All Chapters of VENGEFUL TIES: Bonds formed from Revenge : Chapter 101 - Chapter 110

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White lies

LUCIAN'S POVI sat in the chair by Selena's bed, watching her push a piece of chicken around her plate with her fork. She'd been eating slowly, deliberately, like each bite required concentration.My phone buzzed in my pocket. I pulled it out.Rowan: About the message you need to send to Alpha Mark? The King of Meridara said King Aldric should reach out to him directly.I typed back quickly: Alright.Rowan responded with a thumbs-up, and I sent a text informing Xavier before shoving the phone back into my pocket."Prince Lucian?"I looked up. Selena had set her fork down and was trying to tuck a strand of dark hair behind her ear, but it kept falling back into her face. She huffed in frustration."Could you help me?" she asked, her cheeks flushing slightly. "My hair keeps getting in the way. I'd do it myself, but I don't want to touch my bandage.""Of course." I stood and moved to sit behind her on the bed. "What do you need?""A loose braid. Just something to keep it out of my face."

The rejected rejection

XAVIER'S POVThe palace corridors were quiet when I returned. Most of the staff had retired for the night, and the only sound was the soft echo of my own footsteps against the marble floors. My body was exhausted from the long drive back from my aunt's house.I found my father in his study, exactly where I'd left him hours earlier. The glass of amber liquid was still on his desk, though now it was empty. He looked up when I entered, his eyes tired but alert."Talia is settled in aunt's house," I said, closing the door behind me. "I'll tell her attendants to arrange her stuff and send them over.”Father nodded slowly. "Good. Go get some rest. You've had a long day."I stepped closer to his desk. "There's something else. The King of Meridara said you can reach out concerning the message to Alpha Mark.” "Okay, I'll take care of it."As I was about to leave, the study door burst open. My mother stood in the doorway with a confused look. "Xavier." Her voice was sharp. "Where is your sist

The new vision

LUCIAN'S POVThree days laterI stood in the middle of a vast, empty field. In the distance, I could see two kingdoms: Lunaroria, green and golden, and Ardyth, shimmering with ancient magic.Between them, a woman floated.She wore robes of silver and black, her face obscured by a hood, but her hands were visible. In each palm, she held a gemstone. One glowed with green light and the other with red light. She brought her hands together, and the stones merged.Light exploded outward. Lunaroria's fields turned to dust, its rivers dried up, and the golden spires of my homeland crumbled into sand. And Ardyth, the magical kingdom, was swallowed by a shadow so complete that I couldn't see a single star.The woman turned toward me. Beneath her hood, I saw nothing but emptiness."The balance breaks," she whispered. "And the the kingdoms fall."******************I woke up gaspings. My chest heaved, sweat soaked through my shirt, and my heart pounded so hard I could feel it in my throat. For a

The wet dream

SELENA'S POVHis fingers grabbed my hips as my leg was raised up on his shoulder, his member moving in and out of me in a rhythm that made my mind go blank. “You feel so good,” he groaned, his voice low and rough.“Yes, Lucian,” I panted, my nails digging into his back. “Don't stop, please.”“I don't fucking plan to.”I moved my hips to meet his thrusts halfway, feeling my orgasm building like a wave about to crash. The room was filled with the sound of our moans, our skin slapping together, the headboard knocking against the wall.“Just like that,” I screamed. “Keep going. I'm coming. Yes!”“Come for me, baby.” He increased his pace, his forehead pressed against mine, his eyes burning into me.I woke up gasping. My heart slammed against my ribs. My sheets were tangled around my legs, and my body was warm, aching in places that had no business aching from a dream.I pressed my hands to my flushed cheeks and stared at the ceiling.Why am I having wet dreams about Lucian?The dream was

They are not you

RAVENA/ FAKE ELIRA'S POVThe morning light streamed through the tall windows of my private sitting room, but it brought no warmth. I'd been staring at the same page of a trade report for an hour waiting for my friend to show up when a servant knocked."Your Majesty, your father is here. He's waiting in the east drawing room."My blood went cold.Father?I hadn't seen him since the last argument we had because I refused to remove the Umbraeth citizen from his pack. He'd sent letters, asking when I might visit Silvermoon but I ignored them.Why was he here now?I smoothed my dress, composed my face into a mask of pleasant surprise, and walked to the drawing room.He was pacing back and forth across the ornate rug, his hands clasped behind his back, his brow furrowed deep."Father." I stepped inside and closed the door behind me. "What a surprise. Why didn't you send word you were coming?"He stopped and looked at me. His eyes were red-rimmed and exhausted."Elira." He crossed the room

