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Chapter 8: The Queen’s First Blood
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2026-01-18 02:57:02
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Waking up to my sin Chapter 84: The Biological Clock (Leona’s POV)
The night air of the East End tasted of ash and ozone. We were moving through the labyrinthine skeleton of a decommissioned shipyard, the iron ribs of half-finished hulls rising above us like the ghosts of ancient leviathans. Behind us, the silk press was a blooming flower of orange fire, the explosion Malakai had rigged to cover our exit illuminating the low-hanging clouds in a sickly, pulsating rhythm.Malakai moved ahead of me, a dark shadow cutting through the fog. He was carrying the weight of the fight we’d just finished, his movements jagged and efficient, but there was a new tension in his shoulders—a stiffness that hadn't been there before Arthur took those bullets to the chest."Malakai, stop," I hissed, my boots crunching on the rusted iron shavings of the shipyard floor.He didn't slow down. "We need to put three more miles between us and that site, Leona. The Architects will have the perimeter locked down within the hour."I lunged forward, grabbing
Waking up to my sin Chapter 83: The Forger’s Debt (Malakai’s POV)
Midnight in London didn't bring darkness; it brought a filtered, sickly orange haze of light pollution that clung to the low-hanging clouds like a bruise. The city breathed around us—a heavy, mechanical respiration of distant sirens, the hum of the Underground vibrating through the soles of our boots, and the restless energy of eight million people unaware that a war was being fought in their peripheral vision.I led Leona through the labyrinthine alleyways of the East End, a part of the city that the modern glass-and-steel revitalization had forgotten. Here, the brickwork was coated in a century of soot, and the air smelled of stale rain, diesel, and the metallic tang of old industry. We moved with the "Ghost Step," a silent, rhythmic pace that turned us into shadows flickering between the pools of yellow light cast by flickering streetlamps.I watched Leona in the reflections of darkened shop windows. She moved with a predatory grace that made my chest tighten with a mix
Waking up to my sin Chapter 82: The Soho Shadow (Leona’s POV)
The transition from the wild, windswept freedom of the Highlands to the jagged, neon-lit claustrophobia of London was a blur of high-speed adrenaline and silent, suffocating hours in the van. We had ditched the Land Rover in a flooded quarry outside of Leeds—a watery grave for a vehicle that had seen too much blood—switching to a nondescript, armored transit van that Malakai had stashed in a industrial lockup years ago.London didn't feel like the city I had once conquered. It didn't feel like the place where I had carved out a name for myself. Now, it felt like a massive, metallic kill-box.We were currently huddled in a "dead-zone" safehouse in the heart of Soho. It was a basement apartment beneath an old, boarded-up tailor shop on a street that smelled of damp garbage and expensive perfume. The air in the room was thick, a stagnant soup of damp brick, old parchment, and the lingering, spicy heat of three people packed into a space the size of a shipping container.
Waking up to my sin Chapter 81: The Poisoned Chalice (Leona’s POV)
The silence of the Highland morning was a lie, a thin, shimmering veil draped over a world that was screaming for our blood. I stood on the porch of the smoking lodge, the wood beneath my boots still radiating the dying heat of the battle. My rifle felt heavy, an extension of my own weary arm, the barrel still hot enough to hiss as a stray drop of Highland mist landed on the steel.I watched the sun creep over the jagged peaks of the valley, painting the mist in shades of bruised purple and sickly gold. It should have been a beautiful morning—the kind of morning a family celebrates after surviving the impossible.Malakai was standing by the Land Rover, his silhouette tall and imposing against the dawn. He had his hand on Kai’s shoulder, a gesture that was both a shield and a claim. For a fleeting second, his posture had relaxed. The "Master Elias" mask had softened, and I saw the man I had mourned for a decade—a man who thought he had finally won."It’s done, Leona,"
Waking up to my sin Chapter 80: The War of the Roses (Part 2) (Leona’s POV)
I woke up with the weight of Malakai’s arm draped over my waist, a heavy, protective anchor that felt both like a dream and a haunting. For a heartbeat, I allowed myself to keep my eyes closed, breathing in the smell of him—real, solid, and alive. But the silence of the lodge was too perfect. It was the kind of silence that usually preceded a storm.I sat up, sliding out from under the covers. Malakai was awake the second I moved, his gray eyes snapping open with the lethal alertness of a predator that had never truly slept. He didn't say a word; he just watched me, his gaze tracing the lines of my face as if he were still trying to convince himself I wasn't a hallucination."He’s awake," I whispered, nodding toward the main room where Kai had been sleeping.We dressed in silence, the domesticity of the act feeling like a jagged edge. I put on my tactical gear, cinching the holsters tight, while Malakai pulled on a fresh black shirt, hiding the scars that told the sto
Waking up to my sin Chapter 79: The Mountain Path (Malakai’s POV)
The interior of the hijacked SUV smelled of high-grade leather, ozone, and the violent, metallic tang of the blood still drying on my knuckles. I pushed the engine to its absolute limit, the speedometer needle dancing toward 120 mph as the narrow, winding roads of the English countryside blurred into a green-and-gray smear. In the passenger seat, Leona was a statue of lethal grace. She held the Glock 19 in her lap, her eyes fixed on the side mirror, watching for the headlights of the High Council’s secondary response team. She didn't look at me. Not yet. But I could feel the heat radiating off her—a mixture of adrenaline and a cold, simmering fury that I knew would eventually burn me to the bone. In the back seat, there was a silence so heavy it felt like a physical weight on my shoulders. I risked a glance in the rearview mirror. Kai was sitting perfectly still, his small hands gripped tightly around the straps of his gear bag. His gray eyes—my eye
Waking up to my sin Chapter 11: Salt and Sin
The roar of the yacht’s engines was the only thing drowning out the frantic thudding of my heart. Newtown was nothing more than a faint, glowing orange smudge on the horizon, a tombstone for the girl I used to be. I stood at the stern, my fingers white-knuckled as I gripped the cold railing. My r
Last Updated : 2026-03-18Waking up to my sin Chapter 12: The Horizon of Ash
The morning sun hit the Mediterranean waves with a blinding, diamond-like glare, but the warmth did little to settle the restlessness in my bones. I stood on the bridge of the yacht, watching Malakai navigate the vessel with a practiced, lethal grace. He had traded his combat gear for a crisp line
Last Updated : 2026-03-18Waking up to my sin Chapter 9: The Ghost of the Docks
The drive to the coast was a blur of high-speed turns and the smell of burning rubber. Malakai drove like a demon possessed, his eyes constantly checking the rearview mirror for the tell-tale strobe of Council sirens. I sat beside him, the cold weight of the pistol resting in my lap. I wasn't shaki
Last Updated : 2026-03-17Waking up to my sin Chapter 7: The Bloodbath at the Gates
The panic room was silent, but the walls seemed to vibrate with the muffled thuds of distant gunfire. I sat on the cold floor, clutching the dagger Malakai had given me. It felt heavy, a "no joke" weight in my hand that reminded me I wasn't that scared girl in the red dress anymore. I was a target.
Last Updated : 2026-03-17
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