Semua Bab Marked By Midnight : Bab 1 - Bab 10

Lunessa’s POVI took a long shaky breath, staring at the stranger in the mirror.My once-glossy black hair was pulled into a hasty twist, loose strands framing a face I barely recognized. My eyes, usually bright and alive, looked numb.‘You’re still beautiful,’ Due, my wolf, whispered gently through the mindlink.Before I could respond, the door creaked open.“Hey. You look pretty,” my mother said softly.I forced a faint smile, the corners of my lips trembling.“Are you sure you have to attend the party?” she asked hesitantly, stepping further in.“I’m the Beta of Duskwind Circle,” I said, my voice barely holding steady. “I have to attend the Alpha’s engagement party.”“But…” she began, her eyes pleading.“Mother, please,” I whispered. I turned away as she sighed deeply, then quietly stepped out, closing the door behind her. Tears welled in my eyes, then spilled freely. I took my phone, and all I could see was Kellan’s engagement party.Kellen, the name felt like a blade in my chest

Lunessa's POV “No. No, no. This can't be happening…” I whispered.I shut my eyes tightly. Just a trick of the light, but when I opened them again, the mark was still there.A mating mark, but not just any mark. This one was different. It didn’t resemble the marks I’d seen on others, it shimmered faintly beneath my skin, pulsing with an unfamiliar energy.I collapsed to the floor. What kind of twisted joke was this? Who disappears after a night like that, leaving nothing but a mark that felt like it bound my soul?Panic clawed at my chest, my hands trembled as they hovered over the mark. I wanted to blame the wine, but no that would be a lie. I wanted it. My body had begged for him like it had been waiting its whole life.‘Why are you not saying anything?’ I asked Due, my wolf.‘Maybe... maybe he’ll come back?’ she offered, hesitant.‘Maybe? Maybe? Who the hell marks someone and disappears without a word?’But I knew the answer wouldn’t come, at least not today. Fussing over it wouldn

Azrik's POV Becoming the new Lycan King of Velgrath was never part of my plan.My father’s death sudden, and cloaked in mystery, changed everything. For years, I lived in the shadows as the bastard no one acknowledged. Then they came for me. Dragged me from the fringes and placed a crown on my head, not because they believed in me, but because there was no one else left.Both of my father's legitimate sons were gone, claimed by the same strange fate that took him. It felt deliberate, and orchestrated. As though someone, or something, was determined to erase the Lycan bloodline from existence.That's why my coronation was done in secrecy, no phones, no party. Only the Royal Alphas and a select few pack Alphas even know I sit on the throne. The rest of the world still believes Velgrath is in mourning.Before all this, I had spent years searching for a mate, hoping the bond would ground me. But after I became king, the council grew impatient, they didn't care about the bond they wanted

Lunessa's POV “Azrik?” I gasped, my voice barely a whisper over the rain.That roar wasn’t ordinary. It had depth, ancient, commanding, powerful beyond measure.I braced myself for a battle, bloody and brutal, but there was none. The assassins vanished just like that.I blinked in disbelief. The scentless killers were infamous for one thing: once they locked on their target, they never left. It was tradition, a law and obsession. And yet, they fled.Azrik stepped into the broken doorway like a storm cloaked in skin. His eyes glowed a fierce coal-red, radiating heat and danger. His presence swallowed the space, made the broken cottage feel smaller.Without a word, he removed his long black coat and wrapped it around me. The warmth of it, and the scent of him, earth, masculine, power, stunned me more than the silence. Then he knelt before me, one knee to the ground.“I’m sorry, Lunessa,” he said, his voice low and raw. “I’m so sorry.”I stared at him, heart thundering. I didn’t want an

Lunessa's POV We all stared at the girl, stunned into silence.“What poison?” I asked, my voice cold and sharp.She looked up slowly, her face streaked with tears, confusion in her eyes.“Huh? I… I thought that’s what you meant,” she stammered. “I thought… you were talking about the poison.”My heart clenched.“Tell me about it,” I demanded, taking a step forward. “Or you’ll meet the same fate as him.”I pointed to Jeff’s lifeless body, still crumpled on the ground like discarded trash.She gasped and broke into fresh sobs. “It was during the Alpha's engagement,” she cried. “At the hotel… the Luna gave me a glass of wine and told me you had to be the one to drink it. She made it clear, no mistakes.”I turned to Azrik, our eyes locking, equally baffled.“What else?” I asked, trying to keep my voice steady despite the chill running down my spine.“She didn’t explain anything. But… I remember hearing her muttering under her breath when she thought I wasn’t nearby,” the maid said.I narr