Burning Crown Novels & Stories

The flickering candlelight reflected off the polished metal, catching the object resting on the dark velvet cushion. My breath hitched. It was a silver crown, intricately forged to look like twisted roots and thorned branches. A half-transformed wolf was carved directly into the front of it. The King stepped toward me, lifting the crown from the tray with both hands. His eyes locked onto mine, hard and demanding. "May you wear this crown in duty to the lineage you carry, and to the protection of the throne." He raised the silver above my head. I felt like I was drowning. I looked up at Eilís one last time, just to catch a flick of anything. Any emotion. Any sign.

She really needs to train this body, she needs to increase her stamina. She jumped in jack for ten times before holding the table as she bent again and then slowly twisted her upper body to the left side, she heard a loud crack of her bone. Damn! It's satisfying, she thinks the library is empty now except for her of course. "What are you doing?" She was about to twist her body to the right side when she heard the deep voice from her back, she looked at him while still bending and she saw the crown prince not looking in her direction and trying to avert his eyes from the sight. She continued to twist her body and she heard the crack of her bone again, to her surprise in the blink of an eye th

Betty’s hands trembled slightly as she fastened the clasps at Emilia’s back, and Emilia couldn’t help but notice her nervousness. “Relax, Betty,” she said gently. “You’re doing well.” Betty blushed, nodding quickly. “Thank you, Your Highness.” Once she was dressed, Matron Isla gestured to a silver circlet resting on a velvet pillow. “Shall I place your coronet, Your Highness?” Emilia hesitated, the sight of the intricate piece making her stomach twist. It was beautiful, but it felt like another layer of distance between herself and her old life. “No,” she said softly. “Not today.”

All I hear is, "By the power vested upon me, you will become the queen of Evergreen, from today until forever!" A maid removes my crown and my father stands up. He walks next to the high priest. The priest takes a few steps back and my father takes the queen's crown. Gently, he crowns me with it and says, "I am so proud of you!" I force a smile and curtsy as father nods and goes back into his place. I face the crowd once and for all. The high priest announces, "Ladies and Gentlemen, Children, world-- help me welcome the new Queen of Evergreen, Aurora Wintershade!"

Running on the roof as fast as she could, she caught the king’s attention. King Lawson immediately guessed that the assassin Vasmir was running after was the same person involved in the previous fire incident in the West Palace. This time, he swore to himself that he won’t let that assassin escape from him again. He grabbed the bow from one of his soldiers and nocked an arrow. Following the direction where Emery was running, he shot the first arrow.

Raiken looked at the Tide Crown lying among the rubble. Cassian touched his silver crown. Kiyomi’s hand rose to her bare head. The first king smiled again. “At last, the truth.” Every royal mark in the city began burning. Pain tore across my scalp where the nameless crown had touched me. Raiken doubled over. Black lines spread from his wound. Cassian ripped the silver crown from his head, but the mark beneath it kept glowing. Orochi raised his voice. “Choose now.” The packs looked between the two kings.

“Two days ago, Alexander personally took her to a private jeweler. Measurements, design consultations—he stayed the entire time.” My heart clenched. “There’s more,” Ethan continued. “And it gets worse.” “I accessed her private cloud. Password was Alexander’s birthday.” Inside were photos. Hundreds of them. I opened the file he sent. The album was titled: My Knight. The most recent post was dated two days ago. He said this crown belongs only to me. Just like him. Next week’s family dinner—he promised to give me a name. The image showed an exquisite bridal crown— diamonds and sapphires set in a constellation pattern.

He said in a stuttered tone. I felt pity for him and the young boy, but that was the only way to stop this coronation from happening. At this point the auspicious time is bound to pass by and then the coronation will be cancelled. The crown was ruined. Ace was nowhere to be found. The priest was tired. Guests were also tired of watching different dramas. “This looks like something that was burnt intentionally.” The Queen said after holding the burnt crown in her hand. Everyone stares at her, including the Alpha and the priest.

It was for a purpose. This time, she would not die in the dark. This time, the crown would burn before it fell into another’s hands.

she countered. “If you want to win the crown, you have to work hard like the other girls. There's no shortcut in becoming the Luna Queen,” Came his passive reply. “Is that why you have scars all over your body, your pack wants you to win badly that they don't care about hurting their own,”