Chapter: CHAPTER 70: NEWS ABOUT ARLAN.MABEL.I took a deep breath, smoothing down my jacket as the security men dragged Malakai out of the room.The doors slammed shut behind him, leaving the council chamber in absolute, dead silence.I looked around at the elders sitting at the long mahogany table, their faces still pale with shock.“I apologize for the sudden drama and the mess, everyone,” I said, walking back toward my seat.“Traitors don't get to dictate our schedule or disrupt our pack business,” I added, resting my hands on the table.“No need to apologize, Alpha Mabel,” Elder Thomas said, exhaling a long breath. “You handled a major threat.”“We're glad you're safe and that Malakai's treason was brought into the light,” Elder Paige chimed in quickly, almost like he was trying hard to sound genuine. I gave them a small, tight nod and finally pulled out my chair to sit down.While the elders settled back into their seats and shuffled their papers, I quietly pulled my phone out.I slid it under the edge of the table,
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Chapter: CHAPTER 69: THE SHOCK.MALAKAI.I sat in one of the board seats, next to the Alpha chair, resting my hands smoothly over the polished wood.Around the room, elders were shifting in their seats, whispering among themselves.The meeting was officially underway, and I was running it with the relaxed composure of a man who owned the world.“We need to address the recent reports from the southern agricultural sector,” I said, my voice echoing clearly across the glass room.“The crop yields have dropped significantly this quarter, and it's creating an unnecessary strain on our main food reserves,” I added.“Is it really that severe, Lord Malakai?” Elder Thomas asked, adding his glasses as he leaned forward.“It is when you pair it with our current demographic numbers,” I replied, holding up a single finger. “Our birth rates are higher than they've been.” “More mouths to feed with less produce coming in from the farms is a disaster waiting to happen,” I said, shaking my head.“So what do you propose we do about r
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Chapter: CHAPTER 68: DOUBLE VICTORYMALAKAI.I swirled the dark purple vial sitting between my fingers, letting the dim candlelight hit the glass.This was the failed batch of the lunar serum. The mistake that could turn anything into a formidable monster, instead of doing its job — healing.According to Rose, Mabel had ordered them to discard it, but she brought it straight to me.I clicked my tongue. Such loyalty was hard to come by these days.I stared down at my left hand, tracing the thick, raised scars running all the way up to my elbow.I tested a single drop of this failed serum hours ago to see what would happen.That single monster lost its mind instantly and nearly tore my arm clean off my shoulder before my men put it down.I barely survived that encounter, and I knew right then how lethal this stuff was.There was zero doubt in my mind that Mabel was dead by now.I heard footsteps echoing down the stone hallway outside my private study.The door creaked open, and Rose stepped inside, her laboratory coat cov
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Chapter: CHAPTER 67: MALAKAI MADE HIS MOVEMABEL. I pulled the phone away from my ear and stared at the glowing screen for a second.Kyra's tiny voice was still bouncing around inside my head, making me feel warm inside. Right after hanging up with her, I dialed Evie. She answered on the second ring, sounding tired but alert.“Evie, I need you down at the underground laboratory right now,” I said, my voice leaving no room for argument.“I'm on my way, Mistress,” she replied instantly.I tapped the screen to end the call and wiped a stray bead of sweat from my forehead. That was when I noticed a notification sitting right at the top of my screen from an unknown number.I stared at it for two seconds, debating whether to open it.Honestly, I didn't have the mental energy for some random drama or a threat right now. I swiped the notification away without reading it and tossed the phone onto the desk. I caught sight of the hazmat suit, but then, remembering the hotness, I glanced away—no need to wear it. I turned back to the g
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Chapter: CHAPTER 66: THE FIFTH TEST — MONSTER.MABEL.At the underground laboratory, the sound of boiling liquid was heard.I replaced one of the regenerative enzymes with heartvine sap. According to the scrolls, Heartvine sap was once taken raw by soldiers who wanted to boost their powers, but it ultimately led to death.A few minutes of speed and strength, and the next second, your body is burning up, and then you are choked by the poison. But if I could isolate the beneficial aspects and remove the toxins, then it could match with the remaining ingredients. It would speed up healing, and boost strength as well. “Begin the mixture,” I said into the talkie, and the mixing machine rumbled to life, churning the entire content. The lab was quiet except for the loud rumble of the machines and the beeping of computers analysing everything, with the soft scribble of pen on paper.“Heartvine sap is said to be deadly; how are we sure it wouldn't just add to the dangers in this serum?” One of the scientists next to me said. I could fe
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Chapter: CHAPTER 65: ANOTHER PHONE CALL.MABEL. The moment I came into the mansion, I was faced with Kyra, who was smiling from ear to ear. “Mommy, I met with Uncle Gus today.” “Mommy, did you see the ruby Uncle Gus gave me?” Evie, on the other hand, would stuff steamed buns into Kyra's mouth“Shush, eat first,” Evie said, passing Kyra a glare, which she returned with a puffed cheek.“I was talking …to my mommy,” she grumbled with her lips full of food. I decided to go upstairs first, but Kyra left her meal with Evie and ran after me, dragged me by the hands, and made me sit on the sofa. “I'm not done, mommy,” she said, and I rubbed my forehead harder than I had done in the past few days. “Why call him uncle? He's older than mommy; you should call him grandpa,” I said, trying to engage her. Perhaps she would leave me? No? She pouted, then curled onto my lap.“I called him Grandpa Gus, and he told me that he was uncle.” My jaw slackened. “Huh? He said that?” “Mhm, I'm not lying. He said calling him grandpa is old-
