FREEDOM, I COULD TASTE IT AFTER SO MANY DAYS

PROLOGUE22 Years AgoELERA'S POV They always said wolves were dangerous. That their teeth were sharper than our blades, that their hearts knew no love, only hunger, and that their kind would tear through our skies if given a chance. But what they never told me was that curiosity could silence fear. And that mine would lead me straight into the heart of the one thing I was taught to hate.I was nineteen, still more girl than woman, with a crown looming over my head like a shadow I couldn't shake off. Daughter of the great dragon queen, heir to a throne carved from molten rock and legend. Everyone expected me to be fierce, wise, and unbending. But truthfully, I was bored, restless, and terribly curious.The war between our kind and the wolves had lasted for decades. They lived beneath the mountain ranges, away from our kingdom. The dragons ruled the skies, breathing fire and guarding treasure hoards, but I guarded nothing. My days were filled with etiquette lessons and strategy sess

Last Updated : 2025-09-10

I RAN WITHOUT LOOKING BACK, WITH NOTHING BUT THE WORN DIARY

Chapter 1 Present Day Nyx's POV My legs burned from three hours of dance practice, but I couldn't stop the smile spreading across my face. I'd finally nailed that impossible spin Coach Damien had been torturing me with for weeks. My dance bag bounced against my hip as I walked down Maple Street, humming the routine music under my breath. The sunset painted everything golden—the cracked sidewalks, the row of tired-looking houses, even our mailbox that had been leaning sideways since we moved in. Home. Or at least, the closest thing to home I'd known in years. This was the fifth house we've moved in, in ten years. Fifth neighborhood, fifth fresh start. Fifth time watching Mom pack everything into worn-out boxes like our lives could be folded neatly between duct-taped cardboard and forced smiles. We started moving when I was nine, I don’t remember what exactly happened back then. Just flashes. The sound of a door slamming, the weight of my mom’s arm around me as she pulled me i

Last Updated : 2025-09-10

A MAN HAD TURNED FROM A WOLF

Chapter 2Alexander's POVThey always called me the quiet one, the one with too much ink and too few words.But silence had a way of teaching you things, it taught you how to listen to what people didn’t say. It taught you how to read the cracks in a smile or the way someone hesitated before telling the truth.It taught you how to hear the shift in the wind.And tonight… the wind was screaming,not literally though. It felt off in a kind of way, like the world was holding its breath, waiting for something to go wrong.The woods were quieter than usual, it shrouded in a kind of hush that made the hairs on the back of my neck stand. The wind rustled gently through the pines, but the usual scatter of small animals and chirps of birds were absent. I gripped my bow a little tighter as I pushed deeper into the forest. Hunting had always brought me peace. It was the one time I could hear myself think without the noise of the world closing in.But today... today felt different. The forest wa

Last Updated : 2025-09-10

MY FAMILY LOOKED AT ME LIKE I WAS A MONSTER

Chapter 3 Alexander’s POVI didn’t tell anyone.Not my brothers, not my mom. Not even Dad, and he always had a way of figuring me out with just one glance. But this, this was something I didn’t know how to explain. How do you tell your family you were bitten by a wolf that turned into a man and whispered cryptic last words before dying in your arms?The pain in my hand didn’t fade. If anything, it had begun to burn, an ache so deep it felt like fire was living in my veins. I wrapped the wound with a thick cloth, hiding it beneath the sleeve of my hoodie, pretending everything was fine when it wasn’t.Sleep didn’t come easy that night. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw his face, the man’s. Pale, hollow, as if the life had been drained out of him long before he took his last breath. His voice echoed in my skull. "Protect yourself and everyone around you..."I tossed in bed, the sheets clinging to my skin, drenched in sweat. I kept hearing rustles outside, like footsteps too heavy for

Last Updated : 2025-09-10

IGNORE THE WAY MY MOUTH WAS WATERING AND MY HANDS WERE TREMBLING

Chapter 4Alexander's POVThe woods were alive in a way I had never noticed before.I'd hunted these trees since I was old enough to hold a bow. I knew every trail, every clearing, every fallen log that made a good seat when you needed to rest. I knew the crunch of fallen branches underfoot, the way the pines swayed with the wind, the calls of night owls perched high above.But that night, stepping into the darkness with nothing but a backpack and a heart full of fear, everything was different. Every sound was sharper, clearer, as though someone had turned up the volume on the entire forest. The chirp of crickets wasn't background noise anymore, it was deafening, layered in rhythms and frequencies I'd never heard before. The wind wasn't just moving the trees, it was carrying stories, scents and warnings that made my skin crawl.I could smell things that shouldn't be possible to smell. The damp soil beneath layers of dead leaves, as if it had been stirred right beneath my nose. The

Last Updated : 2025-09-16

All Chapters of SHADOWBORN: The Rise Of The Dragon Wolf : Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

FREEDOM, I COULD TASTE IT AFTER SO MANY DAYS

I RAN WITHOUT LOOKING BACK, WITH NOTHING BUT THE WORN DIARY

A MAN HAD TURNED FROM A WOLF

MY FAMILY LOOKED AT ME LIKE I WAS A MONSTER

IGNORE THE WAY MY MOUTH WAS WATERING AND MY HANDS WERE TREMBLING