Chapter Forty-One – Smoke and Strategy
The pub was dim and low-ceilinged, reeking of stale ale and pipe smoke. Alder chose it for exactly that reason—no one here cared enough to listen, and the few patrons too drunk to lift their heads weren’t a threat.
He slid into a corner booth, the wood sticky beneath his palms, and waited.
A few m...
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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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