Alle Kapitel von Married to the Cursed Alpha Mage : Kapitel 11 – Kapitel 20

Inside his private chamber, Lucien stood before the massive window overlooking the kingdom. His hands were clasped behind his back as he stared silently into the distance. The chamber door slowly opened, and Seraphina stepped inside. Even after hearing the door open, Lucien didn't bother turning around. He remained standing exactly where he was, his sharp eyes still fixed on the kingdom beyond the window as though he already knew who had entered."I guess you aren't going to kill your new bride like the others," Seraphina finally said, breaking the heavy silence. Slowly, she walked across the room until she stopped beside him, her eyes studying the side of his face carefully."What happened, Lucien?" she asked. "Why is she still alive?"Lucien didn't answer immediately.His eyes remained fixed on the view outside the window. Seraphina frowned deeply.Normally, by now, another portrait would already have been added to the castle walls. Another queen would have become nothing more tha

Ever since Seraphina returned to her chamber, she had done nothing but pace back and forth in anger. Her heels echoed against the marble floor as she clenched and unclenched her fists, trying to calm the storm raging inside her, but it was impossible. She was still furious over the way Lucien had treated her. Never in all the years she had lived in the castle had he ever dismissed her so coldly or ordered her to leave his chamber. For over ten years, she had remained by his side, earning his trust little by little, yet today he had looked at her as though she meant nothing. The memory alone made her blood boil. “What is wrong with him lately? This is not Lucien,” Seraphina muttered through gritted teeth as she stopped by the window. Her nails dug into her palms until they nearly drew blood. First, he had refused to kill his new bride, something Seraphina still found impossible to believe. The Lucien everyone knew would have slaughtered his bride before the wedding night was over.

Lucien POVI had just finished taking my bath and changed into a loose black robe before walking toward my bed. With a tired sigh, I lay down and rested my head against the pillow. But the moment I closed my eyes, a face immediately appeared in my mind.Evelyn.My wife.As I had only learned today... that was her name.For some strange, irritating reason, I liked the sound of it."Evelyn..."The name rolled through my mind so naturally that I immediately frowned."Hell no."My eyes flew open, and I stared at the ceiling above me in disbelief. What was wrong with me? Why was I thinking about her? Why was her face appearing in my head the moment I tried to sleep? She was nothing but an annoying little thing who had somehow found a way to disturb my peace without even trying. Yes, I was relieved that her scent could calm my beast and stop it from tearing her apart like it had done to every bride before her. But that didn't mean anything. It wouldn't last forever. Sooner or later, she wou

Today made it exactly one week since I was brought to this chamber, and not once had I stepped outside. The royal doctor had strictly ordered me to remain in bed and avoid walking too much if I wanted my knees to heal properly. As much as I hated being trapped inside these four walls, I had no choice but to obey. Looking down now, I could see that the wounds had begun closing, and the unbearable pain that once made every movement feel like torture had eased into a dull ache. Only a few scars remained across both of my knees. Slowly, I reached down and gently traced one of them with my fingertips. The rough skin beneath my fingers made my thoughts drift to the one person I had been trying so hard to forget. Lucien. Every scar he left on my body somehow found a way of leaving one inside my mind too. Even when I forced myself not to think about him, he always found a way to creep back into my thoughts.The entire week had passed without him coming to see me. Not even once. After everythi

Evelyn PovIt had been another three days, and according to the royal doctor, I could finally walk properly again. The wounds on my knees had closed, leaving behind only faint scars. They no longer hurt whenever I walked, but each time my eyes landed on them, memories of that horrible place came rushing back. No matter how hard I tried to forget, I couldn't. Freya had also told me what happened after the Chief Priest arrived at the castle. According to her, even the Chief Priest couldn't discover who was behind the people disappearing from the castle. That alone made no sense. If even someone as powerful as the Chief Priest couldn't uncover the truth, then whoever was responsible had to be far more dangerous than anyone imagined. The more I thought about it, the more my mind drifted back to the mysterious woman... no, the ghost I had seen inside the Iron Chamber. Deep inside, I couldn't shake the feeling that she was real. I had a strange feeling she was somehow connected to all of t