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Chapter 102Theoreon’s POVThe moment Bella turned the corner with her escorts, the shadows behind me stirred. I moved with lethal speed, my hand shooting out to grab Kathy by the throat before she could slip deeper into the alley. Her eyes widened in shock as I dragged her away from the main street, my grip unyielding. She struggled briefly, but one low growl from me was enough to still her movements. I pulled her into a deserted storage yard behind the old market warehouses, far from prying eyes and far from Bella.The cold night air did nothing to cool the fury burning in my chest.I slammed Kathy against the stone wall, my forearm pressing against her collarbone to pin her in place. The faint lantern light from the distant street barely reached us, casting harsh shadows across her face. Her elegant mask had completely shattered, replaced by a mixture of fear and defiance.“You dare,” I snarled, voice low and dangerous. “You were going to kill her tonight. Right under my nose. Afte

Chapter 104Bella's POVThe moment I slipped through the side gate and felt the cold forest air hit my face, something inside me shifted. My wolf, who had been so dormant and weak for days, suddenly stirred with a desperate burst of strength. For the first time in what felt like forever, I could feel her clearly — her presence sharp, alert, and ready to run. I didn’t hesitate. The first thing I did was run.My feet pounded against the frozen ground as I darted between the trees, the palace lights fading rapidly behind me. Every breath burned in my lungs, but I pushed harder, letting adrenaline and raw fear fuel my steps. I had killed a guard tonight. The memory flashed through my mind in sickening detail — his surprised eyes as my stolen dagger sliced across his throat in one desperate motion. His blood had been warm on my hands, and the sound of his gurgling last breath would haunt me forever. I regretted it deeply, a heavy guilt settling like stone in my chest. He had only been doin

Chapter 106Theoreon’s POVI watched Bella’s breathing even out into the deep rhythm of exhausted sleep before I finally rose from the edge of her bed. The candlelight flickered across her face, softening the lines of tension that had been etched there for far too long. Her wounds were cleaned and bandaged, but the real damage ran much deeper — the kind that no herbs could heal. I lingered for one last moment, my chest tight with emotions I rarely allowed myself to examine, then turned and slipped quietly out of her chambers through the same hidden passage we had used earlier.The palace corridors were still dark and silent, the hour well past midnight. I moved with purpose, intending to return to my own quarters and prepare mentally for tomorrow’s duel. But the moment I stepped into the main hallway, a familiar figure detached itself from the shadows near the wall.My Beta, Thor.He stood tall and rigid, his arms crossed over his broad chest. The look on his face was one I knew too w

Bella's POV Ronan and his entourage climbed down from their carriage as they began to approach where I was standing.Beside me was Theorone, who stood with that strict face of his, one that no one could read no matter how hard they tried. Even I, who could sense a strange closeness with him, couldn’t decipher what he was feeling. I always wondered how others would be able to do so.Compared to how I felt, he seemed almost cheerful. As if he had invited the Moonstone pack for another reason… another reason he couldn’t tell, or wouldn’t explain.“Theorone!” Jason shouted as he climbed down and began walking toward where we stood, waiting to welcome them into the pack.He paused for a moment. Stared at Theorone with a look of disdain, his gaze dragging from his head to his toe in open insult.“Theorone. Or are you perhaps expecting me to call you King Theorone?” A hysterical laughter tore from his lips next—mocking, sharp, disrespectful, echoing louder than it should have in the cold ai

Bella's POV “What do you want?" I snapped at Peony the second Theorone left the room, as if giving us the permission to catch up as a family.I've never told him about my family and I do not think he is aware of what they did to me. It was understandable that he had left me behind with them, in the presence of vipers. Of traitors who had been quick to abandon their own because it best suited them."That's such a bad question to ask your family, Bella. Even if you don't like us, this family raised you. Shouldn't you be grateful for that at least?” Peony's soft voice came immediately after mine.It always sounded that way whenever she was in the presence of others. Whenever she was before our parents or Jaxon.Like the sinless saint. The daughter who could never do wrong and somehow, they all seemed to believe this illusion of hers."I have no time to waste. What do you all want to say to me?” I snapped once more.My father who stood by the side seemed to have some dignity in recalling