Chapter: The endAnna stood before the mirror, hands trembling slightly as she touched the fabric of her dress. It was red—deep, warm, almost the color of dried petals or freshly spilled wine. It wasn’t what most brides would wear, and that was exactly why she chose it. White was for innocence. For clean slates. For stories that hadn’t yet begun.But hers had already been written in fire, blood, and love. In betrayal, in trials and many other things.The dress clung to her in the right places, her protruding stomach showing visibly, before it gave way to a wide bundle from her thighs downwards."You look pretty," Sandra said behind her."Do you think Xandros would like the dress?""Why wouldn't he? Every color looks right on you." Sandra said as she ran her hands over the necklaces on the table and then she picked the one with the name, Anna."Xandros gave me that,""Shows." Sandra grinned widely as she walked behind Anna and helped her fix the necklace."O M G." Wyatt rushed into the room, with Anita
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Chapter: The rest“I don’t like it,” the old wolf muttered.Xandros didn’t even glance his way. “You don’t have to like it. You just have to stand there and keep your mouth shut.”Korin grumbled, folding his arms, his gray beard twitching. “The witches burned my great grand uncle’s territory. Twice.”“And wolves tore my grandmother's sister in half,” Gaelle snapped from the opposite side of the field, where the witches had gathered beneath the oaks. “So if you want to count bodies, we’ll be here all night.”Anna sighed and stepped between them, her shoes crunching on the dry grass. “This isn’t about who bled more.”“It should be,” Korin muttered.“No. That’s why it always falls apart,” Anna said, softer now. “We keep trying to measure suffering instead of ending it.”There was a long, heavy pause.Around them, witches in layered robes murmured to one another. Wolves stood in half-circles, tense and watchful. Most looked uncomfortable—none had put away their distrust yet, even if they’d left their weapo
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Chapter: Marked Gaia’s house wasn’t grand, large or ostentatious. It wasn't even up to half of the land Khaos took. Neither was the building as big as even the library at Khaos.It was hidden in the woods where the trees grew thick and the wind smelled like damp moss and wild herbs. The gravel path crunched beneath their shoes as they approached, and Sandra felt something shift in her chest. She couldn’t explain it, but it was as though the land itself recognized her presence.It felt like home. Comfy.And secure. So close she could practically feel the warmth seeping into her skin.“This is yours?” she asked softly as Gaia opened the door with a simple twist of his wrist.He nodded, stepping aside for her to enter. “Built it myself. Every stone, every plank.”"You built it?" She gasped."Yep. There was no wars during those times and I had nothing to do as Xandros's beta."Sandra paused just inside the threshold. The house was warm and quiet. Not just quiet in sound, but quiet in energy. The kind o
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Chapter: Alone The lodge nestled deep within the territories was as far from the hospital and Khaos as the moon was from the sea. Built of stone and cedar, it breathed with warmth and quiet, surrounded by thick pines and the steady whisper of a stream just beyond the hill. No one approached without permission. Nobody came unless summoned. No guards posted nearby. Here, there were no enemies, no threats, only silence, and time.Anna leaned against the balcony railing, wrapped in a soft robe that smelled of lavender and mountain mint. The wind was gentle tonight, teasing strands of her dark hair across her cheek. She let it. Her skin still ached where Kalista’s magic had burned through her, but the pain no longer felt like it belonged to her, it was fading, piece by piece, along with the weight of that long, terrible battle.Inside, the lodge flickered with low candlelight. Runes carved into the beams pulsed softly, woven there by the witch council and Anita to protect the child in her womb. The baby
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Chapter: Recovery The dust had barely settled.The hallway that had once echoed with medical chatter and squeaky wheels now stood in eerie silence—scorched, half-collapsed, with crackling fluorescent lights hanging like vines from the ceiling. The tiled floor was smeared with blood, some of it black with magic, some still steaming where Kalista had bled and burned.Anna lay cradled in Xandros’s arms at the far end of the corridor, both of them surrounded by the aftermath of war.The beast had not left him.Though his claws had retracted and fur vanished, Xandros still breathed like the wolf. Chest rising and falling in deep, uneven gulps. His shoulders trembled, not with weakness, but with the savage intensity of barely-contained instinct.The moment the doctors rounded the corner, responding to the emergency alarms.He turned.Snarled.And they froze.There were five of them. A trauma team in white coats, rubber-soled shoes, and blue gloves. None of them looked older than forty. Not one dared take ano
