All Chapters of Fated In Darkness: Chapter 221 - Chapter 230

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220 Old Gods, New Wars

AdrianWe pushed the van harder than necessary and didn’t roll into the manor until three-thirty. The night still belonged to us, barely. Enough time to act.Crossing the threshold, I couldn’t help but wonder how the intervention with Natalie’s mother had gone. My parents were skilled in handling delicate truths, far more suited to that role than I ever could be. Still, part of me worried, Nicole wasn’t strong, and if she faltered, Natalie would break with her.But I didn’t have time to linger on that. Not tonight.“Milo,” I ordered the moment we entered, “fetch Arya.”He didn’t hesitate. He knew better.I had already decided, I’d lock Arya in the lower levels. Eliminating her for cozying up to Martina was the logical choice, the clean choice… but perhaps not the wise one. Many of my Dhampirs had Strigoi friends, and I hadn’t gutted them for it. Arya was different, yes, but to strike her down outright would raise questions. And questions inside my own walls were dangerous.“That quick

Last Updated : 2025-08-17

221 Apocalypse in Waiting

Adrian My father’s eyes snapped to him, the weight of centuries behind his gaze. Then, with a resigned sigh, he leaned back and muttered, “I suppose Adrian has told you why we cannot go for him head-on.” Dimitri’s nod was tight, unreadable, but I knew the truth of it had shaken him. “I’ve tried to reach out to Giuseppe,” my father went on, his tone clipped, urgent now. “No response. But make no mistake, we must put Dragomir to sleep before he wakes Volodymir. If that happens…” He set his glass down with a deliberate thud, the sound carrying finality. “…we will face another war. Not a clean war, either, one with fledglings and abominations flooding the streets. They have no respect for humanity, no restraint. I have lived through such times. I will not see them rise again.” He lifted his glass once more, downing it in a single gulp. “The world will not be safe so long as Dragomir roams free,” he continued. “And gods help us all if Volodymir stirs. Having two of them awake at the sa

Last Updated : 2025-08-17

222 Rot in the Pack

AdrianI wanted to go to Natalie right away, to feel the calm her presence gave me, but duty chained me. Charles had to bleed his secrets before the night was over. Natalie would rest for now. Nicole’s problem…I would find another way to solve it later.I left my parents and moved down the hall toward the infirmary. The scent of blood and antiseptic lingered in the air, sterile yet sharp, a reminder that healing and suffering often walked hand in hand here. Carson sat hunched on the couch, his elbows on his knees, eyes fixed on Raven as the doctors worked around her. The moment he saw me, he straightened, tension radiating off him.“There is no venom in her system,” he said quickly, almost as if he needed to get the words out before they disappeared. “They said she’ll be fine.” His relief was naked on his face, unguarded, far too human. It struck me how much he cared, and how much that care could be used against him.“Have you called her father?” I asked.He nodded. “My father is taki

Last Updated : 2025-08-18

223 The Price of Betrayal

Adrian “What’s with Calpacut?” I asked, recalling the flirty little wolf who had enjoyed needling Natalie every chance she got. The one who draped herself on Carson at balls as though she were his mate instead of just a pretty distraction. Carson’s jaw ticked. “I’m just waiting for Raven to wake and tell me what really happened,” he said finally, voice tight. We moved down the corridor toward the subcells, the air cooling as the walls thickened into stone. He kept speaking, the words tumbling out of him with the weight of suspicion he’d clearly been carrying for some time. “The day of the attack… Michelle had Raven escort her to my office. Dhampirs had come to demand Lisa be handed over, since Graham refused to pay his tribute. I remember wondering why Michelle dragged Raven with her, she didn’t belong in that room. But I let it pass.” He cast me a quick glance, something raw flickering in his eyes. “What if that was her way of showing the Dhampirs exactly who James’ daughter w

Last Updated : 2025-08-18

224 Preserved Assets

AdrianCharles rambled about his wife, too, how she had received the treatment, how the years had peeled off her like dead skin. She looked younger now, radiant, he said. Glowing, even. He sounded proud. Like a child showing off a toy he didn't understand."And the immunosuppressant?" Dimitri asked from the shadows.Charles nodded quickly. "It regulates the mutation, lets them live longer, almost indefinitely. It relaxes the immune system, allowing the venom to wrap around the cells. That way, the immune system becomes... enhanced. They heal faster, get stronger. Unless something catastrophic happens, they live. For years.""And when they die?" I asked, stepping closer.His eyes flicked toward mine, and for a heartbeat, he forgot how to breathe.“Dragomir has people,” he said. “A network. They collect the bodies. Anyone who dies becomes part of his army, resurrected, reconditioned. He calls them ‘preserved assets.’ It doesn’t happen often. Only when there’s… poisoning, or a violent d

