MasukKAELEN POVThe forest swallowed us the moment we crossed the boundary line. It's been ages since he passed the side of the forest.It wasn’t just darkness that welcomed them even the air felt wrong.Even the rain seemed hesitant under the canopy of old trees… thinner here, like the forest was drinking it in instead of letting it fall.Ael stayed a few steps behind me.Close enough to let me know he was behind me. Far enough to pretend he still had a choice.He didn’t speak. Neither did I.Because the relationship between Syl and me was unstable. Flickering. Like a thread being tightened between my ribs and somewhere far beyond Velkorin’s borders.Sylvara was fine. And she knew I was coming.That alone changed everything inside me.My pace quickened immediately. I needed to get to her as soon as I could.Ael noticed.“Kaelen,” he called quietly. “If you keep pushing like this, you’ll burn out before you even reach the outer territories. These lands are forbidden for a reason ”“I don’t
KAELEN POVThe palace doors slammed open the moment I stepped outside.Cold wind hit my face instantly.Rain had started falling over the kingdom sometime during the chaos inside. Heavy. Violent. Like even the sky could feel what was coming.I barely noticed it.My boots crushed against the wet stone as I kept walking toward the lower courtyard.Toward the forest path leading to Velkorin.Toward Sylvara.“Kaelen!”Ael’s voice echoed behind me.I didn’t stop.Didn’t even slow down.I heard his footsteps splashing through the rain as he caught up quickly.“Kaelen, wait!”“I’m not in the mood,” I said flatly.“That’s exactly the problem.”He finally grabbed my arm hard enough to stop me.The second his hand touched me, dark energy snapped violently beneath my skin.Ael felt it immediately.His expression tightened.Still… he didn’t let go.“Listen to me.”Slowly, I turned my head toward him.Rain dripped down my face.“So speak.”Ael exhaled sharply, trying to steady himself.“You’re wal
KAELEN POVThe corridor outside the council chamber was packed.Guards. Warriors. Servants.The entire palace felt frozen in fear after what happened inside. The moment I stepped out, silence spread instantly.Every eye landed on me. On the blood still dripping from my claws.On the dark marks still printed on my hands.On the monster they were told about and now have come to fear.I didn’t care.My mind was somewhere else entirely.Sylvara.Every step away from her felt wrong. Painful. Like the bond between us was tearing pieces out of me with every second.I kept walking.Then suddenly— Bodies dropped to their knees.One after another. The entire hallway lowered its heads before me.“My Alpha…”The words echoed softly through the corridor.I barely reacted.Until I saw them.Liora. Seris. Ayla. Ryn.The rest of the harem stood ahead of me, eyes red, shaken from everything that had happened.Liora stepped forward first.“Kaelen… please.”I stopped.Only because her voice sounded desp
SYLVARA POV“Kaelen…”I whispered as he moved faster and faster towards me.Whatever darkness in him seemed to be taking control no matter how much he fought.The hallway cracked beneath his feet as he lunged straight toward me, dark energy exploding around him like smoke.I stood there watching as the others tried to fight him but he pushed his way through, snapping necks brutally as blood filled the ground.“Kaelen stop—”A violent force slammed into me from the side.I gasped as someone yanked me backward just as he crashed into the wall where I had been standing seconds before.Stone exploded everywhere.The entire corridor shook.“My lady!” Selene shouted.I barely heard her.My eyes were locked on him.Or what looked like him I couldn’t tell.The thing slowly rose from the broken wall, breathing heavily.Its body twisted unnaturally, bones cracking under skin that looked dark… stretched. The shadows around it moved like living things, crawling over its arms and throat.And then
KAELEN POVThe moment Sylvara disappeared from my sight… the world stopped making sense.The air felt too thin in my lungs. Too sharp in my chest. Like something had been ripped out of me and the body was still trying to pretend it was intact.Ael was still talking behind me. The council was still screaming. Guards were still moving.But none of it reached me properly.It was noise. Just noise.Because she was gone.Sylvara.Everything around me didn’t make sense anymore.My fingers twitched at my sides, still half-shifted… claws slowly retracting, skin burning with leftover dark energy.I forced myself to stand still.To breathe. In. Out.But didn’t help.The bond between them wasn't gone.That was the worst part.I could still feel her.Faint. Distant.Like a thread stretched across hell itself.And she was scared. That emotion hit me harder than any blade ever could.My jaw clenched until it ached.“… I can’t leave her there with that animal,” I whispered under my breath.Ael stepp
SYLVARA POVThe vision vanished as quickly as it came.I stumbled back, breathing hard.Selene rushed toward me immediately. “Sylvara!”“I’m fine…” I lied weakly.But I wasn’t.Not even close.My chest hurt badly now, the bond pulling so violently it felt like my soul was being dragged toward Kaelen.And what I saw…Oh no... There was so much blood.I could still hear his voice in my head.“Sylvara”Cold fear crawled down my spine.Kaelen wasn’t thinking clearly anymore. The darkness inside him was taking over.Selene gently grabbed my arm, helping me sit on the edge of the bed.“You’re shaking.”I pressed a hand against my chest.“He’s coming,” I whispered.Selene’s face changed instantly.“The Alpha?”I nodded slowly.“He’s angry.”That was putting it lightly.No.Kaelen was beyond angry now.He was becoming something else.Something dangerous.And deep down…I was terrified of what he would do once he reached this place.Selene looked toward the door nervously before lowering her vo
Everyone had left the training ground, the air finally quiet except for the distant rustle of leaves. I let out a long breath, thinking I could finally gather myself, stretch my sore muscles, and maybe… finally rest.“Stay.”The word hit me like a whip. My head snapped up. Kaelen stood there, silen
Pain ripped through me…but not the kind I feared.This was worse. It was sharp. Burning. Intense.I gasped as something shifted inside me, like a door cracking open after being locked for too long. My vision blurred for a second, then.. Gold.The world turned gold.I staggered back, heart poundin
By the time I reached my chambers, my legs felt heavy and my whole body throbbed. Every step reminded me of the training ground….. it was a battle that I would have to continue by morning.I pushed the door open.. slowly.Talia was already inside.She stood near the table, arranging plates of food
His tongue pushed into me, deep and fast, making me shiver uncontrollably. I had never felt anything like this. I was still a virgin, and every nerve in my body was screaming, but I couldn’t stop grinding against him. My hands clawed at the desk, my pussy dripping everywhere, coating his mouth with







