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Chapter 14: The Handmaiden and the Dawn Vigil
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2026-07-18 23:43:20
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‘What in the fuck were you just about to do?’The thought came in my mother's voice for some reason, which made absolutely no sense to me because I, for one, knew she'd be happy if she saw us.I stood there for a full three seconds after she'd swept Cassie off toward the crowd, feeling like a green boy caught behind the smokehouse instead of an Alpha who had just carved three newborn pups into his pack just twenty minutes ago.‘Are you out of your goddamn mind, Dominic?’I dragged a hand down my face, pressing the heel of it hard against my eye until white spots bloomed behind my eyelids. If my mother hadn't interrupted us, I genuinely wasn't sure what would have happened. To be honest… I wasn't sure I wanted to know.‘You almost kissed her, that's what happened.’The thought bloomed in my head, plain and stupid and completely undeniable, and I had absolutely no defense prepared for it.I straightened my collar, rolled my shoulders back, and reminded myself once again: Cass
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The village came into view through the trees — torches were lit despite the early hour, ribbons strung between the houses, and what looked like the entire pack gathered around a wide stone circle at its center. The moment we crossed into the clearing, a wave of noise rose up to greet us, wolves turning, pointing, calling out to their neighbors.Dominic dismounted first, then reached up and helped me down, and we walked into the ceremony together, side by side, in full view of his people for the very first time.I spotted Sarah near the front almost immediately, her face lit with open delight. Gideon stood beside her, his arms crossed as usual, but there was a small flicker of emotion visible in his eyes, something close to approval if I may be so bold.There were three other elder wolves wearing pristine dark robes with the Blackthorne crest on them, two women and a man, but I could only barely recall seeing them once at the wedding.We reached the center of the circle, wh
Mated To My Enemy's Rival Chapter 14: The Handmaiden and the Dawn Vigil
I woke up with one single, stubborn resolution before I'd even opened my eyes: Today, I was going to forget yesterday ever happened.All of it. The shifter. The howl that still resonated behind my ribs. The crack of Dominic's shoulder when he took the blow meant for me.And especially — especially — the other thing.'Don't.' I pressed the heel of my hand against my eyes before the image could fully form. 'Don't you dare think about it. You are a grown woman. You have seen a shirtless man before. This is fine. This is completely fine.'But he had not just been shirtless. That was the entire problem.I sat up, dragging both my hands down my face, and forced myself out from under the blankets before my own traitorous brain could finish that sentence. The fire in the hearth had burned down to a low orange glow overnight, and the room was cold enough that I hissed when my bare feet hit the floor.'Today's a new day,' I told myself, crossing to the wash basin. 'A new, entirely u
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He tossed it in front of the table, the body landing with a heavy, wet thud against the frozen ground. Then he dropped into the seat at my left without so much as a glance at the elders' reactions."Sorry I'm late," he said, leaning in close enough that only I could hear the rest. "Anisa found something on him. You're going to want to see it before Alaric does, or he'll talk for an hour before you get to the point."I rose, circled the table, and crouched beside the body. My eyes immediately fell on a mark that had been circled by Anisa, just beneath his collarbone — a jagged, angular symbol burned into the skin rather than inked. It was the kind of mark that belonged in old stories about frozen coastlines and gods who ruled many, many years ago.I furrowed my brows as realization dawned on me, “From what I can tell," I said, straightening, "this mark identifies him as part of a tribe from the far north. Which begs an obvious question." I looked around the table. "What woul
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The growl came again, closer this time, and I felt it deep in my bones. It felt like a low vibration that rattled straight through my chest and into the base of my spine.Even the horse felt it too. She went rigid beneath us for exactly one heartbeat before all four hooves left the ground at once, screaming in a manner that really didn't sound like it should be possible from an animal that size."Whoa — whoa!" I gasped, my hands gripping the reins tightly as the horse made us tilt violently to one side."Hold on," Dominic said in his low and clipped tone, and his arm clamped around my waist like an iron band, pinning me against his chest while his other hand fought the reins. The horse bucked again, harder, and I felt every muscle in Dominic's body go taut with the effort of keeping us both upright."What is that?" I managed, my voice thinner than I wanted it to be.He didn't answer, but his eyes had gone past me. They were fixed on the treeline, and I watched something da
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