All Chapters of THE WRONG VOW, MY PERFECT ALPHA: Chapter 121 - Chapter 130

LENABy the time we reached the capital, I had learned three things, the first was that the capital had not changed, the second was that I had and the third was that everyone who saw me noticed the difference before they noticed the scar beneath my collar or the silver bracelet hidden beneath my sleeve.The city gates rose above us, enormous and white, carved with the crest of the crown. Guards stood along the walls in polished armor, their spears held upright as our escort approached. Beyond them, the capital spread across the valley in layers of marble towers, crowded streets, royal gardens, and noble estates built so close together that the entire city looked like it had been designed to keep ordinary people from breathing freely.I sat inside the carriage beside Kael, watching the familiar streets pass through the window.I remembered arriving here for the Choosing Ceremony, I remembered the white banners, the moonlit altar, the crowd gathered beneath the palace steps and I rememb

LENA The Council did not adjourn after the announcement, it panicked and the difference was visible in the way the room changed. Nobles who had been sitting comfortably beneath the crown’s banners began speaking over one another, guards moved toward the doors and council members leaned close, whispering behind their hands while Lord Veyran issued orders that no one seemed willing to question aloud. The archive keeper’s death had transformed the Summit. A moment earlier, I had been the dangerous girl with an unfamiliar power, now I was the girl standing beside the evidence someone had murdered to erase. Kael leaned toward me. “Do not move without me.” “I wasn’t planning to wander.&

LENAFor one terrible second, the chamber became completely silent then everyone moved at once. Guards rushed toward me with weapons drawn, servants scattered from the shattered goblet and the royal physician dropped beside Cara while Adrian held her against his chest, shouting instructions that became tangled beneath the noise.Kael stepped in front of me, his sword flashed free of its sheath, the blade catching the chandelier light as he positioned himself between my body and the advancing guards. The Ember surged beneath my skin, hot and furious, but I forced my hands to remain at my sides.If I lost control now, they would not see a frightened woman being framed, they would see the monster they had already decided I was.“Lower your weapons,” Kael ordered.The command rolled through the chamber with the force of his Alpha authority, but the royal guards continued forward.Lord Veyran stood near the king, his face pale with manufactured outrage. “Lena of Blackthorn, you are accused

LENA The seer’s eyes softened. “You were born Elara Moonvale, daughter of Queen Seraphine Moonvale and King Alaric Moonvale. Last heir of the Moonvale bloodline.” My knees nearly gave way but Kael held me tighter. I stared at the seer. “I was a princess?” “You were more than that.” “Then why was I hidden in House Ashford?” The seer lowered his gaze. “Because the Council ordered your death.” The words did not make sense, they should have and they explained too much but my min

LENA “The Council has issued an official decree,” Rowan replied. “Lena is to be transferred to the Hall of Blood before midnight.” My stomach turned. Vera stepped forward. “They claim the examination is necessary to determine whether she is the source of the poison.” “They know she is Elara,” Rowan said, his expression tightening. “But the decree names her as Lena of Blackthorn.” “They are avoiding the name.” “No,” the seer said from behind us. Everyone tur