Semua Bab My sister’s mate became my forbidden love.: Bab 41 - Bab 50

Victoria's POV It was a peaceful night, but I don't trust peaceful nights. Ethan came to the garden a few moments after, soft footsteps but eager, and then he bowed to me. “You wanted to see me, Luna?” I turned to him. “Took you long enough.” Looking up forcefully, he smiled as he replied, “I had to make sure no one's following me.” “Okay,” I said. “Whatever I'm about to tell you stays in this garden.” I walked past him, ordering him to follow me.“You have been living with her for weeks. How is she?” Ethan seemed to hesitate. “She is... quiet. Mostly keeps to herself.” I halted and turned so quickly towards him. “Quiet can be trouble. Don't assume she's being quiet because of obeying me.” He swallowed, making the sound as he did so. “She hasn't caused any problems. Not that I have seen anyway.” I got closer until he flinched. “I don't keep you to 'see' things, Ethan. I keep you to make sure she acts right. Lila is smart – too smart.” He lowered his head. “I get it.” “Do you?

Lila's POVMy first suspicion was that this was all a funny coincidence but with the way guards appeared at the most random places… I started to realize it was not funny…or a coincidence.The servants were acting different, too.“She's cursed,” one of them muttered, not knowing I could hear her. “That's why the guards are here, to make sure she doesn't bring more bad luck.”“Or maybe,” another whispered back, “the Luna just doesn't trust her. You know what they say—behind every beautiful woman hides evil.”I pretended not to hear, but it did hurt.I was used to getting hated in silence, but this was beyond that. It felt orchestrated. Someone wanted me watched, and I could take a good guess—Victoria.By the third day, I started writing things down in an old notebook. I hid it under a loose floorboard near my bed. Every night, after everyone else in the palace was asleep, it was my turn to bring it out and put down any witnessing I experienced.From the guards being near my door at all

Lila's POV The palace library still felt like a haven. Perhaps it was just me, but I found solace in those tall shelves, that candlelight, in the smell of old books and furniture polish. People underestimate what one can see or feel or even hear in a quiet place.I rushed to the far corner, past the old books that were dusty and almost forgotten, as soon as they left. Heart racing, I scanned pack history, moon blessings, old runes. Exactly what I needed.That rune under my bed still buzzed in my mind; even when I erased it, it came back, like a bad memory I desperately wanted to forget. Every night, it pulsed under the wood, reminding me of those who were watching. Enough already! I need to stop it once and for all.It was a thick, dusty volume which I had found entitled Protective Wards and Markings of the Lunar Bloodline. The cover had cracked-looking leather that made it appear quite old. I took it and went to a desk hidden away between the shelves.I have found it, once I opened

Adrian pov“Oh God,” I groaned in frustration.Lila keeps appearing whenever I close my eyes.I should never have gone to her room.I've berated myself a million times over since last night. It was foolish and dangerous. But what was I supposed to do?Of course, I went to check whether Lila was okay, alive, and herself.Still, I feel bad. I feel that I have gone over borders too much. I should not be doing this, not anymore. She is my sister-in-law, not my girlfriend whom I should check on or get upset when her baby daddy talks with her.It was midmorning; so I sat in my study, pretending to be reading border reports. I didn't even bother turning a page.I could not care give two fucks regarding anything that comes out of that page.My heart still burned with fury all because I had smelled Ethan who had been in Lila's room last night.I wanted to call her, but that dick was in there.Someone knocked at the door.“Come in,” I said, putting down the papers.Sophia came in, dressed in a

Chapter 50 – Web of SmilesAdrian’s ViewThe dinning hall was filled with forced laughter, but I was not deceived. Nothing in that palace could be called real especially not at this dinner table. The table was set with fancy silverware and plates, and aromas of roasted meat, fresh fruit, beef stew, freshly baked bread amongst many others. The innocent smiles in that hall carried knives which stand one’s back the second they stopped paying attention. I didn’t true none of them here aside Lila and Sophia. I sat at my mother’s side, watching. My appetite wasn’t for the food but rather for the people. Their dress, looks, who they spoke with, how long their eyes wandered where they shouldn’t have. This dinner was no party; it was a ploy to find out the snitches and those who could be trusted.And my mother knew it.Across the table, Ethan laughed at something Marissa whispered. He touched her hand, pretending it was casual, I knew he was acting.My eyes slipped to Lila.She sat composed