Todos os capítulos de Mated to My Father's Lycan King Friend: Capítulo 31 - Capítulo 34

[Sylvia's POV]I stared at the woman in the tattered gray cloak.Tears blurred my vision, spilling over my cheeks. I remembered the scent of crushed rosemary and old parchment from my childhood.Ten years of grief melted away under the moonlight. The cruel rumors of her death evaporated into the night air."Mom," I whispered. My voice cracked in the frigid wind. I ran across the damp moss, closing the distance between us.I threw my arms around her neck. I buried my face in her shoulder. Cassie wrapped her arms around my back, stroking my dark hair. The familiar gesture shattered the last of my composure. I cried against her collarbone, inhaling her scent. She survived. She was here in the forbidden woods."I had to leave you, Via," Cassie murmured. She stepped back, framing my face with calloused palms. Her thumb wiped a tear from my cheek. "I never abandoned you. I protected you. The kingdom remains a dangerous place for a miracle."I wiped my eyes. "Protected me from what? Why did

[Sylvia's POV]The black sphere of necrotic energy rushed toward my throat, smelling of death and forgotten graves. I did not dodge. I did not retreat. I planted my paws and channeled the ancient fire humming in my blood. The amber flames around my fur surged, turning white-hot.I swung my massive claw.The impact sent a shockwave through the garden, flattening the nearby hedges. I caught the dark sphere in my palm, and the flames incinerated the rot in an instant. The black energy vanished, leaving Carl wide open. I pounced.I collided with his mutated body, knocking him backward into the stone wall.My jaws clamped around his shoulder, my teeth tearing through the dark magic-infused flesh like parchment.He shrieked, a sound lacking any trace of humanity. I shook him, throwing him across the courtyard, and leaped after him.Every strike from my claws carried the purifying fire of my mother's bloodline. I dismantled his arrogance. I stripped away his power.Freya stood near the crumb