Semua Bab Mated in the Hatred of Alpha King: Bab 111 - Bab 120

Esther’s POVRain came early that morning, as if the sky couldn’t stand the weight of my silence anymore.It washed the palace roofs, turned the gardens into mirrors, and ran like veins through the cobblestones. Inside my chest, it echoed perfectly, a steady, empty rhythm where purpose used to live.

Esther’s POVThe tavern was loud enough to drown out thought. Exactly what I’d wanted.Laughter clanged like cracked glass, and somewhere behind me a piano was losing a fight with its own tuning. The air smelled of beer and wolf musk, the kind of cheap, smoky scent that clung to your hair for days.

Nicholas’s POVMorning sunlight cut through the drapes in thin golden stripes. Dust motes hung suspended, drifting lazily in the hush.Esther was still asleep beside me.I hadn’t meant to stay the whole night. I’d meant to leave as soon as she stopped trembling. But every time I stood, Norman would

Esther’s POVThe palace had never been this bright.Golden banners fluttered across the courtyard, musicians tuned lutes and violins, and trays of sugared fruit glimmered beneath the sunlight. All of it, the music, the laughter, the illusion, was for Sofia.My daughter. My little girl who had someho

Nicholas’s POVIt was supposed to be an ordinary morning.A quiet one, even the kind where the palace felt less like a fortress and more like a home. The smell of breakfast bread drifting through the halls, the faint laughter of children somewhere near the east courtyard.Then came the scream.High.