The Break

Pain did not arrive the way Adele expected.It did not come like a blade to the heart or a scream tearing from her throat. It came slowly, like ice spreading through warm water, numbing everything it touched.She stood in the centre of the grand hall, surrounded by wolves who watched her as if she were part of some cruel entertainment. The shattered tray lay at her feet, wine pooling around the broken glass like dark memories she could never clean away.Across from her stood Raymond Winters.Her mate.The word still refused to make sense.For years she had feared him. Avoided his gaze. Endured his casual cruelty with the quiet resignation of someone who had learned that resistance only made monsters more creative.And now fate had bound her to him.Adele felt Sienna stirring restlessly inside her mind, pacing like a storm trapped behind ribs.This is wrong, her wolf growled. Everything about this is wrong.Adele agreed.Yet she could not move.Raymond’s presence was overwhelming — not

The Rejection

Silence fell over the grand hall like a blade.The ceremonial circle had been drawn in silver powder across the polished marble floor. Candles flickered at the edges, their flames bending under the weight of so many dominant auras gathered in one place. Every Alpha present had turned their attention toward the centre.Toward the spectacle.Toward her.Adele stood barefoot inside the circle, her fingers trembling despite the way she tried to hold herself still. She could feel the heat of dozens of gazes pressing against her skin. Some were curious. Some were amused. A few were sympathetic.Most were indifferent.To them, she was nothing more than a momentary distraction.To Raymond Winters, she was something worse.She was an opportunity.Beside her, he stood tall and composed, every inch the powerful Alpha heir. His dark coat rested perfectly on broad shoulders, his posture relaxed as if this entire situation entertained him. When he glanced down at her, there was no warmth in his exp

Traitor

Bailey barely slept.Every time she closed her eyes, she saw Eron collapsing to the floor.Dead.Every time she drifted off, she saw Jenny smiling.By morning, she was exhausted, irritated, and running on pure stubbornness.The kingdom had changed overnight.No one trusted anyone anymore.Guards were doubled. Warriors moved in groups. Servants lowered their voices whenever someone walked by.Fear had spread through the castle faster than fire.Bailey stood by the large window in Xander’s room, watching warriors train below in the courtyard.“You didn’t sleep,” Xander said from behind her.She glanced back at him.Neither had he.His hair was messy, his shirt half-buttoned, and there were dark shadows under his eyes.“I tried,” she said quietly.He walked over and stopped beside her.For a moment, neither of them spoke.They just stood there, staring outside.“It feels different now,” Bailey finally said.“It is different.”“No.” She shook her head slowly. “I mean us.”That made him lo

The Queen is next!!

The room went completely silent.Bailey felt the blood drain from her face.The queen is next.The words repeated in her mind over and over again, each time sounding worse than before.Xander was already out of bed before anyone could stop him.“Xander—”“I’m fine.”He was absolutely not fine.His chest was still bandaged. His shoulder was injured. He looked pale enough to collapse.But none of that mattered now.Not after that message.Bailey followed him out of the room as quickly as she could.The castle felt different.Colder.Everyone they passed looked nervous.Afraid.By the time they reached the lower corridor near the west wing, there was already a crowd gathered outside one of the storage halls.Guards.Warriors.Servants whispering behind their hands.The moment Xander appeared, everyone moved aside immediately.Commander Hayes’ body was lying on the stone floor.His throat had been cut.There was blood everywhere.Bailey had seen death before now.Too much of it.But this…

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The Break

The Rejection

Traitor

The Queen is next!!