Semua Bab Mated To My Lycan Stepbrothers: Bab 451 - Bab 460

THANEI walked into the school office with Maya beside me.She looked exhausted. Her eyes were swollen and red from crying all night. Her hair was pulled back into a messy bun, and she wore one of my jackets because she had been too distracted to pick out her own. She hadn’t slept. Neither had I.The fluorescent lights overhead buzzed softly. The office smelled like paper and floor polish, and the ticking clock on the wall was louder than it should’ve been. Everything felt… tense. Like the walls themselves knew something was wrong.A woman at the front desk looked up quickly when she saw us. She was in her late forties, with glasses that hung low on her nose and a nervous smile that didn’t quite reach her eyes.“Mr. Thane?” she asked.“Yes,” I said with a short nod. “We were called in.”She straightened in her seat, quickly shuffling some papers on her desk like she didn’t know what to do with her hands. “Yes, of course. Please, right this way. The principal is waiting for you.”Maya

THANEI stood frozen.The principal was still on the ground, unconscious. His face pale, his mouth slightly open. I hadn’t touched him. I just… snapped. My voice changed. My eyes. The Lycan in me had surfaced.I turned to Maya slowly. “I didn’t mean to.”She grabbed my arm. “Thane, we have to do something. Someone’s going to walk in.”“I didn’t touch him,” I said again, my voice low, almost to myself. “I just… lost control.”“We need help,” she said. “We can’t leave him like this.”A minute later, a school nurse rushed in. “What happened?”“He fainted,” Maya said quickly. “He just… dropped.”The nurse checked his pulse. “He’s alive. But he’s ice cold.”I stepped back, keeping my hands behind me. I could still feel the heat in my chest, the leftover energy from my shift trying to break through.“I saw him when he attacked the principal. He is…. not….human!” A student yelled out.“Fuck! He must have seen what happened!” I muttered to myself. Trying to cajole him, I moved closer to him b

DANEI didn’t care about school. Not today. I couldn’t sit still in class. My hands twitched. My leg wouldn't stop shaking. Kane was the same.We couldn't just wait for Sierra, Zane, and Lila to come back. We had to do something.I whispered to Kane before class. “I’m going after her, man. To the source of magic. I don’t care if I get expelled.”Kane looked at me. “Me too. But where?”We’d heard whispers in the woods. About a witch. A rogue. Silva. Said she wasn’t friendly. But she had power. Real power.During lunch, we made our plan. “We head into the woods after school. Find Silva.”Kane nodded. “Even if she eats us alive.”We waited for the bell with our hearts pounding.Later, we slipped out of school without anyone really noticing. We moved quickly, keeping our heads down.“Think they’ll call Mom and dad?” Kane asked as we crossed the parking lot.“I don’t care,” I muttered. “Let them. We’ll be back before anyone figures it out.”We had told them we were going to a counseling se

LILAThe cold metal bars dug into my back.“Sierra?” I whispered, voice rough.No answer.Just silence… until I heard it again. That soft, strange sound.“Lila...” a voice sang gently. “Lullaby… child of moonlight… child of song…”I froze.My breath caught in my throat as I slowly lifted my head. “Who’s there?”I looked around quickly. The room was still dark, pitch black, no walls, no corners, just a thick emptiness all around. A cage of shadows. The only thing real was the shimmering ropes that held me tight, glowing faintly against my skin. My arms throbbed. My shoulders were stiff. And the ropes… they burned. Not like fire, but like regret…slow, painful, deep.“Who’s there?” I asked again, voice trembling.No reply.Just that same melody. Soft. Sweet. Haunting. Like a lullaby from long ago. Like a mother missing her child. A song of longing and heartbreak.I pulled my knees to my chest and buried my face between them. My body ached. My heart ached more.“Let me out,” I whispered.

ZANE“Sierra!” I shouted, running straight into her arms.She caught me without hesitation, wrapping me in the tightest embrace, like she was afraid I’d disappear again. Her face buried against my chest, and for a second, the world fell quiet, like everything horrible had paused to let us breathe.“I thought I lost you,” she whispered, her voice trembling.“I’m here,” I murmured, pressing my hand against her back. “I’m okay now. We’re together.”Her breath hitched, and I felt the wetness of her tears on my shirt. I didn’t care. I held her tighter, like I could protect her from everything, from the past, from the pain, from the nightmare we were standing in.But the moment didn’t last.A slow, deliberate clap echoed through the vast chamber.Clap.Clap.Clap.It was mocking. Cold. A sharp reminder that this wasn’t over.We pulled apart and turned toward the sound.Ariel stood on the steps leading to the dark throne, her crimson eyes glowing with amusement. She looked almost casual, arm