All Chapters of Taken by the Herd King: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

The moon still hangs heavy above us, but its pull has shifted. It’s no longer at its zenith. The light that once bathed us in divine homage now feels uncertain.Khael lies motionless in the grass.His body is warm beneath my hands, but he doesn’t speak. Doesn’t blink. His chest rises in a shallow, m

The door to the hidden room creaks open as I step inside. The air is cool and still, undisturbed by time. The scent here differs from the rest of the library—less aged parchment and ink, more earth and something faintly sweet, like dried flowers I imagine might be pressed into the pages of some of t

I fight it—once.And then sleep overtakes me completely.* * *I’m dreaming, but it’s not a dream. It’s a memory.I’m sure of it.The moment I sink too deep to surface, I feel it—something ancient and buried, but not forgotten. A memory—not mine, tied to something I now possess. The necklace agains

* * *The sky begins its slow burn toward morning, streaks of amber and pale rose bleeding over the horizon like fire over still water. Light pushes gently through the windowpanes, brushing across her silver-touched hair and the folds of the blanket curled around her shoulders.She stirs.I’ve been

Vastian snorts lightly, shaking his head. “I’ll just keep watch. Like always.”“She knows you track her,” I say, tone calm but unmoving. “She’s not angry. But she’s not blind, either. She said she needs your strength. So do I. And I made a deal—she goes to work, you go to rest.”Vastian’s expression