The self-blame begins again, circling in her mind like a predator with no intent to release its prey. She knew sheโd done wrongโknew it from the moment her choices boxed them into this miserable reality. But protecting Logan had always been her priority. Every sacrifice, every desperate decision had been for him. If that made her selfish, then so be it. Sheโd embrace that label without remorse."As expected," Zander scoffed, his voice laced with contempt as he turned from her. "You have nothing to say now." His hatred burned in his eyes, so raw it threatened to suffocate the room. He strode toward the door, ready to leave her bound in silence, but then, her voice broke through."How long?"His steps faltered, and his brow furrowed as he turned to face her. Her expression was blank, drained of life, yet her words carried the weight of something final. "What do you mean?"Looking up at him, her voice was as lifeless as her eyes. "How long do I have to pretend to be his maid? Now that yo
The next day, Zander stepped out of his room, heading toward the dining table when his footsteps faltered in the hallway.Adjusting the cuffs of his shirt, he looked up to find four pairs of eyes fixed on him. The room was thick with tension, the air heavy with unspoken questions and unease.His father. Rose. Roseโs parents. All of them were there, waiting for answers.โWhat are we hearing, Zander?โโWho is that child?โ Silas spoke, his fists clenched, his tone barely restrained. Zander sighed, a trace of irritation flashing across his face. He hated being answerable to anyone.โWeโre having his coronation in a few hours,โ Zander replied coldly. โJust wait, Father-in-law. Youโll know everything then.โRoseโs eyes brimmed with tears. She didnโt love Zander, but her self-respect was all she had left. What would the world say? How could he humiliate her like thisโbringing another womanโs child into their house?โEnough of this nonsense! Who is that kid, Zander?โ King Voranโs voice thunde
โI never loved him, Logan,โ Sera whispered, her voice hollow and detached, as if the words had been ripped from her unwilling soul. โIโm the wrong one here. I betrayed him by loving another man.โLoganโs small hands trembled as they reached up to her cheeks, brushing away her tears with the tenderness only a child could muster. His innocent gaze searched her face, desperate for hope.โDonโt cry, Mom. Everything will be fine,โ he said, his voice breaking with fragile determination. โIโve seen it in his eyes. Dad will forgive you. He still feels something for you. Then you both can live happily here. We all make mistakes, Mom. Itโs okay.โSera shook her head sharply, her grip tightening around his hands. Her voice was bitter, tinged with the poison of truth.โItโs not that simple, Logan. That woman who was hereโRose. Sheโs his wife now. And I...โ She trailed off, her lips trembling. โI donโt want to live with him.โLoganโs brows furrowed, his tears now mixing with frustration. โBut what
I breathe heavily, lying limp on the mattress. My vision is hazy as I stare up at the ceiling, my clothes torn, my mind numb.Heโs gone.My gaze drifts to the hole in the headboard, my chest rising and falling in shallow breaths. I close my eyes.He didnโt do anything to me. He stopped at the last second.Cursing under his breath, he slammed his fist into the bed and left without a word, the door banging shut behind him. He was frustrated with my behavior. But I donโt blame him. Hell, even I hate myself for everything I said to my child.But sometimes, you have to do things you donโt want to.I donโt know how long I lay there before a painful churn twisted in my gut. My body tensed. Then, a violent gag reflex hit me.Bolting upright, I clutched the ripped fabric to my body and rushed toward the bathroom. I barely made it to the toilet before I threw up, my stomach convulsing as I gripped the seat tightly, desperate to keep myself from collapsing.It didnโt stop.Wave after wave wracke
She puts on that cold facade again, pretending to be clueless."What do you mean?""I know you love him. Heโs your son. Hell, you raised him all alone. I donโt even know how you managed.""Then why do you want to leave?""You can stay here. At least you'll get to see him, take care of himโ"She sighs, a scoff leaving her lips as her eyes finally meet mine. Cold. Ice-cold gray orbs boring into warm brown ones."Stay here as what?" she asks, her voice laced with mockery. "A maid? Or your mistress, sir?"Thisโthis is what I hate about her. We canโt have one goddamn conversation without her throwing knives. She has to disrespect me every damn time."You have plenty of maids here," she continues. "And considering you're already married, that only leaves one answer.""A mistress."I sigh, rubbing my forehead, looking at her with disgust. "You know what, Sera? Itโs no use talking to you anymore. Iโm done.""Go and fuck whoever you want. Get your fucking freedom." My voice hardens as I take a
Sera's POVThe next few months passed in suffocating silence. I remained in the castle, making food, tending to Loganโs needs, yet he still refused to look at me. Let alone speak to me. It was a slow, excruciating deathโone that gnawed at me from the inside out. But his cold indifference wasnโt the worst of it.Zander was worse.He walked past me like I didnโt exist, his ignorance sharper than any blade. I had no friends here. No one to talk to. Most days, I barely spoke a word, my presence reduced to a mere shadow. And my nights? They were a torment of gags, vomit, and agonizing painโeach one a cruel reminder that my time was running out.Three days.That was all I had left.And so, I stood in the kitchen, scrubbing dishes, Loganโs name an unrelenting whisper in my mind. The thought of leaving him crushed me, and when I saw my tears mixing with the water in the sink, I felt my resolve crack.Then, footsteps.Slow. Steady.I wiped my eyes on my sleeve, inhaling sharply before turningโ
