Chapter Twenty-Three – The Aftermath
The water had gone still.
Not silent—no, the current still whispered around their bodies—but the frenzy of the river, like the frenzy inside them, had dulled to a hum.
Cass lay half-sprawled across Alder’s chest, breath ragged, skin flushed despite the cold. Their bodies still touched. Her leg slu...
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Chapters
1. Chapter One – The Golden Lamb
2. Chapter Two – A Cage of Silk and Teeth
3. Chapter Three – The One Who Watches
4. Chapter Four – The Cracks in the Porcelain
5. Chapter Five – The Chase
6. Chapter Six – The Kindness of Strangers
7. Chapter Seven – Curiosity
8. Chapter Eight – The Auction
9. Chapter Nine – The Intervention
10. Chapter Ten – The Pursuit
11. Chapter Eleven – The Bond
12. Chapter Twelve – Awakening
13. Chapter Thirteen – Revelation
14. Chapter Fourteen – Divergence
15. Chapter Fifteen – Firelight
16. Chapter Sixteen – Captured
17. Chapter Seventeen – The Hollow Return
18. Chapter Eighteen – The Rose Hall
19. Chapter Nineteen – The Wall
20. Chapter Twenty – The Hunt Begins
21. Chapter Twenty-One – The Pull
22. Chapter Twenty Two – His
23. Chapter Twenty-Three – The Aftermath
24. Chapter Twenty-Four – Unspoken Truths
25. Chapter Twenty-Five – The Weight of Silence
26. Chapter Twenty-Six – The Breaking Point
27. Chapter Twenty-Seven – What the Bond Breaks
28. Chapter Twenty-Eight – The Shape of Her
29. Chapter Twenty-Nine – The Gilded Cage
30. Chapter Thirty – The Ceremony Approaches
31. Chapter Thirty-One – The Aisle
32. Chapter Thirty-Two – The Study
33. Chapter Thirty-Three – A Carriage of Fire
34. Chapter Thirty-Four – The Scent of Betrayal
35. Chapter Thirty-Five – The Wall Between Us
36. Chapter Thirty-Six – The Morning After
37. Chapter Thirty-Seven – Shadows in the Light
38. Chapter Thirty-Eight – Breakfast Tension
39. Chapter Thirty Nine - Library
40. Chapter Forty - Things unsaid.
41. Chapter Forty-One – Smoke and Strategy
42. Chapter Forty-Two – A Queen’s Game
43. Chapter Forty-Three – Garden Talk
44. Chapter Forty-Four – The Breaking Point
45. Chapter Forty-Five – The Morning After
46. Chapter Forty-Six – Rage in the Shadows
47. Chapter Forty-Seven – A Shift in the Blood
48. Chapter Fourty- Eight - The Council.
49. Chapter Forty-Nine - Elowen
50. Chapter Fifty - The Reckoning
51. Chapter Fifty-One - The Council Chamber
52. Chapter Fifty-Two – The Stillness
53. Chapter Fifty-Three – The Awakening
54. Chapter Fifty-Four – The Bond Tested
55. Chapter Fifty-Five – The Bite Beneath Silk
56. Chapter Fifty-Six – The Waiting
57. Chapter Fifty-Seven – Confessions in the Dark
58. Chapter Fifty-Eight- Venom
59. Chapter Fifty-Nine - Bloodlines and Thrones
60. Chapter Sixty – The Wedding Offer
61. Chapter Sixty-One – Needle & Truth
62. Chapter Sixty-Two – The Garden Party
63. Chapter Sixty-Three – The Ritual of Fertility
64. Chapter Sixty-Four – Aftermath
65. Chapter Sixty-Five – Confession
66. Chapter Sixty-Six – The Search
67. Chapter Sixty-Seven – Ruin and Rage
68. Chapter Sixty-Eight – Shattered Ties
69. Chapter Sixty-Nine – Sacred Confrontation
70. Chapter Seventy – The Alpha’s Warning
71. Chapter Seventy-One – A Harem Fit for a Future King
72. Chapter Seventy-Two – The Howl of Consequence
73. Chapter Seventy-Three – The One She Chose
74. Chapter Seventy-Four – The Moon’s Answer
75. Chapter Seventy-Five – Claimed
76. Chapter Seventy-Six – The Afterglow
77. Chapter Seventy-Seven – The Bath
78. Chapter Seventy-Eight – Future Queen
79. Chapter Seventy- Nine- Reckoning
80. Chapter Eighty - Bloodlines and Oaths
81. Chapter Eighty-One- A Solemn Promise
82. Chapter Eighty-Two - A Fractured Thread
83. Chapter Eighty-Three - The Confrontation
84. Chapter Eighty-Four – The Tirade
85. Chapter Eighty-Five – Unfamiliar Kindness
86. Chapter Eighty-Six – Judgment
87. Chapter Eighty-Seven – The Council of Betrayal
88. Chapter Eighty-Eight – Ashes in the Dark
89. Chapter Eighty-Nine – The Offering
90. Chapter Ninety – What Was, What Is
91. Chapter Ninety-One – Afterglow
92. Chapter Ninety-Two – The Plea
93. Chapter Ninety-Three – The Mask
94. Chapter Ninety- Four- A Beta Returns
95. Chapter Ninety-Five- Second Chance
96. Chapter Ninety-Six - Uneasy Invitations
97. Chapter Ninety-Seven - The Fracture
98. Chapter Ninety-Eight - Fractured Desires
99. Chapter Ninety-Nine - The Edge of Obedience
100. Chapter One Hundred - The Quiet Before
101. Chapter One Hundred One - Unspoken Truths
102. Chapter One Hundred Two - A Fragile Smile
103. Chapter One Hundred Three – A Hero’s Mask
104. Chapter One Hundred- Four – The Beginning of Her Undoing
105. Chapter One Hundred-Five – The Mate’s Return
106. Chapter One Hundred-Six – Burn What Was
107. Chapter One Hundred-Seven – The Threat in the Dark
108. Chapter One Hundred-Eight – The Weight of a Crown
109. Chapter One Hundred-Nine – Accelerated Tactics
110. Chapter One Hundred-Ten – The Velvet Cage
111. Chapter One Hundred-Eleven – Silk and Snakes
112. Chapter One Hundred-Twelve – War Brews
113. Chapter One Hundred-Thirteen – The Dungeon Interrogation
114. Chapter 114 – The Shadow Coronation
115. Chapter 115 – The Bond Awakens
116. Chapter 116 — The Alpha’s Fracture
117. Chapter 117 — The King on the Hunt
118. Chapter 118 — The Bond That Burns
119. Chapter 119 — The Heart Remembers
120. Chapter 120 — The Sound of Surrender
121. Chapter 121 — Blood in the Stone
122. Chapter 122 — Through the Maw
123. Chapter 123 — Teeth Bared
124. Chapter 124 — What Love Leaves Behind
125. Chapter 125 — The Weight of Kingship
126. Chapter 126 — Prisoners of War
127. Chapter 127 — Kalen's Confession
128. Chapter 128 — Passion Reignited
129. Chapter 129 - Don't Stop
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