80: "Her Name, Not Her Shame"

Her fingers ached from clenching, something she had grown accustomed to in recent days. A new habit born of anguish.Her thoughts were a storm, crowded and confused, each one weighing her spirit heavier than the last. There were no answers given, no clarity offered. She would have to find truth on her own.Vargr. He must be the Alpha’s brother. Perhaps even... his twin.But twins were an ill omen in the werewolf realm.She remembered the old whispers, tales passed down by the matrons and crones. No two werewolves were ever born together without consequence. If such a thing occurred, it meant the gods had turned their gaze in judgment. Something terrible had happened, or was bound to.So what, then, was the truth?Why could she not piece it all together?A soldier staggered drunkenly past her cell, laughing. It was a cruel, careless sound.Today, Darius was to wed.A real wife. A new Luna.A bitter sort of relief settled over her shoulders. At least now the burden of that title, one she

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81: The Second Wife’s Curse

Courtyard.Beneath the dappled shade of the courtyard arbor, Lady Ravena reclined with ease upon a cushioned chaise, a silver plate of honeyed figs and almond-stuffed dates set before her. Beside her sat Lady Valaria, heavy with child, her hands gently cradling the swell of her womb.Around them, handmaidens bustled softly, murmuring as they poured cooled rosewater and fanned their mistresses from the midday sun. The air was rich with the scent of jasmine and the hum of idle conversation.“I marvel at you, truly,” Ravena said at length, plucking a fig and bringing it to her lips. “bearing one before, and now again. Are you not wearied by it?”Valaria laughed softly, the sound weary but serene. “Such is the way of she-wolves,” she replied. “We are made to bear, to breed. It is how we secure our place in the eyes of the pack and the council.”Ravena arched a brow, her voice laced with a touch of mockery. “And yet, they still seek pleasure beyond their own hearths. Forgive me, but your h

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82: The Price of Defiance

When Lena was summoned to the courtyard, she knew well that Lady Ravena would not allow the events of her wedding day to go unanswered. Retribution had been delayed, not forgotten. Lena had expected it, sooner rather than later.Yet if fate was to bring her before Ravena, then at the very least, she might lay eyes upon Lady Miriam once more as her questions still plagued her. Perhaps now, at last, she would receive the answers she had long hungered for.Upon reaching the stone-lined courtyard, she was met by Ravena’s watchful eyes and the silent presence of her attendants. Without command, two guards stepped forward and forced Lena to her knees before the Lady.But Lena kept her gaze forward, refusing to bow her head.Ravena stood before her in silks of deepest crimson, her hair adorned with gold pins that glittered like blades. Her eyes held no mercy.“You thought yourself bold,” she said coldly, circling Lena like a hawk over prey. “Before our lords. Before my husband.”Lena said no

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80: "Her Name, Not Her Shame"

81: The Second Wife’s Curse

82: The Price of Defiance