Chapter: Chapter 42Imagining all of this, I almost smiled.The thought of finally escaping, finally leaving this nightmare behind, filled me with so much hope that I could barely contain it. For a second, I forgot where I was and what situation I was in.But then I quickly stopped myself.I forced my expression to remain blank.The pack healer was still in the room.The last thing I wanted was for her to notice that I was awake.So I remained completely still.Minutes passed.The grinding sounds eventually stopped.Then I heard footsteps approaching my bed.My heart immediately sped up.I kept my eyes shut and forced myself to remain relaxed.The healer stopped beside me.Then I felt her fingers touch my face.A moment later, I felt her hand gently opening my mouth.I resisted the urge to react.Slowly, she poured a warm liquid into my mouth.The taste was horrible.Bitter.So bitter that I almost coughed.I had to use every bit of self-control I had not to spit it out immediately.The healer used her f
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Chapter: Chapter 41I kept staring at the village for a long time, admiring the sunlight spreading across the small houses and pathways. The warm rays painted everything in shades of gold, making the entire place look peaceful and alive.Children were running around laughing and chasing one another without a care in the world. Some women stood outside their homes talking while sorting vegetables into baskets. A few farmers were returning from their fields carrying tools on their shoulders, while others continued working under the afternoon sun.For a moment, the thought of escaping completely slipped my mind.I just stood there watching.It had been so long since I had seen something like this.Ever since I was taken away, my world had become nothing but walls, guards, locked doors, and endless fear. Day after day, I had been trapped inside Iskander's castle. The windows there showed me only what he wanted me to see.But this...This felt real.The laughter. The sunlight. The freedom.For a brief moment,
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Chapter: Chapter 40Iskander PovGetting into the cave, the moment I stepped deeper inside, she seemed to sense my presence immediately. The seer paused what she was doing and slowly lifted her head. Her hands, which had been placed over a crystal ball, stopped moving completely as she turned her attention toward me. The atmosphere in the cave shifted slightly, as if the space itself reacted to my arrival.But I did not waste time.I walked in fully and sat down in front of her without waiting for permission or formal greeting.“I would love to know what is happening,” I said immediately. “The girl I brought to bond with… whenever she feels pain, I feel it too. Today she was bleeding physically, and I was bleeding too. I need to know what is happening. Tell me immediately because I do not understand what is going on.”My voice was steady, but inside I was already unsettled.The seer did not answer immediately. She remained silent for a long time, her gaze fixed on the crystal ball as if she was looking b
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Chapter: Chapter 39Iskander pov No struggle came from him. He was still under the lingering influence, body unresponsive, mind already broken under the pressure. I tightened my fingers slightly. The smoke responded instantly. A soft compression. A final pull. And then stillness. His body went completely lifeless. No sound. No movement. Just silence settling over the dungeon floor. I watched for a moment longer, expression unreadable. He had served his purpose. And leaving him alive would only create risk. Too many had already seen too much. I lowered my hand and the smoke dissolved into nothing, fading like it had never existed. Then I turned away. Without looking back. I walked out of the dungeon, footsteps echoing through the corridor as the remaining guards instinctively stepped aside. None of them spoke. None of them asked questions. They had seen enough in my expression alone to understand that this was not a moment for curiosity. When I stepped outside, the air felt different. Lighter. But m
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Chapter: Chapter 38Iskander pov The moment the smoke fully entered his mouth, everything about him changed.His struggling stopped instantly.His body went still, almost unnatural, like every muscle had been cut off from control at once. The chains around his wrists clinked once more as his weight shifted, then settled into complete silence.And then his eyes. They darkened.Not just fear anymore, not just shock—something deeper took over. The color drained until there was nothing human left in them, only a hollow black stare fixed straight ahead.I watched him carefully.No reaction from his body. No resistance. No hesitation. Perfect.A slow smile formed on my face without me even thinking about it.This was not new to me.This was not the first time I had done it.For years, I had learned how to deal with people who thought silence would save them. People who believed loyalty to shadows would protect them. People who believed they could lie long enough to survive me.But nothing survived this.Nothi
