The Lycan King’s Stolen Mate
"Five hundred thousand gold coins!" Beta Marcus’s loud voice echoed across the ballroom. "She might be a useless Null who can’t even shift, but she’ll make a great servant!"
Alpha Cassian stepped forward with a nasty grin. "Six hundred thousand! She can clean my stables during the day and keep my bed warm at night."
He pulled out a silver ring to lock the deal, then grabbed my chin hard. "Look at me," he growled.
I stared straight into his eyes without flinching.
"I, Alpha Cassian, reject this pathetic creature!" he shouted to the crowd. "I'm buying her as a slave!"
Laughter erupted through the room. I swallowed the lump in my throat and kept my voice deathly calm. "A slave? Be careful, Alpha. Sometimes the things you throw away end up ripping your throat out."
Cassian raised his hand to hit me, and then the heavy oak doors exploded.
A sudden, terrifying pressure slammed through the room, forcing half the Alphas straight to their knees. Through the smoke walked King Valen the lethal, feared ruler of the entire Lycan realm.
He didn't look at Cassian. His glowing gold eyes went straight to me.
Walking up to the platform, Valen snapped the iron collar off my neck with two fingers. He wrapped his heavy black cloak around my shivering shoulders, turned to the frozen crowd, and drew his sword.
"She isn't a servant," Valen's voice boomed. "And she isn't wolf-less. She is the lost heir of the First Lycans... and as of tonight, she is my Queen."
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Chapter: Chapter Eight: The Hidden TruthValen didn't move. He stood so close I could feel the rapid beat of his heart right against my shoulder. The heat coming off his body was overwhelming, wrapping around me like a warm blanket in the cold room."A warning?" his voice was quiet, dark with tension. "What kind of warning?"I looked back down at the silver writing on the old paper. The symbols seemed to glow a little brighter under my eyes, almost as if they recognized the silver blood running through my veins."It says your ancestors didn't lose their magic because of a disease or a bad winter," I explained, tracing my finger over the ancient lines. "They made a deal. Five hundred years ago, the First Lycans locked away a dark energy deep underground to save the realm. But the deal required a price every few generations; the ancient curse wakes up to demand the magic back."Valen’s jaw clenched so hard a muscle twitched in his cheek. "And my family kept it a secret.""They had to," I whispered. "If the other packs knew the
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Chapter: Chapter Seven: The King’s Private ChambersThe hallway was dead quiet.Valen kept a firm grip on my wrist as he led me out of the council room. He didn’t hold me tight enough to hurt, but his touch sent a warm, static buzz right up my arm.Four guards marched behind us. I could practically feel Lady Karen glaring holes into the back of my head, but I didn't turn around.We walked down a long, empty corridor. Outside the tall windows, the sky was already turning dark.Valen finally stopped in front of a set of huge wooden doors. The two guards standing outside bowed and opened them immediately."Leave us," Valen ordered.The guards didn't say a word. They just shut the doors behind us, leaving us totally alone in his private study.The room was massive, warmed by a fire in the corner. Bookshelves touched the ceiling, and a big wooden desk near the window was covered in messy stacks of maps and papers.The second the doors clicked shut, Valen let go of my hand. My skin instantly missed the warmth.He walked over to his desk and
Última actualización: 2026-07-27
Chapter: Chapter Six: Facing the WolvesThe cold stone floor sent a chill right through the soles of my boots. Every step I took echoed off the high walls, making me feel like I was marching straight to my own death.Two guards walked ahead of me, their heavy armor clanking with every step. Two more kept close behind. They weren't escorting a guest to a room; they were walking a prisoner to a trial.“Keep moving,” the guard on my left growled.I swallowed the lump in my throat and forced myself to keep my head up. For eighteen years in the Ironmoon Pack, Beta Marcus had taught me to shrink back and keep my head down. He wanted me invisible, just a useless servant who stayed out of the way.But I wasn't in the Ironmoon Pack anymore.I looked down at my wrists, taking in the raw red marks left behind by the iron chains Valen had snapped with his bare hands. I wasn't just some nobody. I had the silver bloodline of the First Lycans running through my veins.“Breathe,” a soft, calm voice whispered in the back of my mind. It was
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Chapter: Chapter Five: The Capital GatesWe rode through the night without stopping.I sat on a heavy brown warhorse right behind Valen, holding onto his waist so I wouldn't fall off. Every time the horse took a hard step, my chest pressed against his back, and that strange, warm energy from our mate bond flared up again. It was exhausting trying to fight it.By the time the sun started coming up over the mountains, the forest opened up into a huge valley.In the middle of the valley sat the Capital.It was a giant city built entirely of dark grey stone, surrounded by walls so tall they blocked out half the sky. At the very top, sitting on a jagged cliff, was the Royal Castle."Is that where we're going?" I asked, raising my voice over the sound of the horses' hooves."That's home," Valen said, his voice flat. "Or a cage, depending on the day."As we got closer to the main gates, I noticed small groups of citizens standing along the side of the dirt road. They were thin, tired-looking shifters wearing ragged clothes. When Va
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Chapter: Chapter Four: Enemy At My Back"Hold my hand or stay in the dirt," Valen said. He sounded completely calm, even with all the shouting going on outside.I didn't argue. I just grabbed his hand. The moment our fingers touched, a weird spark of electricity shot up my arm, making my heart thump against my ribs.Valen kicked the carriage door right off its hinges. The heavy piece of wood flew into the dark woods, slamming into one of Marcus’s men so hard the guy dropped like a sack of rocks.We scrambled out of the broken carriage and stepped onto the damp grass.Five of Marcus’s heavy guards were standing over Valen’s injured men. A few feet away, Marcus was holding a loaded crossbow, looking at us with a nasty grin."Well, look at that," Marcus sneered, taking a step closer. "The big, bad Lycan King, crawling out of the mud for a useless Null.""She isn't a Null, Marcus," Valen said quietly. He stepped right in front of me and pulled out his sword. "And you should have brought more men.""I brought enough to collect t
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Chapter: Chapter Three: The Unbreakable BondThe burning hit my arm like boiling water.My head spun, and everything went dark around the edges. A sharp, terrible pain ran up my arm and straight toward my chest.Nightshade poison was made to kill shifters almost instantly. For a human like me, it was game over."Lyra!"Valen’s voice sounded muffled and far away. He pulled me into the corner of the carriage, shielding me with his body as two more arrows crashed through the broken window and stuck in the wooden wall."Protect the carriage! Get the shooters!" Valen roared. Outside, swords started clashing, and people started shouting.Valen pressed his hand hard over my arm, trying to stop the dark blood from pouring out."Are you crazy?" he growled, his gold eyes wide with panic. "Why did you push me?""Because," I gasped, barely able to breathe, "you can't help me get revenge... if you're dead.""Be quiet." Valen closed his eyes, and a faint silver light started glowing from his palm as he tried to push the poison out of my skin.
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