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Ashes and Lies
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2026-01-26 09:35:42
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Rejected While Pregnant: Claimed by the Direwolf Alpha Betrayal in the Hall of Bones
POV: LucianDawn breaks over Thornhaven with the bloodstorm finally dissipating, leaving the fortress battered but intact despite three days of magical assault. Lucian wakes to find Lior sitting by the window staring at nothing, the vampire's expression showing someone who has received terrible news and is still processing the implications."What happened?" Lucian asks, sitting up despite the silver-obsidian restraints making every movement uncomfortable."Kaelen recorded me confessing to breaking into restricted archives and admitting I'd defy Severan to protect you," Lior answers without looking away from the window. "He's probably presenting the evidence to the king right now."The words hit like physical blows because Lucian knows exactly what that means for both of them. Severan's hospitality was conditional on Lior maintaining apparent loyalty to Thornhaven. Open admission of treason destroys that arrangement completely."You should have lied," Lucian says. "Told Kaelen whatever
Rejected While Pregnant: Claimed by the Direwolf Alpha Echoes of the Past
POV: LiorThe bloodstorm continues raging for three days, battering Thornhaven with violence that seems designed to maximize chaos while whatever force is attacking works to breach the fortress's defenses. Lior spends most of that time helping Lucian manage power surges that keep triggering in response to the blood-magic saturating the air.But during brief periods when Lucian achieves enough control to rest, Lior escapes to Thornhaven's archives seeking information about previous Lycan-Vampyr hybrids and how they managed the transformation without destroying themselves. The texts Severan allowed access to are sanitized versions meant for general vampire education, but Lior knows the real histories are buried deeper in restricted sections.Breaking into restricted archives violates multiple fortress protocols and could get Lior executed if caught, but the alternative is watching Lucian struggle without the knowledge that might help. The choice between following rules and protecting a
Rejected While Pregnant: Claimed by the Direwolf Alpha Caged Sun
POV: LucianThree days after the public blood-tasting at the masquerade feast, Lucian's hybrid energy begins surging without warning or apparent trigger. The incomplete form will be sitting quietly in the assigned quarters when power suddenly explodes outward, shattering windows and cracking stone walls before Lucian can regain enough control to suppress it.The first surge happens during breakfast, sending plates and furniture flying across the room while Lior dives for cover behind an overturned table. The second happens that afternoon while Lucian attempts to rest, the power tearing through the bed frame and scorching the floor beneath with heat that has no natural source.By the third surge, Severan sends guards with specialized restraints designed specifically to contain supernatural power that won't respond to normal methods of control. The restraints are crafted from silver and obsidian woven together through blood-magic, creating bonds that burn against Lucian's skin while als
Rejected While Pregnant: Claimed by the Direwolf Alpha The Direwolf's Pursuit
POV: RonanThe northern passes are treacherous even in good weather, with narrow trails that wind through mountains where one wrong step means falling hundreds of feet to guaranteed death. In winter conditions with snow covering the paths and ice making footing uncertain, the journey becomes actively suicidal for anyone who doesn't have Direwolf constitution and centuries of experience navigating hostile terrain.Ronan leads a strike force of fifty elite warriors through the passes anyway, because his son is trapped in Thornhaven and waiting for perfect conditions means waiting until Lucian is dead or worse. The warriors follow without complaint despite knowing the casualty rate for this mission will be catastrophic even if everything goes perfectly."The passes should be impassable this time of year," Brem observes from where the scarred warrior travels at Ronan's right hand. "Thornhaven won't expect assault from this direction.""Which is why we're using it," Ronan responds, his mas
Rejected While Pregnant: Claimed by the Direwolf Alpha Blood Kiss
POV: LucianThe center of the hall feels impossibly exposed with two hundred masked vampires watching from their seats arranged in a circle around the cleared space. Lucian stands perfectly still while Lior approaches, very aware that whatever happens next will be analyzed and discussed by Thornhaven's nobles for weeks."Where?" Lior asks quietly, apparently giving Lucian choice about which location offers the least invasive option for public blood-tasting."Wrist," Lucian answers after considering. "Clean. Professional. Less intimate than neck or anywhere else."Lior nods and takes Lucian's left hand, positioning it so the inner wrist faces upward and is visible to the watching court. The vampire's fangs extend slowly, the transformation happening with deliberate control that suggests Lior is making this as clinical as possible given the circumstances.Then Lior bites, and the world explodes.The pain is sharp and immediate as fangs pierce flesh, but it's nothing compared to what fol
Rejected While Pregnant: Claimed by the Direwolf Alpha Feast of Lies
POV: LucianThe quarters Severan assigns are luxurious in ways that feel deliberately designed to emphasize the contrast between guest treatment and the prison cell from days ago. Silk bedding, carved furniture that predates modern vampire architecture, windows overlooking Thornhaven's rebuilt courtyard where workers labor to repair the fortress damage.Lior stays in adjacent quarters connected by a door that neither of them locks, the mate bond making separation uncomfortable even with just a wall between them. The vampire spends hours explaining court politics and warning about which nobles can be trusted versus which ones would happily see both hybrids dead despite Severan's hospitality."Lord Matthias controls the military factions who want you weaponized against Drevalon," Lior explains while helping Lucian prepare for the evening's masquerade feast. "Lady Seris leads the blood purists who believe any hybrid existence defiles vampire nature. And Kaelen, obviously, still wants us
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