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Chapter: Kalista Anna’s body trembled with the aftershock of the blast. Smoke hung thick in the air. Xandros lay crumpled against a bent hospital bed, blood trailing from the corner of his mouth. His Lycan form was retreating beneath torn flesh, unconscious and unmoving.And Kalista turned to her.She floated several feet above the floor now, her robes curling like smoke, her fingers crackling with malignant magic.“Now,” Kalista said, her voice like crushed velvet, “it’s just us.”Anna’s feet moved before her mind did. Her body shifted into a battle stance her modern self didn’t recognize, but her soul remembered. Even the ache of her womb dulled in the face of rising, buried power. Her breath calmed.She had never fought Kalista in this life.But Zaekyr had, once. She remembered.Kalista’s smile faded. “You still reek of fear.”Anna raised her chin. “Not fear. Memory.”“You’re not Zaekyr,” Kalista snapped, her voice echoing unnaturally. “She’s dust. A footnote. You’re just a frightened little girl
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Chapter: Together Forever Cassidy sighed as she walked out of the place, her phone ringing right in her hand. She got to a quiet place before she picked up, her voice cheerful,"Hey." She muttered."You look really enchanting in that green dress, Cassy." His voice came out think, hard and in a murmur.Cassidy's brows furrowed tightly as she turned around, looking for where he might be, "Aren't you in Greece right now?" She asked. He had told her he would be travelling after she'd invited him for Alexandra's wedding. He wasn't supposed to be here today and she knew it. It was all because his father and Stella had decided to move to Greece and leave New York, he had decided to escort them before coming back to reside here. So....Sam was not supposed to be here right now."I'm right behind you, Cassidy Miles." He said and she spun around, her hair brushing past his face. He ended the call, pocketing his hands as he stared at her."Cassy." He muttered. Her eyes brightened in a smile as she pulled herself rather th
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Chapter: Wedding "We'd still be going to Disney." Alexa said at 9 pm when Jade and Jace were going upstairs to their rooms to sleep. Jade ran back down the stairs and Liam smiled, knowing she was totally excited. Alexandra had called him in the afternoon and had updated him on all the details. He was the one who suggested the travelling to Disney land and he wanted it to fall on their honeymoon. Well, good news was, Alexa simply agreed."Are you serious, mummy?" Jade asked, hands clasped in curiosity, placed underneath her chin. She stared at Alexa, all the believing faith packed in her eyes, hoping it wasn't just a dream."Yeah, Jade. We are going to Disney next two weeks. Your daddy and I are going to get married again.""Aarghghhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Jade screamed jumping up on her feet with an excited energy. Jace's eyes widened as he stepped down from the stairs and staggered backwards to look at his dad, a small smile on Liam's face."Daddy, is this true? You and mommy are going to get married
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Chapter: Results, Not hersDaisy's mom scoffed lightly and smirked as she got into her car, driving off. She wouldn't dare to exchange words with Alexandra not when that could easily jeopardize Daisy's future with her kids. The kids would sort each other out.Alexa smiled softly at Daisy and looked at the kids, "I didn't't believe you guys could stand up like that and defend your friend. It's really beautiful." She said and Jade smiled at her."Why did you come to school after daddy dropped us?" Jace asked immediately."Your daddy forgot to collect your results for the session. It's being shared to the parents today. Jade, let see how well you will perform." Alexa said. She didn't really have to worry about Jace for the time being because he was a smart head but Jade...."Mommy. You know a lot have been happening these past months. I have been really stressed before my exams so don't get too scared when you see my result. Don't get mad either or angry. Just smile and pat me on the head once if I really failed
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Chapter: A friend Jace sighed slowly as he walked into his classroom, his bag at his back as he walked in. The noises in the class stopped a little and he directly walked to his seat without even minding anyone beside him."Jace!!" Jade's voice rang in his ears when he'd barely had his seat and he sighed. She had been talking since they got into the car and even when they got to school, he had had to slip away from her so he would get into his class quickly, but here she was again."Jace?" Her face showed through the door as she peeped in. Her eyes brightened when she saw him and smirk curved her lips upwards."Guess what?" She asked loudly and he tilted his head to get a better look so he wouldn't have to get up from his seat."Daisy just transferred. She's not joining us for the new session.""What? How did you find out about that?""She told Alice this morning and Alice told me. She's actually leaving with her mom right now." Before Jade's words landed completely, she felt the whoosh of air beside
