All Chapters of The Mad Lycan Plus-Size Mate : Chapter 31 - Chapter 34

POV: King Valerius The deepest chamber of the royal archives remained untouched by the modern lighting that illuminated the rest of the estate. Down here, behind a heavy oak door requiring my personal biometric scan, the air was cool and dry. Tall mahogany shelves held centuries of handwritten ledgers, sealed bloodline treaties, and leather-bound royal registries. I stood at the broad reading table, a heavy book open beneath my hands. My phone sat face down beside a glowing tablet displaying high-resolution scans of regional pack crests, but my eyes remained on the faded parchment in front of me. Zenith shifted restlessly inside me, his claws catching at my thoughts. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw the silver lotus and crescent moon glowing beneath Serenity's skin. "Searching through forgotten records won't change what you saw, Your Grace." I didn't turn around as the heavy oak door creaked open. Elder Silas stepped into the quiet room, his polished leather shoes striking the f

POV: King Valerius Marcus walked into my study holding a thick stack of papers. "We checked the bank records again, Your Grace," Marcus said, placing the pages on my desk. "The money sent to Blackwood wasn't just a one-time payment." I leaned over my desk to look at the numbers. "What do you mean?" "The first transfer was made twenty years ago, right around the time Serenity arrived at Blackwood as a baby," Marcus explained. "After that, regular payments were deposited into Gideon Blackwood's account every single year." My hands tightened into fists as I stared at the totals. The amount wasn't small. It was enough money to buy luxury cars, tailored suits, and fund Sienna's expensive lifestyle. Gideon had used the money meant for Serenity to make his own family rich, all while forcing her to sleep on a thin mattress in the basement. "A retainer," I said, my voice cold. "Yes," Marcus replied. "Someone wasn't just paying Gideon to take her in. They were paying him a massive annual