All Chapters of The Lycan Prince Maid: Chapter 151 - Chapter 160

POV: GinaMaren's chanting kept chanting, her voice straining with visible effort. I saw large beads of sweat dropping off her wiry frame. She was completely soaked."The final exchange," she said, breathless. "A marking by blood, freely given, sealing the bond permanently.""Blood," I repeated.“It is a small offering on the stones. Not dangerous but it is symbolically essential." She produced a small, ceremonial blade. "Both of you, do it together, willingly."Caleb met my eyes, and I saw in his expression the same fierce certainty I felt myself."Together," he confirmed.Maren guided the blade across each of our palms, shallow but precise, and I felt Caleb's blood intertwined with mine as our hands pressed together, sealing the small wounds we had inflicted on each other.The reaction was instant and overwhelming.A silver-red light burst forth from our joined hands, brighter than anything the ritual had ever produced, and I sensed something click into place deep within my chest —

POV: GinaWe got to the northern boundary quicker than I anticipated, the strengthened connection with Caleb providing us both with a speed that would have been unattainable alone. What we discovered there validated the very fears raised by Fabian's warning."Look there," Maren indicated a part of the ward line where the protective silver light had noticeably weakened, almost transparent in areas where it should have shone bright and solid."Something is pushing against it," Bey remarked, her tone laced with alarm. "It is definitely not the Migroir we've been battling. It's something else."I sensed it the instant she spoke.

POV: GinaConsciousness came back gradually, with bits of awareness assembling slowly instead of the abrupt awakening I had felt during past injuries.The heaviness of blankets, the soft whispers of voices, a hand clasping mine with tender, urgent care."Caleb," I managed, my voice barely more than a whisper."I'm here." His voice broke slightly with relief. "I'm right here, Gina."I forced my eyes open, the world swimming into focus slowly, and found him beside me, exhaustion etched deep into every line of his face, though relief shone through it unmistakably."What happened," I said, memories returning in fragmented pieces. "The barrier. Something breaking through—""You sealed it," he said. "Completely. The Gate's fully closed now, stronger than it's apparently been in generations.""Fabian—" I remembered him arriving, shouting warnings, and then something more, something I couldn't quite grasp fully yet."He saved you," Caleb said quietly. "He threw himself into the darkness's pat

POV: CalebI carried Gina back to the palace myself, refusing every offer of assistance from the healers who accompanied us."Your Highness, we can manage the transport properly if you'll allow—""I have her," I said, my tone leaving no room for further argument.The healers worked around me instead, checking her vitals periodically throughout the journey, and by the time we reached the palace, they'd established a careful treatment protocol despite my continued refusal to hand her fully into anyone else's care.I settled her into her own chambers, the healers working quietly around me, and remained present throughout every examination, every careful adjustment to her treatment, unwilling to leave her side even for the brief periods rest might have offered me.Fabian's death was confirmed and formally reported to the council that same evening.The reaction, when I finally addressed the assembled nobles, carried none of the simple relief I might have expected given everything he had ca

POV: GinaThe formal council session to determine Mary's fate convened three weeks after the battle, once my recovery had progressed enough to allow my full participation. I insisted on speaking directly to the assembled nobles rather than allowing the decision to proceed without my voice included."Mary Lake, formerly Mary D'Oman by blood if not by acknowledgment, stands accused of treason against the crown," Lucien announced formally, opening the proceedings. "The evidence against her is extensive and largely uncontested."Mary stood before the council, composed despite the obvious weight of the moment, having refused, as I later learned, any legal counsel to argue extenuating circumstances on her behalf."I don't dispute the charges," she said plainly, her voice steady despite everything. "I fed information to Fabian D'Oman for over a year, information that directly led to Gina Hane's abduction and endangerment. I take full responsibility for those choices."The council murmured a