INICIAR SESIÓNCompartir
Chapter 29: Gavin’s First Doubt
Fecha de publicación:
2026-09-22 19:16:54
Último capítulo
THEIR REJECTED DAUGHTER WAS THE LOST HEIRESS Chapter 29: Gavin’s First Doubt
POV: GAVINThe heavy oak door of my private study was closed, but the stillness inside offered no peace.I sat at the wide mahogany desk, my head buried in my hands, staring down at the faded parchment of the transfer directive I had signed two years ago. The ink of my own signature looked dark, thick, and permanent, a quiet, irreversible marker of the moment I had dismantled my own family.My mind kept dragging me back to that terrible, rain-drenched night in the lower chambers.I remembered the smell of damp stone, the sharp tang of medicinal spirit, and the quiet, terrible stillness in the room when the guards brought Aria down in iron manacles. She had been nineteen years old, her face pale, her hands trembling violently beneath the weight of the cold metal.I remembered pulling her into the corner of the cell, away from the watchful eyes of the pack elders and Vance. I remembered grasping her shoulders, my voice desperate as I leaned down to whisper in her ear.“Aria, please,” I
THEIR REJECTED DAUGHTER WAS THE LOST HEIRESS Chapter 28: Because I Believe My Eyes
POV: ROWANThe torchlight in the vaulted passageway cast long, restless shadows against the ancient stone walls, turning the damp chill of the night into a tangible, suffocating weight.Aria stood frozen at the threshold of the study, her hand hovering inches above the heavy iron door handle. She didn't look like a disgraced convict or a desperate beggar clinging to the coat-tails of a powerful outsider. Her chin was lifted, her shoulders squared beneath the simple, worn fabric of her dark woolen dress, and her dark eyes burned with a fierce, quiet defiance that refused to break, no matter how much weight this house piled onto her back.Her question still hung between us in the cold air, sharp and unyielding: “Then why are you helping me?”I didn't offer her a polished noble platitude, nor did I lower my voice into the soft, patronizing tones she had likely heard from the council elders before they threw her into the cold dark of Coldspire. I stepped closer, stopping just outside her
THEIR REJECTED DAUGHTER WAS THE LOST HEIRESS Chapter 27: The Missing Witness
POV: ROWANThe evening mist rolled thick and white across the cobblestone courtyards of the Frostwood estate, clinging to the heavy iron lanterns and wrapping the stone parapets in silent grey silk.I stood in the corner of the secondary archive study, leaning back against the shadow of a tall oak bookcase, my hands resting lazily in the pockets of my dark riding coat. From across the long table, the low light of a single tallow candle caught the sharp edges of my jaw and the reflected glint of the brass-bound ledgers I had spent the past four hours dissecting.As the Alpha sovereign of the neighboring night-packs, I had no official jurisdiction within these walls. Gavin Frostwood ruled this territory, or at least, he bore the title and wore the signet ring that said he did. But watching his disgraced sister move through these halls over the last several days had stirred an uncomfortable, relentless curiosity in me. Aria did not carry herself like a condemned poisoner. She carried her
THEIR REJECTED DAUGHTER WAS THE LOST HEIRESS Chapter 26: The Crime That Connects Everything
POV: ARIAThe frost on the iron lattice of the grand study window had begun to melt under the harsh morning sun, sending slow, tear-like droplets crawling down the glass. Outside, the courtyard was silent, save for the distant, hollow echo of a guard’s boots against the cobblestone. Inside, the quiet was far worse. It was the suffocating, heavy silence of a room where a long-held belief was beginning to rot from within.Gavin sat behind his father’s mahogany desk, his large hands flat against the polished wood. The royal report from the capital lay unrolled between us, its red wax seal broken, its black ink glaring up at him like an accusation. He looked older than his twenty-eight years, the sharp, dominant posture of a high Alpha bowed under the crushing weight of a truth he had spent two years ignoring.I stood near the edge of the hearth, keeping my distance. The warmth of the fire did not reach me; it never seemed to anymore. I adjusted the plain cuffs of my dark woolen dress, wa
THEIR REJECTED DAUGHTER WAS THE LOST HEIRESS Chapter 25: The Physician’s Warning
POV: STEFANThe grand council chamber was heavy with the suffocating scent of burning cedar and pine incense, but the air felt entirely devoid of warmth.I stood before the long oak table, my hands resting lightly on the iron buckles of my leather medical kit. Gavin sat at the head of the chamber, his heavy shoulders hunched forward, his face dark with exhaust and mounting anxiety. Beside him sat Lady Lyra, dabs of rosewater pressed to her temples, looking fragile and pale. To the far side stood Lord Kaelen, the visiting noble, his sharp, dark eyes fixed entirely on me with a quiet, intense concentration that made my skin prickle."Speak plainly, Master Stefan," Gavin ordered, his voice rough and deep. "The guards said you completed your analysis of Mother's blood and her evening remedies."I cleared my throat, picking up a small glass vial containing a dark, cloudy liquid and setting it on the center of the council table."Luna Elena’s recent collapse is not simply the natural progre
THEIR REJECTED DAUGHTER WAS THE LOST HEIRESS Chapter 24: The Second Accusation
POV: ARIAThe morning sun broke over the northern mountains in a harsh, glaring shade of pale gold, illuminating the frost clinging to the high glass windows of the grand council chamber.I stood in the center of the vast stone room, surrounded by the heavy oak tables where the senior pack elders sat in stern, silent judgment. The air was suffocatingly heavy, thick with the scent of pine incense, polished leather, and the oppressive, aggressive Alpha auric pressure radiating from Gavin, who stood at the head of the table.To my right sat Lord Rowan, his tall frame relaxed in a high-backed chair, his grey-green eyes tracking every person in the room with an unreadable, lethal quiet. Beside Gavin stood Lyra, her eyes downcast, a lace handkerchief pressed against her lips as if she were fighting back tears."Lady Aria," Vance’s sharp, grating voice cut through the silence of the hall. He stood beside Gavin, holding a thick ledger of household schedules. "We have spent the morning reviewi
También te puede gustar
The Pack's Doctor
Cooper776.8K vistasAlpha Killian
Jane Doe1.5M vistasI Am The Luna
Moonlight Muse3.2M vistasAlpha Dante
Crystal L544.9K vistasThe Lycan's Temporary Vow: Desired By The Lycan King
Purple Acacia 112 vistasFated to My Best Friend and The Alpha
F. Kincaid111 vistasPregnant For The Reborn Ruthless Alpha King
Lilian fabro 90 vistasThe Luna They Burned
Eva242 vistas