Zander sighs, stepping closer to his father. His gaze flicks to me for the briefest second, but I keep my head down. Please donโt recognize me. Please."First of all, she ain't my bitch. I don't associate in such vulgarities." His voice is calm, almost disinterested. "And second, I donโt think this is the right place or the right time to discuss such trivial matters."Relief washes over me when he turns his back. But itโs short-lived."Okay, boys, get back to trainiโ""Sheโs your sonโs so-called personal maid. Iโm sure you wonโt care what I do with her then."Zanderโs back goes stiff. My breath catches.Footsteps approach, too many, too close. Rose stops. A smaller pair of steps follow hers. No. No. Logan canโt see me like this. Not like this.I lower my face, trying to hide behind my hair when a voice, quiet but deadly, shatters the air."Take Logan inside. Now.""But Zanderโ""I said now, Rose!"She bows, obeying immediately. My chest tightens in relief as I hear Loganโs steps retre
Seraโs POVโMake the necessary arrangements for his last ceremony.โThe command is cold, unwavering. Zander strides toward me, each step precise, confident. The muddied combat boots halt inches from where I kneel, rain mixing with blood and dirt on my skin. Before I can react, strong arms lift me effortlessly, pressing me against the firm warmth of his chest. His t-shirt, damp and worn, obscures my face, shielding my identity from prying eyes.I don't protest. Not this time. I don't have the strength to fight him.The scent of leather and steel clings to him as he carries me, the steady rhythm of his heartbeat the only sound against the storm raging outside. When he lays me down, it's on something softโa mattress. The heat of his body vanishes as he pulls away, replaced by the crisp, sterile scent of antiseptic. I push the fabric from my face, my vision adjusting to the dimly lit guest room. My clothes, soaked and clinging to my skin, are stained with mud and blood.โStrip your t-shir
" It was not you,I was scared of. It was your loveBecause I knew you could destroy anything, to get meIncluding yourself." - The moon goddess ........ 68 years later The Human RealmThere is one thing about time, that everyone understimates in their life. And that's its ability to not stop for anyone.Every beautiful thing has to grow ugly one day. Every new thing has to turn old. All the strength has to diminish to nothing one day. AndEvery beginning has to end. Years have passed and the world has grown into a different world now. Werewolves world has grown to be a very strong empire now. But it's no longer secluded and limited. Freedom has set in. Everyone had the right to go and live their life accordingly. Pacts of secrecy have been signed with humans and other species. Where everyone lived in a harmonious multi cultural and multi specie environment. All thanks to the new Empire King. Logan King. " Yes Sir. Everyth
The royal castle was filled today. Guests from different packs and territories were staying over. Lights illuminating the huge place. Flowers lined everywhere. If anything it looked like a festival.With everyone seeming too excited and busy. Maids were running around in the corridor, the kitchen hustling with countless delicacies being prepared. Everything was in a hustle and bustle except for one room. She was sitting in her room silently. Her hands clenched in her lap. Her right leg is shaking in anxiety. And lips getting assaulted by her teeth.Gulping she looks up at her reflection in the mirror, and her anxiety worsens. " It is over... it's definitely over."She repeats ,staring at the make up she thought was caked on her face. Her eyelashes were curled. Coated in a heavy maskara. Lips coated by a bright red lip colour. Cheeks blushed red.Her eyes trail lower to directly settle on her own cleavage. And she gulps. She has never worn something so revealing before. The dress
The Death Wolfโs presence unraveled from Zanders body, dissipating like shadows retreating from the dawn and Zander gasped, his chest rising and falling in agony, yet it wasnโt his pain that consumed himโit was the sight before him.His teary red eyes look around desperately, his bloody hand on his chest, where a dagger had dug.The battlefield was a graveyard of silence. But his eyes locked on a still figure in the distance, her body crumpled where it had fallen. A trail of black blood soaked the earth, pooling around her like a final requiem.โ Se-Sera!โHeratte was dead.She had left herโฆBut does this mean? No.. it canโt be!โ Seraaa!โZander dragged himself forward, the taste of iron on his tongue, his arms trembling under his weight. The gaping wound in her chest was a hollow void where her heart had once beat. Blood coated her lips, dark as the night that had birthed her soul. Yet even in death, she was strikingโa cruel masterpiece of tragedy and ruin.โSeraโฆโ His voice was ho
