All Chapters of Bride of the Beasts: Chapter 101 - Chapter 110

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Chapter 100: Let them Listen

ANWEN'S POVRhydan's hands gripped my waist, hauling me from the spring with such sudden force that I squealed. My legs wrapped instinctively around his hips, my arms circling his neck as I clung to him.He climbed out of the pool, reached for the cloak I'd discarded earlier, and draped it over my shoulders. The fabric settled around me, covering me.He made no effort to cover himself.For a moment, he simply stood there in the torchlight, water streaming down the hard planes of his body, his arousal evident and unapologetic.He carried me out of the cave, the wind biting at my bare legs where they wrapped around his waist. We rounded the base of the mountain until we reached the entrance to Blackreach.He took the spiral staircase two steps at a time, moving with a confidence that bordered on arrogance. Guards and servants passed us, their expressions barely changing. Perhaps they were used to seeing him like this. Or perhaps they were simply too afraid to stare—or even risk a quick

Chapter 101: Unharmed

ANWEN'S POVRhydan thrust inside, and I screamed.There was no gentleness in him now—if he'd shown restraint before, it was utterly gone. He slammed into me with a savagery that should have frightened me, but instead, I reveled in it. The door shook with each powerful stroke, my back pressed hard against the unforgiving wood, and all I could do was hold on, my nails digging crescents into the oak behind me as he drove into me."Yes," I gasped, my head falling forward onto his shoulder, already feeling the promise of his hot release spilling inside me. "Please."He went faster in response, his hips snapping against mine with brutal force. The door rattled in its frame, the sound of wood striking stone echoing through the room. And through the haze of pleasure, I remembered—they were still there. Fenric and Brammon, just on the other side of this thin barrier, listening to every sound, every scream, every slap of skin against skin.The knowledge sent fresh arousal surging through me. I

Chapter 102: The High King's Summons

ANWEN'S POVRhydan folded his mighty wings as he dove toward the plateau, the sudden drop making my stomach lurch. I tightened my grip around one of the thick spikes along his back, pressing myself closer against his scales as the wind rushed past us.From this height, I could already see the camp spread across the snow-thinned earth, white patches breaking apart to reveal dark soil beneath. Winter was loosening its grip here, too.At the center of it all stood two figures waiting for us. Even from this height, I recognized them immediately.Brammon stood with his arms crossed, his stance as solid as the mountain itself. Beside him, Fenric lifted a hand and waved in my direction.I couldn't help myself. I lifted one hand from Rhydan's spike and waved back.Fenric's grin widened as he continued waving.Brammon waved, too—but his gesture was unmistakably telling me to stop. I could have sworn I heard him click his tongue in disapproval.After surviving Rhydan—a feat that apparently shou

Chapter 103: The Breeder's Fate

ANWEN'S POVThe words seemed to reach me from very far away.My mind went completely blank for several seconds as I stared at the three kings. They were all watching me, and I could see too many things in their expressions at once.Concern lingered in their eyes, but beneath it was something harder to miss: barely contained fury, and something else that unsettled me because it looked almost like reluctant acceptance.They clearly didn't want this.Yet whatever the High King had ordered, they had no choice but to obey.Finally, I found my voice."Present me?" I asked, my words trembling. "What does that mean?"None of them answered.Instead, Corbin stopped pacing and walked toward us until he stood behind the three kings. For once, there was none of his usual amusement on his face. No smirk, no teasing remark, not even the irritating little smile he always wore whenever he called me pest."The High King wants to inspect the surviving breeders," he said.I frowned. "Inspect?"The seriou

Chapter 104: More Than a Breeder

FENRIC'S POVI watched Anwen leave the tent, and for several seconds, none of us moved.The others watched her too, all of our gazes following her until she disappeared beyond the canvas flap.My chest felt unbearably heavy as I watched her walk away, trying to hold herself together despite the tremor in her lips and the way her voice had shaken when she said she understood.Brave, yes—but devastated, frightened, and breaking. And somehow, she had still managed to hold herself together.I almost wished she hadn't.I wished she had thrown a fit, screamed at us, cried until she had no tears left, blamed us for allowing this to happen. I wished she had demanded that we do something—anything—to stop it.At least then, she wouldn't have had to keep it all inside.Instead, she had simply accepted it.And somehow, that broke us even more.The thought of another Scion touching her made my blood run cold.Anwen was mine. Ours.We had fought for her when Gadreel tried to take her, protected her

