LOGINShare
62 - Back into trouble
publish date:
2026-06-28 15:51:52
Latest chapter
The Bride Wore Blood 62 - Back into trouble
Lana’s POVIt’s hard to explain the withering feeling within as Thade turns to me with his accusation. The same creeping feeling of sickness moving through my body, the numbness in my limbs as realisation settles. He still doesn’t trust me. He can wear me down, be intimate with me and it doesn’t mean the same to him.I take a slow step back, shaking my head.‘No,’ I reply, voice soft with defeat. ‘No I didn’t tell anyone, this is the first time I’ve left the Palace in over a Month, I just want to enjoy my freedom and not be attacked.’He watches me, reaching out to touch a hand to my shoulder, his expression softening as the adrenaline surge starts to ease from his body. I take another step back, hurt by his accusations.‘You’ve got blood…’ I lift my hand to my cheek. His jaw is coated in blood, it’s splattered over his bare torso and a body barely covered in tattered clothes. He hesitates for a heart beat before turning and walking away to catch Koal and pulls spare breeches and a tu
The Bride Wore Blood 61 - Bandits
‘Who told you?’ Lana nudges her horse a step forward, even though Ember lifts her head, tossing her mane. I nudge Koal alongside her, unwilling to let my wife out of reach. Did she plan this? She certainly doesn’t seem afraid or surprised as I would have expected. ‘Never you mind, Majesty,’ the man smiles from where he stands. He’s holding a mace in his hand, the large spiked metal end is a menacing threat that he taps his fingers again. ‘But you’ll be coming with us.’‘No I won’t,’ Lana replies before I can signal her to stop. I’m impressed by her courage, but the Lana I know is usually quite timid when faced with danger. ‘I won’t be going anywhere,’ she sounds certain and as confused as I am I can only respect her audacity.‘We don’t want to hurt nobody,’ the man looks over to me with a sneer. He could have been the brother of the drunk who fell against our bedroom door. He has the same protruding belly and greasy hair trying to escape from his head. The same dark eyes. I sniff th
The Bride Wore Blood 60 - In every shadow
I’m on my feet, Lana rolling away across the sheets of the bed. It takes two strides to cross the room and pull the door open. A man tumbles in, falling on his side. His eyes wide as he stares up at my naked bollocks. He’s balding, his left over hair clings to the side of his head like an unwelcome vine on a house. I reach down, hauling him to his feet as Kalik reacts to the stench long before I can. It hits me hard and I hold the man away from myself, hanging him from the sweat drenched collar of his shirt.‘What are you doing here?’ I demand, hoping that I’m blocking enough sight of Lana with my body in the door.His eyes roll in his head as he squints, trying to focus on me. His face is red and puffy and the overwhelming reek is alcohol in his sweat.‘Ish my room!’ He protests and I sigh, I cross the corridor to the room I was assigned, tear open the door and throw him in. I don’t have time or the energy for such pettiness or to take revenge on a drunk. I turn back to the room, t
The Bride Wore Blood 59 - Safety
I don’t remember drifting off to sleep. The room is hot and stuffy without the air moving beyond the window. Summer heat bakes down on all of Illure and is trapped within the four walls. We’re still lying atop the covers, but fully dressed. I’m far too hot, sweat coating my skin beneath my clothes. One minute Thade and I were talking about magic seeping away from Illure and trying to replace it by increasing the population of Otherworld and then there’s just oblivion. Dreams I don’t remember as I lay awake, the sun beating down on the forests and the fields beyond as I watch him in his sleep.He looks peaceful, the lines of his face softened. His beard has grown back in the weeks since the wedding and covers his jaw and top lip. His mouth is soft, lips full beneath the line of his nose and the heavy set of his brows. Have I ever seen him so close in daylight? His lashes are impossibly long and beautiful. I want to let him rest. He clearly needs sleep. Yet there’s a gnawing worry in my
The Bride Wore Blood 58 - Fear
Thade’s POVI stroke my thumb over Lana’s cheek. It’s hard to define what I feel when I’m close to her. A longing to be closer still. To meet Kilak’s demands and make her my bonded mate, to claim her as a Wolf and mark her. It’s a demand that’s growing harder to fight, especially when she looks up at me with her beautiful green eyes, with trust.I take a slow step back and offer my hand to my wife. She accepts, frowning in a way I’ve come to recognise. She’s not sure of my intentions but she’s willing to play along for now.‘We should get some rest,’ I offer her what I hope is a comforting smile. I feel completely drained, but at least Lana no longer thinks I killed my old friend and mentor, Adulphus. I wanted to talk outside of the room where he died, because it’s not somewhere I enjoy standing.I lead Lana out into the corridor where Moira has been waiting patiently. She looks between us and I can hear her scorn in my head.Seriously, you’re playing nice with the Nix?I don’t reply,
The Bride Wore Blood 57 - What the Heart Knows
'What do you see?' Thade's voice was a low vibration, barely audible over the sudden, thrumming silence of the room. He kept his distance, a predator giving its prey just enough room to breathe, yet his presence was a heavy weight against my skin. I closed my eyes, forcing myself back into the jagged shards of that memory. The room in my mind began to shimmer, the mundane furniture dissolving into a complex web of arcane energy. It was a suffocating lattice of light, criss-crossed with a magic that felt both ancient and erratic.'You,' I whispered, my voice trembling as the vision intensified. 'I see your magic. That raw, power that pulses like a second heartbeat when we're close.' I found myself chewing on my bottom lip, the metallic tang of blood a sharp contrast to the ethereal sights. 'I see it beneath your skin sometimes, a swirling blue choked with storm-clouds of grey. Back then, the entire room was saturated with it. It was like breathing in lightning.' I let out a long, shaky
The Bride Wore Blood 6 - Two Years Ago: Interrupted
Neither of us can look away as the cord begins to slip. She’s holding her breath and I pause, bending to steal it from her with another kiss. I bend to meet her mouth with my own, only to pause. There’s shouting outside the door. I draw back, glancing down at Lana. She’s frowning, confused as she wa
The Bride Wore Blood 5 - Two Years Ago: Unstoppable Danger
Thade’s POV Yes, she says without a pause and I’m so incredibly grateful. I wonder if she can tell that I was holding my breath. I’ve won a prize, or something. After kissing Lana, it was clear she wasn’t a whore, that she’s sweet and innocent and inexperienced. I could feel the longing in her bod
The Bride Wore Blood 4 - Two Years Ago: A Whore
Coy? I don’t think I’ve ever played coy, I wouldn’t even know what it is. I feel all the air trapped in my lungs, like there isn’t enough space for it. They’re burning but I can’t think beyond the sense of his face so close to mine. The overwhelming awareness of the heat from his bare body and his c
The Bride Wore Blood 3 - Two Years Ago: Storm in the Summer
Two Years Ago - Lana’s POV ‘You can just stay with us,’ Rune shouts over the loud crack of thunder as we race across the courtyard. The water that splashes up from the puddles is warm against my ankles but the heavy rain hurts. Pinging against my face as we run. I look across at her, her short b
You may also like
Ancalagon: The Last Pure Dragon
Cooper60.6K viewsHis Caged Princess
Moonlight Muse274.0K viewsAzian (Prince of Dragons)
Mckayla Chinyama Queen49.6K viewsAlpha's Fallen Angel
Author K.C Rae48.7K viewsI Died On Our Anniversary
Murewa162 viewsHeir Of Angels: Stalking Vaelora Book 1
Mmeso Writes292 viewsSinful Cravings
Lili Drea441 viewsLoving Mr. Vance in Silence
Astral 693 views
