Chapter 13 [ 1,437 words ] Emilia’s POV The kiss was deliberate. Bold. Nothing like the shy little response I’d given him the night before. When I pulled back, his eyes had that golden glow again. Just for a second. Then it was gone. “You started this last night,” I
Chapter 12 [ 1,340 words ] Emilia’s POV I didn’t sleep at all. How could I, when the taste of him lingered on my lips like a brand I couldn’t scrub away? The bed beneath me felt foreign. Wrong. No matter how I shifted, I couldn’t find comfort on the
Chapter 11 [ 1,006 words ] Emilia’s POV All I could do was stand there, frozen in place, waiting for whatever Sebastian expected me to do next. Across the room, he rested on his bed with an infuriatingly relaxed air, like he owned every inch of the space around him.
Chapter 10 [ 953 words ] Emilia’s POV I could suddenly imagine it so clearly. Six different women standing where I stood now. Faces falling as they realized what their marriage actually meant. Not partnership. Not even cohabitation. Erasure. They weren’t wives. They were dirty secrets. Hidden behind beautiful paintings
Chapter 9 [ 1,473 words ] Author’s POV The Emperor Hotel was even grander than Linda had imagined. White roses and orchids spilled over every surface, crystal chandeliers blazed overhead, and the guests murmured behind their glasses, their voices wrapped in silk and envy. “I heard the flowers were flown
Chapter 8 [ 1,192 words ] Emilia’s POV I glanced over at the smirk tugging at his mouth. How much had he heard? Was he about to call my bluff? Heat crawled up my cheeks. Not from embarrassment. From the fear of dying. Sebastian held my gaze a beat longer.
Chapter 7 [ 1,563 words ] Emilia’s POV Vanessa couldn’t even answer. She was shaking too hard, her forehead pressed against the floor, unable to do anything but submit to the crushing weight of his aura. Sebastian took a single step forward, and the pressure intensified. Several women whimpered. One
Chapter 6 [ 966 words ] Emilia’s POV After making the announcement, he walked away without a second glance, as if choosing a bride, a Luna, was no different from picking out a pet. Every woman in that waiting area was stunned. Their thoughts crashed into my mind like a
Chapter 5 [ 1,212 words ] Emilia’s POV I stared at Alpha Sebastian, too startled to look away, too relieved by the sudden quiet to remember I was supposed to be afraid. He stared back. Something flickered in his expression—surprise, maybe? His eyes narrowed slightly, studying me with an intensity
Chapter 4 [ 920 words ] Sebastian’s POV “Next candidate, Alpha,” the guide’s voice droned through the mind-link. I didn’t bother responding. Just watched the trembling she-wolf across from me with the same detached interest I’d give a mosquito. She was crying. Again. They always cried. Or they put on
Chapter 3 [ 1,100 words ] Emilia’s POV The scent of roses and expensive perfume hit me first. My eyes fluttered open to find myself staring at an ornate ceiling with intricate moldings. The bed beneath me was obscenely soft. Where the hell was I? I sat up too quickly.
Chapter 2 [ 1,133 words ] Emilia’s POV Brandon staggered back, hand flying to his reddening face. “What the fuck—” The second slap hit even harder. “That’s for lying to me for a year,” I said, my voice shaking with fury. “For making me believe you cared about me. For
Chapter 1 [ 1,266 words ] Emilia’s POV For a very long time, I had believed that pain was something a person could grow used to, the same way one grew used to winter wind slipping through cracked windows or old scars aching before rain. In the Frostridge pack, I
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Chapter 245 Ride Or Die. : VPN I drag on my leathers piece by piece, the jacket first, zipped high to my throat, the gloves that fit like a second skin, the harness that holds my weapons tight against my back. Every movement is muscle memory. Every buckle and strap
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Chapter 242 Even the Gods Won’t Hear You Scream. Today, Dean said I’d get to meet “my people.” I don’t know what I expected, but it wasn’t this, a dim, open cavern that smells of smoke and sweat, filled with dozens of rogues. Some sit around fires, some sleep in
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