All Chapters of THE SUBSTITUTE BRIDE TO THE ALPHA KING : Chapter 21

The shadow words hung in the air for three heartbeats.Then they dissolved into mist and vanished.Lyra stared at the space where they'd been, her mind racing. The Shadowlands throne. Her kingdom. Calling her home to a place she'd never been."This changes everything," Thea said quietly."No." Rowan's voice was hard. "This changes nothing. We just won a war. We're rebuilding. Lyra isn't going anywhere until we're stable.""The Shadowlands won't wait," the old woman said. She'd stayed after revealing Lyra's heritage. "If the throne has awakened, others will know. Others will come.""Let them come." Rowan crossed his arms. "We'll deal with them here.""You don't understand." The woman's face was pale. "When a Shadow throne awakens, it calls to its heir. The pull gets stronger every day. Eventually, Lyra won't have a choice. She'll have to answer."Lyra's hand went to the pendant at her chest. Already, she could feel something. A tug. Faint but growing. Like a string wrapped around her h