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Chapter: Epilogue— Five Years Later
Raven POV The palace felt alive again.Sunlight filtered through the crystal windows, casting gold across the marble floors as the scent of roasted meats, honeyed bread, and blooming lilacs filled the halls. I could hear the twins racing down the corridor…barefooted , loud, and laughing as if the world had never known war.“Slow down!” I called after them, but I was smiling too hard to mean it.Rowan walked in behind me, holding a bottle of aged wine and a bouquet of wildflowers he swore he picked himself. “Remind me again why we let your children run this palace?”“Our children,” I corrected, smirking. “And because they’re faster than the guards.”He laughed and kissed my cheek. “Asher’s finishing up the final touches outside. Everything’s ready.”I looked out over the balcony, watching the courtyard slowly transform into something out of a dream. Lanterns hung from tree branches, glowing with soft magic.Tables were arranged in a crescent shape, lined with fruits and spices from
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Chapter: I’ll Never Leave Again
Gwen POV I ran..really ran…blurring past stunned faces and silver-draped columns, past the clinking of crystal and the soft laughter of royals and warriors. I didn’t stop until I reached my room, the one they’d given me at the far end of the wing.I slammed the door shut, my chest heaving, my heart threatening to break free from my ribs. I locked it out of instinct, pressing my back against the cool wood like it would somehow keep everything else from breaking in too.A second later, there was a sharp knock on the door.“Gwen.” Elisha’s voice. Muffled but unmistakable. “Open the door.”I didn’t move. I couldn’t.Another knock, louder this time. “Please.”I pressed my palm harder against the door, willing him away, even as my body ached to let him in.What was wrong with me?Why did the sight of him undo me?Why did his voice crawl under my skin like a spell I couldn’t shake?I sank to the floor, pulling my knees to my chest and burying my face in them. He didn’t knock again, but I
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Chapter: I Have To Go Gwen POV I stood quietly in the corridor overlooking the main hall below, my hands resting on the smooth stone railing. The palace buzzed with life and laughter, warm chatter, and the echo of preparations as the staff readied the space for the coronation. Everything looked almost… normal again. Or at least, a version of normal we were all trying to reclaim after so much blood, loss, and pain.Today was the day.The day, Raven would be crowned queen, and Rowan, our king. A union not just of mates, but of power, duty, and a promise to lead this land into peace. Asher would be named First Prime Alpha…an honor he earned through sacrifice and bravery. He might have started this journey shrouded in secrets, but he had more than proven where his loyalty lay.Everything had fallen into place. And that meant it was time.Time for me to leave.My fingers tightened slightly on the rail. It wasn’t easy…gods, it wasn’t, but my people needed me. Rebuilding the Outerlands wasn’t just a task…
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Chapter: Can I Mark You Loira POVI lay curled against my mate’s body, Kael’s warmth wrapped around me like a second skin, his heartbeat slow and steady beneath my cheek. For the first time in what felt like forever, I felt… at peace. Not just safe, not just alive…but whole.The sun had dipped low, casting gold over the grass and filtering through the broken trees we hadn’t yet had the strength to cut down. Nature was still healing. So were we. But there was laughter…genuine, full-bellied laughter…that echoed through the quiet. The kind that used to feel like a dream.I turned my head just a little, watching as Raven giggled breathlessly between Asher and Rowan, her smile brighter than I’d ever seen it. Gwen was pretending to sulk nearby, pouting dramatically while Elisha teased her, and the others sat in small groups, talking, smiling, just… living.Some months ago, none of this seemed possible. Back then, everything was survival. Blood. Fear. Loss.But here we were.My fingers tightened slightly agains
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Chapter: Three Months LaterRaven POVThe wind was softer these days. The skies are clearer. The world… lighter.I stood at the edge of the garden, the same garden where I almost lost him—where I thought I’d say goodbye forever. But now, as the morning sun kissed the petals of the moon lilies, I watched Rowan sparring with Kael in the courtyard below, the two of them laughing like boys with no shadows hanging over their heads.He was stronger now. Not the same Rowan I had dragged away from the brink of death, but something even better…renewed and stronger.His mark on me shimmered faintly with every heartbeat, and the bond between us had only deepened. Sometimes I felt it before I heard him speak. Other times, I woke up to find him already watching me, as if afraid this peace might still vanish.But it hadn’t.The war was over. The queen was dead. My father… gone.Our people were healing.Gwen was currently barking orders at a group of warriors helping rebuild the outer walls of the palace. She hadn’t changed
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Chapter: Kiss Me, Rowan Raven POV Rowan sank slowly to the ground beneath the tall flowering tree that had once been witness to vows of forever.I followed him down, my hands already reaching for his. They were warm…but not as warm as they should be. His skin was paler than before, and though his eyes still held that fierce light, it was dimming, fading like the last stars before dawn.“I used to imagine growing old with you,” I whispered, trying to keep my voice steady as I sat beside him. “I thought we’d have time.”He smiled faintly, brushing his thumb along the back of my hand. “We did, in our way. Time didn’t give us years, Raven… but it gave us this. Right here. Right now.”I shook my head, tears spilling over my lashes.“Don’t say goodbye yet. Please. We can try again. There has to be something…anything…”“There’s nothing left to fight, love,” he murmured, gently cupping my cheek. “And I’m tired of fighting this curse.”I buried my face in his chest, listening to the fading rhythm of his heartbeat
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