Novel & Cerita Cardfight Vanguard Generation

"This is a political alliance, beneficial to both our packs. I've never promised love." "But she hopes for it," Mrs. Ravencroft said quietly. "She believes that once you're mated, once you have time together, you'll develop feelings. Is that really so impossible?" There was a long silence. Sera barely dared to breathe, pressed against the thorny roses. "I had a true mate," Kael said finally. "I know what that feels like. This... isn't that." "Elena has been dead for thirteen years." "I'm aware." His voice hardened slightly. "But that doesn't mean I can force feelings I don't have. I respect Celeste. I'll honor our arrangement. I'll do my duty to both our packs. But I won't lie to her about l

[IDENTITY VERIFIED: MERINDA KAEL] [POSITION: SOLE INHERITOR & CHIEF EXECUTIVE - KAEL SYNDICATE] [GLOBAL ASSETS: ACTIVE / RESTRICTED ACCESS] [EUROPEAN MARKET PROXIES: PREPARED] A silent tear slipped down my cheek, hot and stinging against my skin. I touched the screen, pulling up the family vault ledgers. Rows upon rows of international debt, private banking reserves, and global equity funds flashed before my eyes a fortune that could swallow Vance Enterprises ten times over without missing a breath.

Some looked disappointed and some did not get care at all. I explained the mechanics, and it started shortly. Linda gave me the cards of every team. I drew the first card, and it was Gunner’s and then Gilo’s. Deltas have a different fight from their team. Gunned stood next to me and Gilo was with his team. “You got this, guys, show no mercy.” He said before running to me. “Ready to lose, Gunner?” Gilo smiled at Gunner mockingly. “You wish,” Gunner just gave them commands through our link, I noticed them locking their eye contact as if they were talking seriously.

After my rebirth, I watched coldly as my "fallen" mate, Liam, returned in disguise—posing as my sister's mate, Jacob. In my past life, I had believed that same lie. This time, I would make him pay for his betrayal. I stood before Liam's coffin, staring at the face identical to Jacob's. "Elena, you must decide." Alpha Arthur's voice echoed through the great hall. "As his fated mate, you may remain loyal to Liam's memory and serve as the eternal guardian of our pack. Or…"

I said, my voice cutting through the heavy quiet of the hall, "then we draw a new one." I put my hands on the ironwood table. "Assemble the Vanguard," I said. Lyra’s head snapped up. Kaden exhaled slowly. The Vanguard was a contingency. A concept we had discussed ten years ago and locked away because we hoped we would never need it. Not Keepers. Not diplomats. The absolute, concentrated application of the founding ground's heaviest functions. "Who," Kaden asked. "You," I said, looking at him. "Lyra. Cord. Sable."

Kira Quezada faked her own death to escape a family legacy that wanted to sell her off like a signature on a contract. Three years later, disguised as a cleaner, she's finally safe, until her new boss looks at her twice and realizes exactly who she is. Luciano Rodriguez doesn't expose her. He makes her an offer instead: marry him, save his dying grandmother's peace of mind, and help him bait the uncle circling his empire like a wolf. It's supposed to be a contract. Nothing more. But the man she was promised to as a girl and the man hunting Luciano's throne are the same person, and he's not done with either of them. As old secrets surface and new ones are made in the dark, Kira has to decide