Chapter: epilogueKahlan – Two Months LaterPeace feels strange.Two months ago, the place was a warzone filled with ash and blood. Now it smells like cut grass and fresh paint. The limestone has been scrubbed clean. The broken walls have been rebuilt. The scorch marks in the plaza are still there if you look closely, but they don’t dominate the space anymore.The school stands whole again.And today, it feels alive.Students fill the courtyard—wolves, witches, vampires, humans—standing shoulder to shoulder without tension threading between them. No whispered suspicion. No hidden sigils carved into sleeves. No one flinching at the wrong scent.Just people.In the center of the grounds, where the worst of the fighting happened, stand two new statues.Derek and Ramsey.I missed them so much. They’re carved from pale stone, back to back, weapons lowered but not forgotten. The sculptor captured them perfectly. The plaques at their feet don’t list titles or ranks though. Just their names.I stand there l
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Chapter: One hundred Ninety threeKahlan The ritual circle still smoked a little where the chalk had burned, the scent of scorched earth and spent magic hanging heavy in the stagnant air. The barrier was gone. There was no more shimmering glow, no more impenetrable wall of translucent light that had separated our world from the abyss. Just open land stretching into the distance. Soren lay in my arms, his body limp, a weight that felt far heavier than it should have if he was still here. His chest didn't move, remaining flat against the frantic pressure of my own heaving breaths. There was no heartbeat. I stared at his face—pale as winter marble, eyes closed as if in a sleep he had no intention of waking from—and the entire world narrowed down to just the curve of his jaw and the silence between us. He had given his life for mine, a conscious choice made in a heartbeat that felt like an eternity. He had stepped in, offered his own soul up to the hungry void of the siphoners, and now he was gone, leav
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Chapter: One Hundred Ninety twoSorenThere was no ground beneath me.No sky, no wind, no light and no darkness either. Just absence.I could not feel my body. I could not hear anything except my own thoughts. I did not breathe. I did not blink. There was no heartbeat in my chest. I understood it immediately.I was dead.The memory of the stone circle came back clearly. The carved symbols. The siphoners standing in position. The air thick with magic. Kahlan in the center.They were draining her.The Flame inside her was already unstable. It had always been heavy for her to carry. It exhausted her. It pushed against her mind. She never complained about it, but I saw what it did to her. I saw the nights she couldn’t sleep. I saw the way her hands trembled after using too much power. She carried it because she believed it was her duty.The plan had been simple in theory. She would drink the poison. It would force the Flame into a dormant state. Freya would extract it. Kahlan would survive. That was the promise.But the
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Chapter: One Hundred Ninety oneThird person POV The battlefield was surrounded by crumbling limestone. It was currently filled with over ten thousand warriors. Leading the center of the defensive wedge was Dylan. He was a mountain of scarred iron, his heavy plate armor coated in a thick layer of grey stone dust and dark red arterial spray. He carried a massive, two-handed poleaxe that he swung in horizontal arcs, clearing a three-meter semi-circle of space around him with every rotation.He had decided he would only shift when necessary. He needed to reserve his strength. "First Rank, brace!" Dylan’s voice was a guttural roar that bypassed the ears and vibrated in the chests of his soldiers.The front line—six hundred men deep—slammed their kite shields into the muck. The enemy, a surging wave of grey-clad conscripts and heavy shock troops, hit the shield wall with the force of a landslide. The sound was a singular, bone-shaking *thud* followed by the screech of metal grinding against metal. Dylan stepped into
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Chapter: One Hundred and NinetyAuthors POV The horns of Ephraim’s army blasted through the morning mist, a low, brassy dirge that vibrated in the marrow of the bones of everyone gathered at the barrier. Reports from the scouts were no longer coming in as whispers; they were shouted commands. The enemy was two hours away.In the clearing at the base of the glowing, opaque wall, the air was unnervingly still. Ava knelt in the dirt, her fingers stained white with chalk as she drew the massive ritual circle. Her movements were frantic but precise. She knew that if a single rune was misaligned, the siphoning would backfire and incinerate everyone within fifty yards.Baba stood over her, her gnarled hands gripping a staff. She didn't offer to help with the physical labor; her role was to anchor the intent. "The outer ring holds the drain, Ava," Baba said, her voice gravelly and thick with a suppressed tremor. "Inner points anchor Freya. Do not skip the binding sigils. If the Flame leaks, Freya dies before the barrier i