I don't care about ruling the world

RAVENA/ FAKE ELIRA'S POVThe shards of the vase still lay scattered across the drawing room floor when I walked out. I kept my face neutral as I walked through the corridors, nodding at guards who bowed, ignoring the whispers that followed. ‘The Queen seems troubled.’‘I heard Silvermoon is facing a pandemic’‘Why won't she go save them? Did she lose her abilities?’Let them talk. They didn't know anything.My chambers were at the end of the east wing, behind doors carved with the sigil of Lunaroria. I locked them behind me, drew the curtains closed.Then I moved to the wall behind my bed, the one with the painting of the moon over the Silverwood Forest. I pressed my palm flat against the canvas and whispered the magic words."Aperi occultum."The painting shimmered. The wall behind it dissolved into shadow, revealing a small compartment invisible to any eye but mine. I stepped inside.The coffin lay in the center of the hidden space, carved from dark wood and lined with silk that n

Her body remembers

LUCIAN'S POVI felt every muscle in her body tense the moment my hand pressed against the small of her back. Her breath hitched. Her heart: I could feel it pounding against her ribs, fast and uneven.But it wasn't fear or anxiety.I knew fear. I'd smelled it on countless enemies, on prisoners, on wolves who thought they were about to die.This was something else entirely.‘She wants you,’ Mark growled in my head, his voice thick with satisfaction. ‘Her body remembers even if her brain doesn't.’I looked down at her. Her eyes were wide, dark, fixed on my face like she was trying to solve a puzzle she didn't understand. Her lips were parted slightly, and her cheeks were flushed a deep pink.She was looking at me with lust.And it took every ounce of self-control I had not to close the distance between us and kiss her.‘No,’ I told myself. ‘She doesn't remember. She doesn't know who you are to her. If you kiss her now, you'll confuse her.’Slowly, I loosened my grip on her waist."I just

A heart to heart talk

LUCIAN'S POVAs I walked down the hallway, the vision about the gemstones flashed through my mind. King Aldric's voice echoed in my ears: "Only the Kings and the Crown Princes know about the stones."That meant Caius knew about Lunaroria's gemstone.The moon goddess already made it clear that someone who trying to get both stones and merge them to create chaos.But the question was who?‘Maybe it's Elira,’ Mark suggested. ‘Becoming Caius queen might be all part of the plan.’I stopped on my tracks and let the words sink in. Could the woman in my vision be Elira in her true form?‘It's not entirely impossible,’ Mark continued. ‘If we managed to find the real Elira, the shapeshifter would have to go back to her true form. Who knows if she had already gotten the gemstone from Caius?’I ran my fingers through my hair, frustration clawing at my chest. I couldn't tell anyone about the vision which made it hard to get help in the situation. I had to rely on my assumption. If only my mother

Ryan's arrival

DARCY'S POVThe potato chips crunched between Selena's teeth, loud in the otherwise quiet room. She was curled up on the bed, legs tucked beneath her, a half-empty bag balanced on her stomach like a small table. Her free hand rested protectively over the small bump, a gesture I'd noticed her making more and more often.I continued to stare into space and I sighed for the hundredth time."Are you okay?" Selena asked suddenly, her eyes cutting toward me.I blinked. "What? Yes. I'm fine.""You've been staring at that wall for ten minutes." She set down the chip bag and tilted her head. "And you're chewing your lip. You only do that when something's wrong."Damn her. She knows me too well."I said I'm fine." I forced a smile. "Just tired. Taking care of a grown woman isn't exactly an easy job."Selena didn't look convinced, but she didn't push. She just went back to her chips, crunching thoughtfully.‘Liar,’ Lexie whispered. ‘You're a terrible liar.’‘I know,’ I admitted. ‘But what am I s

It's for your own Good

XAVIER'S POVI stood there like an idiot, watching Ryan's arms wrapped around Darcy's waist, watching her body go rigid against his, watching his lips move near her ear, whispering something I couldn't hearWhat the hell is that?My wolf bristled inside me, burning with jealousy.‘Mine,’ he snarled. ‘She's mine. Why is he touching her?’‘Relax,’ I answered as I took a deep breath and tried not to overreact.When Ryan finally released her, I saw Darcy's hands shake. Just a tremor, but I noticed.She looked scared, which made me raise my eyebrows.What was she scared of? Ryan or something else?Ryan smiled at her like they were old friends or something more that.I didn't care what they were, I just knew I didn't like them being so close to each other.Darcy thanked Ryan for offering to help them. I could see that she was forcing the smile on her face and shifting uncomfortably as Ryan touched her from time to time.When I couldn't take it anymore, I stood up and moved closer to them. “

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