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Chapter 11: Secrets
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2026-10-25 22:45:55
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The Wolf Beneath The Roses Chapter 12: Don't Leave
The question came unexpectedly.“If you ever leave this place…”I looked at Lycan.He was staring at the garden through the window.Rain had stopped hours ago, leaving droplets clinging to the roses. The clouds had begun to clear, allowing the faint light of the moon to fall across the garden.I waited for him to continue.He didn't.Instead, his fingers tightened slightly around mine.“Will you leave me behind?”I didn't answer immediately.Because I didn't know.For years, I had dreamed of leaving Rose Manor.Every morning I woke up, I imagined the gates opening.I imagined walking beyond them.I imagined returning to the kingdom, reclaiming what had been stolen from me, confronting Silas, and taking back the life that should have been mine.Freedom had been the only thing keeping me going.But now...The thought of leaving felt different.Because leaving Rose Manor meant leaving Lycan.And I didn't know if I was willing to do that.“I don't know.”The words left my mouth quietly.L
The Wolf Beneath The Roses Chapter 11: Secrets
Lycan recovered slowly.After that, he became more cautious about how much blood he allowed me to take. He would hold out his wrist instead of his neck now, keep his eyes open the whole time, pull away a few seconds sooner than he used to.I noticed.I pretended not to.It felt easier that way — for both of us, I think. Neither of us wanted to talk about the fever, or what it had cost him, or what I'd said to an empty room while he lay unconscious.One evening, we sat beneath the largest rose bush, the last of the daylight fading through the petals above us."Where are you from?"He looked at me."Why?""Because I asked."He smiled faintly."That's not an answer.""Neither is 'why.'"He huffed something close to a laugh and leaned back against the stone behind him."I had a family."I waited."My mother was a healer."His voice softened in a way I hadn't heard before."She used to grow herbs. Different kinds, depending on the season. She always knew which one cured what — fevers, woun
The Wolf Beneath The Roses Chapter 10: The Fever
"Turn around."I didn't move at first."Cassian."My name in his mouth undid something in me. I turned.He stepped closer, until there was no space left between us, until I could feel the heat radiating off his skin despite the rain still falling outside. His hand found my jaw again, tilting my face toward his."You'll be fine, Your Highness," he murmured against my ear.I didn't trust myself to answer.What followed, I would think about for days afterward — the way my name sounded in his voice, the way the rain against the window became the only other sound in the room, the way I stopped being a prisoner or a prince and became only his for however long it lasted.I could tell he was an alpha from the way he asserted dominance over me. The hair on my body stood up just thinking about it.Afterward, I lay there for a long while, staring at the ceiling, trying to understand what had just happened between us. Lycan was quiet beside me, his breathing slowly steadying.Something had shifte
The Wolf Beneath The Roses Chapter 9: The Garden
Rain kept us inside for most of the day.Lycan sat beside the window, watching the garden."You really love them."I glanced at the roses."The roses?"He nodded."Why?"I was quiet.Nobody had asked me that before.I walked toward the window."My mother planted the first ones."He looked at me."Your mother?"I nodded."She said roses were beautiful because they could survive almost anywhere."I looked outside."When I was young, she used to bring me here."Lycan listened."She taught me how to care for them.""What happened to her?"My throat tightened."She's gone."He didn't ask how.He simply moved closer."I'm sorry."I nodded."Do you still think about her when you're out here?"I paused."Every day.""What was she like?"I thought about it for a moment."Patient. Stubborn, too — she'd spend hours out here even when it rained, same as today." I almost smiled. "She said the roses needed someone who wouldn't give up on them."Lycan watched me."Sounds like someone I know."I look
The Wolf Beneath The Roses Chapter 8: The Wound
It happened because of a guard.One afternoon, Lycan was helping me remove dead leaves from the roses when a guard approached.“You're needed inside.”Lycan stood.“I'll come.”The guard grabbed his arm.Too roughly.Lycan immediately stiffened.“Let go.”The guard tightened his grip.Something inside me snapped.“Release him.”The guard looked at me.“He is a prisoner.”“I know.”“Then stay out of it.”I slowly lowered the rose branch in my hand.“I said release him.”The guard scoffed.“You seem to have forgotten your position, Your Highness.”My jaw tightened.“My position?”“You're a prisoner too.”The words struck a nerve.But before I could respond, the guard shoved Lycan.He stumbled backward.His wrist caught against one of the rose bushes.A thorn tore through his skin.Blood appeared instantly.My eyes darkened.I didn't think.I moved.I grabbed the guard by the collar and slammed him against the nearest stone wall.The sound echoed through the garden.“Touch him like that
The Wolf Beneath The Roses Chapter 7: His Name
I realized something embarrassing that morning.I didn't know his name.For weeks, I had called him little wolf.He had never complained.Perhaps he had gotten used to it.Or perhaps he simply didn't care enough to correct me.Either way, the realization bothered me.I was sitting beneath the rose-covered arch, trimming a few dead leaves when I glanced at him.He was sitting a short distance away, watching me.Or rather, pretending not to watch me.Ever since what happened a few days ago, things between us had been different.Neither of us had mentioned it.Neither of us had spoken about how our faces had almost touched.How his fingers had rested against my cheek.How our lips had brushed for the briefest moment before the guard interrupted us.But I remembered.And judging by the way he occasionally looked away whenever our eyes met, so did he.I cleared my throat."What is your name?"He looked at me."My name?""Yes."He seemed surprised by the question.I lowered the pruning shea
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