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Chapter 31: Unsettling Revelations

Ulysses’s POVAs we rounded the corner toward the eastern training grounds, the sound of children’s laughter drifted through the evening air. It was a rare occurrence these days—most of the pack’s young ones had become more subdued as the war with Jacob’s forces intensified.But tonight, genuine joy echoed from the play area behind the buildings.I followed the sound, curious to see what had lifted the children’s spirits. What I found made me stop in my tracks.There, in the center of a group playing hopscotch, was Liam.My son was actually laughing—a bright, carefree sound I hadn’t heard from him in months. His whole face glowed with happiness as he hopped from square to square, completely absorbed in the game.His movements were lighter than I’d seen them in ages, like some invisible weight had been lifted from his small shoulders.When had I last seen him look so genuinely joyful?The moment Liam spotted me approaching, he abandoned the game entirely and came running toward me with

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Chapter 32: The Lies Fall Apart

Kimberley’s POVI watched Mother tie her cloak strings and wanted to scream. They were leaving. Going home to their warm house where they could pretend their daughter was living happily ever after.“Don’t go yet.”My parents turned, and I saw surprise flicker across their faces.My chest was tight. Six years of holding this secret was killing me slowly, and I couldn’t do it anymore. The lies were poison in my veins.“Kimberley?” Mother moved closer, her face creasing with concern. “What’s the matter, sweetheart?”The endearment almost undid me. When was the last time someone had called me sweetheart and meant it? When was the last time anyone had looked at me with genuine affection?“I need to tell you something.” My voice sounded strange, hollow. “About my marriage. About Ulysses and me.”Father’s forehead wrinkled. “Is everything alright?”No. Nothing was alright. Nothing had been alright for six years.I bit my bottom lip until I tasted blood. How could I say this without destroying

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Chapter 33: The Confrontation

Kimberley’s POV“This is my only option at the moment,” I said quietly, staring down at my hands. There was still one concern. “But how will I conceive? He won’t even touch me.”Mother straightened, and I saw that familiar gleam in her eyes. The one that meant she was about to move mountains to get what she wanted.“I’ll seek more powerful magical help from the witches,” she said fiercely. “I’m getting you the happiness you deserve, no matter what it costs.”“You really think that could work?”“It has to work,” she said. “You deserve the happiness that was stolen from you when Hazel interfered with your original ceremony. You deserve to be loved, to be wanted. If that man can’t see what he has, then we’ll make him see it.”Father nodded grimly. “What kind of approach are you thinking?”“There are older spells,” Mother said, her voice dropping to a whisper. “More invasive ones. They require specific timing, certain…preparations.”The way she said it made my skin crawl, but I was too des

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Chapter 34: Echoes from the Past

Hazel’s POVI grabbed my treatment bag and slung it over my shoulder, checking the latches twice. The worn leather was soft under my fingers—Elena had given it to me years ago when I’d first started learning.Elena. I swallowed. She was getting sicker every day, and the healers wanted more money for the stronger medicines.I had to finish this job quickly. Earn enough gold to pay for Elena’s treatment.And if I was very lucky, I’d take Liam with me when I leftVoices drifted up from the main courtyard below my window. Uma’s delighted and cheery laugh made my ribs ache.“We’ll need to leave early tomorrow,” Uma was saying to several attendants. “The journey to neutral territory takes most of the day, and we want to reach the medicine vendors before they close.”I moved closer to the window, starving for the sound of her voice. Oh, how I wanted to join that conversation, to fall back into the friendship we’d shared for years.Uma spotted me through the window and waved enthusiastically,

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Chapter 35: Ghosts of Lost Love

Hazel’s POVElena’s story crashed through my mind. The secret meetings, the stolen moments, the child she’d had to leave behind. Benjamin was talking about her.“It’s just something I picked up somewhere,” I said quickly, wiping my palms on my skirt. “I found it helped with concentration.”“You must have excellent instincts,” he said quietly.I watched his face carefully. His eyes had gone distant, lost in memories that still clearly caused him pain.“For you to remember their movements so clearly,” I said tentatively, watching his every reaction, “they must have been very important to you.”His breath hitched. Just for a second, but I caught it.“Some things are destined to be unchangeable,” he said softly. “Some people, even if they have been gone for a very long time, will live forever in the deepest corner of one’s heart.”My throat tightened at the vulnerability in his voice. I studied the slight flare of his nostrils and the way his free hand moved unconsciously toward his chest.

