Novel & Cerita The Betrayal Of Shadow Chapter 1

I said, bowing my head happily. My heart suddenly turned sore when I saw Kessler walk hand-in-hand with my sister. My heart thundered as I felt betrayed and stabbed in the back by the people I love. I held back the tears that were planning to fall so they wouldn't ruin my make-up. Not as if he wanted to hold my hand in the first place, but the betrayal I just witnessed was like a hot knife that is being used to cut through an open wound. The care, love, and attention he gave to Elena at the banquet made the guests wonder if I was the actual Luna or Elena was, maybe I was just supporting them.

My shadows hissed softly, curling protectively around my wrists. I froze, listening. The presence was subtle, but deliberate. And then I saw it: a shimmer at the far end of the hall, almost imperceptible. Too deliberate to be random. A student I had trusted in passing—someone polite, unassuming—watched me, their eyes calculating. A traitor. My body tightened. The betrayal stung sharper than any magic. Someone I had passed in corridors, shared classes with, perhaps even smiled at—they had been watching me all along. My shadows surged, forming a protective barrier as I advanced carefully, analyzing, anticipating.

he says, his voice deep, layered with warning, “I give you one final chance. Renounce this human. Do not destroy what remains of your place among us.” Shadow raises his chin, his eyes glowing with quiet resolve. Despite the sweat on his brow and the weight in his chest, he shows no trace of fear. “I won’t renounce her,” he says. His voice rings through the clearing, unwavering. “I’ve obeyed your laws all my life. But this—she—is mine. And if that means I no longer belong here, then so be it.” A heavy silence follows his words, thick and absolute. My fingers clutch his tighter, willing strength into him, even as the ground beneath my feet feels like it might give way. Shadow has broken an anc

The obsidian was warm, alive under my palm. “Remember,” the old wolf said, his voice fading into the dark. “The crown is not the price. The blood is.” I reached for the crown with both hands, the silver burning against my fingertips. --- Above the ridge, the figure crouched low, their eyes glued to the fissure. They saw the faint silver glow pulse through the cracks in the stone, saw the mountain tremble. The shadow had been waiting years for this moment. They stood slowly, their hand brushing a small smooth black stone nestled in their palm. They took a step forward, their boots silent on the dead grass. The time had come. The Queen was giving up her crown. And the shadow was ready to take

With a loud laugh, Hugh stared at the ruins and urged the shadow behind him to chase after Philip as he flew out! Philip slashed out with his lightsaber and threw several punches at the shadow! However, that shadow seemed invincible and suffered no damage from Philip’s attacks at all! “Hugh is the main body. You can only defeat the shadow by hitting him!” Ludo hesitated for a long time before shouting. Hearing that, Hugh turned his head sideways, his eyes burning with anger. He shouted, “Layla Nolan, you’re betraying the Heavenly Court!” With that said, the shadow behind him slashed out at Layla and the others!

Her pack members looked like deer caught in headlights; they didn’t know whether or not to back her up as they stared at her equally perplexed. “The ever righteous Alpha Allison, what do you know about pain, little miss perfect? Perfect family, perfect pack, perfect mate- oh wait; no! Your mate doesn’t want you. I mean, I wouldn’t either if you did to my family what you did to his. So like the ‘respectable’ woman you are, you saunter around flirting with the first man who shows some interest in you.” Shadow paced angrily, pushing at me to rip out the jugular vein of the woman before me, but my body was frozen and my eyes locked on the betrayal shining in her brown eyes.

From the looks of Shadow, he has been deprived of food and water, and completely beaten yet he's still alive and endured the pain. "I'm not dumb enough to let go of the assassin who betrayed his own leader. Based on the other prisoners next to your cell, they betrayed him and that's how they faced their consequences." His revelation made Shadow slightly open his lips. "You work under Sebastian, why did you betray him?" The curiosity to know was inevitably what would make him spare Shadow. He gulped and looked away. "For the sake of the woman I love," he answered and the assassin clapped his hands and cheered.

His form was large and imposing, but he wrapped it around me on the mountaintop and showed me that he would always protect me. “It was nearly too late, but now we have found you. Now you are ours once again.” “I’m not yours,” I snapped. I was not sure what the fuck it was, but it did not own me. My boys owned me. Only they would ever claim me. This shadow fuck was sadly fucking mistaken if he truly thought he had a claim. I tried to wrench my body away from the shadow. I tried to struggle, but I could not even move a single muscle. The shadow burned every place that it touched along my skin. It was not the burn of fire but was the burn of ice which was far worse.

She started taking small steps towards me which was irritating me. " I don't have all the time in the world for you, Ms. Taylor. Walk fast." I noticed her flinch at my sudden rise in voice . Walking hurriedly, she took a seat opposite me. I leaned back on my chair , keeping my eyes fixed on her. Looking at her face made me visualise everything. The memories were as fresh as we're from yesterday. The face which once was my world, I always wanted to see the beautiful smile on her face but she crushed those feelings. She threw whatever we had in flames. Now I want nothing more than to see pain in her face. In the last three years , each time she came to my mind, her betrayal overpowered our

Then, with a deafening crack, the shadowy figure let out a roar, and Ethan was thrown backward, his body crashing into the ground. “Ethan!” Sasha screamed, scrambling toward him. The shadowy figure turned its burning eyes on her, and the doppelgänger’s voice echoed in her mind, a chilling whisper. “Choose, Sasha. Before it’s too late.” The chapter ended with the shadow closing in on Sasha, her desperate scream piercing the air as the world around her seemed to collapse.