Lahat ng Kabanata ng Baine Family Love and War: Book 2 Finally My Own Love: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 10

After the war, Liza and Alaric wasted no time exiling the last of the old council. Can’t blame them—those bitter fossils nearly combusted when Alaric mated with a non-dragon. Since then, everything’s been chaos as we rebuild the council from scratch.“DOMINIC!” Liza’s strained voice echoed through the hall. “Your nephew is frying everything! Please take him outside before he melts the entire kitchen. The hunters will be here any minute and I still have to clean this disaster and finish the meal!”She jabbed a finger over her shoulder, hair wild, eyes manic.One glance at the scorched cabinets and smoking utensils told me everything I needed to know.“On it. Uncle Dom to the rescue,” I said with a snort.I scooped up the tiny menace just as a fireball burst past my ear.“Easy, Aero. Your mom is going to roast me if you burn one more thing,” I laughed, carrying him out to the garden.It still blows my mind how powerful he is at barely a year old. Dragon royalty mixed with one of the str

The forest wrapped around me like a living thing—shadowed, hungry, alive.I was running, letting my wolf stretch through the trees, when **her scent** hit me again.Forbidden. Addictive.It curled around my lungs like smoke, like promise, like sin.My wolf didn’t just react—he *lunged*, tearing through the underbrush as if the earth itself whispered her name.And then I saw her.My dream angel.She stood in the clearing: a massive white wolf with fur like moonlight, her body traced with glowing purple swirls that pulsed like runes—patterns that mirrored the blue markings that lit beneath my own skin whenever she appeared.She didn’t belong to this forest.She belonged to something older. Wilder. Mine.Her head lifted. Those violet eyes locked onto me.A jolt of heat shot down my spine.Then she *ran*.She wanted the chase.Hell—I lived for it.We tore through the trees, predator and prey switching roles every heartbeat. Every time I nearly caught her, she slipped away with a teasing f

“You see, Alaric…” I said, voice low, roughened by blood and fire, “these dreams—they started with a female. Not a woman. A wolf. My wolf *hungered* for her, needed her like a predator starved for flesh. Every time I got close… every damn time, she vanished. Poof. Gone. And the ache—Alaric—the ache gnaws at my bones, like a fire that can’t be quenched.” I glanced at Liza. “I didn’t understand it… until Serene appeared. The moon goddess herself. And only then… did the nightmare start to make sense.” She swallowed. “He’s not going to kill us, is he?” I gave her a sharp look. “He’s trying not to. But that doesn’t make this any easier.” Liza took a deep breath. “Serene came to me too. I asked Dominic for help behind your back. I didn’t tell you sooner, Alaric… because I knew how much weight you were already carrying. I didn’t want to fracture you with another truth until I was sure it mattered.” Alaric didn’t flinch. His jaw tightened, his dragon rumbling beneath his skin. That’s whe

“Dad?”The word tore from me, ragged and raw. The forest itself seemed to pause, holding its breathStephen—Liza’s father—stood there, alive. Behind him, Aero, Alaric’s father, emerged like a shadow from the night. But it was Cole and Camdyn who froze my blood. Alive. Breathing. How? How could they have survived the deaths we’d mourned?“Cole… how are you alive?” My voice cracked, trembling with disbelief and dread.Cole’s eyes were sharp, cold, and unyielding. “Listen… just listen. Everything… *all of it*… was planned the moment Liza came into this world.Morgana drew a slow, deliberate breath. Her hands clenched at her sides, her knuckles whitening. The shadows seemed to coil around her, suffocating, waiting. Liza stiffened, every muscle in her body tense, her eyes glowing with a dangerous, stormy light.“I faked their deaths when I realized the council knew Liza was pregnant,” Morgana began, each word measured, venomous and cold. “I knew they would come to erase our bloodline. I ki

### **Samantha POV — One Year Ago**The air was thick, sour with fear and smoke. My heart pounded so hard I thought it might burst. The voice had just ripped the memory from Ava’s mind, and for a fleeting moment, I almost felt relief. Almost. But the dread lingered—someone out there had to see what had happened here. Every corner of this place was soaked in pain, in secrets. I could feel it clinging to the walls.“He’s coming,” the voice warned, slicing through my thoughts.I jumped to my feet, every nerve on fire. My hands shook with a mix of fury and fear. I had to be ready. Luke. That bastard. My fists clenched into tight balls. Every inch of me screamed to fight. To protect. To destroy.“This time, look around,” the voice whispered. “Notice everything. Every clue. Every scrap that could lead help to us.”I nodded, swallowing the bile rising in my throat. Yes. They would pay. All of them.The door slammed open. Luke stepped in, smelling of sweat and arrogance.“Did she say what hap