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Damian's POV I blinked repeatedly to be sure it was Lyra that stood in front of me and not some devil incarnate from the pit of hell. Kill the former Alpha? Elena's father? And even if it was part of my plans, he was once like a father to me in the past—a father-in-law. I shook my head, staring at her to confirm if this was the same fragile and kind woman that we grew up in the Rogue kingdom together, but unfortunately she was the one. She stood staring at me like she had just said the most natural thing in the world.Lyra. The woman I know was kind. While I was taken in by the Rogue king after my parent's death, I shut everyone out of my life. She was the only girl who would come everyday and offer me her toys to play with, her snacks to share with me, even though I would slap them off her hands and snap at her to stay away from me.But she never did. Her kindness and unrelenting effort pulled me out of my darkness. We grew up being there for eachother, our wolves running the cleari
Author's POV "I can't believe those bastards failed," Kael seethed as he paced the hotel room restlessly. "There were five of them. Yet they couldn't defeat just one man."Lyra lounged on the bed, a glass of wine in her hand, as she glanced up at him. "You said they were the best in the country. How come they failed after all the money we paid?"Kael let out a dark chuckle, turning towards her. "How would I know they were up to no good," he snapped. "Get another money. I need to hire another assassin again."Lyra face twisted with shock. She couldn't believe her ears. After giving him all her life savings that she had been getting from Damian, he still wanted her to get more. "I don't have any money.""What did you say?" He stepped closer, his face twisted with fury. "I don't care. Get the money. Fuck Damian or anyone else. Just get the money. We need to get rid of Damian and seize the throne before that old hag returns."His words pierced Lyra heart. Fuck Damian or anyone else? He do
Author's POV Kael stood towering over the leader of the assassin, his sharp gaze burning with cruelty. The man was trembling with fear as he slumped on the cold floor of the warehouse, his face battered and bloodied, his breathing shallow.Kael had managed to deceive him to meet up hoping that they could plan another attack but instead, he was met with something entirely different. He had failed the mission and so deserves to pay for it. He was now at the mercy of a man who had none.Lyra had come up with the idea of making him take the fall for the failed mission and everything was going as planned. She was so thrilled when she managed to get a bit of Kael's approval as he complimented her on her smart idea."You have two choices," Kael said, his voice eerily calm. "You do as I say and maybe you might get to live." Then his cold gaze shifted to the man's family—his wife and two children—who had been crying their eyes out in a corner, their bodies trembling. "Resist......and your fami
Elara's POV It's been two days.Two days since my father woke up from coma and I haven't seen or heard from him yet.Two days since I had been locked inside this goddamn and suffocating room..Pacing back and forth in my room, I balled my fists in anger and frustration. Ethan had started watching Kael and Lyra, yet he had found nothing substantial. Or had I been wrong all along? No. I could feel it deep in my bones that those two were actually up to something —nothing good. I knew they were plotting something—I could feel it in my bones. But without proof, I was powerless.The waiting was unbearable. Staying in the room all day when I had a whole lot to do was starting to annoy me. My wolf was starting to snap at me in frustration. I'd promise her a long run once I get out of this.... situation.Ethan stood nearby, his brows furrowed in concern and his eyes gazing into mine. In the past few days Ethan had looked at me differently, treated me differently. He had become bolder when tal
Elara's POV "No!" I screamed as the guards seized me once more. "Damian you're mistaken! I didn't try to kill you!" I kept talking, desperation clawing at me in a futile hope that he would believe me but Damian wasn't listening. Instead he watched as the guards led me away roughly. "She stays there until I decide her punishment." He added, before standing up and walked away from the grand hall.I strained my neck backwards, my eyes darting around but no one—the elders, guards and servants, the pack members—seemed to believe that I wasn't innocent. The look on their faces only made me feel worse—felt like a traitor.Only Ethan stood by a corner, his eyes darkened with anger and his fingers clenched at his side like he was barely restraining himself from taking charge of the situation. He gave me a quiet nod, assuring that he would keep investigating and would get me out. Of course, I trusted him but I couldn't stop the fear raging inside me. If Kael had managed to forge my handwrit
Ethan's POV Alpha Cadman wasn't just my Alpha. He was my benefactor. He took me under his wings and made me work in his company. I worked as an assistant for Damian and it was there he picked interest in me. I swear I had thought we were working not knowing that Damian was actually planning on taking everything that belonged to the Cadman's family. And when I had realised what was happening, the deed had already been done and it was already too late.But Moon Goddess so good, she gave me another chance. Damian had instructed me to guard Elara. I had spent the first few weeks observing and investigating her—I wanted to know if she had given up everything her family owned to Damian or was fighting it.Then I realised, she was investigating secretly. She was a fierce woman who refused to stay down. When I was convinced, I opened up to her and since then we've been investigating together. But now, I could feel the thin line between duty and affection blurring out. I found myself thinkin
