LOGINLife within Northern Reign remained safe and peaceful. Deep within our territory, I could finally walk without fear but whenever I stepped beyond our borders, Noah made sure I had guards by my side. He never took a single chance. Not while Sebastian was still out there somewhere, hiding in the darkness.
Noah knew that Sebastian had lost everything, and a man with nothing left to lose could be dangerous. So even when I assured him that I was fine, he refused to take my safety lightly. A
Noah's POV: The cold mountain air cut through my skin as we continued making our way across the range of towering peaks. For two agonizing weeks, my warriors and I had fought our way through this desolate and unforgiving wilderness. At my side were my most trusted, battle-hardened men, along with the elite strike troops personally sent by Alpha Lucian. They were warriors trained to face even the worst situations.Despite our differences, Alpha Lucian had still sent his strongest and most skilled men to help rescue his daughter, Lily. Yet even for them, climbing these steep, ice-covered cliffs was a slow and treacherous nightmare.We had suffered devastating losses along the way. Several of my men had lost their footing on the narrow, frost-covered ledges and fallen into the dark ravines below. Hearing their final cries echo through the mountains crushed my heart, but stopping was never an op
"Catch her! You sons of bitches! Lily is escaping! Where the hell are you?! CATCH HER!" Sebastian's furious, broken roar echoed through the corridor behind me.He had stumbled out of the room, clutching his bleeding chest with one hand while desperately covering his ruined, blood-soaked right eye with the other. The massive blood loss and blindness on his right side had made his movements slow, heavy, and unsteady. But despite his injuries, his enraged screams finally alerted his men."Find her! Don't let her escape!" he bellowed again, his voice trembling with both rage and agony.Only two guards came rushing out of a side tunnel. The moment they spotted me running, they drew their long blades and immediately pursued me."There she is!" one of them shouted, quickening his pace as he tried to intercept me.Realizing they were closing in, I forced my exhausted legs to move faster. My heart pounded violently against my ribs, threatening to burst out
I wasn't holding back anymore. Every ounce of pain, every moment of fear, and every bit of hatred I had buried deep inside me came exploding out. I had endured enough. I had suffered enough and now, I wanted him to suffer.I violently ripped the bloody fork out of his chest with a sickening squelch before plunging it back into him with every bit of strength I had left. Again and again, I stabbed him, refusing to stop. I poured all my anger, all my hatred, and every ounce of strength I had into each vicious blow. I wanted him to feel the pain he had inflicted on me. I wanted him to suffer for every terrible thing he had done."Argh! Stop! Fucking stop it!" Sebastian screamed, his voice breaking from the unbearable pain.He desperately struggled to push me away, his blood-covered fingers digging into my wrists as he tried to stop me but his strength was fading. He was growing weaker with every passing second.The pain seemed to have finally sobered hi
I sat on the edge of the mattress, my body terribly weak, my chest rising and falling with shallow, frantic breaths. Every nerve in my body screamed in pain, while Sebastian slept soundly right beside me, completely naked.He had stumbled into my room hours ago, drunk again, just as he had so many times before. The stench of cheap alcohol clung to him, mixing with the anger and cruelty that seemed to follow him wherever he went. He had forced himself on me three agonizing times before his strength finally gave out and he sank into a deep, drunken stupor.Every inch of my skin felt sore, bruised, and raw. I was exhausted beyond words, yet he never seemed to tire of hurting me. Night after night, he used my body to satisfy his twisted desires, whether he was sober or drowning in alcohol. There was no longer kindness in him, no mercy, not even a trace of humanity. He was pure evil, a heartless demon who seemed to take pleasure in destroying me.I slowly turne
"Shut your mouth!" he snarled. "He provoked me! He almost killed me first, so I got to him before he could finish the job! I didn't mean for it to go that far! It's his own fault. He was too angry and too reckless!"I shook my head wildly, trying to wrench free, fists slamming against his chest with every ounce of strength I had left."You disgusting, heartless monster! He was your best friend! How could you look him in the eyes and still hurt him?!"Sebastian caught both my wrists and pinned them hard. I twisted and fought with everything left in me, but his grip only tightened until pain shot up my arms like fire."You killed my child!" I screamed into his face, voice cracking with fury. "You killed Michael! You lied to my parents! What other sick, wicked things haven't you done? You are beyond evil, you son-of-a-bitch! And then you wonder why I lost every last scrap of love I ever felt for you! You are completely heartless! A demon wearing human skin!"
I wanted to attack him, I wanted to strike him until that smug expression vanished forever and I wanted him to feel even a fraction of the agony he had forced into my body the day everything went dark and the blood wouldn't stop.But I forced myself to remain still. I had to know more. I had to know whether this was the full truth or only one piece of a much larger, more rotten evil he had committed together with that venomous bitch Soraya."Shhh," I whispered, keeping my voice low and carefully controlled even as every muscle in my body trembled with rage. "Tone down your voice. You're keeping her here, right? She might hear you. Aren't you afraid she'll find out?"Sebastian threw his head back and laughed even harder, the sound crude and mocking."Find out?" he snarled, eyes glittering with cruel amusement."And what the hell is she going to do if she does? She's locked inside my fortress, she can't do a damn thing. She's completely d







