All Chapters of Bride Of The Cruel Lycan: Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

JULIETTEI stand frozen, staring at Evan and Jane. My heart feels like it’s crumbling, breaking apart piece by piece as the weight of his words sinks in. He says he loves her—My sister. My entire body trembles as I look between them, trying to make sense of what I’m seeing, but there’s nothing to understand. It’s as clear as day. The betrayal almost paralyzes me. I can’t stay here. Infact, I can’t breathe. Without another word, I turn and bolt from the penthouse, my vision blurred by tears that I can’t stop. The world feels distant, as if I’m moving through a dream. An endlesss nightmare. My chest aches with every step I take, my lungs burning as I stumble into the elevator. When I finally reach the street, I hail a cab and climb in, collapsing into the seat. The driver says something, but I don’t hear him. I just give him the address and stare out the window, the tears coming faster now, unstoppable. My mind replays the scene over and over—Evan, his face so calm

JULIETTE I wake up to sunlight streaming through unfamiliar curtains, my head pounding like a drum. For a moment, I cling to the hope that everything about last night was just a dream, a figment of my imagination brought on by exhaustion. But the dull ache in my body says otherwise. The soreness between my legs begs to differ, and when I pull the sheet tighter around me, the truth is impossible to ignore. I turn my head, my breath catching in my throat as my eyes land on him. The nameless man from last night is sprawled across the bed, lying on his stomach with the sheets barely covering his lower back. Tones muscles on full display. His blonde hair is a tousled mess, strands falling across his face, and I can just make out the rise and fall of his chest. He looks peaceful, like he belongs to a different world than mine, one without responsibilities or broken promises. For a moment, I let myself imagine staying here, freezing this fragile intimacy in time. But the weight in my