Ethan's POVHe folded his arms. "I assume you know that she was being framed by Kael."I said nothing and just nodded slowly."I'm getting her out by midnight."I froze. My wolf stirred at the words, eager, restless. "How would you do that?""I already sent her a note," he continued. "She knows we are coming for her. But I need your help.I narrowed my eyes, studying him for any hints of lie or deceit—because trusting anyone blindly in this hideous pack house can get one killed before one knows it. I found none—all I saw was the same determination I have. I knew he could be trusted and besides Elara had spoken so much about him rendering help to her in the past. "Why are you doing this? Why are you risking everything for her?" I asked, my tone sharp with curiosity."The same reason you're helping her, Ethan. We both know if we don't act fast, kael and Lyra would tighten their grip, and by the time Damian realizes the truth, it’ll be too late. Elara can't stay in that place," he said
Elara's POV "Tonight, we'll get you out."It was from Gomez. The man whom I had known would show up even if it meant him dying.My eyes never left the note on the floor beside me, and its content echoed in my ear with an intensity that left me stunned.I had expected to be relieved that freedom was within reach, that I'd leave this shit hole that I had been thrown into. But instead, an overwhelming burden of unease rested on my chest. My body was trembling, not with excitement but with doubt.If l escaped, I would never be able to reclaim my father's legacy. Damian, Kael, and Lyra would lie about the whole thing, ensuring that history remembered me as a traitor who was guilty of her crime and had to flee in the middle of the night. And then Damian would hunt me to the ends of the earth. I would never really be free. I would have to live the remainder of my life in hiding, in fear—looking over my back.I closed my eyes, inhaling sharply. Truly, the prison was cold, suffocating, and te
Elara’s POV After leaving the palace yesterday, I had gone to a nearby hotel in the kingdom to spend the night. I couldn't afford to stay in the mansion nor the palace. The place was already suffocating enough and now that I knew that Ethan's corpse was somewhere in one of the rooms, I couldn't afford to spend additional minute there. The night was long and brutal, more than any other nights in my entire life. I couldn't sleep. Anytime I closed my eyes, I feel like someone, Ethan was inside the room with me. His deep blue eyes were staring at me fondly like he was still alive. Like he was still here. But anytime I opened my eyes, there was no one in the room, just thick darkness. All I did was toss from one end of the bed to the other. I stood up and cried at a point until I felt my tears dried up. I paced around the room a few times too until it was morning. When morning came, I made a decision to stay strong. Ethan was already gone and the next thing to do was to get justice fo
Author’s POVLyra paced around her room like a ragged dog who was running mad, her hands trembling, her breathing shallow, and her mind racing with different scenarios. The moment the guards broke the devastating news to her that Kael survived—her world tilted,. She knew she was so dead and there was no two ways about it.She had planned everything so meticulously. She had thought that everything would go on smoothly. The poison. The delivery. Even the cover-up when Damian and the Rogue King want to investigate. In fact, she had started celebrating her victory in advance. But it failed. It fucking failed woefully.Worse of all, he had survived without a single scratch.Her heart slammed violently against her chest as she clutched her fists like a lifeline.“No… no, no, no…” she muttered under her breath. “How? How is that bastard still alive? How could he know not to eat the food?"The guards had said he lay there, unmoving. They were certain he was dead. But it turned out he had tri
Author's POVThe night was long and tormenting for Damian as he couldn't sleep. He kept tossing from one end of the bed to another, his mind reeling with strategic plans that could be used to justify Kael's release. And the disappointment of Elara and the pack members.Finally,when morning came, Damian summoned another trusted guard, Erik, and handed him a sealed envelope.“I want you to create evidence — letters, records, anything — that shows Kael was innocent,” he said, eyes hard.Erik’s eyes widened. “Alpha… why would.......?”“Because I said so,” Damian growled in irritation. Everyone now questions his rule, huh? “And no one else must know. Do it quietly. Fast. And make sure it’s convincing.”Erik sensing his mood, gave a reluctant nod, then retreated outside.After he left, he heaved a sigh of relief, hoping that everything went as planned. He walked towards the mini bar and poured himself a glass of alcoholic wine. He threw down a glass. Another glass and another glass, until h
