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Chapter 10 : Luna’s Lies Exposed
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Lyra, His Second Chance Mate Chapter 11 : Lyra’s Reluctance
As Kane guided her away from the oppressive walls of the Blackstone Pack house, Lyra felt a strange mixture of relief and apprehension. The night air was cool, washing over her with a gentle touch that contrasted with the fire still lingering in her heart. Her body was still weak, recovering from days of mistreatment, but for the first time, she felt a glimmer of freedom. She glanced up at Kane, uncertain of his motives yet drawn to his strength and steady presence.They walked in silence for a while, the soft crunch of leaves beneath their feet and the distant rustling of the forest filling the quiet between them. Kane finally led her to the riverbank, where the water glistened under the moonlight. They stopped, and he gestured for her to sit beside him on a fallen log.“Are you comfortable?” Kane’s voice was gentle, as though he sensed her unease.Lyra hesitated but nodded, not wanting to show any more weakness. “Yes…thank you.” Her voice was barely a whisper, but she managed to mee
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2024-11-13Lyra, His Second Chance Mate Chapter 12 : King's Arrival
Kane's POVAs dawn broke, Kane slipped quietly from Lyra’s room, careful not to disturb her rest. Her breathing had steadied through the night, though she remained in a deep, healing sleep. Kane’s heart softened at the sight of her, but he knew he couldn’t afford to linger - there were answers he needed to find, and Regina’s lies to unravel.He headed down the hallway, his footsteps falling silent on the cold stone floor, each step a reminder of the grim task ahead. He would root out every trace of the darkness that had infected this pack, ensuring that no one would ever threaten Lyra again. As he approached the office of Alpha Caden, he signaled to Thorne, who had been waiting outside, ready for whatever came next.“Thorne,” Kane said, nodding to his commander, “I’ll need you to accompany me. We’re going to investigate the records and interview any witnesses who can shed light on what’s been happening here.”Thorne gave a short nod, his eyes hardening with determination. “Understood,
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2024-11-13Lyra, His Second Chance Mate Chapter 13 : Clashing Wills
Lyra could hardly believe her reflection. Gone was the hollow-eyed, exhausted girl she had grown accustomed to seeing; in her place was someone new, someone who might even be called… hopeful. Her hand lingered at the collar of the gown Evelyn had brought for her, fingers brushing the soft fabric. It was finer than anything she’d worn in years, and the weight of it felt almost like an anchor, something to keep her steady in the storm ahead.Evelyn’s words echoed in her mind. “He sees strength in you.” Lyra wanted desperately to believe it, but doubt gnawed at her heart.“Lyra, they’re waiting,” Evelyn said softly, touching her shoulder.Lyra nodded, steeling herself as she stepped into the corridor, each step carrying her closer to the chamber where Kane, his father, and the Council members awaited. Her mind raced with doubts and worries. Would they see her as nothing more than the broken slave she’d been all her life? Could she truly stand before them and face their judgment?As she e
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2024-11-13Lyra, His Second Chance Mate Chapter 14 : The Trail
The dawn was just breaking over the Blackstone Pack’s grounds, casting long shadows across the assembled crowd in the courtyard. The elders of the Lycan Council, each draped in ceremonial robes that bore the insignia of their rank, stood alongside King Alaric. The Lycan King’s presence alone cast an aura of solemn authority, his silver gaze steely and unyielding. Kane stood by his father’s side, his own expression unreadable yet tense, his protective stance making it clear that his support lay with Lyra.Lyra, standing beside Kane, felt the eyes of every pack member trained upon her. She glanced at Kane, who gave her a reassuring nod, his gaze steady and unwavering. But her heart raced; she was no longer hiding in the shadows. Her time had come to tell her story.As murmurs rose through the crowd, King Alaric raised his hand, silencing them with a single, commanding motion. “Today, we are here to investigate the actions of Alpha Caden and Luna Regina, who stand accused of cruelty, abu
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2024-11-13Lyra, His Second Chance Mate Chapter 15 : The Hidden Legacy
