For twenty-four years, Alpha Draegon longed for a son, but the Moon Goddess had other plans. When his wife bore a daughter, he defied fate and raised her as a boy, hiding her true identity from the world. On Valen’s eighteenth birthday, the feared Lycanis warriors descend upon their kingdom, demanding a male from every family—or war will follow. To protect her secret, Draegon prepares to offer himself in her place. But before dawn breaks, Valen is gone. She has surrendered herself to the Lycanis. Taken to the High Dark Mountain—a cursed land where no man has ever survived—Valen learns the terrifying truth. The Lycanis are on the brink of extinction, and the men taken captive are meant for one thing: to breed. The strongest among them will become warriors, the weakest will become slaves. To her horror, Valen is both strong and dangerously beautiful, making her the most desired among the Lycanis females. But one man’s attention is deadlier than all their King. A monstrous warrior feared by all, he chooses Valen as his personal guard, unwittingly drawn to the one person who holds his fate in her hands. Valen struggles to conceal the truth because he is bound by duty, tormented by forbidden dreams, and forced to endure his darkest indulgences. Yet, secrets have a way of unraveling. And when war erupts, a single spear thrust reveals the one truth that could change everything—Valen is no man. Now, the King must decide: will he cast her aside as a traitor, or will he claim the only soul that can soothe his madness?
view moreValen smiled as she patted the head of one of the kids who had come to receive some fruits that she was distributing for them in the afternoon. Her eyes went over all of them. Her heart ached even more. It'd been two days since the incident and the King had managed to send some of the kids back home who recognized their packs. Valen wasn't so sure if that was the correct step to take because these kids must have been mentally affected by what had happened to them. But Lucan pointed out after she shared this with him, "Since we want to comfort these kids, we are not in the right position to mentally fix them, Valen. Because we don't know the right way to do so and we are also not fit mentally to even want to help anyone mentally. Also, trying to 'help' them will just bring back all the bad memories they've had. We can only pray for their innocent souls to be happy again." He preached effortlessly. She smiled at the kids one last time and decided to leave the room. On her way o
The kids were all led to another huge room inside the palace. The perpetrators who were caught were taken to the dungeons. "Won't they be treated? They will bleed to death before they even get to suffer for their evil deeds." Lucan said worriedly to Aldridge who was busy dusting off dirt from his clothes. "Don't worry too much, darling. The poison is going to prevent them from bleeding too much. It's not meant to kill them. It would just render them unconscious for some hours and weak for months or maybe years depending on the dosage." He shrugged nonchalantly and then looked at Iza who was busy giving instructions to the guards. "But seeing that he was the one who put the poison on, they're going to remain completely weak and paralyzed for life." He said and took off his coat. "What about the King?" "He went to address something. He will be back soon." Valen answered. "How do we arrange the kids? They are in a horrible state already. Do we feed them? C
Valen had pleaded, wanting to go with the guards on this attack but Rhydian had vehemently refused. "Listen, Valen, it's my responsibility to keep you safe. While everyone out there sees you as a man, I don't, okay? So I have to protect you." "Oh, so you think I can't do anything? That I'm weak like a child?" Valen glared at him as she pouted her lips and looked away with an angry expression. Rhydian was stunned. When did he say that? Was this how women twisted words whenever they were angry? He wouldn't know. It was his first relationship after all. He shifted closer to her and tried to pacify her. "No, I don't think you're weak. You are not weak, Valen. You're the strongest woman I know and I've met, but I just can't bear to sit still and send you to a dangerous place like that. Not on my watch, okay? Leave Aldridge and Iza to handle it. You've helped us enough by extracting the needed information and saving Jethrom's life already." He highlighted her achievements,
Valen entered the room where Jethrom had been locked. Outside the room were stationed two guards who immediately peeped in as Valen made her way towards him. Jethrom was sitting on a bench, resting against the wall with his eyes closed and hands tied. He didn't open them even after sensing someone's presence within the room. "Jethrom," She called firmly, and only then did he open his eyes to look at her. They were empty and almost lifeless. Valen felt that same pity for him. She had gotten permission from the King to come speak to him and convince him first before they decide on extracting the truth out of him with tough punishment. Because the truth remained that Jethrom was still like a family to her — maybe a distant one but they knew each other. It wouldn't hurt her to fight for him but only if he was willing to be fought for. She exhaled heavily and then dropped low, bending with her knees barely touching the ground as she clasped her fingers. Her face turned serious
"Get out of my bathroom! How dare you even step in?" Iza half yelled at him, but Dave wasn't even moved. Instead, he rolled his tongue and chuckled lightly as he walked away from the tub, almost as if he was heeding the instructions, but he wasn't. He began to undress himself. Iza was stunned. Even more stunned as he watched this scene. Dave didn't shift his gaze from him. It was like he was intentionally tempting Iza, seducing him with what he was looking at. "What...what are you doing?" "Undressing. I want to take a bath with you." Dave replied nonchalantly. "The ones provided for the guards are very irritating and I fear I might catch a skin disease before I even fulfill my mission and vision." "But why in my room? What are you doing? If you don't step out, I'll call the guards on you." "You make too much noise, Iza. For someone who isn't attracted to men or even has the slightest desire in me, you react quite too much as if you're affected by my mere pres
"Where did he go?" The MAN seated across a table with his legs resting on it, crossed against each other, asked. His eyes were closed, resting against the wall. But he wasn't asleep. "He went to the Orphanage home, my Lord." The corners of his mouth lifted followed by a dark chuckle, "The idiot never ceases to amaze me." He commented "Who did he go with?" "Valen." The reply came instantly. The man paused a finger in the air. "Valen? Hmm." Another smile appeared. "This love... It's growing so fast. Just too fast for my liking. The wife is supporting her husband." There was a brief silence before the spy decided to ask, "What do you suggest that we do, my Lord? Should we have the children taken away?"The man's eyes then opened, and he sat up but with his legs still in that same position. He frowned, appearing disciplined like a teacher whhad o just heard some forbidden words from a student, "Why?"The man on his knees couldn't say a word. He wasn't
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