Chapter 31: Boss Lady

The voice cracked through the dark like a whip. A guard stepped out from the side corridor, spear already lowered, blocking the way completely. The tip glinted in the torchlight.“Identify yourself or get diced in half right now!”I had the veil pulled low over my face. It made it hard to see clearly in the dim light, and apparently it made it hard for him to recognize me too. Good. I straightened up, letting the bag hang at my side like it was nothing."Kill the Lycan King's mate?" I asked, my voice dropping into an eerily calm, melodic tone. "Kill Riven's wife in the middle of his own fortress? Oh, man. You seem to have a rather creative death wish upon yourself. And upon your entire bloodline." The guard’s eyes went wide. His spear wavered. He took a half-step back, then another, the weapon drooping."My... my Queen," the guard stammered, his voice cracking with absolute panic. He bowed his head so low his chin practically touched his chest. He was physically shaking. "Please... p

Chapter 32: Fidelity

Before I could even form the words to demand my son, Maren yanked me inside so fast the door slammed shut behind us. The warmth of the small room hit me hard after the cold night air, but it did nothing to slow my racing heart. She still had Mael in her arms, rocking him gently, but her eyes were sharp on me now, scanning the bag on my shoulder, the cloak, the way I was breathing too fast.“What’s wrong with you?” she hissed, keeping her voice low so she wouldn’t wake the baby. “Are you out of your mind? Are you asking for a death sentence?”"Give him to me," I demanded, my voice shaking as I reached for Mael.Maren stepped back, holding the bundled infant out of my reach. Her grey eyes were wide, scanning my heavy cloak and the packed leather rucksack slipping off my shoulder."Don’t you get it?? You cannot run from the Valrok Empire," Maren said, her tone dead serious. "No one escapes this fortress without the King's seal. The Vanguard doesn't just let people wander into the snow. T

Chapter 33: On Your Own

"Maren, please. Look at me. Look at my son. If I stay, Riven is going to hand me back to Kaelen. He said it himself in the hall today. His political interests are bigger than my life. Please, Maren. Come on. Do this for me. I’m begging you.”I crawled forward, grabbing the hem of Maren's grey nightgown."All you have to do is hand me my baby," I pleaded, my voice breaking into a pathetic, desperate whine. "Just hand him to me and turn your back. Go to sleep. Pretend I hit you over the head. Pretend you saw absolutely nothing. I will take the blame. I will take all the risk. Just please... do this for me as a mother. Do it for the girl you used to be."Maren looked down at me weeping on her floor. She looked at the tiny, sleeping infant in her arms. The silence stretched for an eternity. The only sound was the crackle of the firewood."Get up," Maren finally whispered.I scrambled to my feet, my chest heaving with desperate hope.Maren didn't hand me the baby yet. Instead, she walked b

All Chapters of My Ex Sold Me To The Devil: Chapter 31 - Chapter 33

Chapter 31: Boss Lady

Chapter 32: Fidelity

Chapter 33: On Your Own