The room was silent, tense as King Alaric rose. The shadows seemed to deepen around him, his powerful presence casting a weight over the entire gathering. He fixed his gaze on Regina, his eyes piercing. "Regina, it’s time you reveal the truth."Regina’s eyes darted around, panic flashing in their depths as she tried to hold onto her composure. She straightened, sneering as she opened her mouth to speak, but her bravado was faltering under the King’s intense scrutiny.King Alaric leaned forward. “You can resist, but only for so long. I, King Alaric of the Lycans, command you to speak only the truth.” His voice, low and powerful, resonated through the hall, binding her.Regina’s face contorted, and she seemed to fight the words rising to her lips. But the Alpha command left her no choice. Her voice was strained, trembling as she began.“I… I did what I had to do,” Regina spat, each word forced from her. “The old Luna - she was beloved, too beloved. Everyone adored her, respected her. Sh
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2024-11-13Lyra, His Second Chance Mate Chapter 16 : Shattered Bloodlines
Seraphine POV Seraphine stormed out of the hall, her heart pounding furiously. The truth that had come to light was incomprehensible, tearing her world apart. She couldn’t bear the whispers, the astonished looks, and worst of all - the humiliating truth about her own bloodline.Caden wasn’t her father.She ducked into the shadows, finding refuge in a hidden alcove at the side of the pack house. Her breath came in shallow gasps as she clenched her fists, her nails digging into her palms. A moment later, Aiden joined her, his own face as pale and stunned as hers.“They lied to us,” she spat, her voice barely a whisper but full of venom. “All this time...”Aiden’s jaw clenched as he absorbed the truth. “Our entire lives, we’ve been living a lie. They claimed we were the rightful heirs, born of a powerful line. And now, this... we’re not even Alpha Caden’s children. We’re... nothing.”Seraphine’s eyes flared, a dangerous light kindling within them. “No, Aiden. We are not nothing. We have
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2024-11-13Lyra, His Second Chance Mate Chapter 17 : Fianal Sentence
The trial hall fell silent once more as King Alaric turned his steely gaze toward Regina and Caden, who stood side-by-side, their faces pale and drawn. Bound by enchanted silver cuffs that dulled their powers, they looked more like prisoners than leaders, weighed down by the gravity of their crimes. The pack members watched intently, waiting to witness the final chapter of the cruel rule that had terrorized their lives for years.Regina's eyes darted nervously around the room, searching for some trace of sympathy, but all she saw were cold, accusing stares. Caden, meanwhile, looked down, shoulders slumped, as though he had already resigned himself to his fate. For once, there was no arrogance or pride in his posture, only the haunted realization of what lay ahead.King Alaric began, his voice echoing with authority. "Regina and Caden, you have been found guilty of heinous crimes: betrayal of the pack, abuse of authority, treason, and murder. You have used your power to oppress, to tor
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2024-11-13Lyra, His Second Chance Mate Chapter 18 : The Awakening of the Wolf
Lyra POVThe moon hung heavy in the sky, casting a silver glow over the landscape as Kane guided Lyra through the quiet forest just beyond the pack grounds. The soft crunch of leaves underfoot and the fresh scent of pine seemed to soothe the air around them, creating a rare, delicate sense of peace. For Lyra, this tranquility felt new, almost unsettling in its gentleness. She glanced sideways at Kane, his presence beside her solid and steady, an anchor in the dark wilderness.Kane stopped at a small clearing illuminated by moonlight, a place hidden from the world but alive with the sounds of the forest. He gestured for her to sit, and they settled together on a fallen log, facing the soft rippling of a nearby stream. For a moment, neither of them spoke, letting the night air settle around them like a comforting blanket.“This forest…” Lyra whispered, her voice barely carrying above the sound of the stream. “I used to dream of running here as a child. But after everything that happened
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Lyra, His Second Chance Mate Chapter 108 : The Last Thread