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Chapter: Nyxoria THREE MONTHS LATER"Let's congratulate Alexandra Chapman, the owner of the new Fashion Brand, Nyxoria." The announcer said and Alexandra walked up to the podium, her face a smile as she stood in front of the mic. "Thank you so much." She muttered."I couldn't have done this without you all. My family, I love you all. My friends who have been with me for the past few years, I love you. Liam Jordans, thank you for being right there with me. Jace and Jade, my kids, I'm so glad we all made it through. I won't have made it through without you all." She said and looked at everyone for a while."Ladies and Gentlemen, I want to welcome you to the world of Nyxoria. As we stand here tonight, we walk in a new part of enchantment through jewelry designs. From the details of our necklaces to the intricate designs of even the small cuffs and rings, we would you show you what it means to look heavenly. Nyxoria is not just a brand to be made beautiful, it is something to be experi
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Chapter: Leukemia Once at the hospital, they all walked to the doctor's office who ran a fast test on Jace and returned quickly with the results."Is he okay? A fever?" Alexandra was impatient but Liam squeezed her hand giving her comfort for a while, at least, until she heard,"It's more than that." The doctor said and sighed, licking his lips, "I don't know if I should tell you this right now.""Tell us." Liam said quickly, "At least, we have to know to do something quickly.""Jace needs a bone marrow transplant. He has high risk lymphoblastic leukemia." The doctor said and Alexa's hand fell down to her side in shock."Wh-what?" Liam's eyes went wide open."He's just a kid...how...how this is possible?""Sorry to say, but leukemia is usually found in children. We are glad it is a cancer we can fix, so all we need is a donor for the home marrow.""Use me." Liam quickly said."Mr Jordans, you are still healing. Your bones have not healed enough yet." The doctor advised against it."What about me? You
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Chapter: DoppelgängerARIELTHE LION’S DEN11PMHidden in the center of the city, an underground bar for only serious businesses, like mafias, the Lion’s den was the best place for secret meetings. And for someone like me, I have a membership card, even though it’s extremely hard to get.For me, it was easy. It wasn’t the name Ariel which worked for me, but it was the work I did to make that name known. If someone else was Ariel, then that name wouldn’t be important. But it was me.It was me.It was me.I repeated it so many times till it stuck into my brain. My life wasn’t a lie. My identity wasn’t a lie. It didn’t matter what anyone told me. It didn’t matter what happened right now or in the nearest future, I was already the one and only Ariel D’Angelo. Since that night. I walked into the darkest part of the room, sitting on the thick cushion chair as I ordered a vodka. I didn’t like drinking it at times like this, but I needed it to clear my head or else, I could explode from the numerous thoughts rush
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Chapter: SecretsDELANOFor someone who claims she hates me and has no emotions, Ariel is pretty inconsistent with her words.She says one thing and does the other, in just a split second. How far does she want to take me before I start losing my mind concerning her? After what felt like an eternity, she finally pulled away from me, her eyes flickering round the amusement park in a second.She sighed, “They are no longer here.” Then, her eyes moved back to me. And they changed.Her lips parted slightly, “Huh…”“What’s going on?” I asked, running my tongue over my lower lip, to let her taste sink in. Or…to hold on to the last I might get of her.“It was my mistake. I’m sorry. Just conclude it…”“Was it a mistake?” My eyes narrowed, “Kissing me…was your mistake?”“It was unplanned. Something came up–““If I’m being used as your shield, I deserve to know thy, don’t I?”She scoffed, “It’s my secret, why do I have to tell you?” “Then, I’ll like a payment.” I closed the gap between us. “You not only stabb
