All Chapters of Stealing the Heart of the Lycan King: Chapter 171 - Chapter 180

CALANTHATHE NEXT MORNING I awoke, stretching my hand across the bed, reaching for Kaiden who was asleep beside me on the bed. But I was greeted with cold, empty sheets.My eyes slowly fluttered open, a small frown tugging at my lips. It was still too early for him to be up. Where could he have gone?Yawning softly, I stretched my arms above my head, feeling the familiar ache between my thighs—a sore reminder of the night before. At this point, it felt like every night I spent here ended the same way; Kaiden and I making love like it was our last time together. Whether I started it or he did, we always ended up the same; naked, breathless, and asleep in each other’s arms.I sat up, the sheets falling around me, and slowly dragged myself out of bed. My legs felt weak and I made a mental note to not stretch myself so much during our sexual activity. As if my mind would listen when I’m lost in ecstasy. I dragged my feet to the bathroom to check if he was there, but it was empty.Lett

HERAA COUPLE HOURS LATER“You may wrap up the body now.” Hera ordered and the guards who were also standing in the examination room bowed and quietly obeyed. They carefully covered the boy’s body.Beside her, Tara was washing her hands in a small basin, the water tinted red from the autopsy. She had rushed back to the pack as soon as Kaiden sent word, cancelling her trip to Onyx Pack without hesitation.Neither of them had expected what they found in the boy’s blood.“Gothel,” Tara whispered under her breath. Her hands moved slowly in the water, her gaze fixed and distant. She was obviously still in shock. “Who would’ve imagined this.”Hera was shaken too—but for a different reason. While the discovery disturbed her, what really unsettled her was Tara. Their tense encounter from the other day still echoed in her mind, especially Tara’s strange words that hinted she knew more than she should. Now that Tara wasn’t leaving the pack anymore, Hera didn’t see any reason to delay this confr

CALANTHAI paced back and forth in Kaiden’s chamber, biting my nails nervously as I waited for him. I glanced at the wall clock again—it was already late into the night, and still no sign of him. He hadn’t said he’d be gone long, but deep down, I knew what was keeping him. It had to be that dark, dangerous matter that had shaken the entire pack.Over the past few hours, I had gotten a couple of messages—one from Eloise, another from Nyx. Both asking the same thing: “Is it true? Is there really a killer beast on the loose?” I hadn’t replied. My thoughts were all over the place. I felt anxious, heavy, scared. If I felt this torn, I couldn’t even imagine how Kaiden must be feeling.At that moment, the door opened.My head snapped up immediately, and my heart skipped a beat when I saw Kaiden walk in. He froze on his feet when he saw me, like he hadn’t expected anyone to be waiting. His shoulders were stiff, and the exhaustion on his face was clear. Dark circles under his eyes, tension i

KAIDENAfter the crowd had dispersed an hour later, Tara and Hera followed me to the meeting room, just as I’d requested.As the guards opened the tall wooden doors, I stepped inside first, the two priestesses walking quietly behind me. “You both have the answers now, don’t you?” I asked. “I gave you an additional time until midnight. That was more than enough to find a solution.”I made my way to the head chair at the long table and sat down. I gestured for them to take the two seats beside me. They obeyed and sat down.“We have the answers, my king.” Hera spoke.“I’m listening,” I said, crossing my legs and folding my arms tightly across my chest. I was running low on patience. All I wanted was to wrap this up and go to Calantha.“To defeat Gothel’s spirit,” Hera began, “we need to find the vessel—the person she’s possessing. Once we do, we have to force her spirit out.”“And how do we do that?”“Through an ancient chant,” she continued. “The dark willow chant.”My whole system fro

SIENNAEveryone of us at the dinner table held our breaths at Kaiden’s threats.Even though a part of me felt relief that he was standing beside me, defending me, it didn’t take away the fear churning in my gut. I knew Thomas and Ginger too well. They weren’t the kind to back down without trying to shift the blame or twist the truth. And I knew exactly what card they’d play.And right on cue, they did.“My king,” Thomas spoke up, finally breaking the heavy silence. He bowed his head slightly, wearing a fake, innocent smile. “I think there’s been a misunderstanding. Neither I nor my wife has ever laid a finger on Calantha. We’ve never hurt her, not even once.”Ginger quickly backed him up. “As for selling her into slavery… we would never do such a thing. Calantha offered to do that herself. Times were hard for our family and we were barely surviving. She said she wanted to help.”Then they both turned to look at me, their eyes gleaming with an underlying wickedness. I knew that look, b