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Chapter: Chapter 37Iskander pov The moment the intruder looked at me, I noticed something interesting.He immediately lowered his gaze.For a few seconds, I said nothing.I simply stood there and watched him.At first, I thought it was fear, but then I noticed he kept avoiding eye contact no matter how many times I shifted my position.Every time his eyes accidentally met mine, he would immediately look away.A small smile appeared on my face.This was exactly what I wanted.People who had nothing to hide usually looked at you with anger, defiance, or hatred.But this man?He was avoiding my eyes completely.That meant there was something he did not want me to see.Something he was desperately trying to keep hidden.Slowly, I looked around the dungeon.The guards were standing nearby, watching us carefully.A few prisoners from neighboring cells were also paying attention.I hated crowds when I was questioning someone.Too many distractions.Too many ears.And sometimes people spoke more freely when th
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Chapter: Chapter 193Thalasa POVI couldn’t breathe as I stared at Karen, my mind refusing to accept what my eyes were seeing, because everything about this moment felt unreal in a way that made it impossible to process. My chest rose and fell, but no air seemed to reach me, and my hands hovered near him as if I was afraid that touching him would confirm the truth I was desperately trying to deny. He wasn’t moving, he wasn’t breathing, and no matter how long I stared, nothing changed.Then I heard it.Cynthia was laughing.The sound filled the space around us, sharp and careless, and it didn’t stop. It wasn’t nervous or forced, it was real, like she genuinely found something amusing in everything that had just happened. That sound hit me harder than anything else, echoing in my ears until it drowned out every other thought, and when I turned to look at her, I realized I didn’t recognize her anymore.Or maybe I never did.Something inside me gave way, not in a loud or dramatic way, but in a quiet, final wa
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Chapter: Chapter 192Thalasa POVI was still holding Karen, my hands trembling against his face, my mind refusing to settle, when a sharp sound cut through everything. It wasn’t loud, but it was sudden and clean, the kind of sound that didn’t belong in the middle of everything I was feeling, and it snapped my head up instantly.My eyes landed on Kael.For a second, I didn’t understand what I was seeing.His arm was extended, his grip steady, and his sword had gone straight through his brother’s body. The blade had pierced deep into his chest, and the look on his brother’s face shifted from confidence to something else entirely. His lips parted slightly, but no words came out, only a weak breath as his body jerked from the impact.Blood followed slowly, dark and thick, sliding down the blade.“Kael—!” I screamed, the sound tearing out of my throat before I could stop it. I pushed myself up immediately, my body moving without thinking, my mind only focused on reaching them.But I didn’t get far.Something s
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Chapter: Chapter 191Thalasa POV“No… no, that’s not true,” I said, the words coming out too fast, too desperate, like if I said it quickly enough it would become real. My eyes stayed locked on Cynthia, searching her face for anything that would tell me this was some kind of misunderstanding. “He’s lying. Kael just wants to break us apart. That’s what this is. You know how he is.”My voice cracked at the end, and I hated that it did.Cynthia didn’t rush to respond.She didn’t look confused. She didn’t look angry.She just looked… still.And that silence was worse than anything she could have said.“You still don’t get it,” she said finally, her voice low, almost tired.My chest tightened painfully. “Get what?” I asked, my fingers curling into my palms. “Cynthia, say something that actually makes sense because none of this—none of this is adding up.”She looked straight at me then, and there was something in her eyes I had never seen before.“I poisoned him.”The world didn’t shatter all at once. It cracke