Lyra POV The battlefield had gone silent. Smoke drifted in slow spirals, carrying the scent of charred magic and iron. The fires were still burning, but no one moved to put them out. The witches stood frozen in their circles, eyes wide. Warriors clutched weapons they would never raise. Because all eyes were on her and on him. Kane knelt at the heart of the broken ring, cracked stone glowing with sigils that no longer pulsed. His hands dug into the earth, breath coming in ragged gasps, and his back arched in pain as the Harbinger’s presence writhed inside him - like a second heartbeat made of shadows and fire. But it was still Kane’s face. Still his eyes. Lyra stepped forward slowly. She couldn’t feel her feet. Couldn’t feel her hands. Only the pulsing ache in her chest - the last thread of their bond, frayed and bleeding. Ekreth stood to her right, arms folded, waiting like a vulture made of smoke and starlight. His wings curled inward as if to shield her from what came
Lyra, His Second Chance Mate Chapter 107 : The Edge of Ruin
Lyra POV The air reeked of blood and burning wards. From the highest spire, Lyra watched shadow creatures pour through the eastern breach - just as planned. Their forms rippled with unnatural grace, bones wrong beneath stretching skin, eyes like coals. The trap was set. Glyphs flared to life in a massive ring around the breach, turning the battlefield into a burning cage. And still they came. The creatures weren’t slowed by fire. They thrived in it. “Fall back to second line!” Elara shouted, sword dripping with black ichor. “Protect the witches! Get the civilians below-” A bolt of shadow tore past her and struck the ground at Lyra’s feet. The stone cracked. The heat of it sizzled against her skin even as she raised a shield instinctively. She spun. And there he was. Kane. No mask. No armor. Just him - worn leathers and that familiar, twisted expression of grief and rage. His eyes, however, were not his own. They blazed with the Harbinger’s mark - red, ringed in black. Hi
Lyra, His Second Chance Mate Chapter 106 : Ash and Echoes
Harbinger POVThe darkness welcomed him like an old friend.It moved when he moved. Breathed when he breathed. Twined around his shoulders like a living mantle as he drifted through the ruins of the old forest temple, the shattered remnants of gods long forgotten crushed beneath his feet.Kane sat in the center of the stone circle, head bowed, sweat beading at his brow despite the cold. He hadn’t moved in hours.Still resisting.The Harbinger tilted his head, amused. He circled the boy slowly, boots making no sound on the broken marble. Kane’s energy flickered - unstable. Like a flame exposed to too much air.“You're unraveling,” the Harbinger said softly. His voice was silk over razors, ancient and echoing. “And still, you cling to her.”Kane’s jaw tightened. “I’m not yours.”The Harbinger crouched behind him, a whisper at his ear. “No. Not yet. But you will be.”A flick of power, and the circle of runes flared beneath them, casting everything in a red glow. Kane flinched but didn’t
Lyra, His Second Chance Mate Chapter 105 : The Line Drawn
Lyra POVThe scouts returned at dawn.Mud-streaked, hollow-eyed, their wolves panting from the long run. They came with no injuries - but no peace, either.“The eastern tree line,” one reported, voice gravel-rough. “There’s movement in the hollows. Shadows that don’t cast light. It’s him. We know it.”Lyra nodded, absorbing each word like stone absorbing rain. She didn’t flinch. Didn’t blink. She simply said, “Then we fortify. Every outpost from Hollow Reach to the Veil Spine gets fire runes and silver-lined weapons. No one patrols alone. If anyone sees him - him, not shadows, not dreams - they report to me. Directly.”The scouts hesitated, glancing between one another, then nodded.The war council convened by mid-morning. Nyxar stood at her right, silent as ever, while Elara ran point on magical defenses. The barracks had been roused hours before sunrise. Steel clanged in every courtyard. Witches painted wards on armor, blood-mixed sigils glowing faintly against the leather.And stil
Lyra, His Second Chance Mate Chapter 104 : Shadows at the Gate
Lyra POVThe gates slammed shut behind her with a clang that echoed down the empty streets like a warning bell. Lyra didn’t flinch.She stood still, her eyes fixed on the place where Kane had vanished into the trees - the memory of him, burned into the horizon like a scar.Elara barked orders, sharp and efficient, snapping the guards to motion. Wards flared faintly across the gate’s surface, light trailing like glowing veins through ancient stone. The perimeter was sealed. For now.But Lyra didn’t move.She could still feel it - him. That terrible, twisted echo of what once tethered her heart. Her fingers curled unconsciously, her palm grazing the pouch at her hip. The obsidian shard pulsed once, like it sensed the shift. Or the danger.“He wasn’t alone,” she said softly.Elara turned back to her, eyes wide. “You saw others?”Lyra shook her head. “No. But I felt them. Like… breathing behind a door. Waiting.”The other witch - Dalen - stepped closer. “We should alert the council.”“The
