LOGINDaisy is the pack’s ghost. Wolfless, mateless, and haunted by the memory of parents who died saving a stranger, she is the punching bag of the Blackwood Pack. When the Moon Goddess finally grants her a mate, it isn’t a savior. It is Nathan, the future Alpha. He rejects her in front of the entire pack, yet corners her in the dark, demanding she play the role of his silent, submissive pet. One night of desperate rebellion leads her into the arms of a tattooed stranger with eyes like molten gold. It was supposed to be a one-night stand. A way to reclaim her body before she was forced into a life of servitude. Now, Daisy is carrying twins. Two secret heirs she must protect from a mate who views her as property and a kingdom that treats her like dirt. But the world stops turning when the Lycan King, Caspian, and his ruthless twin, Octavian, storm into her pack. They aren't looking for a peace treaty. They are looking for a Queen. Caspian claims Daisy as his mate, but his touch feels like a betrayal. He is the man from her one-night stand, and the man she suspects murdered her parents. To save her babies, Daisy will fake her own death and run. But the King has secrets of his own, and he’s not used to losing.
View More「彼と結婚してからもう二十年が経つのね……」
暁(あかつき)家の令嬢であり、今は神宮司夫人である瀬奈(せな)は広い部屋でポツリと呟いた。
彼女は今日もある人物を待ち続けている。来るはずがないとわかっていながらも、瀬奈は二十年間ずっと彼の来訪を心待ちにしているのだ。
「一体どこから私は間違えてしまったのかしら……」
ベッドサイドに腰かけた瀬奈は、彼と初めて出会ったときのことを思い浮かべた。
「初めまして、神宮司湊斗です」
「……」
神宮司湊斗(じんぐうじみなと)と名乗った彼に、強く心惹かれたのを瀬奈は今でも覚えている。一目惚れだったのかもしれない。
サラサラの黒い髪、高い鼻梁、切れ長の美しい瞳、幼いながらに整った顔立ち。瀬奈は一瞬にして彼に心を奪われてしまった。
暁グループの令嬢だった瀬奈と、神宮司財閥の御曹司だった湊斗。
二人は許嫁だった。そのことを父親から聞かされたとき、瀬奈はとても喜んだ。彼女にとって初恋の相手であり、愛する湊斗と結婚できるのだと。
しかし、彼のほうはそうではなかった。
湊斗は瀬奈との婚約中、多くの女性と浮名を流した。学校の同級生、年上の社会人、父親が経営する会社の社員にまで。彼は相手の身分関係なく手を出した。
瀬奈は自分には指一本触れないにもかかわらず、他の女性と関係を持ち続ける湊斗に不満がないわけではなかった。しかし、彼に嫌われるのを恐れていた瀬奈は何も言うことができなかった。
「結婚前に遊びたいだけだろう。神宮司家の正妻になれるのだから、それくらいは目を瞑りなさい」
父親は湊斗が遊んでいることを知っていたが、瀬奈に我慢しろと言った。
両親からも味方してもらえなかった瀬奈は、必死で自分に言い聞かせた。
彼女たちはただの遊びであり、自分は神宮家の夫人となる女だ。だから結婚すればきっと自分だけを見てくれる、とそう信じていた。
しかし、現実は残酷だった。
湊斗は結婚してもなお、瀬奈の元には訪れることなく、愛人の元で夜を過ごした。そのことを責めた瀬奈に、彼は言い放った。
「お前を愛することはできない、これからは俺の行動に口を出さないでくれ」
彼の目は初めて出会った頃とは別人のように冷たかった。
それから湊斗は瀬奈に指一本触れることなく、多くの愛人を囲い、彼女たちとの間に五人もの子供をもうけた。そのうちの誰かに会社を継がせるつもりのようだ。
「奥様ったら、今日も一人ぼっちでいるわ」
瀬奈は湊斗の帰ってこない邸宅に一人取り残された。彼は今日もきっと愛人たちの住む家へ帰っているのだろう。
しかし、湊斗を愛している彼女は毎日のように彼を待ち続けた。自分の元へ来るわけがないとわかっていながらも。
そんなことを続けているうちに、二十年という歳月が経過していた。瀬奈と湊斗はお互いに三十八歳となった。
彼女は既に子を望めるような年齢ではなくなり、湊斗のほうも新しく愛人となった若く美しい女に夢中になっていると聞いている。
瀬奈の中で、何かが音を立てて崩れ落ちて行くようだった。
二十年という年月はあまりにも長すぎた。彼女の心は既に限界を迎えていた。
翌朝、心配そうに彼女に声をかけたのは湊斗の秘書だった。
「奥様……」
普段別邸で暮らしている湊斗の私物を取りに来る彼は、たびたび瀬奈とも顔を合わせていた。神宮司家で彼女を気にかけてくれていた数少ない人だ。
「今日も湊斗は愛人のところにいるんでしょう?」
「そ、それは……」
彼の秘書・中田一馬(なかたかずま)が言いづらそうに視線を逸らした。
知ったところで今さら驚きもしない。湊斗が瀬奈の元を訪れることなど、この二十年間数えるほどしかなかったのだから。
それでも彼女は彼のことを信じて待っていたが。
「いいのよ、わかっているから」
「……」
彼はうつむいた。瀬奈が辛い思いをしていることを知っておきながら、何もしてあげられないことに罪の意識を抱いていた。
しかし、今日の瀬奈の表情はいつもと違うと、彼は思った。これまでは湊斗に対する希望を見せていたにもかかわらず、今はどこか諦念に似たものを彼は感じた。
「中田さん、私最後に行きたい場所があるの。よかったら付き添ってくれない?」
「は、はい!奥様!」
”最後”という言葉に疑問を感じながらも、中田は彼女について行った。
Caspian. The ocean was the first thing I saw when I stepped out of the car.It stretched endlessly beyond the harbor, silver beneath the afternoon sun, its surface deceptively calm as waves rolled against the rocky shoreline but I barely looked at it.“Mr. Montenegro.” I turned toward the man waiting beside the harbor entrance.He was short, middle-aged, and visibly nervous. His expensive suit didn't quite hide the fact that he'd spent the last ten minutes sweating through it.“Mr. Hale,” I said.“It's an honor to finally meet you.” he grinned, but I only offered him a brief nod.Five years ago, men like Hale had been the sort of people I tolerated because politics required it. Now, I barely tolerated anyone.“Show me the property.” My words were brief. “Of course.” He immediately stepped aside.I followed him toward the old harbor buildings, my shoes striking against the weathered pavement while two of my executives walked behind me with folders and tablets.The town was smaller
