LOGINWhen the Black Moon heiress,Emerald is forced into a political marriage to secure her father’s pack, she believes losing her freedom is the worst fate awaiting her. She is wrong. On their wedding night, her new husband betrays her, stabs her with a wolfsbane dagger, and throws her into prison before secretly selling her on the black market. Broken, humiliated, and treated like nothing more than a tool, Emerald is sent to the most feared man in the North—the ruthless Dragon Alpha whose deadly rut has driven countless women to their deaths. No one expects her to survive the night. But not only does Emerald survive, she becomes the only person capable of calming the Dragon Alpha’s uncontrollable power. As dangerous attraction grows between them, dark secrets begin to unravel. Emerald discovers that her true bloodline is far from ordinary—she is the hidden daughter of the Dragon God, a rare wolf-dragon hybrid with terrifying fire abilities capable of destroying kingdoms. But power comes with a price. Hunted by jealous enemies, betrayed by those closest to her, and carrying the Dragon Alpha’s child, Emerald is forced to choose between revenge and love when war erupts between dragons and werewolves. And when the man she loves is declared dead, Emerald disappears from the world… sealing herself away for years inside a crystal coffin. When she finally returns, she is no longer the broken Alpha heiress they once sold. She is the Dragon Queen.
View MoreEmerald POVThe castle sleeps. But I do not.I lie in bed for hours, staring at the ceiling, listening to the silence. The guards outside my door shift their weight every few minutes. Boots scraping against stone. Armor clinking. They are tired. Bored. Not paying attention.Good.I wait until the hallway goes completely quiet. Until the only sound is the wind rattling the windows and my own heart pounding in my chest.Then I move.The window is my only chance.The door has two guards. The hallway has more. But the window overlooks the east garden. If I can climb down, drop into the bushes, I can reach the outer wall. From there, the forest.I do not know what comes after the forest.But anything is better than here.I pull on my darkest dress. Tie my hair back. Stuff a small bag with bread and a bottle of water.Then I open the window.Cold air rushes in. It smells like rain. Like freedom.I look down.The drop is farther than I thought. Much farther.Do not look down. Just move.I swi
Cassius POVThe war room smells like old paper and older men.I sit at the head of the table. My counselors sit on both sides. The Grand Adviser sits at the opposite end. His face is smooth. Calm. Like still water hiding sharp rocks beneath.I do not trust him.But I cannot prove anything yet."Let us begin," I say.The room goes quiet.Elder Octavia speaks first. She is old. Older than my father would have been. Her voice is dry like autumn leaves."The werewolves are gathering at the border," she says. "Three packs. Maybe four. They are preparing for something.""Preparing for what?" I ask."War, my Lord. What else?"I lean back in my chair. Stare at the map spread across the table. Little wooden figures mark troop positions. Blue for us. Red for them.Too much red."How many soldiers?" I ask."Fifteen thousand. Maybe more.""And how many do we have?""Twelve thousand ready. Eight thousand in training.""Then we are outnumbered.""For now."The Grand Adviser clears his throat.Every
Emerald POVI do not leave my room for two days.The first day, I tell myself I am resting. The doctor said I need rest. Exhaustion. That is all. Nothing wrong with me.But I know something is wrong.My body does not feel like mine anymore.The second day, I stop lying to myself.Something is happening to me. Something I do not understand.The morning sickness starts on the third day.I wake up before dawn. My stomach lurches. I barely make it to the small washroom in the corner of my room before I am on my knees, heaving into the basin.Nothing comes out. Just dry heaves that leave me shaking and weak.I sit on the cold stone floor. Press my forehead against the wall.What is happening to me?I have never been sick like this before. Not once. I have never fainted. Never felt this strange heat in my chest. Never craved food the way I have been craving it.Something is wrong.But I cannot tell anyone.If Cassius finds out I am weak, he will use it against me. If Kendal finds out, she w
Cassius POVThe door clicks shut behind me.I stand in the hallway, my back to her room, my hand still tingling from where I touched her stomach.What the hell was that?I walk. Fast. My boots echo against the stone floor. Guards step aside when they see my face. They know better than to speak to me right now.I do not know where I am going. I just need to move. Need to think.Her heartbeat.I have heard thousands of heartbeats. Soldiers dying in my arms. Enemies begging for mercy. Lovers lying beside me after. I know what a normal heart sounds like.Hers is not normal.It is faster. Stronger. But also deeper. Like two drums beating inside her chest.That is not possible.Unless something is wrong with her.Unless something is growing inside her.I stop walking.The thought hits me like a blade between the ribs.A child.No. That is not possible. I have only been with her once. One night. One time. And she was bleeding after. A virgin. The maids told me. There was blood on the sheets.
The hallway is quiet.Too quiet.I walk slowly, one hand against the wall. My reflection stares back at me from the polished stone floors. Pale and dark circles under my eyes. Hair tangled.I look like a ghost.But I am alive.That is more than anyone expected.The main hall is empty when I reach i
Emerald POVI didn't sleep.Not a single wink.After he finished, after his breathing slowed and his grip around my waist loosened, I just lay there. Staring at the ceiling. Listening to the silence.He slept like the dead. No nightmares. No tossing. Just deep, empty darkness.I should have been te
Cassius povStill in my night buttonless robe,the men carried out the bitches I had fun with last night,Kendal walked into my bedroom about to display her usual madness.“Cassius,how could you?”“How could you kill them with your uncontrollable rut?” I stared at her fascinated.As I thought,when di
Elder Melisande.One of my Dad's most trusted allies.Why is she in our bed?I remembered that day I was in the meeting. She was the one that pushed me the most to get married.Seeing her lying there shamelessly,made me so mad.I staggered back as the pain shot through my chest.He dragged me out o
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