Masuk— Sold. Claimed. Bound to a monster. When Sena’s own family betrays her to supernatural slave traders, she thinks her nightmare can’t get worse. Then the cursed Alpha King buys her at auction—not as a servant, but as his mate. Kael Ravencroft is the beast who slaughtered his own pack in a single night of madness. Now he’s trapped Sena with an ancient moon bond, tying her life to his in the cruelest way possible: if he dies, she dies too. He claims he needs her healing magic to break his curse. She’d rather see him burn. But in his ruined kingdom, Sena discovers the horrifying truth—three hundred innocent souls died because of a betrayal that destroyed everything Kael loved. And her power might be the only thing standing between him and complete darkness. Now she faces an impossible choice: help the monster who bought her, or watch him fall to a curse that will consume them both. Some bonds are forged in darkness. Some love is born from fury. And some healers must decide if a beast is worth saving.
Lihat lebih banyakThat night, I retired to our bedroom feeling the weight of everything that had happened pressing down on me. My body ached from the fight with Lysander, and my mind was still processing Lydia's surrender and everything she'd admitted to in the throne room.Sena was already in bed when I entered, propped up against the pillows, her hand resting on her swollen belly. She looked exhausted but alert, clearly waiting for me.I undressed quietly and climbed into bed beside her, pulling her gently against me."How did everything go?" she asked softly. "With the questioning?""Lydia confirmed everything," I said. "Every crime, every betrayal. She didn't deny anything.""And what will you do with her?" Sena asked, her voice careful.I didn't want to tell her my plans. Not yet. Not when they were still forming, still taking shape in my mind. So I kissed her forehead gently and said, "Lydia will get the justice she deserves. Don't worry about it tonight."I changed the subject before she could p
The throne room was filled with an oppressive silence.Lydia stood in the center of the room, chains binding her wrists and ankles. A heavy collar was locked around her neck, connected to the chains on her hands, making it impossible for her to raise her arms higher than her chest. The metal gleamed dully in the torchlight.Guards surrounded her—six of them, all armed, all watching her every movement. They weren't taking any chances.I sat on the throne, with Callister to my right and Tristan to my left. Finn stood near the door. Other senior warriors lined the walls, their expressions hard and unforgiving.Everyone who had lost someone because of Lydia's actions was in this room. Everyone who had a reason to want her dead.Lydia herself looked small standing there in chains. Her face was gaunt, her eyes tired. She didn't look at anyone directly, just kept her gaze somewhere in the middle distance, waiting.The silence stretched on. I let it. Let her feel the weight of it, the anticip
The castle gates came into view just as the sun was beginning to set, painting the stone walls in shades of orange and gold.We were a battered group—bloodied, exhausted, limping. Marta was barely conscious, being carried between two of my warriors. Finn had a deep gash across his arm. I had wounds of my own, though nothing that wouldn't heal.But we were alive. And we had Marta.The moment we crossed through the gates, I heard her."Kael!"Sena came rushing out of the castle entrance, moving as fast as her heavily pregnant body would allow, one hand pressed to her belly, her face a mixture of relief and worry.Vera was right behind her, trying to slow her down. "Sena, please, you shouldn't be running—"But Sena wasn't listening. She reached me and immediately began checking me over, her hands running over my chest, my arms, her eyes taking in every wound and bloodstain."You're hurt," she said, her voice shaking. "You're bleeding. What happened? Are you—" Then her eyes found Marta's
My arm was bleeding from the arrow graze, the blood soaking through my shirt sleeve and dripping down to my hand. But I wasn't about to let that slow me down. I'd already lost too many people—Thane, Elena, countless others over the years.I wasn't losing any more of my warriors today.The arrows kept coming, pinning us down, and I could hear that cold laughter echoing through the trees. Lysander was out there somewhere, watching us struggle, enjoying our predicament.And something inside me snapped."Lysander!" I roared into the forest, my voice carrying through the trees. "You pathetic coward! Hiding in the shadows like the weak, miserable bastard you are!"The arrows stopped. The forest went silent."What's wrong?" I shouted, standing up from behind the log, making myself a target. "Can't handle a little rejection? Is that what this is all about? Elena chose me over you, and you've spent three years plotting revenge because you couldn't accept that she didn't want you?""Kael, get d
Kael's POVIt had been four days since we left the castle.Four days of following the scent trail from the piece of cloth Lydia had left. Four days of tracking through forests and over hills, following a path that seemed to twist and turn without any clear direction.And still no sign of Marta.I was losing my mind.Not just because we hadn't found her yet—though that was frustrating enough. But because I missed Sena. Missed her with an intensity that was almost physical, like a constant ache in my chest that wouldn't go away.We'd just settled our issues. Just reconnected after those terrible days of distance and silence. Just made love and talked and promised we'd face everything together.And then I'd had to leave.The memory of Lydia in our chambers—in our private space, while Sena was vulnerable and naked and alone—made my blood run cold every time I thought about it. She could have hurt Sena. Could have attacked her, killed her, killed our child.That's why I'd left Callister an
Lydia moved further into the room and, to my surprise, took a seat in the chair by the window. She set the knife down on the small table beside her—still within reach, but not actively threatening.I kept praying silently. Please, Kael, come back. Please, Vera, check on me. Anyone. Please.My hands were shaking as I clutched the blanket to my chest, acutely aware of how vulnerable I was. Naked, pregnant, exhausted from lovemaking. If Lydia decided to attack me, I had no way to defend myself or my unborn child.Tears were beginning to clog my eyes, making my vision blur. I tried to blink them away, tried to stay focused, tried to keep track of where Lydia was and where the knife was and how I might escape if I needed to.My eyes darted to the door. Once, twice, trying to calculate if I could make it there before Lydia could stop me."I'm not going to hurt you," Lydia said flatly, noticing my glances. "If I wanted to hurt you, I would have done it already."But I couldn't let my guard d






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