All Chapters of The Tyrant Lycan's Ruined Omega: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

The morning sun was already too bright when I walked into the Holloway breakfast room. All that polished silver gleamed across the table, making the place look expensive enough to impress strangers.Nobody looked impressed this morning.They looked at me.Alistair froze, fork halfway to his plate. My mother's expression shifted into pure disapproval, while Oliver stared a beat too long before snapping his eyes away. Freya just looked annoyed. Astrid's gaze traveled from my shoes to my face.Then she smiled.Of everyone at the table, she looked the least offended.She was enjoying this far too much."Well," Astrid said softly. "Aren't you going to be fun?"Xavier sat at the far end of the table, already dressed in black, coffee untouched. When his eyes met mine, one corner of his mouth lifted. He looked completely unsurprised.I took the empty seat beside him without asking permission.Alistair's voice came out flat. "You w

The east wing of Wintersaint Palace didn't really feel like a home. It felt more like a prison cell. Pale stone. Dark wood. Tall windows looking out over a forest of frozen black pines. Even with the fire burning, the walls still seemed to hold onto the cold. Some quiet attendant showed me the baths and the closet, then disappeared without saying much. The door shut behind her with a heavy thud. It wasn't locked. Still, I couldn't shake the feeling that someone was watching me. Ciel breathed inside my head. "Pretty cage." I glanced around the suite. Everything was way too clean, like a hospital, and nothing in there felt like mine. The closet was full of these stiff, boring dresses and heavy coats—the kind of stuff they use to turn you into a "proper" marked Omega. I didn't even look at them. I just stayed in my thin black dress. Xavier showed up less than an hour later. He didn't even knock; h

Kaelen did not flinch. "We were talking." "I can see that." Xavier's gaze locked on me. "You're supposed to be in the east wing under observation, not wandering the palace flirting with my strategist. "I wasn't flirting." "You were smiling." I folded my arms. "Smiling isn't a crime." "In this place, everything you do is recorded as one." His voice was low and sharp. "You're not helping yourself by challenging every boundary they put in front of you. Everyone is already watching you." Kaelen's voice cut in before Xavier could keep going. "Both of you are required in the main hall. Now." Xavier's jaw flexed. "Why now?" "Lady Astrid has arrived. Alpha Scott Redwood is with her." I let out a short breath that was almost a laugh. "Exes day. How festive. Should I have brought a gift, or is lingering trauma enough?" Xavier did not smile. "Move." We walked in silence. The closer we got to the main hall, the more the air thickened with that particular pureblood quiet — polished, watc

"You're Ravenna," she said.I smiled. "Surprised you remember me.""How could I forget you?"Her voice echoed through the boutique, drawing the attention of a few employees. Beside me, Scott stiffened."Not here," he muttered.His wife turned to him, annoyed. "Why the hell not here?"Scott opened his mouth, but nothing came out.She laughed bitterly. "That's what I thought." She looked back at me. "You knew my husband?"I glanced at Scott. He wouldn't meet my eyes."Knew?" I repeated."What happened between you two?"Before answering, I looked past her. Astrid was standing a few feet away, watching with a smile. She had brought Scott's wife here on purpose. She knew Scott would be here, and she knew his wife would recognize me. Astrid wanted a scene.I looked back at the woman. "Why don't you ask him?"Her head snapped toward Scott. "Scott?""We knew each other," he said."That's all you have to say?"I let out a quiet laugh. "I can give you the missing part. I was his chosen mate."H

The east wing was colder after the banquet. My dress did nothing against it.His jacket slipped from my shoulders and landed on the floor.I left it there. "You used me."He leaned against the door. "Yes.""Everything." I swallowed. "Luminara. Here. The collar. The dress. The seat at that table.""Yes."A short, ugly laugh escaped me. "You stood there while the King asked me whose side I was on. You already knew.""I was on whatever side made you look stronger.""You were on the side that kept you alive and visible," he said. "There is a difference.""Not from where I was sitting."Xavier pushed off the door. I did not move."This is how my world operates," he said. "I told you the truth in front of them. Most men would have softened it afterward. I will not.""My ruined Omega." I threw the words back at him. "You say it like it is affection. It is just another chain."He reached for me. I turned away. His fingers caught my jaw anyway, forcing my head back, and his mouth was on mine.