Chapter 105: Opal City

ANWEN'S POVI held the white ceremonial robe against myself in front of the mirror, staring at my reflection as though I were looking at someone else.This was what I was supposed to wear tonight for my presentation—the event I'd spent weeks dreading. Somehow, knowing it was finally here made the garment look even more terrible.I took a deep breath and finally slipped it on.The moment the fabric settled around me, I wanted to tear it off.It clung to my body immediately, thin and diaphanous, leaving almost nothing to the imagination. It felt less like clothing and more like a deliberate humiliation, designed to make breeders like me feel smaller, exposed, and ashamed.I looked at myself for only another heartbeat before stepping away from the mirror.I didn't want to see any more.I sat at the edge of the bed and folded my hands in my lap, waiting.The door eventually opened, and Brammon stepped inside.He was already dressed for the evening in a black coat and matching trousers, hi

Chapter 106: A Beauty to Fear

RHYDAN'S POVThe High King’s palace was already being flooded with Scions by the time we approached.From above, I could see them arriving from every corner of the kingdom. Some stepped from elaborate carriages, while others walked through the palace gates in their human forms. A few arrived in their beast forms, drawing stares from those around them. Magic flashed across the grounds as others simply appeared, transported from distant territories by spells that left brief trails of light in the evening air.It was an impressive gathering.Which was precisely why I felt like making an impression of my own.The High King had pushed back against our refusal, making it clear that tonight was not a request. It was an order.He had reminded us exactly where we stood beneath his crown, and while we had agreed to attend, none of us had promised to make his evening pleasant.In fact, I could not promise that we would show restraint at all.I folded my wings slightly and began my descent.The S

Chapter 107: Among the Kings

BRAMMON'S POVThe sight of the three of them was almost laughable.Gadreel, Vaelis, and the High King stood frozen before us, staring at Anwen as though this tiny human had somehow become the most dangerous creature in a room full of monsters.I would have laughed at the absurdity of it if the High King hadn't suddenly whispered a name.A name he himself had forbidden from being spoken.“Azara.”The word was so faint that I almost wondered if I had imagined it.It sounded less like something he intended to say and more like a thought that had slipped free before he realized he'd spoken aloud.Rhydan heard it too. So did Fenric. But we chose not to react.We exchanged a brief glance, a silent conversation passing between us in the space of a heartbeat.Pretend we hadn't heard.Fenric, naturally, decided the silence had lasted long enough.“That’s exactly how we reacted when we first laid eyes on her,” he said, his voice carrying easily through the hall.He stepped closer to Anwen, deli

Chapter 108: A Dangerous Dinner

FENRIC'S POVThe table was quiet, save for the usual clinking of cutlery and the muted sounds of a dinner shared.I ate while continuing to feed Anwen between bites. Brammon and Rhydan did what they could as well—small gestures, quiet reassurances, the least we could offer her.Anwen obediently took everything I gave her, chewing and swallowing each mouthful without complaint, but I knew she was forcing it down. Her shoulders remained tense beneath Brammon’s arm, and every so often, I caught her fingers tightening around the fabric of his coat.Then I noticed her eyes. They were fixed on Brammon’s goblet.I ignored it at first. But whenever Brammon set the goblet down on the table, her gaze followed it. When he picked it up again, her eyes rose with it, tracking every movement until he brought the rim to his mouth and took a drink.Brammon noticed it too.He lowered the goblet and looked down at her. “What?”Anwen immediately shook her head. “Nothing.”Brammon narrowed his eyes at her

Chapter 109: Before the Taking

ANWEN'S POVThe Scions in the hall erupted into cheers.Excitement swept through the atrium as though someone had just announced a grand victory. Maybe, for them, it was. After all, this was the highlight of the evening—the moment everyone had been waiting for.For me, and for all the breeders in this hall, it was the moment we had been trying not to imagine.Whatever haze the wine had left in me vanished instantly.This was it.I thought I had prepared myself enough for this. I thought I had accepted it.But now that I was actually sitting here, surrounded by hundreds of Scions waiting to get their hands on me, I wanted nothing more than to run.I pressed myself harder against Brammon, desperate for the anchor of his arms. His arms tightened around me immediately, instinctively drawing me closer against his chest.They were enormous and strong. When those arms wrapped around me, I could almost believe nothing in the world could reach me.But not now.Tonight, even his strength could

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