All Chapters of Reborn for the Lycan king : Chapter 191 - Chapter 200

Aria’s POVThe evening came fast, carried in on a chill that seeped through the walls. I’d barely had time to finish unpacking when I heard the faint knock at my door, it was soft, the kind of knock that didn’t ask for permission. My chest tightened instantly.“Come in,” I said, keeping my voice steady.The door opened, and there Darren was.He didn’t look surprised to find me sitting there; he looked satisfied, like this was exactly how things were supposed to be. He stepped inside with the quiet confidence of a man who believed he owned the space, and well, everything in it.“Getting settled?” he asked, his voice smooth as silk but carrying an undercurrent I knew too well.“Yes,” I said, keeping my tone soft, deferential. “I’m settling in well.”His mouth curved into a smile, but the smile never reached his eyes. He moved toward the bed and sat beside me. The mattress dipped under his weight, the space between us vanishing until I could feel the heat of his body. His hand brushed ag

Ronan's POV The forest thickened as I pushed deeper into it, my horse moving at a steady canter beneath me. I could have taken a vehicle, but leaving the pack mansion with an engine roaring at midnight would have drawn attention, eyes from the guards, some pack members, suspicion from Eros. A horse slipping quietly through the trees, however, was the kind of movement no one would easily hear or suspect. Cold air stung my face as I rode, sharpening my thoughts until they cut like blades. I had waited years for this moment, and now that Aria had left Eros’ side, the opportunity finally appeared before me. No mate tugging at him, no emotional distractions keeping him sharp. Just the king, and the throne I deserved.Branches whipped against my cloak as I urged the horse onward. The path twisted through dense pines, the moonlight barely cutting through, everywhere was so dark. Good. Darkness had always suited me.As the forest swallowed me, my mind wandered, to the night everything chang

Ronan’s POVI didn’t deny it. Instead, I smirked. “You’re sharper than you pretend to be, but I hope you also know that the kind of herb you claim to buy isn’t sold here?”“And you,” she murmured, “are planning something ambitious.”Silence stretched between us, heavy, dangerous, crackling with the unspoken truth.She suddenly tilted her head, “Let me guess. You want to kill Eros?”I froze instantly, my thumbs vibrating slightly. Then I let the mask slip just enough. “He’s lived on borrowed time.”Elara breathed out, almost relieved. Then she reached into her sleeve and pulled out her own item, a small sealed packet, marked with the symbol for toxin.“So is Aria,” she said. “She’s about to destroy everything I’ve built. Darren plans to make her his Luna then kill her afterward. He promised me the pack, but Aria is taking forever to comply so I want to speed it up.”Her smile was brittle, bitter. I studied her, she was smart, ambitious and dangerous in all the ways useful to me.“And

Aria's POVThe house felt different at night. Maybe it was the silence, or the dark corners the moon refused to touch. Maybe it was the way Darren's scent soaked into everything like oil, thick, heavy, suffocating. But mostly, it was the fact that that book I saw under his bed meant something. I knew he was keeping secrets inside these walls, Secrets about my father. Secrets about his grand plan. Secrets about me, or should I say secrets that’ll end me and for some reasons I knew that going through that book will reveal them. And tonight I was going to find them.I waited until the entire house settled, until footsteps faded and doors closed, until Elara's sugary laughter disappeared into the night and Darren retreated into whatever late-night business he pretended to have, and told me to return to my room that he’ll be back soon and I could return to his room afterwards. I counted the minutes, thirty, forty, fifty-five, then I moved.I slipped out barefoot from my room again, the

Aria’s POVHe turned to Elara, his expression shifting into something faintly amused. “You don’t mind, do you?”Her smile faltered for half a heartbeat, then returned, brighter than before. “Of course not,” she said sweetly. “After all, she’s your beloved.”The way she said it made my skin crawl, something was wrong. Oh, goodness. Something was terribly wrong!Darren moved closer again, and his hand found my back. The touch was gentle, almost comforting, but every nerve in my body screamed. “See?” he murmured, as if speaking only to me. “You’re safe here, Aria. You don’t have to wander in my room at night like some frightened child.”I nodded, forcing my body to lean into him ever so slightly while praying for the perfect opportunity to run away. “Thank you, Darren,” I said softly. “You’re right.”“Of course I am,” he said with a faint smirk, brushing his thumb against my arm. “I always am.”The words slid over me like oil, slick and cold.Elara shifted, and I saw her fingers tight