THE ROGUE QUEEN 의 모든 챕터: 챕터 41 - 챕터 50

I woke up to shouting.Distant but urgent, coming from somewhere in the palace grounds. My body ached, the poison making everything feel heavy and wrong.Through the bond, I felt Damon's sudden spike of alertness.Something was happening.I dragged myself to the window and looked down at the palace grounds. Guards were mobilizing, moving with military precision toward the main gates.The door slammed open.Damon walked in, already dressed. His face was hard and cold.“Get dressed. You have five minutes.”“What’s going on?” I asked."We have visitors. Uninvited ones." His voice was cold. "Five rogues just walked up to my gates and demanded to see me. About you.”"What?""You heard me. They're armed. Refusing to leave. And the one in front, russet-haired, looks ready to fight every guard here, he keeps shouting your name."Kael.Oh gods, Kael was here."You need to see them," I said urgently. "Please, they're my pack—""I know exactly who they are. I had them identified the moment they

Lycan Court - DawnI woke to the sound of activity in the palace grounds.Soldiers were moving around in lines. Supplies were being loaded. Horses were being prepared. Through my window, I could see that everyone was getting ready for something serious, either war or a very dangerous journey.The trip to the Shadowlands was happening.Today.A servant came in. She was not Petra, and she looked very nervous. She carried a tray of food and a message sealed with Damon’s personal mark.I opened it and read:‘Be ready to leave within the hour. Wear travel clothes. Bring nothing you can't carry yourself. We move fast and light. -D’No kindness. No comfort. Just instructions.I dressed quickly in the leather pants and tunic that were prepared for me. I braided my hair back and tried to stop my hands from shaking.Four days left. Maybe less. The poison was getting worse. I could feel it now, a constant ache in my bones, a weakness that had nothing to do with exhaustion.The door opened sudden

⚠️ Mature Content Warning: This chapter contains explicit sexual scenes intended for mature audiences only. Reader discretion is advised.Outside the Witch's CottageMaya paced in front of the cottage door for the hundredth time."How long have they been in there?" she asked."Three hours," Lyra said from where she sat on a fallen log. "Maybe more. It's hard to tell in this place. Time feels... strange here."The guards stood at alert around the clearing, weapons ready, eyes scanning the twisted Shadowlands forest for threats. But even they seemed uneasy, glancing occasionally at the cottage where their King and the Shadow Wolf had disappeared."Something's happening," Maya said. "I can feel it."“I can feel it too.” Lyra said quietly. "Maya stopped pacing. She could feel it—a strange energy in the air, like the moment before lightning struck. The very atmosphere seemed charged with magic."What if it's a trap?" one of the younger guards asked nervously. "What if the witch is—""She'

The garden was too beautiful for a conversation like this.Bright roses bloomed everywhere. Water flowed gently from the fountains. But Kael stood with his back to me, his body stiff, like he was holding himself together.I could feel Damon through the bond—watching from somewhere in the palace, his possessive attention focused entirely on us. But he was giving me this space. For now."Kael—" I started."Don't." His voice was rough. "Just... let me look at you for a minute. Before everything changes."I waited, my heart breaking for him.Finally, he turned. His amber eyes were shiny with tears he refused to let fall.“The mark suits you,” he said softly. “It’s beautiful.”"Kael, I'm sorry—""Don't apologize. Please don't apologize for surviving." He moved closer, his hands clenching and unclenching. "That's what you did, right? The poison was killing you, and completing the bond was the only way to cure it.""Yes. The witch said I could try to purge it myself, but I probably would hav

I woke to Damon's mouth on my neck, kissing the mark with deliberate slowness, his tongue flicking over the skin in a way that sent shivers straight to my core."Again?" I murmured, though my body was already responding, heat pooling low in my belly as his lips traced the sensitive spot."Always." His hand slid down my body possessively, fingers splaying across my stomach before dipping lower, brushing the edge of my folds. "Do you have any idea how difficult it is to concentrate on anything when I can feel your desire through the bond?""You're the one who woke me up with your mouth on my—" I gasped as his hand found exactly the right spot, his fingers parting my slick pussy lips and circling my clit. A soft, sweet moan escaped me, "Mmm, oh Damon..." My hips bucked instinctively, coating his fingers with my wetness.“Ours,” a deep, rumbling voice growled through the bond, raw and primal. “Need to claim. I need her. Always.”I felt Kya stir inside me, purring with shameless satisfacti