Author's POVDelay is dangerous, so Lyra moved quickly. Her eyes sharp were focused as she searched through the drawer she had kept closed for weeks. At the very bottom, she found what she was looking for. A tiny vial containing the last remnants of the deadly poison Kael had once fed to the guards. The thick, dark liquid still shimmered faintly, dangerous and silent.She smiled broadly, commending herself for being smart enough to take from the poison when Kael brought it and now he was going to die from the same method he had recommended. Isn't that great? It would be fun to watch him take his last breath while realising that he died from the same poison he purchased.She wrapped the vial carefully and slid it into her robe before heading towards the dungeon to set her plans on motion. Outside the cells, she met one of the guards that she had once given the task to hit and starve him. Alvin was young, reckless, and foolishly ambitious. The perfect target for her schemes.He stood
Author's POVHis blood boiled over. But still he said nothing. He knew if he opened his mouth, he might do or say something he'd live to regret forever.Instead, he turned and walked away. Out into the grand courtyard, where the people were still gathered, curious and anxious about the Rogue King’s visit.Damian masked his expression into a neural one, his voice was steady as he faced them. “The Rogue King came to discuss a potential alliance between our kingdoms,” he lied smoothly. “A future of unity and strength.”His words made no sense. It had never happened before. Alliance? Of what use or benefit would that bring to the kingdom? And since when did the Rogues become that decent to want peace? But they did believe him anyway. They still trusted in his judgement even though everything with Elara had made them once doubted him in the past.There were murmurs, heads nodding, faces covered with confusion.“Did you accept, Alpha?” Elder Scrolls asked, his expression unreadable.Damian
Author's POV"Release my son or else you better prepare your fires. Because I'll make sure to ruin you."The moment the Rogue king said that everything inside Damian shifted. The tension thickened, wrapping itself around Damian like chains. His hands were clenched into fists, and his breathing was shallow. Revealing the truth about the baby would be disastrous. It wasn't just about him anymore. No.... It was about the innocent life who might be caught up in all this. This might hurt the baby and ruin everything.Fuck! He had lost eventually. Despite everything he had done to stay in control of his own actions, it was useless. Alaric had cornered him in ways he had never ever expected.How could Alaric stoop so low? Using Lyra who had been like a daughter to him as a bargain? Using an innocent life as a bargain? Alaric was worse than he had thought. He was a selfish bastard who cares about no one else but his fucking self.Alaric noticed his thoughts and his heart swelled triumphantl
Damian's POV“I did what I had to do,” he said with zero remorse. “To protect the kingdom. To keep the power from falling into the wrong hands. If I had told them that it was Kael who destroyed it, do you know what would have gone wrong? The kingdom would have fallen apart."“No,” I said through clenched teeth. “You did it to manipulate me. To make sure I was always in your debt. Always loyal. Always scared.”It was silent. He knew I was right. He has done it to have me wrapped under his fingers. To make sure to always stay in control of me.He folded his arms. “And yet you turned out exactly the way I needed you to.”The audacity of his words hit me like a slap. He didn't regret it. He didn't care about me at all and I wondered why I hadn't seen that all these years even before I found out about his manipulation."You don't care about me, Alaric," I said, my voice low and filled with disappointment. "Then why? ...... Why do you save me? Why did you take me in? Why did you have to go
Damian’s POVThe grand hall was as quiet as a grave yard. Too quiet. Too tense. The silence was sharp enough to cut through steel. King Alaric stood like a monument of war and ruthlessness. Not a flicker of emotion appeared on his face. He wasn’t here as a father. He was here as a king. And the venom in his gaze told me he had expected to walk out of here with his son.Too bad I wasn’t going to make it that easy. I'd rather die than do that. Especially not when I had someone to impress. Not when I have someone who desperately seeks justice than anyone else. Elara. She would never forgive me if I let him go. If I do, it would destroy whatever hope that was left for us. So..... I won't succumb to this. Never.“So,” he said finally, his voice low and dangerous, “you’ve chained Kael like a criminal. Beaten him like a dog. Was this your plan all along, Damian? To treat my son like a common criminal?" Then he screamed out loud like I had forgotten Kael's real identity. "Don't forget he's
Damian's POVI stared at him. Stared at my friend, and for a moment, memories of our time in the Rogue kingdom resurfaces. The times we used to hunt together, the times we used to train together and those times where we got into the same academy. Everything was going well until I remembered how manipulative he and his father had handled the relics situation.That single act traumatized me for years. For years I felt like I was cursed, felt like I would bring destruction to the people around me. It was only with the help of Lyra that I was able to regain my self confidence.And since then, I have grown careful of him and his father. Till date, they didn't know I knew the truth about the relics and they often wonder how I changed so much, not knowing that they changed me.“That’s what I’m trying to find out. Because the investigation on Ethan's corpse showed that he was hit with a silver bullet and his wound was infected because it wasn't treated. You can see that it sounds like you ha