All Chapters of The Illegitimate Wolf Princess: Chapter 1 - Chapter 4

The clattering of a porcelain cup smashing against the marble floor was always my morning alarm. No alarm clock was needed. The vibration traveling through the ceiling of my servant's quarters—located directly beneath the main kitchen—followed by my stepmother’s shrill screech, was more than enough."Iris! Are you deaf?! Do you know what time it is?!"I bolted awake. My eyes darted to the cheap wall clock ticking away in the corner of my cramped room.It was 4:30 AM. My body felt utterly broken, a grueling souvenir from spending three hours scrubbing the backyard in the pouring rain last night.As a hybrid—half-human, half-werewolf—I did not possess the instant healing abilities of a pureblood wolf. The bruise on my shoulder from Victoria’s kick yesterday was still a deep shade of purple, throbbing painfully with every breath I took.I quickly grabbed a worn, loose-fitting hoodie, carefully adjusting it to hide my neck. In this house, displaying vulnerability was an open invitation fo

"Damn it, let me go, you filthy mutt!" Victoria spat, pulling violently at the arm I held in my grip.I didn't just let her go. Instead, my grip on Victoria’s wrist tightened, pressing down on her pressure points until her fingernails turned stark white."Let me go, damn it!" Victoria shrieked once more, her eyes flashing a dangerous crimson from a volatile mix of fury and pain.She attempted to swing her left hand to claw my face, but before her sharp talons could even extend, the restroom door behind us suddenly shattered into splinters.Crash!The heavy oak door buckled completely, ripping off its hinges and slamming onto the floor with a deafening roar. A dense, freezing gust from the outside immediately rushed in, violently dispelling the damp warmth of the restroom.Along with the cold, a sharp, suffocating aura of a high-tier Alpha’s pheromones flooded the entire space, instantly seizing the lungs of everyone inside.Victoria’s friends, who had been pinning my arms just seconds