Semua Bab THE LYCAN PRINCE'S BREEDER: Bab 1 - Bab 5

Chapter 1 Arianna’s POV In twenty minutes, I would enter the royal selection to become the dying Lycan Prince's surrogate. I didn't want to win, but I couldn't afford to lose either. If I succeeded, I would spend the rest of my life bearing an heir for a prince I had never met. If I failed, my mother would die. Tick. Tick. Tick. The harsh metallic echo of the grandfather clock cut through the suffocating silence of my small room, snapping me out of my spiraling thoughts. I checked the face of the clock. 18 minutes left. My heart began racing faster than it should have. He should have been here by now. Liam, the future Alpha of our pack, had promised it. "I'll come before the Royal Guards arrive, Ari. We'll leave together, and we'll take your mother somewhere Beta Craig will never find us." I had held on to those words for days. They were the only thing keeping my hope alive. I trusted him. Why wouldn't I? For three years, Liam had been my sanctuary. While the r

Arianna's POV"No," I shook my head slowly, my throat tight. "That isn't possible.""A single womb cannot contain royal Lycan blood without immense strain. It often kills ordinary human and wolf-less mothers," the chief physician explained, stepping closer. "But two independent wombs give your body a chance of surviving the strain. It makes your reproductive capacity unlike anyone we have ever scanned."A cold feeling crept into my chest. Uniquely suited.I had spent most of my life being told I was worthless because I had no wolf. I had been mocked as a bastard. And now, these people were looking at me as though I were a sacred relic. Not because of who I was, but because my body could give the royal family what they desperately needed.An heir.Lady Helena’s jaw tightened. "Eliora, prepare the paperwork immediately." She turned her sharp eyes directly onto me. "Take her straight to the room for the final evaluation. The King and Queen are already awaiting the remaining candidates."

Arianna's POV I stood frozen in the middle of the chamber, unable to process everything that had just happened. Before I could gather my thoughts, the King rose from his throne, his towering presence immediately silenced the whispers spreading through the chamber. "Arianna of the Lunarcrest Pack." I forced myself to meet his gaze. "You will not be returning to the Lunarcrest Pack,” the King said, his voice leaving no room for negotiation. My heart skipped a beat. Not... returning? The King continued as though we were discussing the weather. "The palace will become your residence effective immediately." Effective immediately? "Your personal affairs will be handled by the Crown,” he continued. "Your belongings will be retrieved. Servants will be assigned to you, and suitable chambers have already been prepared." Prepared? They had already decided everything before asking whether I agreed? Did my opinion not matter at all? “Helena,” the King called, dismissing me like I d