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Chapter: One Hundred and Eighty NineKahlan"For someone so young, you look at the sky a lot," Baba said.I glanced over at her. She was sitting on the stone bench beside me, her stick resting across her knees."For someone so old, you know a lot," I replied. "So how old exactly are you?""Do I look old to you?" she asked.I chuckled. "You look like you could outlive all of us."She smiled a little, but it didn't reach her eyes."I can't do it," I said quietly. "Sealing the barrier. The people on the other side... isn't there a spell to undo the damage?""There is," she said.Hope filled my chest so fast it hurt. "There is?""It's somewhere in a hidden temple, buried in a tomb. But we don't have the time."The hope left as quickly as it came. I stared at the ground. "Thanks for nothing, really. I don't know what to do."Baba hummed, thinking. Before I could sort through my thoughts, she swung her stick and hit me on the arm."What the hell?" I said, rubbing the spot."Does it matter?" she asked with a smile.She tried to
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Chapter: NineKiara's Pov My heart started drumming against my chest again. I turned around to see Kade standing there. His eyes were hard, fully focused on me—specifically on the spot where the security guard had been about to touch me. "I'm sorry, sir. Orders from the Don," the guard said, sounding hesitant. "I’m giving a new one," Kade snapped, his presence commanding and dangerous. "Spend an hour behind and we are headed to her room." Before the words fully made sense to me, Kade reached out and tugged me toward him. His grip was firm, leaving no room for argument. We started heading toward my wing of the house. I stayed silent until we were well out of earshot of the guard, but the moment we were in the privacy of the secondary hallway, I started to thrash. "Let me go!" I hissed, twisting in his grip. It was like trying to move a mountain. His hand didn't budge. "I'll scream if you don't let go!" I shouted. He let go instantly, but he didn't back away. He loomed over me, his shadow s
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Chapter: EightKiara’s POV My heart hammered against my ribs like it was a trapped bird as I stood in the silence of the corridor. Carlo’s hand was on the knob. I was frozen. Every instinct in me screamed at me to run, but there was nowhere to run . I was caught between a rock and a hard place. 'What the hell am I supposed to do?' I stared at the door, waiting for it to open, waiting for my life to end. I gripped the handles of the bag so hard the leather bit into my palms. But before the door could swing open, a third voice joined them. "Pops!" a male voice shouted from the hallway. I heard Carlo groan on the other side of the door. The sound was distinct, heavy with the irritation he reserved for his family. I saw a figure step into the line of the security camera's view. He was tall, blonde, and possessed a laid-back posture that felt entirely out of place in this house. I knew him. Everyone knew him. He was Marcello, Carlo’s second child. "I've missed you, Pops," Marcello said. H
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Chapter: SevenKiara’s PovKade stopped mid-step, turning slowly with a dark, conflicted expression. “What?”“Kiss me,” I repeated.He crossed the space between us in two strides and before I could process it, his hand was wrapped around my throat—not threatening, but close enough that my pulse hammered against his palm like it was trying to escape him.His eyes were black with everything ugly we’d ever been to each other. “You’re disrupting everything in my life.”Like he isn’t doing the exact same thing to me. We might as well fall in this hole together.“Kiss me, Kade.”“You’re a fucking nuisance.” His fingers tightened. “I hate you.”I reached between us and wrapped my hand around his cock—hard as steel, throbbing like it hated me right back. He groaned, low and furious.“You sure feel like you hate me…”The words weren’t even all the way out before he slammed his mouth down on mine.Kade kissed like he wanted to punish me for every scar we’d left on each other—angry, brutal, all teeth and fury.