It had been written in the pages of history that one day, the earth would bear witness to a war between the greatest evil and the greatest good.And the victor would decide if the world would drown in darkness or bask in light.That day had come.The ground trembled beneath relentless quakes, splitting open like the gaping maw of a starving beast. The sky cracked apart in furious flashes, thunder roaring like a godโs wrath. Winds howled with unbridled rage, tearing across the seas and birthing monstrous tsunamis.It wasnโt just here.Chaos bled across the entire planet. Cities crumbled, screams filled the air, and people ranโseeking shelter, praying for salvation.But where was safe when the whole world was breaking apart?The earth and sky raged in unison, their fury mirroring the battle of two forcesโthe strongest to ever collide, gods and mortals alike caught in the crossfire.โWeโฆ we canโt stay here!โ Rose cried, stumbling as the ground beneath her shuddered violently. Winds lashe
Soul CoronaA human body in perfect resonance with its spirit. Two halves of the same essence, separated by the cruel expanse of time, destined to reunite.In the spirit world, the concepts of birth and death blur into insignificance. Salvation is rare, a distant whisper. Only by finding its Soul Corona can a spirit break free.The body it was always meant to inhabit.The odds? One in a thousand billion. A near impossibility.It is said that when a spirit is born into its Soul Corona, escape is impossible. That body becomes its prison and its home, tethered even beyond death.For most, it is a blessing. The ultimate salvation. A key to Ajooniโtranscendence beyond the cycle of suffering.But for others, it is a curse. An unshakable shackle.Zander King was the Death Wolfโs Soul Corona.Its final human form.And that was why he could fight it, wrestle back control. No other host in history had ever managed such a feat.Not even Thaneous.A scream tore from Zanderโs lips, his eyes flicke
A deadly silence follows in the forest. As everyone stared at the still face of the girl. Including those red eyes. The winds have suddenly stopped blowing, the earth stopped shaking. Everything seemed to come to a deadly silence." Noooooo....noooo!!!"" Seraaaaaa!!!"Thora's and Hades cry echo in the background. They rush forward towards her when suddenly the woman with the cloaks block them. Stopping them. Chorlett " Who are you! Why did you do this!โThora asks but the man keeps sitting on a rock in a corner. Looking at the scene bored. " Greetings Thora. "" How have you been?"" How dare you touch my sister. I am fuc*ing going to kill you!"Hades steps forward to attack. To only drop on his knees. As Chorlett speak a mantra. Paralysing his body. Rose rushes towards him screaming. Holding up his head to place it in his lap. Cerberus gets up , placing his hands in his pockets. " It would be advisable for you all. If you don't interfere in what's going on. "" Or you are g
Seraโs POVThe ground trembled beneath me, the earth itself shuddering under the force of his presence. Roars echoed, shaking the heavens, as the Death Wolf tossed me around like a rag doll.He had shifted into his true formโa massive black wolf with blood-red eyes that burned like embers in the dark.I had never seen anything like him before. It felt as if the entire world had tilted on its axis at his arrival. Was Mother Nature celebrating his presence or cursing it? I couldn't tell.He threw me into the air again, his claws ripping through my skin, tearing me apart piece by piece. Blood gushed from my wounds, my cries of pain swallowed by the chaos. He showed no mercy, no hesitation. There was no trace of the man I knewโonly the monster.I lost track of how long this torment continued. Seconds felt like hours. Pain blurred time.Then, finally, he stopped.I lay sprawled on the cold earth, drowning in a pool of my own blood. The stars above blinked down at me, my vision hazy from th
2000 Years AgoโThe Garden of LunarisThe Garden of Lunaris was a sanctuary untouched by war, unmarred by sorrowโa realm so sacred that even time itself seemed to still beneath its silver-lit canopy. The moonโs light cascaded like liquid silk, weaving through the air and caressing the earth with a tenderness only the divine could bestow.Night-blooming jasmine perfumed the air, their pale petals glowing under the celestial radiance. Trees stretched toward the heavens, their branches adorned with luminescent blossoms, shimmering like captured stardust. And among them stood one tree, ancient and wise, its sprawling limbs sheltering two lovers beneath its embrace.Beneath the ancient willow, Thaneous sat, darkness draped over him like a second skin, his arms locked around the very embodiment of light.Serene.Her silver hair cascaded over her shoulders, strands catching the moonlight as she leaned against him, her laughter soft and melodic, a sound that sent warmth curling through even th
Sera's pov My vision starts turning hazy as the figure continues to devour my blood. A stream of red liquid trails down my neck to wet my shirt. Clenching the metal clanks holding my wrist,I continue to scream. As with each second the pain in my body only intensifies. " Ahhhhhh nooooooo...nooooooooo!" No one came to help. And how will they? The entire castle has been evacuated and the one man I trusted the most. Zander. Was the very one doing it. I understood one thing clearly....he was not in his senses. The death wolf has taken over his body. Or he would have never done something like this. " No...stoppppp.... pleaseeeeeeee" To my surprise the beast stops. Pulling back and I look at his face through my hazy vision. His lips were covered with my blood, eyes blood red and a feral look prominent in his eyes. Moving his lips on his canines,I shiver when I see him fanning his lips on my face. " I am...I am not her...I am not Heratte -" I try to speak. But the