All Chapters of REBIRTH: She Is Back To Reclaim What's Hers : Chapter 121 - Chapter 130

Nilah's Pov I made my way back to my room through the winding, torch-lit corridors of the huge yards. Sera had insisted I move back to the residential wing just the day before, lifting me out of the sanctuary of the library. The new room was small, lacking the grand shelves and towering windows I had grown accustomed to over the last few months. But since Sera explicitly noted that I would be moving yet again after the coronation, this temporary space was quite suitable for now. It was private, functional, and far away from the prying eyes of the high council. When I pushed the heavy wooden door open, the first thing I noticed was Ael. He was seated on one of the high-backed wooden chairs in the corner, his head tilted back slightly against the frame. His eyes were closed, his breathing slow and even. He was asleep. I closed the door quietly behind me and walked closer to him, my soft footsteps muffled by the small rug on the floor. I stopped just a few inches away, looking down a

Nilah's Pov Lyra stepped closer toward the board before glancing at it briefly. “Actually, the examiners sent me here to inform everyone that a few names were withheld separately due to special circumstances,” she explained casually. “Yours should be among them. So you don't have to panic.” The relief that flooded through me after hearing those words was so intense that I almost collapsed dramatically onto the floor right there. “Oh thank the Moon Goddess,” I breathed out while placing a hand against my chest. “For a second there, I thought my entire future had just ended.” Mira snorted loudly beside me while Lyra laughed softly. “You should have seen your face,” Mira said between laughs. “You looked like someone personally sentenced you to death.” “Well excuse me for panicking after my name disappeared mysteriously from the results board,” I muttered defensively. Lyra’s smile softened slightly afterward. “You passed, Lady Nilah. You do not need to worry about that.”

Nilah's Pov Mira blinked once at my sudden return to seriousness before nodding quickly. “Right behind you, Lady Nilah.” The walk back toward the residential wing was mostly quiet after that. The earlier noise from the gathering grounds had faded into the distance while evening slowly settled across the pack lands. Usually, returning to the library felt comforting to me. The quietness there had become familiar over the past months, almost peaceful in its own way. But the moment I pushed open the bedroom door, every bit of calm inside me disappeared instantly. I froze right at the entrance. The room was dimly lit, the fire inside the fireplace reduced to weak glowing embers that cast long shadows across the walls. At first glance, nothing looked obviously wrong. Then I noticed the chair near the window. It was empty. Ael was gone. Normally, that alone would not have alarmed me because Ael disappeared randomly all the time whenever he felt like it. But almost immediately af

Nilah's Pov Ael's hold around me tightened but I couldn't help but wonder. Khan Zahir knew who Ael was? And not only that, there was some kind of bad blood between them before today? I knew that Ael didn't like Khan Zahir from when we spoke the last time, but I had no idea that the feeling was mutual. “Then I guess you should back down, Khan. You're not needed here.” Ael spoke, his voice even colder than I ever heard. “Back down?” Khan Zahir repeated slowly, and for a moment, genuine surprise crossed his face as though he could not believe Ael had actually spoken to him that way. Then suddenly, a dark laugh escaped his lips, low and dangerous enough to make the entire room feel colder despite the heat radiating from his body. The sound rolled through the room heavily, carrying a deep mocking tone beneath it, like he had just heard the most absurd statement in existence. The ruby in the center of his forehead glinted sharply beneath the dim lighting as he tilted his head slightl

Nilah's Pov For a moment, he didn’t answer. I could hear the faint sound of his breathing behind me, slightly heavier now, and the silence itself made me even more uneasy. Then finally, his fingers shifted slightly against my face before he spoke again, his voice quieter than before. “Don’t worry,” he repeated carefully. “It won’t last long.” “That doesn’t make me feel better!” I complained instantly. “Actually, that makes me feel significantly worse!” A small chuckle escaped him again and despite myself, my heartbeat calmed slightly just hearing it. Only slightly though, because the heat radiating from him continued increasing steadily until it almost felt unnatural. It was like standing against the burning sunlight itself. “Ael,” I said more quietly this time, “please stop hiding things from me.” My hand tightened gently around his wrist. “I don’t understand anything anymore. Zahir suddenly appears in my room talking about fate and claiming me like I’m some object he owns, the