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Chapter: SixKiara “Donna, it’s your lunch,” the voice came again from behind the door. I heard it. I just didn't move. I stayed curled up on the bed, staring at nothing, my mind running in circles that refused to slow down. How do I get Kade’s key card? I let out a slow breath and turned to my side, pulling the pillow closer. We could barely stand each other. Being in the same room felt like a battle waiting to happen. So how was I supposed to get close enough to take it from him? 'Yet you are pregnant for him. Babies do not fall from the sky.' That stupid voice in my head added I rolled my eyes at myself, dragging a hand down my face. “To be fair,” I muttered under my breath, “that only happened because he caught me off guard.” It had nothing to do with the way he looked. Nothing at all. Not his dark blue eyes. Not that mouth that always said something to undo me in the worst ways. Not his body or the way my body came alive around him… My thoughts slowed, then betraye
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Chapter: Five Kiara's Pov “Now that we’re past my birthday,” Carlo said, leaning into my ear, “you should be getting ready for me…” His tongue dragged along the side of my face My stomach turned violently. I wanted to throw up on him. For a split second, the thought of pushing him so hard his head would slam into the wall and his blood would paint the walls flashed through my mind But that's all it was… a thought that felt good, but since I can't do that, I fixed my gaze on the window, on the clear blue sky outside, and slowly, his voice faded into the background, and my mind drifted back to the letter from yesterday ‘I know you want to run away. I can help you leave, but you’ll have to help me in return.’ I had stared at that note for hours, like if I stared hard enough the words would change. My heart was beating so loudly, I was sure someone would hear it. I couldn’t risk throwing the letter away. If it showed up in the trash, Carlo would know, questions would follow, and punis
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Chapter: FourKiara's Pov. Maya is his daughter. And he asked for her brother, she only has one brother...Kade. Kade is his son. And my child is going to be Carlo's grandchild? My mind struggled to catch up, but the words kept echoing in my skull like church bells, as bile gathered at the back of my throat. I slept with her brother, then I ran away from them. Not to mention that I'm pregnant with his baby. And now, God help me, I'm married to her father. Just great. My life was like a soap opera. I really deserve the best friend of the year award for all this. My eyes darted to Maya, hoping for an explanation, because last I checked, she told me that she had no other family except Kade. So now, how was this possible? “Are you kidding me?” Maya’s voice shook, brittle, laced with fury. “She’s your wife? How low can you go? You’re forty-two years older than her!” The room froze. Heat shot up my neck. My lips parted, words clawing at my throat, but the way Carlo looked at
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The Alpha's Bodyguard Is a Woman
“She is a murderer!” Alpha Dan roared. “That bitch murdered my son!”
I kept my eyes on the ground. It was safer that way. The entire hall felt like it was closing in on me, heavy with judgment.
“Only fools resort to such unruly grammar.”
The voice was calm. Controlled. Deadly ,for a moment no one said anything
“What did you just say to me?” Alpha Dan demanded.
“I dare you to lay a finger on her,” He replied. “You called me here for a truce. I can start a war just as easily. Besides, fools are highly flammable.”
Before I knew it polished shoes stopped in front of me
he came down to my level.
Warm fingers slid under my chin and lifted my face. My breath caught. His touch was gentle, but my skin burned where he held me. When I met his eyes, the world narrowed to just us.
“She’s from your pack?” he asked softly before tilting his head like he was making a decision
“Then I’m changing the papers. The name will read Violet Throne.”
My heart stumbled.
“And most importantly,” he said, his thumb brushing my jaw, “she’s mine.”
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The last thing Voilet expected at the mating ball was to be accused of murder.
Now she’s on the run.
To survive, she abandons her identity and lives as a man. She never planned to become a bodyguard and she certainly never planned to work for the most ruthless Alpha in the territories.
But the most dangerous part?
He looks at her like she’s the answer to everything he’s ever wanted.