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Chapter: Chapter 190Thalasa POVThe door opened slowly, and the moment I saw who stood there, my body went completely still.For a second, my mind refused to understand what my eyes were seeing.Cynthia.She stood at the front, breathing slightly uneven like she had rushed back, her clothes carrying faint traces of dust from the road. Right beside her was her brother, his expression hard and unreadable, his presence filling the doorway like he owned the space. Behind them, more figures stepped into view—Alphas and soldiers, their eyes already locked on Karen, their stance deliberate, controlled, and ready.My chest tightened.They weren’t here by chance.They had come for him.Before I could even react, Cynthia moved.She ran forward quickly, stopping a few steps ahead of them, her voice cutting through the heavy silence. “They saw me,” she said, her words coming out fast, slightly breathless. “They followed me. I didn’t bring them here. They forced me.”Her eyes flickered toward me for just a second, an
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Chapter: Chapter 189Thalasa POVThe moment we stepped inside, I paused.From the outside, the place had been nothing more than a quiet structure hidden between trees, almost too ordinary to notice, but inside… it felt different. The space was small, yes, but everything had been arranged with care. The walls were smooth, the furniture simple but well-crafted, and there was a faint warmth to the place that made it feel lived in, not abandoned. It wasn’t luxurious, but it wasn’t rough either. It was the kind of place someone had built to stay hidden without feeling like they were surviving.I walked further in, my eyes taking everything in slowly. “For a hideout,” I said, letting my fingers brush against the edge of a table, “this is actually nice.”Karen didn’t say anything, but I noticed the slight shift in his shoulders, like something in him had loosened. Cynthia, on the other hand, didn’t look impressed. Her gaze moved across every corner, sharp and alert, like she was measuring the safety of the place
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Chapter: Chapter 188Thalasa POVThe ground felt cold beneath me.Too cold.My body barely responded as I tried to push myself up, but the weight pressing me down was stronger. The wolf’s breath was hot against my skin, its claws still buried deep, and every movement I made only seemed to drag the pain further through me.This was it.The thought came quietly, almost calmly, even as everything else inside me was screaming.I couldn’t win this.My fingers curled weakly against the ground, my vision blurring as the strength drained out of me. The world around me started to fade at the edges, the sounds becoming distant, like I was slipping away from it all.Then—A sharp crack split through the silence.The weight vanished.Just like that.The pressure lifted off my body, and something heavy dropped beside me with a dull thud. For a second, I couldn’t even move. My chest heaved as I forced air back into my lungs, my body shaking as I tried to understand what had just happened.Slowly, I turned my head.The
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Too Late for Regret, Mr. Vale
Her husband killed her for her inheritance. Reborn three years before her death, she refuses to be the obedient, "useless" wife she once was.
For three years, Ahtisa lived as a submissive wife to Adrian Vale, enduring his coldness and his mother's bitter humiliations. She gave up her career as a police officer and her identity just to support his ambitions. But on the night of their anniversary, the illusion shattered.
She caught Adrian in a hotel room with Isabella the very girl Ahtisa had saved from the streets. Instead of showing remorse, Adrian struck her down, leaving her to bleed out on the floor while they gloated over stealing her late father’s forty-billion-dollar fortune.
As her vision faded, only one man arrived to save her: Lucien Blackwell, the ruthless billionaire she had once personally arrested because of her husband's lies. With her last breath, she vowed to make them pay.
Waking up three years in the past, the docile wife is gone.
Back in the interrogation room on the day of her greatest mistake, Ahtisa refuses to arrest Lucien. Instead, she offers him a dangerous pact: Power for revenge.
When Adrian arrives at the reading of her father's will, expecting her to blindly sign over her fortune, Ahtisa tears the contract to pieces in front of his greedy eyes.
"I won't be transferring a single dime. And I am filing for divorce."
Adrian begs for a second chance. But she is already untouchable with the city's most feared man guarding her from the shadows.
