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022 || Midnight Baking
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The Blood Alpha’s Captive Mate 023 || Where Her Heart Lies
EMBER The door flew open so hard it slammed against the wall. Liora stormed into my room wearing a dark red dress, her hair braided tightly down her back. Her face was pale with fury. Two guards stood behind her. Nara immediately rushed in front of me. "Lady Liora—" "Move." Nara hesitated. Liora's eyes sharpened. "Unless you wish to share her punishment." My stomach knotted. I pushed the blankets aside and climbed out of bed, ignoring the ache in my knees and wrists. "What happened?" I asked. Liora looked me over slowly. Her gaze lingered on the flour still dusting the edge of my sleeve. "You tell me." "I don't understand." "Of course you don't." Her mouth twisted. Nara's shoulders stiffened. "Lady Liora," she said carefully, "Ember has only just woken up." "And yet half the kitchen has been ruined." I froze. “What?" Liora drew closer. "Three trays of meat were left outside the cold room. Two sacks of flour were split open. The ceremonial wine meant fo
The Blood Alpha’s Captive Mate 022 || Midnight Baking
EMBER Later that night, when the fortress had gone quiet, I returned to the kitchen. Everyone should have been asleep by now. That was the plan.I would bake the pie in secret, hide it somewhere safe, then return before anyone noticed I was gone. Simple.Except when I reached the kitchen door, my hand froze over the handle. Kairos's words crept back into my thoughts.My gaze rested on the ring around my finger.What was the point? Why spend the entire night baking for a husband who might already be preparing to replace me?My thumb moved slowly over the ring.Perhaps Kairos had lied. He had lied before. But what if he hadn't? What if Azai had already chosen another woman and simply hadn't bothered to tell me?I almost turned around. Then my fingers closed around the ring.No.I had already spent too much time running from things I didn't understand.If Azai wanted another wife, he could look me in the eyes and tell me himself. Until then, this ring was still on my finger.I wa
The Blood Alpha’s Captive Mate 021 || Her Defiance
EMBER In a blur of motion, he grabbed my wrists and spun me around. My cheek pressed hard against the cold stone wall as he pinned my hands behind my back with one large, iron grip. His body caged me in from behind, cold and overwhelming.The grip on my wrists hurt. It was tight enough that tears sprang to my eyes, drawing a whimper out of me.His breath was freezing against my neck. "Do you think I don't see what you're doing? Leading me on, manipulating me, touching me like you have any right to—"I squeezed my eyes shut, tears slipping down my cheeks from the pain in my wrists and the fear in my chest. My heart roared wildly against the stone."I wasn't—I swear I wasn't—" I gasped, my voice trembling. "Azai, please... you're hurting me..."His fingers twitched around my wrists, as though some part of him wanted to release me. But whatever war raged inside him ended badly for me.Azai didn't let go.Even as I cried out, his grip on my wrists tightened, the pain unrelenting.Te
The Blood Alpha’s Captive Mate 020 || Fluttering Firefly
EMBER "....Ember? You okay?" Nara's voice snapped me out of my thoughts. I blinked, realizing I'd been scrubbing the same plate for the past two minutes. The kitchen was loud with clattering pots and the chatter of other maids, but my mind was somewhere else, trapped on the way both Kairos and Azai had stared at me earlier. Kairos's gaze had been hungry in a way that made the hairs on my skin rise. But Azai's... Azai's had been even more terrifying. Dark, possessive, and filled with so much anger. I gulped, forcing a weak smile as I handed the clean plate to the maid beside me. "Yeah... everything's fine," I lied. Nara didn't look convinced. So, I asked, "What were you saying earlier?" Nara grinned, lowering her voice so the other maids wouldn't hear. "I said, the Alpha's birthday is tomorrow." I nearly dropped the plate. "Tomorrow?!" She nodded, grinning. "The whole pack is buzzing about it. There'll be a big feast, music, and everything. You used to plan the most inc
The Blood Alpha’s Captive Mate 019 || Darker Thoughts
AZAI I was moving before I could stop to think. I burst into the hallway and found her on the stone floor, convulsing.Her body jerked and twisted, sweat pouring down her pale face. Her eyes were rolled back so only the whites were visible.Low, guttural groans escaped her lips between each shuddering breath.For one terrifying second, pure panic squeezed the air out of my lungs. I shoved the fear down ruthlessly and dropped to my knees beside her.“Get the healer! Now!" I barked at the nearest guard. "Send them to my chambers!" Without waiting for a response, I scooped Ember into my arms. She was burning hot and trembling uncontrollably against my chest. Her head lolled back, another pained groan slipping from her throat.“Ember," I growled, carrying her as fast as I could towards my room. "Stay with me. Do you hear me?"I kicked the door open and laid her carefully on my bed, the same bed where I had taken her so brutally the other night. Seeing her suffering like this m
The Blood Alpha’s Captive Mate 018 || Drifting
AZAI "By all means, I won't let it happen again. I owe you that much, Azai," she replied, those wide, tear-filled green eyes shimmering.She said it so fiercely, as if she hadn't already shattered my heart once.It made me want to laugh like a madman.She helped me to my feet, surprisingly steady for someone who had been used so brutally the night before.Her arm wrapped around my waist, her small body bearing as much of my weight as she could manage. Every step sent fresh tremors through my freezing limbs, but she never complained.She simply held on tighter, guiding me slowly down the corridor towards my chambers.Once inside, I shed my cold, damp clothes with stiff, clumsy fingers.Ember moved quickly, grabbing fresh garments from the chest near the bed. A soft black tunic and loose pants.She helped me change without a word, even though she was visibly trembling.When I finally collapsed onto the bed, the exhaustion hit me so hard. The cold had sunk deep into my bones toni
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