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Chapter: One Hundred and Twenty FourDanteI ran down the hallway like a man possessed, the sound of my own heavy boots ringing in my ears. The hallways were choked with people from the pack, all of them whispering and looking at me with wide, terrified eyes.I pushed through the crowd filling the medical wing and stops moving when he sees the white sheet pulled over the figure on the table. My feet froze instantly to the cold linoleum floor, and the air left my lungs in one brutal rush.The shape underneath that thin fabric was completely unmistakable. It was small, completely still, and devoid of the vibrant life that usually defined my little sister.The pack doctor doesn't say a word to me as I stand there staring. He doesn't need to say anything because the total silence in the room tells me absolutely everything I need to know.Alex was gone. My little sister was lying dead on a metal table, and I felt like a massive part of my own chest had just been violently ripped out.My grandmother is already in the corner of
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Chapter: One Hundred and Twenty threeVioletThe afternoon with Alex turned out to be so much more fun than I ever expected. We completely abandoned the lake after a while and went around to different shopping malls instead. It was exactly what we both needed to snap out of the dark cloud hanging over the house.We spent hours just running around from store to store, trying on random new dresses. We grabbed piles of makeup samples too, smearing different colors on our hands and laughing at whatever terrible dress combination we made up.At one point, we wandered into this high-end boutique that looked way too serious. Alex stopped right in front of a display stand and stared at it with a completely blank expression."Look at that thing," Alex said, pointing at a truly terrible hat on the display stand. "It looks like a dead bird fell on a pancake."The comment was so dry and unexpected that I didn't even have time to cover my mouth. I laughed so suddenly and loudly that I actually startles a woman standing nearby.The poo
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Chapter: One Hundred And Twenty-twoVioletThe next few days felt completely surreal. It was like we somehow stepped backward in time, back to the way we used to be before everything went totally sideways. We were close again, actually talking and laughing, just genuinely enjoying each other's presence without the constant heavy weight hanging over our heads.It was nice, but it also felt like living on a ticking time bomb. I tried not to think about the clock winding down, choosing instead to focus on how Dante smiled when he looked at me.Then came the day I finally introduced him to Red and Simon properly. We all met up at a small, quiet spot, and I was honestly sweating bullets beforehand because I knew how Dante could get.He sat right next to me, his arm draped over the back of my chair like a declaration of ownership. Every single time Simon spoke to me or cracked a joke, Dante's jaw clenched up and his posture got completely stiff.He still showed that tiny bit of toxic jealousy, but honestly, it was just deeply
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Chapter: One Hundred and Twenty OneVioletDante steps closer to me and the air between us suddenly feels heavy. I want to step back but my feet are glued to the floor. He raises his hands slowly and reaches out to hold my face. I can feel them trembling slightly against my skin, and the warmth of his palms makes my heart ache."I am so sorry, Violet," he says, his voice cracking. "I am sorry for everything I made you go through."I look into his eyes and I see a pain that mirrors my own. It is hard to look at him when he is like this. He looks completely broken."I am sorry for how I treated you," he whispers, his thumbs brushing over my cheeks. "I didn't mean any of it, I swear to you."His words hit me right in the chest and I can barely breathe. I want to scream at him but nothing comes out of my mouth. I just stand there and let him hold me."I love you," Dante says, and the words feel so heavy. "I want whatever time I have left to actually mean something."He looks at me like I am the only thing left in his world.
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Chapter: One Hundred and TwentyVioletDante stood right in front of me on the concrete balcony, his large shoulders shaking as he stared down into my eyes. The cool night air rushed between us, but I couldn't feel the chill at all because my entire mind was stuck on his last words."I'm not trying to play a game with you, Violet," Dante said, his voice dropping into a rough, broken whisper that sounded entirely empty. "The truth was that I was dying… I am dying and there is nothing the pack doctors could do to stop it."I didn't speak, not knowing what to say to a confession like that. My tongue felt glued to the roof of my mouth, and my throat was so dry that I couldn't even manage to swallow my spit.I just stared at his wet cheeks, waiting for him to tell me it was some kind of sick joke to get me to forgive him. But his eyes were dark with a raw, agonizing truth that made my stomach drop straight to the floorboards."Say something, please," Dante pleaded, reaching his hand out toward my shoulder before droppin
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Chapter: One Hundred and NineteenViolet The party was ruined almost immediately as everyone was talking over each other and the whole room turned into a mess.The noise was loud and dizzying because people were whispering furiously and staring from me to Dante like they were some kind of circus show.My chest felt incredibly tight as I watched the medics work quickly near the ruined buffet table. They were loading my father onto a stretcher, strapping his limp body down while he groaned from the broken jaw Dante had given him.Dante didn't say another word to the guards or the elders who were trying to calm him down. He turned around and left the hall, his boots slamming against the floorboards as he disappeared through the back exit.I was still frozen in shock right in the center of the ballroom floor. My mind was blank and my body felt like ice. I could feel every single pair of eyes in the territory drilling straight into my back."Violet, we need to get you out of here right now," Alex whispered as she suddenl
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