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Chapter: Stay stillARIELSome people really act differently from how they looked…or from the stories heard about them. And an example of people like this…is Delano.“What are we doing here?” I asked, my eyes darting towards him.He shrugged casually, passing me an ice cream cone he’d just gotten from the seller, at an amusement park.“I assumed you must have come here a lot since you take care of the children in your father’s house.”“Why would you mention them?” I asked, my eyes narrowing. The children…were a sensitive topic and I would prefer to stay clear of them if we were having a discussion. Everything could be spoken about..except the children.“Don’t tell me you have a bad memory with the amusement park?” His brows shifted. “If you do, we could leave. I don’t mind.”It wasn't a mockery. Just…pure concern. I could see them in his eyes.I blinked, looking away as my tongue went down the ice cream. I needed all the sugar I could get right now.“Winter?”“What do you take me for? It’s just an amuse
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Chapter: LostARIELI push Delano away like he burnt me. So hard, he had to catch himself before he could crash into the cushion chair.Gritting my teeth, I said, “You must be out of your mind!”“What?” Delano shrugged, rubbing his fingers underneath his chin as he studied me calmly, without a flinch of fear or remorse in his eyes. Was I the only one feeling flustered by the things he had said?Realizing that, I stepped backwards slightly, feeling too aware of how the hairs on my skin rose up. His head cocked slightly, he was definitely enjoying this.“We are married. It’s such a pain we haven’t had our wedding night yet.”“Don’t speak of such nonsense with me. This marriage is strictly business.” I snapped and walked out of him, rushing up the stairs to my room.The moment the door closed behind me, my purse fell from my shaking hands. I hated this moment. And the fact that his words got to me. I hated it all.By the way…why were we the only ones living in this house?****“I want a maid.” I said,
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Chapter: Unexpected dinner paradeARIEL "Ariel. So," D'Leonardo cut the steak on his plate with precised measurement and concentration, you could tell he tortured people in this manner. His eyes moved up to me, "now that you are married to Delano, you can tell us why you tried to kill him at the party, can't you?" Everyone stared at me. His cousins and their parents, Colt and my father, even Delano. He has an expectant look on his face, like he wanted to see what I would use to cover up–but I wasn't stupid. Anyone could tell that D'Leonardo already knows the truth. "He did business on my father's port, which is totally unacceptable," I said fiercely and I could see one of his cousins raised his eyes up, a smirk on his lips. I didn't care much about him. He seemed too stupid for me to bother. My age, maybe. "Is?" D'Leonardo arched a brow, "Do you mean it's still inappropriate for him to do business there? I mean, you are married." I smiled skillfully, "Business should be separated from family. If Delano wishes
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Chapter: Family ARIELI smiled with no lesser pretension than what D'Caprico threw to me. My smile was graceful and perfect like what I have been trained to be. However, I knew I could never fit into the perfect mafia family. Girls were meant to be docile, quiet, obedient, I was not that type. I was not trained for marriage, I was trained for war. And they would never understand that. Glad, my father hadn't forced me to submission like other empires did, but even that was my choice."How are you doing?" "I'm fine," I replied sweetly, placing my hand on Delano's with nothing less than a sinful smile, "Delano has been treating me fairly okay. Just a day after marriage and I feel good."Delano let out a slight scoff of amusement and my fingers tightened on his shoulders in a warning mark.He'd better stop that sh*t right now."That's good, considering the fact that you wanted to kill him, just a week ago. I can say you guys really changed sides pretty fast. How does your fa
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Chapter: 042ELARAKris and Alex stared at me from their table, their eyes narrowed tightly, probably wondering why I hadn’t come to sit with them at our usual lunch table.My eyes peeled away from them as the cafeteria door opened. I had thought it was Alistair, but it was Elsie. Whispers shot across the room almost immediately.“She’s so pretty.”“Did you see her and Alistair under the staircase earlier? She was so gorgeous with him.”“I feel like they are the perfect match. Besides, she’s an alpha princess. It brings a connection with both packs.”My nose almost flared from their comments. Elsie was pretty no doubt but what made them think she and Alistair were the perfect match just because they stood beside each other. I stood beside Alistair so many times and—Elara, what are you thinking!I forced my eyes away from Elsie back to the seat opposite me, I froze.Alistair sat there, his head lazily on his palm as he stared squarely at me.I blinked. “When…did you get here?”“I wonder,” he said
