LOGIN“That is why you are going to tell me exactly what makes you so important,” the voice said calmly. “Why have you come to Wolfsbane, gypsy?”Sharee’s eyes hardened, though the sword still rested against her throat.“Important?” she scoffed. “You dragged the wrong woman from the district.”“Is that so?” The voice lowered in amusement. “Yes,” Sharee spat. “Release me before you bring a curse upon this miserable place.” With Sharee’s reply, silence stretched across the courtyard for a brief moment. Then, the voice spoke again.“Encourage her.” It had suddenly turned cold and firm, moving the men beside her to motion immediately. One of the men grabbed Sharee by the hair and forced her head back while the other drove a heavy fist into her ribs. The sound echoed sharply against the courtyard walls as Sharee gasped, the air rushing from her lungs, but she clamped her teeth together.Another blow followed, this time straight to her stomach. And another to her face, each blow stronger than
As Lillia ensured every last piece of her plan was in place, a heavy shroud of darkness hung over the slumbering Kingdom of Wolfsbane, swallowing the distant forests and smothering the jagged silhouettes of the surrounding mountains. With no moon in the sky, it stretched into an endless sheet of black, the stars faint and distant, as though even they had chosen to retreat from the land below.Beneath that thick blanket of darkness, torches burned along the cracked walls of a courtyard, their flames were small, flickering as the wind whispered through the narrow passageways. Their weak light stretched unevenly across the ground, revealing little more than broken cobblestones and the damp stains that had long seeped into them.The courtyard seemed abandoned, collapsed in several sections that exposed the chamber within to the biting cold that warned of the approaching winter, and beyond those small circles of light, the rest of the courtyard disappeared into shadow.The courtyard smelt
“Ready for what?”The voice cut through the silence behind her, but she did not turn at once. Slowly, Lillia closed her eyes. She drew in a quiet inhale, controlling her emotions until her fists loosened and the blazing fire within her chest cooled. When she opened her eyes, they had darkened with a measured coldness that showed no emotions. You met me at a very bad time… Regaleon. Lillia turned quietly. Beneath the shadows cast by the light of a hundred candles, Regaleon’s silhouette remained dark as he watched her intently. He leaned casually against the doorway, arms crossed as the candlelight caught the sharp angles of his face and the dark fall of hair shadowing his eyes. Yet, the piercing gaze beneath it remained unmistakable, while the rest of him, dressed entirely in black, stood half-claimed by the hall’s shadows.Alpha Regaleon… Fenris’ presence expanded without moving, her gaze narrowing to a single point as she measured the strength behind his presence. Lillia watched
“Kyla—”“Shhh!”Maera and Selene chorused at once and Lillia’s gaze darted about the vicinity, exhaling softly in relief when she saw no one present.“It’s alright. Let us talk in the secret room.” Lillia said when she sighted her chamber, and soon the women closed the door behind them.“Elder Greyson is to be considered because he is currently the only person who has ties with a rogue clan.” Lillia spoke louder and clearer this time. She reached for a parchment, and wrote Sharee Vermont. Then, she pinned it above the mask that was pinned above the red door.She picked another parchment and drew a large question mark, but having no appropriate place to pin it, she turned and faced her maidens, holding it in her hand.“However, what motive would he have for taking Sharee? It could be Elder Greyson, and it could be Elder Montclair. But if it isn’t any of them, then we may be looking at a new threat.” She pinned the parchment with the large question mark on a new empty space on the wall,
Chaos erupted through the healer’s quarters the instant they arrived.Caelum was carried into the treatment room and laid across a long wooden table as healers rushed forward, their hands already reaching for cloths, salves, and instruments, barking out orders.The elderly healer emerged quickly.“Out,” he ordered, not even sparing them a glance as he pushed past the guards.He had not seen Lillia standing there, and she was grateful for it. Amid the chaos, a middle-aged man approached them calmly. He bowed fully at Lillia, before gesturing toward the waiting room, “Your Majesty, we will do our best to help him,” he said softly. “Please wait outside.”His voice carried a quiet reassurance, and Lillia clung to those words as she stepped back. Her gaze never left Caelum’s still form on the table until a curtain was drawn, and the heavy double doors closed between them.The reassurance, however, did not last for long.The moment the door closed, and the uncertainty settled in around he
Are you satisfied now? Fenris’ voice broke through her thoughts. “What do you mean?”Now that you have surrendered to blaming and hating yourself, to every poisonous thought that is not even true, are you satisfied? Fenris snarled as a wave of disappointment flushed through her. “I am a cursed child. My birth killed my mother… and my hands killed that man. Too many people have suffered and died because of me. In the Clearwater forest that night, Selene and Kyla were also hurt and now I have sent Caelum to his death.” A broken sob forced its way through her chest. Who said he was dead? You don’t know that. You are not cursed either, cursed beings do not enjoy second chances. Cursed beings do not get to live the life of a Queen with a powerful King.Fenris said carefully. And as for that man, we killed him, not you, so that cross is also mine to bear. And we killed him because he hurt Kyla. We fight for the truth, for justice and we protect the ones we love, this is who we are now,