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Chapter 36: False Courtesy

Hazel’s POVI pushed through the tent flap and found Ulysses dismissing the last of his advisors. Maps and battle reports covered every surface, but he was clearing everything away.“That will be all for now,” he told a young officer. “Hold all interruptions unless Jacob’s forces are at our gates.”The officer saluted and left. Suddenly the tent felt smaller, more intimate. Ulysses turned to me with that warm smile that made my stomach clench with rage.“I hope you’re settling in well,” he said, genuine concern warming his voice. “Is the room we prepared suitable? Are the meals adequate? If there’s anything you need—blankets, books, different food—please don’t hesitate to ask.”The gentle attention in his voice made fury flash through my chest. When had he ever asked the real me about my comfort? When had he cared if I was warm enough, fed enough, happy with my accommodations?Never. Not once in three years of marriage.I sneered inwardly at his solicitous behavior. He’d never shown su

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Chapter 37: Confessions in the Dark

Hazel’s POVUlysses was clearly confused and troubled by my coldness today, but he chose to respect what he thought were my boundaries. He didn’t press the matter further, though I could see questions burning in his green eyes.Smart man. Too bad he’d never been smart enough to see through Kimberley’s lies.Before settling into the treatment chair, he paused and studied my face with uncomfortable intensity.“You’re acting strangely today,” he said hesitantly, his brow furrowing. “Yesterday during our conversation, you would look me in the eye. Today you’re deliberately avoiding my gaze.”My chest tightened. He’d noticed. Of course he’d noticed—he’d always been observant when it came to details that didn’t matter.Yesterday’s comment about my eyes echoed in my mind. I couldn’t give him more opportunities to see Hazel in my features.“You should focus on the treatment process,” I said curtly, “not irrelevant details.”His mouth opened as if to respond, then closed. A muscle twitched in h

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Chapter 38: The Truth Beneath

Hazel’s POVI sat frozen, staring at Ulysses’s relaxed face in the dim tent.I couldn’t process it. My mind kept circling the impossibility of what he’d just confessed. How could fated mates—people supposedly destined by the Moon Goddess herself—go six years without consummating their bond?That wasn’t how mate bonds worked. The pull was supposed to be irresistible, overwhelming, biological. Yet here was Ulysses, lying before me with his face half in shadow, admitting the exact opposite.But it hadn’t. Six years of marriage and he’d never touched her.I forced myself to hold steady, to maintain my role as the detached hypnotist. This was the most delicate part of the treatment. One wrong word and I’d derail everything.But inside, my thoughts were spinning wildly. Six years. Six whole years of marriage and nothing.“Can you tell me more about why this happened?” I asked gently. “Between fated mates, physical connection should be natural.”Ulysses lay before me, his breathing uneven des

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Chapter 39: The Poisoned Truth

Hazel’s POVFor a moment, I just sat there, unable to move or speak. He loved me. Had always loved me.I waited breathlessly for more, my heart singing from his confession. Finally, after all these years, the truth.But Ulysses’s voice shifted, trembling with conflicting emotions that made my stomach drop.“But she was cruel,” he said, his words slurring with pain. “So unspeakably cruel.”What?“She did something vicious to Kimberley,” his voice grew stronger, more anguished. “Something so terrible it forced that poor girl to wander and suffer for three whole years.”The accusation sliced through me. My joy shattered into a thousand pieces.No. No, not this again.“Kimberley was innocent,” he continued, his subconscious spilling out the poison that had been fed to him. “Just a frightened girl who’d been kidnapped, tortured, held prisoner. And when she finally escaped, when she finally made it home, Hazel couldn’t even show remorse.”My hands curled into fists against my skirt. Every wo

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Chapter 40: A Chance

Hazel’s POVMy blood turned cold. Liam was sick?I ducked into an alcove where I could watch without being seen. Every maternal instinct I had was screaming at me to run to my son, but I forced myself to stay hidden.Alice stood slightly apart from the group, twisting her hands in her apron. She kept trying to lean closer to Kimberley, opening her mouth to speak, but the other servants kept interrupting.“Excuse me, Luna,” Alice tried, her voice barely audible over the noise. “I need to speak with you—”“What now?” Kimberley snapped, not even looking at her.“Liam has a fever.”Kimberley’s face didn’t change at all. She looked at Alice with the same mild annoyance she’d shown when discussing table runners.“I heard you the first time.” she said flatly. “And?”The casual indifference in that single word made my stomach drop. Alice blinked, clearly thrown by the response.“And…If it gets worse—”“I’m sure it’s nothing,” Kimberley said dismissively, already turning back to her attendants.

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