Chapter 174 The Southern Summit The great hall had been transformed. Gone were the formal rows of benches where council meetings convened. Gone were the raised dais and throne that symbolized royal authority. In their place stood a circular table of polished oak, surrounded by chairs of equal size and

Chapter 173 Iris’s Choice Iris arrived at the training yard when it was still quiet. Dawn had not yet broken. The torches flickered against the grey stone walls, casting long shadows across the packed earth. A few guards were already stretching, their breath misting in the cold air. But Iris

Chapter 172 The Pure Blood League’s Decline Lord Pemberton stood at the front of the meeting hall, which was half-empty. His white ribbon pinned to his coat, his notes spread before him on the worn wooden podium. Behind him, the Pure Blood League banner hung limp against the stone wall,

Chapter 171 Lysa’s Pregnancy The morning room was bright with autumn sunlight. Lysa had asked Seren to meet her there, alone, without the triplets. Not even Rowan, her mate was invited. Her voice had been strange on the messenger—tight, nervous, unlike her usual warmth. Seren arrived to find Lysa pacing

Chapter 170 The Aftermath The eastern provinces settled into an uneasy peace. Corvin’s body had been burned, his ashes scattered in the mountains where he had been born. His followers had scattered—some surrendering, some fleeing, some melting back into the villages they had come from. The eastern stronghold was quiet,

Chapter 169 Elowen’s Choice Elowen received an envoy in her private chamber, not in the great hall. No witnesses. No guards. Just the two of them, the fire crackling between them, and the weight of a decision that could change everything. The envoy was a lean wolf with cold eyes

Chapter 168 March to War Again Seren stood at the window, watching the soldiers assemble below. Young faces. Fresh armour… Wolves and humans, newly trained. Their parents had wept when they enlisted. Their siblings had hugged them tight. Some had left letters behind, sealed with wax, addressed to families who

Chapter 167 Corvin’s Gambit Corvin’s forces hit outpost Seven like a wave. The attack came at midnight. Outpost Seven was a small garrison on the eastern border—forty soldiers, a stone watchtower, and a wooden palisade that had stood for twenty years. It was not strategically important. It was not heavily

Chapter 166 Seren’s Negotiation Seren volunteered one more time, to go and face Corvin. The border between royal territory and the eastern provinces was marked by a single stone bridge over a narrow river. No man’s land. Neutral ground. Seren stood on the royal side, Kael at her shoulder, a

Chapter 165 Kael in the East The eastern plains stretched to the horizon, golden brown beneath the autumn sun. Kael stood on a ridge overlooking Corvin’s camp, his small guard hidden in the trees behind him. The wind carried the smell of woodsmoke and cooking meat, mingled with the sharper