LOGINTRIGGER WARNING : THIS BOOK EXPLORES HEAVY THEMES SUCH AS EMOTIONAL ABUSE, MANIPULATION, BDSM AND TORTURE, SEXUAL ABUSE, AND TRAUMA – AS WELL AS STRENGTH, RESILIENCE, AND THE WILL TO RECLAiM ONE’S POWER. IF YOU'RE SENSITIVE TO ANY OF THE THEMES MENTIONED, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO READ WITH CARE, TAKE BREAKS WHEN NEEDED, OR SKIP IF THIS BOOK IS NOT RIGHT FOR YOU AT THIS TIME. READER DISCRETION IS ADVISED. INTENDED FOR MATURE AUDIENCES (18+) ONLY. Blurb She was the price her father paid. He was the monster no one dared defy. Their marriage was never meant to feel like love – only like survival. Seraphina Houston, the strong-willed daughter of an Alpha Houston; a failing werewolf pack, never imagined her fate would be sealed by a contract… or by the cold hands of a Lycan king. When she’s forced to marry the powerful and ruthless billionaire, Leone Night, to clear her father’s debt, she becomes little more than a pawn in a brutal political game. From the moment she enters the Blackthorn Pack’s palace, Seraphina is silenced, ignored, and betrayed, used as nothing more than a vessel to fulfill a cursed bloodline. Her husband shows her no kindness, his twin brother taunts her with a past she barely escaped, and her only comfort lies in the arms of a gentle palace doctor who offers her something the others never could: a choice. But the deeper she sinks into the lycan world, the more secrets unravel. A mistress with a familiar face. A child with forbidden power. And a prophecy that ties her fate to both Lycan brothers… with deadly consequences. When the time comes to choose between survival, love, and freedom…will Seraphina continue to suffer in silence, or become the rebellion the monsters never saw coming?
View MoreEpilogueInto the UnknownSERAPHINAIt was dead in the night. The kind of darkness that swallows everything whole and leaves no trace behind. The dungeon was silent except for the occasional drip of water somewhere in the distance.I sat on the cold stone floor, my back pressed against the equally cold wall. The chill had long since seeped into my bones but I barely felt it anymore. My body had gone numb hours ago.Had I made the right decision?The question circled endlessly in my mind. Rejecting the mate bond, choosing death over submission and eaving Cassandra behind.Was I brave or was I just a coward running away from a life I could not handle?Before I could think it through properly, I heard movement in the corridor outside my cell.I stood up immediately, my heart racing. Were they coming for me already? Was this the execution?I moved to the bars and tried to see what was happening but the darkness was too thick. I could not make out anything.Footsteps hurried towards my
Chapter 189The Final ChoiceSERAPHINAThe silence after my words was deafening.Everyone in the arena stared at me like I had just signed my own death warrant.Which I suppose I had.I turned to Lucien, my voice steady despite the tears streaming down my face. "I gladly accept death rather than living like a pawn in your twisted game."Leone stepped forward, his expression shifting from shock to something that looked almost like panic. "You cannot be serious. Take it back. Take the rejection back right now.""I am completely serious."Reginald moved closer as well. "This is not a joke, Seraphina. If you reject the bond, you will die. We will all die.""Good. Let the prophecy fail. Let your bloodline end. I do not care anymore.""You are being irrational—""I am being honest for the first time in my life. I am tired of this existence you forced me into. I am tired of you both. I am rejecting the bond and I am going to die. The prophecy can go to hell for all I care."Someone grabbed m
Chapter 188The RejectionSERAPHINAI stared at them in complete shock. My mind could not process what I had just heard. What they had just said.Mate.They had called me their mate.Both of them.I turned to my father, desperate for some explanation. "This is some kind of joke, right? Please tell me this is a joke."My father just looked at me with confusion and fear written all over his face. He had no answers. No reassurance to offer."Seraphina, do not do anything stupid." Freya's voice was urgent, worried.I turned on her. "Anything stupid? Like what exactly?""I do not know. Just stay calm. Do not make a scene.""Did you not hear what they just said? They called me their mate. Both of them. How can I be mated to these vile, cruel twins?""I know, but—""No. There is no but. This is wrong. This is impossible."I stood up, needing to move, needing to do something other than sit there while everyone stared at me.As I stepped down from the platform, my eyes caught on someone in the
Chapter 187The Bond RevealedAUTHORLeone stood in the centre of the circle, his ceremonial duties complete. The twenty new pack members had been marked and sworn in. The ritual should have been finished.But then something changed.His entire body went rigid. Stiff as a board. Like someone had run electricity through him.Beside him, Reginald experienced the exact same reaction. One moment he was standing calmly, the next his whole frame locked up tight.Both brothers froze mid-movement. Their heads jerked up simultaneously as if struck by the same bolt of lightning.Leone's breathing turned harsh and ragged. Animal sounds escaped his throat. Not quite growls but not human either. His chest heaved with the effort of trying to control whatever was happening to him.Reginald was making similar noises. His hands clenched into fists at his sides, knuckles white with tension.The arena, which had been loud with celebration just seconds ago, fell completely silent. Every single person
Chapter 128SERAPHINAThe pain was unbearable. I could barely breathe through it, my entire body tensing as another wave crashed over me.Reginald's face had gone pale. "I will get help. Just hold on."He rushed out of the room, his footsteps echoing down the corridor. I stayed on the floor, unable
Chapter 129CASSIANI had been at a bar when the guard found me. Just finishing my first drink after a long day of house calls. The moment he said Seraphina was in pain, I dropped everything and ran.By the time I reached the palace, my lungs were burning and my legs ached, but none of that mattere
Chapter 132SERAPHINA My heart slammed against my ribs so hard I thought Cassian would hear it over the rain hammering the roof.It would not slow down. Cassian's single word echoed inside my head. “You.”The rain beat against the tin roof like it wanted to break in. Water dripped somewhere in th
Chapter 133SERAPHINAThe morning light streamed through my window, but I barely noticed it. My mind was still trapped in the storage shed, replaying every moment from yesterday.Cassian's hands on my skin. His mouth on mine. The way he looked at me when he said he was ready to risk everything.The
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