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Lilith's POV Malakai didn't even hesitate when he made the call. The Council dreadnoughts were maybe twenty minutes out, their engines shaking the ground beneath our feet, but instead of dragging us into the dense woods like we were some pathetic rabbits running from hunters, he grabbed my hand and pulled me toward the massive iron gates of the Alpha estate we'd raided weeks ago. The one belonging to that power-hungry bastard who thought he could take what wasn't his. The one we'd painted red with his own blood."You're insane," I breathed, my legs barely keeping up with his long strides. My body was still buzzing with the aftermath of the liquid silver I'd used to decimate that patrol unit. "There's no way we're getting through those—"Malakai didn't let me finish. He ripped the biometric lock panel right off the wall with his bare hands, sparks flying everywhere, and shoved the reinforced steel doors open like they weighed nothing. The sound of grinding metal screamed through the
Lilith's POV Lucius's silver broadsword gleamed under the vault's pale light as he pointed it at Lilith, his other hand gesturing dramatically toward the woman standing beside him. She looked exactly like me. Same silver eyes, same dark hair, same sharp cheekbones. The illusion was almost perfect."I present to you the true Shadow Queen," Lucius announced, his voice echoing off the ancient stone walls. "Your precious mate is nothing but a pretender. A pawn the Council manufactured to destabilize the Sovereign bloodline."Ronan didn't even look at the fake. He took one slow step forward, inhaled deeply through his nose, and burst out laughing. The sound ricocheted off the altar and bounced around the vault like a cracked bell.Vane moved before anyone could blink. His pistol cleared its holster in a fluid motion, and the crack of gunfire split the air. The fake twin dropped to the stone floor, screaming in pure human agony as blood poured from her shattered kneecap. Her optical illusi
Lilith's POV The liquid silver gorge hummed beneath us, its glow casting sickly shadows across Malakai's pale face as I knelt over him, my fingers twisted in the collar of his jacket. Black blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, but that arrogant smirk was still there, even now, even while his body was shutting down from the silver poisoning."You want the truth, Queen?" Malakai choked out, his crimson eyes flashing through the haze of silver poison. "Six months ago—before we ever fucking knew you existed—we took a contract from the High Sovereign to locate Arthur's debt chip in exchange for full rogue pardons."I felt the words hit my chest like a physical blow, but I didn't let go of his collar. My shadow-wolf blood was screaming beneath my skin, wanting to heal him, wanting to claim him, wanting to tear apart anyone who had ever threatened him.Vane spat black blood onto the stone, leaning his head back against the rock with a dark, bitter laugh. "We came to hunt a human pr
Lilith's POV The gunshot didn't just echo through the tunnel, it vibrated through my bones and rattled my teeth. I watched the man in the suit collapse, his knee exploding into a mess of bone and blood that splattered across the damp stones. His scream was guttural and raw, the kind of sound that belonged in a horror movie, not in my reality. I couldn't move. My feet felt glued to the floor while my brain scrambled to process what had just happened.Malakai pumped the shotgun with a casual flick of his wrist, the smoking shell clattering onto the ground like it was nothing. Like he hadn't just permanently disabled a man who was about to spill secrets that could change everything. "I hate villain monologues. They take too much time.""You arrogant rogue trash," the man wheezed from the floor, his hands clutching at his ruined leg while blood pooled around him like a dark halo. "The master is going to—"Vane didn't let him finish. He stepped forward with that practiced, fluid grace o
Lilith's POV The cigarette hit the snowbank and the world exploded.Not in some poetic, flowery way that made me sound like I was reading a bad romance novel. The entire front lawn of the Lodge erupted in a wall of fire so massive that the shockwave rattled my teeth and sent a shower of flaming debris raining down on the porch. The first wave of wolves didn't even have time to scream. They just vanished into the inferno, their bodies turning to ash before they hit the ground.Malakai didn't flinch. He stepped back inside the foyer like he'd just flicked a cigarette butt into a puddle, not detonated a fuel-soaked death trap that had just incinerated hundreds of enemy wolves. The fire raged outside, creating a barrier of pure hell that would take at least ten minutes to burn itself out.He tossed something heavy and cold at my chest. I caught it on instinct, my newly awakened silver eyes widening as I stared down at the Glock in my hands."What am I supposed to do with this?!""Shoot
Lilith's POV I wanted to tell him to fuck off. I wanted to tell him that I wasn't a whore, that I wasn't just some body to be used. But then Ronan slammed into me at just the right angle, his cock hitting that spot inside me that made stars burst behind my eyes, and I forgot how to form words entirely."Fuck yes," Ronan growled, his hips pistoning into me with increasing speed. "Your pussy is so fucking tight, baby. So perfect. You were made for this. Made to be fucked by us."Vane pulled out of my mouth, and I gasped for air, a string of spit connecting my lips to the tip of his cock. He was slick with my saliva, his dick glistening in the dim light of the dungeon."Open," he commanded, and I obeyed instantly, my jaw aching as he pushed back inside. "That's my good girl. Take my cock like the little cockslut you are."I was being used. I knew that. I was being degraded and debased and completely wrecked on the cold dungeon floor while the man who'd raised me watched in horror. And
Lilith's POV The sound of running water fills everywhere, echoing in the bathroom. Steam fills the air until it's almost heavy and thick, the scent of expensive jasmine clogging my nostrils…the kind my mother loved. But no matter how much perfume is poured, it still can't reduce the bitter, meta
Lilith's POV The room is suffocating and hot, like it's about to explode. Heat stings on my skin, my heart ramming in my ribs so hard I can hardly think properly. The silk ties are still wrapped around Roman's fingers and Vane? I can feel his long, masculine hands wrapped around my hip, pulling m
Lilith's POV One moment, I'm standing on the platform, the next, I'm being dragged out of the room. Vane doesn't lead me towards the red carpet at the main entrance or the hotel. Instead, he hauls me through the back service doors reserved for the workers, right past empty stacks of crates. His
PROLOGUE;They always told me the world was my oyster. Turns out I was just the pearl….polished pretty for someone else's collection.My name is Lilith. And no, this isn't one of those stories where I'm the rejected mate crying in the rain. I don't do rain, it ruins the suede on my Birkin. I was th