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Chapter: 040ALISTAIRI’d been counting the days since the woods. Five. Five days and Elara still hadn’t said a word to me. Not like we met since that day, I really didn’t think I could bring myself to say something reasonable either. Not after what Elsie had said the other day.What do I do with this kind of silence between us?“She’s been weird,” Jaren said without looking up from his notes. Just then, Elara walked into class, the usual edge she carried into every room missing this time around. “Define weird,” my voice came out quieter than I'd wanted it to be.“She has been quiet. Didn’t you notice?” I had noticed. I just hadn't decided what to do with that.“Do you plan on letting her know? About the rogues and stuff?” he finally looked up at me.A sigh left my lips. “I don’t know about that. But one thing I’m sure of is the fact that I'm going to protect her whether she likes it or not. Even if she hated me.”“Elara is not the kind of girl you can bend like that.”“Who said anything about
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Chapter: 040ELARAI didn’t decide to come here. My feet just took me. By the time I noticed where I was walking, the gates of the cemetery were already in front of me.My chest tightened, my hands rolled into tight fists beside me. It had been so long. So…so long, Father.~~~My hands moved over the tiled top of the grave, wiping it clean. Harris Vance, 43 years of age. A bittersweet feeling rose in my throat as I sag down on the floor, my legs crossed over each other.“What exactly am I doing here?” I whispered.The wind seemed to respond to my words as a slight breeze blew past me, shaking the trees a little. Maybe he was here. Maybe he could hear me.“Did you know this would happen? Did you know I would end up here?” I muttered. My chest tightened as this time, there was no breeze any longer.“Say something, Dad. I’m so torn,” the words left my trembling lips with a strain. “Everything I feared is slowly coming to pass. It’s worse even now. If the rogues truly were after Alistiar, then…then
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Chapter: 039ALISTAIRKai was dead silent in the back of my mind, exhausted from the sheer force of will it had taken to not rip out Elara’s throat when she forcibly pulled the stick out of our leg. Her scent had been the only thing keeping my mind at bay, making me force Kai into submission. But Kai had also listened. Knowing him, it took the whole of his power to keep himself still. Father walked back towards us, his eyes staring now at the bodies of the rogue wolves—two of them. I had barely been able to fight off one with the stump in my leg and the other had suddenly attacked, breaking off the same leg. Killing them off had been an easier punishment but then, Kai wasn’t in the right state of mind to dare keep a rogue alive, knowing how dangerous it would be for us.“They passed through the borders,” A frown knitted my father's brows near each other as he folded his arms. “The negotiation barely ended and nothing changed.”“It hasn’t been put into action yet—”“You must take me for a fool, A
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Chapter: 038ELARAMy heart pounded against my chest as I closed the gap between us, staring at Alistair’s wolf’s broken leg. This would need more than tying up.I dropped his clothes on the floor, raising my hand to touch his leg when a snarl left his lips. My body jerked backwards before I could stop it, my butt hitting the ground.He was warning me not to touch him. What the heck?“I have to do something, your leg is broken. First, let me remove the wood…”A deep vibrating growl rumbled in his chest, a feral warning not to come closer. What exactly was wrong with him? If the broken bone healed without any intervention, he might get crippled for life.I forced myself to move closer and without wasting a second, I pulled the wood from its leg. I should never have done that.A half growl left his throat, his fangs baring open as he lunged towards me. One second, I was pulling the wood, the other second, Alistair’s wolf was closing in around my throat.My back grazed against the harsh bark of a tr
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Chapter: 037ALISTAIR“It got worse,” Kai said flatly as Elara walked past her gates, locking them shut. “Just one night outside your pack and it got worse than ever. Just give up. Now.”“Shut up,” I said.“Of course you would say that—”I pushed the door open and the car came to a sudden stop. I should have informed the driver I wanted to come down, but I hadn’t. Maybe I simply wanted to injure myself. Feel actual pain instead of the constant ache that threatened to burst through my veins.My head hurts. My chest hurts. Every freaking part of my body seemed to burn in a kind of pain that was uncontrollable. The shift was not premeditated. I simply had to let Kai take over from this already-weak body of mine.Elara had almost cried. Her eyes had been full of tears that she couldn’t shed in front of me. I should never have looked at that star with her.No.I should never have shut that door close last night. I should have pulled her in and explained everything to her. Then maybe, she would pity me
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