All Chapters of Marked By The Tribrid King: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

POV: Aria MonroeThe storm didn’t arrive with thunder. It came with silence. The kind that settled over the Grove like a shroud, heavy and expectant. Aria stood beneath the silverleaf canopy, her hand resting on her stomach, her breath slow and deliberate. Luna sat nearby, her eyes closed, her mark pulsing in soft waves. Kaelion kept watch from the shadows, his presence steady, his gaze sharp.The alliance had held through the first strike, but fractures were beginning to show. The vampire elders questioned Luna’s control. The witches whispered about the flame’s instability. The werewolves grew restless, their loyalty tied more to survival than belief. Aria had heard the murmurs, felt the tension in every council meeting. She knew what was coming. Not just war—but doubt.Luna had changed since the battle. Her voice carried weight now, her gaze lingered longer, her silence felt sacred. She no longer asked questions—she answered them. Sera stayed close, protective and quiet, her bond wi

POV: Aria MonroeThe Grove had grown quiet again, but it wasn’t the same silence. It was heavier now, threaded with tension and memory. The silverleaf trees had begun to regrow, but their branches curled inward, protective. The ley lines pulsed beneath the soil, steady but cautious. Aria stood at the edge of the altar, her hand resting on her stomach, her breath slow. The flame inside her had changed.It no longer flickered—it throbbed. A rhythm that matched her heartbeat, her thoughts, her fears. Luna sat nearby, her mark dimmed but steady, her gaze distant. Sera kept close, her presence grounding, her silence louder than words. Kaelion watched from the shadows, his eyes never leaving Aria. Lucien had taken to patrolling alone, his blade always drawn.The alliance had returned to the Grove, but they didn’t speak much. The vampires kept to the northern edge, their eyes wary. The witches had begun carving new runes into the trees, whispering to the ley lines. The wolves remained restle

POV: Aria MonroeThe Grove was quiet, but not still. The trees leaned in, listening. The ley lines pulsed beneath the soil, slow and deliberate, like a heartbeat rediscovering its rhythm. Aria lay beneath the canopy, her body aching, her breath shallow. The child slept beside her, wrapped in Kaelion’s cloak, glowing faintly. Luna sat nearby, her mark dim but steady.Kaelion hadn’t left her side. Not once. He kept watch through the night, his blade never sheathed, his eyes never closed. Lucien patrolled the perimeter, silent and sharp. Sera tended to Luna, her touch gentle, her presence grounding. The alliance had retreated to the edges of the Grove, unsure of what came next. Aria felt their hesitation like a weight.The child stirred at dawn. Not with a cry. With light. A soft pulse that rippled through the altar, the trees, the sky. Aria reached for them, her fingers trembling. The flame responded. And the Grove exhaled.Luna approached slowly, her gaze fixed on the child. “They’re a

POV: Aria MonroeThe Grove had begun to regrow, but it wasn’t the same. The silverleaf trees stretched taller, their branches glowing faintly with runes that hadn’t existed before. The ley lines pulsed in new rhythms, responding not just to Luna—but to the child. Aria sat beneath the altar, her body still healing, her thoughts tangled in prophecy. Kaelion stood nearby, sharpening his blade, though his eyes never left her. Luna watched the horizon, her mark steady, her silence louder than ever.The child had begun to speak in fragments. Not words. Not visions. But truths. They whispered of crowns that never fit, of thrones built on bone, of legacies rewritten in flame. Aria listened with quiet reverence. Luna listened with fear. Kaelion listened with resolve.The council had grown restless again. The vampires questioned the child’s role. The witches debated the meaning of their words. The wolves remained loyal, but wary. Aria stood before them, her voice calm. “The flame doesn’t ask pe

POV: Aria MonroeThe Grove was breathing again. Not just pulsing—but alive. The silverleaf trees had begun to bloom, their branches stretching toward the sky like arms rediscovering freedom. The ley lines beneath the soil surged with warmth, no longer erratic, but rhythmic. Aria stood at the altar, the child in her arms, her breath steady. Luna stood beside her, her mark glowing with quiet power.Kaelion watched from the edge of the clearing, his blade sheathed, his stance relaxed for the first time in weeks. Sera and Lucien had returned from the southern ridge, their expressions calm but alert. The alliance had begun to settle, their fear replaced by reverence. The vampires no longer questioned. The witches no longer whispered. The wolves no longer growled.The flameborn child had begun to walk freely through the Grove. Wherever they stepped, the ground responded—soft moss blooming, runes glowing, ley lines humming. Aria watched with awe, her heart full. Luna followed at a distance,