บททั้งหมดของ Tempted By my Evil Lycan Stepbrother: บทที่ 131 - บทที่ 140

Riley’s POV"You are fucking crazy, Ezra," I screamed right into his face, my raspy voice breaking in my throat. "You just drove away the only person who offered me a way out. You just ruined my only chance to survive!"Ezra’s hand trembled against my chin. His eyes flickered, filled with a raw, desperate pain."You thought he was your only hope?" he whispered, his voice cracking. "You really believed I would just sit back and watch you burn? You'd rather rely on him than trust me?""Trust you?" I let out a harsh, bitter laugh, tears spilling over my swollen cheeks. "Why on earth would I trust you, Ezra? Everything you've ever done has brought me pain. You locked me in a dark hole and left me there to lose my mind. Honestly, being burned to death tomorrow sounds a hundred times better than going back to your stone cage!"Ezra flinched as if I had stabbed him directly in the heart. His eyes went wide, swimming with absolute, crushing agony.I thought he was going to grab my throat and

Riley’s POV"NO!" I screamed, ripping my wrist out of Axel's grip with force I didn't know I had."Riley, what the hell are you doing?!" Axel shouted, reaching out to grab me again. "The guards are closing in! We have to move NOW!"I didn't care about the gunfire. I didn't care about the rogue escape plan. I didn't care about my own safety anymore. I turned around and sprinted right back toward the bloody stone platform, my feet flying across the shattered marble.I threw myself onto the cold, blood-soaked floor right next to Ezra."Ezra! Ezra, look at me! Stay with me!" I sobbed, lifting his heavy, bloody head onto my lap.Behind us, a shadow flashed. Axel sprinted up the stairs, his face dark with frustration. He hurled a heavy steel blade straight through Soren's exposed throat. The old king let out a gurgling choke and collapsed onto the stone with a sickening thud, his eyes wide and lifeless, finally motionless.Ezra was choking on his own blood. His broad, calloused hand shot up

Third Person POV.3 YEARS LATER.Time passed in a blink.The students who had once studied in the royal academy had all graduated, stepping into their adult roles across the kingdom.And the young prince who had once torn the capital apart in a sea of fire and blood was now the Lycan King.Silas pulled off his gloves as he got out of his car in the central courtyard of the royal palace. Dust covered his military armor, the crimson cape over his shoulders bearing the deep mud of the distant borders.He had just come back from a long, month-long patrol at the borders and was now coming to give his report to the King.As Silas walked through the grand iron gates of the castle, a heavy, eerie quiet settled over him.Years ago, when the former Queen Everly had been around, the palace was always loud and bursting with life. There were endless balls, fancy dinners, music, and laughter filling every corner.But ever since Ezra took the throne, the palace had become cold and silent as a tomb.

Riley’s POVOnce I decided that I was going to do this, I started packing. I carefully packing glass bottles of medicine and bandages into a brown leather bag. My body still felt a little sore from the fever earlier, but my mind was spinning fast. Tomorrow, I had to step back onto Ezra's land. I had to force myself not to think anything."Um... Veilwalker?"A soft, nervous voice came from the front of the tent.I turned around and saw Leo standing near the entrance.He was a nineteen-year-old rogue boy with messy brown hair and faint wolf ears showing through his bangs. His arms were hidden behind his back, his dirt-stained boots shuffling awkwardly on the floor.This young man had a terrible past. A few years ago, a corrupt Lycan noble had stolen his little sister. When Leo went to the noble's estate to demand her back, he got angry and punched the noble in the face. He was branded a criminal and kicked out of his pack, while his sister remained trapped in the noble's palace.When I

Riley’s POVHe’s getting married.The words echoed in my head over and over again, sharp and deafening, like a bell chiming inside an empty room.I stood frozen on the busy sidewalk as the cheering crowd moved around me. My heart felt hollow, carved out by a dull, throbbing pain that reached all the way to my bones. Axel was right. Ezra hadn't been waiting for me. He hadn't been mourning the girl who ran away three years ago. He was a King now, moving on with his glorious life, preparing to place a crown on the head of some beautiful, perfect noble she-wolf. Whoever that was.It’s fine, I told myself, biting the inside of my cheek until I tasted copper. This is what you wanted. You came here to break the bond anyway. His life has nothing to do with you anymore."Riley," Axel’s deep voice cut through the noise. His warm hand rested gently on my shoulder through my gray cloak, pulling me back from the edge of my spiraling thoughts. "We need to keep moving before the street patrol closes