Last Updated : 2025-08-18

225 Taken Under My Roof

Adrian “What about Brian?” I asked, my voice cold and controlled. Too controlled. Charles froze. His expression cracked. He hadn’t expected that. He didn’t think I’d know. “He knows too much,” he said finally, the words dragging out like a confession. “Dragomir won’t let him go...” I stepped toward him, slow and deliberate. “I asked you a question. Not a theory.” Charles swallowed hard, color draining from his face. “In the basement. My house in Alpaca. Where Michael is staying. He’s there. And Michael... Michael knows.” There it was. Proof. Michael had gone beyond betrayal. He didn’t just sell out the living, he’d locked his own brother in a cage. Kept him hidden like an inconvenient truth. Knowing Brian was down there, rotting beneath his feet, while he smiled, schemed, played diplomat. He was filth. And filth needed fire. Charles, desperate now, started spilling more, names, meeting places, a few passwords he thought might save him. None of it mattered. I had what I neede

Last Updated : 2025-08-18

226 Stolen From My Arms

AdrianI tore through the mansion like a madman, ripping open doors, checking every shadow, every passage—even the hidden levels Natalie could never have known existed. I knew I wouldn’t find her. Not really.But I searched anyway.Hope is a cruel, stupid thing. And I was its fool tonight.Each time I came up empty, the fury built. My hands shook—not just with rage, but with something far worse.Fear.Not the kind that made you freeze. The kind that poisoned your thoughts. That whispered all the things that could be happening to her right now.If she were with the wolves, I could live with that. I knew them. I could smell them. Break them if I needed to.But Strigoi?That was different.That was monsters. Creatures who fed on pain, who turned beauty into screaming, who didn’t kill out of hunger—they killed for fun.The image of her—bitten, broken, changed—seared into my skull. It clawed at the walls of my mind like a demon trying to escape.My fists slammed against the stone. I didn’t

Last Updated : 2025-08-19

227 The Cost of Mercy

Adrian “Martina!” I roared, my voice crashing through the manor like a shockwave. Rage flooded every vein. It was pure. Blinding. I should’ve ended her the day she laid a hand on Natalie at the university. I should’ve ripped her throat out and let the council watch. But no. Dimitri came crawling, whispering about politics, about second chances. And my father—my father—asked me to let it go. To be gracious. To be civilized. So I swallowed it. Buried it. And now—this. This was the result of unfinished business. This was what happened when you let poison live. I stood there, shaking—not with indecision, but with clarity. This was the cost of mercy. They had feared I would become unstoppable. Feared that if I ever abandoned restraint, I would burn the world to cinders. Well, congratulations. They just made me the very monster they warned each other about. No more holding back. No more fair. No more forgiving. I gave them mercy, and they turned it into a weapon. Now I

Last Updated : 2025-08-20

228 Ash for Ash

AdrianOn my way to the elevator that led to the lower levels, Carson intercepted me, confusion etched across his face.“What’s with the commotion, Adrian? Is everything okay?” he asked, his tone genuine—too calm for what was unravelling around us.I had to clamp down on the rage pulsing through my veins. If I didn’t, I’d tear through him just for being in my way.I met his eyes, voice low, clipped.“Dragomir helped Martina take Natalie,” I said. “And one of my Dhampirs helped them do it.”The words hung in the air like smoke.Carson’s expression shifted instantly. His jaw tightened. His hands curled into fists.“I hate traitors,” he growled.That, I already knew. He’d been watching Michelle with the same suspicion I now held for Arya. But his distrust came from duty. Mine was something else entirely.Because Natalie wasn’t just someone I swore to protect.She was part of my soul—my calm, my fire, my undoing.And I would walk through hell. Burn the heavens. Rip out the throats of gods

Last Updated : 2025-08-21

229 Through Her Eyes

Adrian I hit the button, the elevator humming as it descended to the lower levels. Carson stood beside me, silent but ready. The moment the doors slid open, Dimitri and Lancly were already waiting. Neither surprised. Both grim. “That bitch finally made her move,” Dimitri said. “She was in league with that bastard the whole time. I knew something was off about her friendship with your Dhampir mistress…” My gaze cut to him—sharp, cold. “Arya isn’t my mistress.” He caught the weight in my tone immediately. Took a step back. Nodded. Smart enough to recognize my rage for what it was—and who it was meant for. “I should’ve ended Martina when she came at Natalie on campus,” I said, voice flat. “But I listened. I showed restraint. Your pleas, Dimitri.” Now he understood where this was going. “I won’t make that mistake again.” “I have no problem with that,” Dimitri said quietly. Even he sounded disappointed. “She made her choice.” Lancly stepped forward, arms folded, eyes t

Last Updated : 2025-08-22

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