Daisy After breakfast, we walked into town. The coastal road curved along the cliffs, with the ocean stretching endlessly beside us.Thane ran ahead, kicking little stones while Rissa held my hand.“Slow down,” I called, but he ignored me. “Thane!”“Sorry.” He stopped immediately then turned around.“Thank you.”He waited until we caught up, then he reached for Rissa's hand. She took it while I watched them walk together and smiled.It had been five years since I'd stood beside another river and believed my life was over, five years since I'd run without knowing where I was going and five years since I'd become Kaitlyn.The woman who lived here, the woman who owned the little café overlooking the sea, and the woman people knew as a quiet single mother who had arrived in town years ago with two babies and a broken-down suitcase.Nobody knew who I had been, and I intended to keep it that way.By eight thirty, the café was already busy.“Morning, Kaitlyn!” Mrs. Bell called from her u
Daisy The ocean was the first thing I heard every morning. Not bells or guards changing shifts and not even servants hurrying through marble corridors.Just waves. Soft, rhythmic, and steady as they rolled against the shore beyond my little house.I had learned to love that sound.Five years ago, silence had frightened me. Now, it was the thing that made me feel safe.I stood barefoot in my tiny kitchen, one hand wrapped around a wooden spoon while the other pushed my hair out of my face.The windows were open despite the early hour, allowing the cool sea breeze to drift through the room and flutter the faded curtains above the sink.My kitchen was nothing like the one I'd once had. There was no polished marble, no crystal and no expensive silverware.The cabinets were old, the wooden table had a scratch running across one side, and one of the chairs had a leg that I kept meaning to fix.I loved every imperfect inch of it because it was mine.Everything in this house was mine, an
Caspian The fire was finally under control sometime after midnight but I barely noticed.Smoke still hung over the western side of the estate, drifting lazily across the grounds while servants and guards moved through the damaged wing. Windows had shattered, sections of the outer corridor were blackened, and several rooms had suffered enough damage that they would need to be rebuilt.None of it mattered because my entire world had narrowed to one stretch of dark water.The Silverline.We had searched it for hours.Lanterns lined the riverbank in uneven rows, their reflections trembling across the surface as guards moved farther downstream. Divers had gone into the water repeatedly despite the cold, and search parties had spread through the surrounding woods.Nothing.No body and no sign of Daisy.I stood at the edge of the river, my clothes soaked from the water that had splashed against me earlier, staring at the place where she had disappeared.My hand remained clenched around
Octavian Daisy eventually fell asleep, but not all at once. It happened in pieces.First her breathing steadied against my chest, the sharp pain in the bond dulling little by little beneath my hands. Then the tension slowly drained from her body until her grip on my shirt loosened completely an
Caspian The second Daisy’s pain spiked through the bond, I knew something was wrong. It wasn't anger, nor was it the usual heat and chaos that always erupted between us whenever we got too close.This was different, this felt like something breaking.I straightened abruptly from the desk in my
Caspian The second Daisy stepped into the study, everything changed, and the women noticed immediately.The one perched against the edge of my desk pulled her hand away from my chest like she’d suddenly realized she was touching something dangerous. Another straightened slowly beside me, her ex
Daisy I couldn’t stop thinking about the kitchen.No matter how hard I tried, the memory kept replaying itself in pieces that refused to leave me alone.I remembered the tea, the tension and the look on Caspian’s face when he asked me if Octavian made me feel safer.That was the part haunting m












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