Novel & Cerita The Betrayal Of Shadow Chapter 1

But in that moment, she felt it—familiarity, buried deep, like a scar she hadn’t realized she carried. “Who are you?” she whispered. The shadow smiled. Not cruelly, but with sorrow. “The first betrayal.” The clearing went still. Even the mist seemed to hold its breath. Mia’s lips parted, but no words came. Her pulse thundered so loud it drowned the battle cries still fading at the edges of the glade. The first betrayal. Damian tightened his stance, moving just enough to shield her with his body, his sword angled at the figure’s chest. “You’re nothing but smoke and lies. She’s not yours.”

I neglected the sense of death closing in. “The headmaster has been forewarned not to interfere. His claims are baseless and this territory is under the might of the Council. We cannot let you in!” Twice. Twice they’ve held me back, and I didn’t wait for the third time. I was impatient for death—probably. I summoned my shadow and it took me nothing but a pirouette to escape the spears dancing toward me. One blink, two blinks, and my prey found themselves on their knees, screaming as their body gave birth to wounds, their eyes looking blank with the memories they wanted to forget.

“That same day, Roma was punished by father, banning him and his bloodline from the pack and marking them as traitors. And that night, Father held a celebratory dinner for Roscoe.” “Is that the first time you experienced that with the shadows?” Lucianna asked. I looked at her and nodded. “That was the day my shadow eye was awakened.” then I lay on the bed, my head laying on her lap and she let me as she’s drowned with her thoughts. The warmth was quick to comfort me so I exhaled the building tension in my chest upon remembering the past. “So that thing you saw meant Roma is a traitor?” “He’s scheming an evil plan to father. Red is anger, for it to build an evil like form meant that person ha

Just what kind of person am I? “Dahlly, you don’t remember it yet, but you are a Shadow wolf, and so was your husband… He wanted to make some money off of you, so he planned to sell you… He disguised himself as a good person, but in the end, he just wanted to take advantage of you.” An indescribable pain became clear in my heart… Somehow, I remembered the feeling of being betrayed, and the name ‘Shadow wolf,’ felt familiar in my head. “I… I am a Shadow wolf?”

"You think I would betray my clients? I am bound by a code, as you are." With those cryptic words, The Shadow slipped from Alex's grasp, disappearing into the night. The answers they sought remained elusive, and a new mystery loomed on the horizon. As Alex stood on the rooftop, their mind raced with questions. Who had placed the contract on their life, and what was their motive? They knew they had to unravel this tangled web of shadows, for the truth held the key to their survival and the salvation of innocent lives. With renewed determination, Alex set out on a relentless pursuit of the truth, determined to unmask the puppeteer behind The Shadow's deadly game. The journey ahead would test t

I am not anyone's asset and the fact that they consider me to be one is so disgusting. I knew that my brother was nearby, but I needed time, time that Sinister would not give me anymore. Somehow I knew I could find my brother on my own. I had faith in myself. I knew what to do, it was risky, but I had to find my brother. I will find Daniel and Sinister will regret this decision of his. I took one of the letters and stared at myself in the mirror. His betrayal shattered me, but the pieces were sharp. Now it's different, Salvatore. Now it's personal.

He was near Adrian and the others, holding the line against the swarm of creatures lunging at him. For a second, relief surged through me. And then— I saw it. A figure in the shadows. A flicker of movement, so quick it almost escaped my notice. Someone standing just beyond the fire’s reach, hands raised, lips moving in an incantation. And they were not one of the enemy. They were one of us. Betrayal seared through me like a blade. “NO!” I lunged toward Rigel just as something dark lashed out from the traitor’s hands—a cursed chain of shadow and magic.

As I rode through the gates, the words escaped my mouth before I even realized I’d spoken them. “The Shadowborn have returned.” And deep down, I knew, Agatha’s betrayal, Veylor’s war, all of it had only been the first ripple. “The real danger is still coming.”

He swore that once he got out, he’d hunt her down for revenge. The more I learned, the more deliciously scandalous it became. Well, the dirtier she was, the better it was for me. Vivian thrived in the shadows, slithering through the filth like a rat. All I had to do was drag her into the light. And I was going to be the one to do it. … Later, Allen texted me, lying again about working late. I smirked and sent a half-hearted reply. Then, I ordered twenty servings of oysters and dark chocolate drinks to be delivered as his lunch. After all, he’d need the energy for his little “workout” later.

“Your control over the external currents of the Shadow is almost beautiful to witness.” “You tricked me,” I snarl, the betrayal tasting like ash in my mouth. “You lied about everything! You used me! Used me to hurt hundreds of innocent people!” He gives a light, dismissive shrug, entirely unconcerned by my moral outrage. “I am, officially, the designated villain of this story, my dear. What, truly, did you expect? Tea and earnest honesty?” Shadows instantly leap from behind him, aggressive tendrils grabbing every single limb of my body, twisting tight. They burn cold and hot simultaneously, and for one agonizing second, I feel them attempting to anchor themselves back inside my very chest, s