All Chapters of My Second Life Belongs to the Lycan King’s Brother: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

I woke up choking on air, my hands flying to my chest as I sat upright in bed. For several seconds, I could only stare ahead while I struggled to breathe, one hand pressed against my racing heart and the other gripping the sheets beneath me. I expected the familiar pain that had followed me for months, the terrible weakness that had made even breathing feel like work, but nothing came. There was no burning in my chest, no heaviness in my limbs, and no empty silence where my wolf had once lived.I was breathing normally.My heart was beating strongly.I slowly lowered my hand and stared at it. My fingers were steady, and there was no blood beneath my nails or dirt covering my skin. I touched my face, then my neck, feeling the warmth of my skin and the steady pulse beneath my fingertips. I was alive.The thought should have brought me comfort, but instead, fear slowly spread through me.I looked around the room.The pale curtains were still hanging beside the window, moving slightly wi

For several seconds, I could not move.Caelan’s words seemed to hang between us, too quiet for anyone else to hear but loud enough to shake everything I thought I understood.So you remember.My fingers went cold inside his hand.He remembered.The thought should not have been possible. I had spent the entire day trying to convince myself that waking up in the past was some impossible miracle, something that had happened only to me. I had believed I was the only person carrying memories from a life that no longer existed.But Caelan had looked directly into my eyes and said the one thing that could destroy that belief.I pulled my hand from his.“What did you say?”My voice was barely above a whisper, but the tension in my body made it difficult to speak any louder.Caelan did not answer immediately. His eyes moved across my face as though he were searching for something, and that only made my heart beat faster.Around us, the ceremony hall had erupted into whispers.People were stari

By the time I returned to my room, the ceremony was already over.I closed the door behind me and leaned against it, allowing myself a moment to breathe. The hallway outside had been filled with whispers, and I knew most of them were about me.Sera Vale, the girl who had rejected the Lycan King before he could reject her.Sera Vale, who had chosen his twin brother instead.I had expected the gossip.What I had not expected was how little I cared about it.My mind was still stuck on Caelan.So you remember.I had repeated those words so many times that they no longer sounded real.I walked toward the mirror and studied my reflection.I looked exactly as I had that night in my first life.But everything felt different.I had thought choosing Caelan would solve one problem.Instead, it had created a dozen more.A soft knock sounded at my door.I stiffened.I already knew who it was.When I opened the door, Caelan stood outside.He had changed out of the formal clothes he had worn for the

The moment the messenger told me that Evander wanted to see me, the calm I had managed to find in the garden disappeared.I glanced at Caelan, but his expression had already become guarded. Whatever he was thinking, he kept it to himself.“Where is he?” I asked.“In the west council chamber, Lady Sera.”I nodded and started walking, but Caelan fell into step beside me.The messenger looked between us before quickly lowering his eyes.I understood why.After what had happened at the ceremony, nobody knew what Caelan and I were supposed to be to each other. I was not even sure I knew myself.When we reached the palace entrance, Caelan stopped.“I’ll come with you.”I turned toward him. “You don’t have to.”“I know.”There was something in his voice that made me look at him more closely.He was not asking permission.He was making it clear that if I needed him, he would be there.Still, I shook my head.“If Evander wants to speak to me, I should hear what he has to say.”Caelan studied m

The warmth that had settled between Caelan and me disappeared so suddenly that I felt as though someone had pulled the ground from beneath my feet.My wolf had been calm only seconds earlier. She had been quiet and almost peaceful inside me, something I had not experienced since waking up in this second life. Now she was restless, pushing against my chest with a warning that made every instinct in my body become alert.Caelan’s hand remained around my arm, steadying me when I nearly lost my balance.“What happened?” he asked, his voice low.I could not answer immediately.My eyes remained fixed on the open door at the end of the corridor.There was no one standing there.The hallway was empty.Yet I could still feel that something was wrong.“I don’t know,” I finally said.Caelan followed my gaze.“Did you sense someone?”“My wolf did.”His expression became serious.“What did she sense?”I shook my head because I honestly did not know how to explain it. The feeling was familiar, but