Lyra, His Second Chance Mate Chapter 103 : What Lies Ahead
Lyra POV The silence lingered after Thalia’s growl had faded. A silence that felt fuller now. Less like an absence and more like a promise.Lyra sat in the dust until the ache in her body returned, dull and real. Her palms were scraped, her muscles trembling from the strain of holding herself together for too long.Behind her, she felt Nyxar shift. She turned slowly.He stood near the edge of the temple, framed by broken columns and shafts of sunlight cutting through the crumbled roof. The wind stirred his dark cloak, and in the light, the silver of his eyes caught fire.“You saw her,” he said, not a question.Lyra nodded. “She didn’t speak. But she didn’t leave.”“That’s more than most get.”He walked toward her, steps almost soundless. For once, the air around him didn’t feel cold. Just heavy. Old. Like the ruins themselves.“What happens now?” she asked. “With the Harbinger? With… Kane?”Nyxar’s jaw tensed at the name.“He’s not gone,” Lyra said softly. “Not completely.”“No,” Nyx
Lyra, His Second Chance Mate Chapter 102 : Thalia
Lyra sat on a worn, half-buried stone, the remnants of what might’ve once been an altar. Light streamed through the broken ceiling above - slanted, gold-tinged sunlight that pierced through the dust and fractured glass. The air here still thrummed with old power, magic older than any living soul could remember. And somewhere behind her, Nyxar lingered in the shadows, silent.She hadn’t spoken since the dream.Her hands rested limply on her knees, stained with dust and blood. Her eyes were fixed on the far wall where vines crawled over carved glyphs, half-erased by time and ash.“Do you remember what this place was?” she asked softly, unsure why she spoke aloud.Nyxar’s voice came like the stir of wind. “It was where we made promises. The first pacts. The first betrayals.”Lyra turned her head toward him slowly. “And you brought me here because…?”His gaze didn’t meet hers. “Because the temple still remembers. Even when the gods forget.”She swallowed the lump in her throat. Her body s
Lyra, His Second Chance Mate Chapter 101 : Memories
Lyra POV As Lyra stood beside Nyxar, the haze lifted, revealing more of the ruins that stretched beyond the immediate carnage. Crumbled walls half-swallowed by ash and time. Statues toppled. Towers broken. It was like walking through a graveyard built for gods.He moved ahead of her in silence, his long cloak trailing like smoke. Lyra followed, drawn forward despite the ache in her chest. She could feel the echo of magic here - raw, broken magic, older than any she had ever touched.“This was your home?” she asked quietly, though the answer pulsed in her bones.“It was,” Nyxar replied, his voice distant. “A long time ago. Before I became what I am now.”He stopped before a shattered archway. Vines had overtaken the stone, and in its center lay a deep scar carved into the earth, as if something had been ripped from it violently.“What happened here?” Lyra asked, stepping beside him.He didn’t look at her. “I had a mate once.”The words hit her like a thunderclap. Her breath stilled.“
Lyra, His Second Chance Mate Chapter 100 : The Ruins
The tent around Lyra was dim, the pale blue light of dawn barely seeping through the canvas. For a moment, she didn’t breathe. Her body ached, her skin prickled, and her heart thudded like a war drum beneath her ribs.Nyxar’s voice still echoed faintly in her mind. "Go to the temple ruins. Alone."She sat up slowly, wincing as every joint protested. The shirt clung to her skin with a mix of sweat and dried blood. The bowl of now-cold water on the table beside her remained untouched since last night, just as the plate of food had gone uneaten. Her stomach curled at the thought of it.Her gaze drifted to the opening of the tent. The barrier was up again - she could feel the thrum of its magic, steady but strained. The witches had worked through the night. So had the warriors. She wasn’t sure who had dragged her back from the battlefield after Ekreth vanished with Kane and the Harbinger. She only remembered the rage. The pain. The silence Thalia had retreated into deepest parts of her, l
