothing except stand up for the pregnant human everyone already hated. And now this self-proclaimed mate of Dax wanted her dragged off and killed like she was not
Ciara’s POV“My Luna…”The voice slipped into my sleep softly, almost like part of a dream, gentle enough that I didn’t question it at first. I turned on the bed instead, dragging the covers higher over my shoulder and pressing my face deeper into the pillow, chasing the warmth that still clung to my body from the night before, because waking up meant thinking, and thinking meant remembering everything, and right now I wasn’t ready for that.Besides… Luna?Yeah. Definitely not me.I let out a quiet groan and shifted again, ready to sink back into sleep, but the voice came a second time, clearer now, closer and more real than it should have been.“My Luna…”My eyes slowly opened, the room was dimly lit by the soft glow of those floating crystals For a brief second, I stayed still, staring blankly ahead while my mind tried to catch up, trying to separate dream from reality, but something in my chest tightened instinctively before I even turned. When I finally did, my body reacted befor







