Chapter 61: Master It Or It Masters You

Lyra’s POVThe night pressed down heavily. My body throbbed, restless beneath my skin. Every sound carved too deep, every scent crowded too close.I whispered to myself, “Hold it. Choose one sound.”The drip from the roof. Steady, slow. I clung to it.But the moment I closed my eyes, the drip broke into a roar. My veins burned. My nails dug into my palms until they cut.Something inside me wanted out.By dawn, my hands shook so badly I could barely fasten my dress. I pushed myself into the corridor anyway. The air smelled too sharp, too alive: meat cooking two floors away, wet stone on the walls, sweat on a guard who passed without looking at me. I turned and ran out into the lavender fields, going as far away from the palace as possible.My stomach clenched, not from hunger, but from need. I pressed a hand to my chest.“What’s happening to me?”“Lyra?”I turned. Freya. Her eyes swept me once, and she frowned walking towards me.“You look… worse.”“I feel worse.”She took my hand and

Last Updated : 2025-09-06

Chapter 62: Dangerous Mind Game

Lyra’s POVBy the second morning after the claws, my skin felt too tight. Every sound scraped, every scent pressed, every step pulled me closer to something I couldn’t control.And of course, she summoned me.Lady Seraphina lounged in her chamber like a queen without a crown. Her robe spilled across the couch, silk pale as bone. Freya stood at her side, tray in hand, eyes steady but careful.“Shadow,” Lady Seraphina cooed. “Come closer.”I obeyed. My feet carried me to the edge of the rug though my heart wanted to bolt.“You walk differently,” she said.“I didn’t notice,” I replied.“You never do.” Her lips curved. “Others do.”Her gaze flicked between me and Freya, lingering like a knife that couldn’t decide where to press.“I’ve been thinking,” she said, stretching like a cat. “One of you is useful. One of you is decoration. But which?”Her eyes found mine. “Which are you, little shadow?”I swallowed. “Whatever you require, my lady.”“A clever answer. Safe. Predictable.” She turned

Last Updated : 2025-09-07

Chapter 63: The Bond Is Real

Lyra’s POVI didn’t want to sleep. Not after the claws. Not after Seraphina’s whispers. But exhaustion dragged me under like a current, and the dream came with it.Only this time, it didn’t wait for me to settle.I opened my eyes to the forest, already ablaze. Smoke stung my throat, sparks hissed in the dark. Shadows moved fast—steel against claw, men against wolves.But I wasn’t standing apart anymore. My hands weren’t hands. They curved into claws, the earth vibrating through my bones. The scents hit me first—blood sharp as iron, fear sour as vinegar, sweat thick and heavy.I staggered. This isn’t watching. This is living.A voice cut through. “You again.”I turned. The copper-haired Beta stood before me, sword slick with blood, shield dented, eyes wild. His voice was hoarse, but steady.“You don’t belong here,” he said.“I know,” I gasped.“Then why do you keep coming?”“I don’t choose it.”He bared his teeth. “Who did, then?" Before I could answer, the boy-Kieran appeared behind

Last Updated : 2025-09-08

Chapter 64: Tied To Him

Lyra’s POVThe dream clung to me long after I woke up. His small hand gripping mine. His voice, so certain. You’re supposed to be my shield. I tried to still my senses as they seemed to float all over the place.I pressed my palms against the washbasin, water dripping between my fingers. My reflection was pale, shadowed. But behind my eyes lingered that violet flicker, the one I couldn’t deny anymore.“You’re not nothing,” I whispered. The girl in the water didn’t laugh this time.By noon, Seraphina had occupied herself elsewhere, and I was left in the grand hall with tasks that required no thought. Carrying scrolls, moving goblets, standing still. All the while, the hum inside me grew louder. Sounds and half sentences continued to filter into my ears, and smells toyed with me, nauseating me to the core of my being.And then he entered.Kieran.He filled the room without effort, cloak sweeping, hair damp from training. My heart betrayed me by leaping too fast. He looked at me once, th

Last Updated : 2025-09-09

Chapter 65: Shattered Silence

Lyra’s POV“Alpha Kieran!” His name left my lips before I could stop it. It was loud enough to wake the silence in the chamber.He was standing by the windows again, like his mind was crowded by different thoughts, and he stared out to the point where it seemed he could get the answers he's looking for.“What is it now, Lyra?” he asked without turning around to look at me, his voice controlled.I swallowed the lump already forming in my throat. “Don't pretend like nothing happened between us before you retired for the day. You told me I was your mate, and now you woke up this morning with an attitude like nothing ever happened.”He kept quiet without saying anything, and when I had given up on him responding, he slowly turned, his stormy eyes fixed on me.“I don't recall ever admitting to such a thing.”“You are lying through your teeth," I whispered, my fist already formed, but I held myself. "I heard you very clearly. You admitted everything yourself, and I felt it.”He quickly cros

Last Updated : 2025-09-22

Chapter 66: Put To Test

Lyra’s POV"You still haven't answered my question," I pressed on, holding my ground to get a response from the copper haired Beta, his eyes burning deeply into mine."Who are you? Why should I trust any word that comes from your mouth?"He shifted his head one side, obviously frustrated by my persistence."Because, unlike many others, I've witnessed what happens when silence finally breaks. You think you want the truth Lyra, but you forgot that the truth has teeth. And it will definitely turn and bite you."Before I could buy myself tunes to argue, the dream world suddenly quaked, and all I saw was how it gradually dissolved around me, and I was caught in between its smoke and Storm. My breath suddenly became steady, as the chamber's ceiling came back to my view, with torchlights flickering around, and voices arguing.I recognized the voices at a go. Many of it belonged to the Council men, and they all directed their grievances to Kieran."Alpha Kieran, is this what you've succeeded

Last Updated : 2025-09-23