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Chapter: Chapter 26The morning after my encounter with Adrian on the street, I sat at the small breakfast table in the mansion, barely touching my toast. Every time I closed my eyes, I kept seeing the pale, trembling version of my husband standing under the streetlights and asking if I was eating well. It was terrifying how easily he could switch from a monster to a saint.The front door opened and Elara walked into the dining area, carrying a thick white envelope with a gold seal on the front. Her face looked serious as she pulled out a chair and sat down next to me."This just arrived by special courier," Elara said, sliding the envelope across the table toward me. "It is from the Maritime Commerce Association."I picked up the small knife, sliced the top of the envelope open, and pulled out a thick, glossy card. "The annual gala. It is happening next Friday.""Are you going to go?" Elara asked, leaning her elbows on the table and looking at me with concern. "With everything happening with the d
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Chapter: Chapter 25The yellow paper felt rough against my fingers. I sat at my desk, reading the words Adrian had written, but my heart remained entirely cold. He remembered the rain, the green dress, and the tiny coffee shop down by the old station. In my past life, a letter like this would have made me sob with gratitude. I would have packed my bags, forgiven him for everything, and begged him to come back home.Now, I just felt a deep sense of disgust. It was so obviously a script, carefully designed to pull at my old strings.Elara walked into the office, carrying a tray of fresh water. She noticed the paper in my hand and paused. "Is that what the front desk sent up?""Yes," I said, tossing the paper onto the desk. It fluttered and slid across the smooth surface, stopping near the edge. "Adrian left it. He is trying to act like a broken man who just wants his wife back."Elara picked it up, her eyes scanning the lines quickly. She let out a short, harsh laugh. "He is blaming Isabella for everythi
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Chapter: Chapter 24The room smelled like old smoke and cheap cleaner. I sat on the edge of the squeaky bed, staring at my phone for what felt like the hundredth time today. Nothing. No texts, no missed calls, just a blank screen. Isabella had been gone for over twenty-four hours now, ever since she supposedly went to secure that deal with Vanguard’s assistant.I dialed her number again, pressing the phone tightly against my ear. It rang three times before going straight to voicemail."Damn it, Isabella!" I slammed my fist down onto the flimsy mattress, the springs groaning loudly under my weight. "Pick up the phone!"She had the money. I knew she did. She was supposed to get half a million dollars for those routing files, and now she wasn't answering me. The thought of her sitting in some luxury hotel while I was rotting in this dump made my blood boil. She was playing me. I could feel it in my gut.A sharp knock on the door made me jump. I stood up quickly, thinking it might finally be her, and yanked
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Chapter: Chapter 23The rain did not stop by the time morning came. I barely slept two hours, my mind spinning with everything Lucien had said to me in the study the night before. I arrived at the office early, long before the rest of the staff, wanting to lose myself in the work so I wouldn't have to think about how warm my skin felt every time his name crossed my mind.Elara was already waiting at her desk outside my door, a large paper bag from the bakery downstairs sitting next to her computer. She looked up and gave me a bright, supportive smile as I walked up."I got us the good breakfast pastries," she said, lifting the bag. "And the strongest coffee they had. We are going to need it if we are going into those old server files today.""You are a lifesaver," I said, unlocking my office door and holding it open for her. "Bring it all inside. Let's start before the phone starts ringing."We set up at the small round table in the corner of my room. Elara pulled out her laptop and connected it to the
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Chapter: Chapter 22The drive to Lucien’s house was completely quiet. Rain started to tap against the glass just as we pulled into his long driveway. I stared out at the dark trees passing by, feeling the tension from the long day at the office slowly leave my shoulders.Victor stopped the car right by the front entrance. He didn't say a word, just stepped out with a large umbrella to open my door and guide me inside out of the damp cold.Lucien’s private home was different from the grand, showy mansion Adrian had insisted on buying with my father's money. It was large, but it felt private and closed off from the rest of the city. The lights inside were soft and warm."Victor will bring the folders up to the study," Lucien said, taking his long dark coat off and handing it to a waiting maid. He turned his dark eyes to me, looking at my tired face. "Have you had anything to eat tonight, Ahtisa?""I haven't really been hungry," I admitted, crossing my arms tightly against the chill."I thought so," he mu
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Chapter: Chapter 21The coffee in my mug had gone completely cold, but I barely noticed. I sat behind my desk, staring at the small glowing dot on my tablet screen. The dot was moving slowly down the main street of the city, heading straight toward the old docks near the water.Elara knocked softly before stepping into the room. She carried a neat stack of folders, but her face was bright with excitement. She shut the door behind her and leaned against it, letting out a breath she seemed to be holding for an hour."The swap is fully done, Ahtisa," Elara said, her voice low as she walked over to my desk. "I personally checked the shared drive before I came up here. The real files are wiped. The only thing Isabella has on her flash drive right now is the dummy routing data your father made. If she plugs it into Vanguard’s system, they will see exactly what we want them to see."I looked down at the tablet. The little glowing dot had stopped moving. It was sitting right on top of the harbor café."She i
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