All Chapters of The Prince of Zorana: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Chapter 21: A Prince's FuryThe air was thick with the acrid scent of smoke, the roar of distant fires cutting through the silence of the castle. A kingdom, once teeming with life and celebration, was now hollowed by the scars of battle. Karina could feel it in her bones, the crushing weight of everything lost in the chaos of war—the endless struggle that had torn them apart. Her gaze flickered to the battlements, where the soldiers moved in solemn formation. In every creak of armor, every beat of the war drums, she could sense the growing desperation.Inside the Prince's chambers, the once serene space now seemed to mock her. The windows were thrown open, the curtains swaying like tattered flags in the wind, and the once-gleaming floors were now marred by the stains of hurried meetings, overturned furniture, and the remnants of a strategy that had already crumbled under the weight of grief and rage. Caden stood by the window, his back to her, staring into the distance as if the hori

Chapter 24: The Shattered PrinceThe once-thriving kingdom of Zorana had been hollowed out by the endless war. The castle’s stone walls, now scarred with both the wear of battle and the passing of time, echoed with a kind of quiet desperation. And inside the cold, unfeeling chambers of the prince, Caden was no longer the man Karina had known. His eyes were sharp, relentless—a man consumed not by loss, but by a burning, obsessive need for vengeance. Gone were the moments of laughter, the shared looks that held promises of a future together. Gone was the warmth that had once tethered them. Instead, there was only a cold, distant shadow of the man she loved—a man who had turned his back on everything they had once shared.Karina had tried, over and over again, to reach him. But every attempt seemed to fall short, like trying to hold water in cupped hands. Caden’s heart and mind were already somewhere else—somewhere dark. And the

Chapter 26: The Breaking PointThe castle had never felt so empty.Karina wandered through the corridors, her footsteps echoing against the cold stone walls. Every room she passed—once familiar, once filled with the warmth of laughter and plans for the future—now seemed foreign. The air itself had grown thick with unspoken words, heavy with the things they could no longer say to each other.Caden’s absence had hollowed out the spaces they once shared. The din of battle, the urgency of the war—those things had become his world. And Karina? She was left on the edges, an observer in a life she no longer felt a part of. She had tried. She had tried so hard to make him see her—see *them*. But every time she reached for him, he pushed her further away. And now, even the moments they once shared, the glances, the touches, felt like cruel reminders of what they had lost. What she had lost.But it wasn’t just the di

Chapter 28: Fractured TrustThe castle was abuzz with whispers, rumors weaving through the stone halls like fire in dry grass. Karina had never felt more exposed. The news of her pregnancy had spread quickly, carried by the same mouths that had once praised her and Caden as a united force, an unshakable pair. Now, those same tongues gossiped in the shadows, speaking of her and the child she carried.But the most damaging rumor came from Lena. Karina didn’t know how it had started—whether Lena had told Caden outright or simply let the seeds of doubt take root in his mind. But it didn’t matter. What mattered now was that Caden believed what Lena had told him: that the child Karina carried wasn’t his. That it was Andrew’s.The news hit Karina like a blow to the chest. It was impossible, ludicrous even. There was no truth to it—*none*. But Caden... Caden believed it. Or at least, he had allowed himself to. His trust i

Chapter 30: A Life RebornSix years had passed.Six years since Karina had walked away from the life she had known, from the pain, from the kingdom, and from Caden. The world had changed in those years—her world had changed. What had once seemed like a world-ending heartbreak now felt like a distant memory, a shadow she could no longer feel as keenly. In the quiet town of Avidon, nestled in a valley far from the chaos of royal politics, Karina had built a new life for herself. She had found solace in the simple life of a small village, far from the rumors, the whispers, and the weight of the crown. Here, she was just Karina. A mother. A woman who had taken everything life had thrown at her and survived.And yet, her heart still carried the burden of secrets.Karina’s life in Avidon was peaceful, but it was not without its challenges. Raising two children on her own—twins, no less—had been no easy feat. But she had done