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The Billionaire's Forbidden Mate

Chapter 31 QUIET DOESN'T LAST

Word Count: 540    |    Released on: 03/01/2026

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The Billionaire's Forbidden Mate
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“If you touch me again," she whispered, breath trembling, "I won't be able to stop myself." Adrian Black freezes because he can't stop himself either. He shouldn't feel her pulse. He shouldn't smell her emotions. He shouldn't hear her heartbeat calling to him like a lover returning home. Because he's human. At least... he's supposed to be. Layla, a newly-shifted wolf escaping a rogue attack, never meant to cross paths with a cold billionaire whose life is built on logic, power, and secrets. But the instant their skin brushes, a forbidden mark burns itself into their bodies binding them as mates. A human marked by a wolf. A wolf bound to a bloodline sworn to destroy his family. As Adrian's senses awaken in ways he can't explain, the wolf world panics. Half-mates don't exist. Humans can't be marked. And Layla shouldn't feel a prince's aura beneath the skin of a man who claims to be ordinary. Because Adrian Black is anything but human. He is the lost heir of a rival wolf kingdom, the one Layla's father swore to kill. Now, enemies across two worlds hunt them both. To love each other means choosing war. To survive means breaking a prophecy older than the moon. And the deadliest secret of all? The prophecy doesn't say that Layla will kill her mate. It says she'll kill her mate's killer and Adrian is destined to become that killer. Unless love rewrites destiny first.”
1 Chapter 1 THE ESCAPE2 Chapter 2 WRONG TURN3 Chapter 3 THE COLLISION4 Chapter 4 THE AWAKENING5 Chapter 5 ADRIAN'S CONFUSION6 Chapter 6 LAYLA HIDES7 Chapter 7 A DANGEROUS PULL8 Chapter 8 THE FIRST THREAT9 Chapter 9 THE CONFRONTATION10 Chapter 10 INTO THE DARK11 Chapter 11 AFTERMATH12 Chapter 12 THE WOLF THAT REMEMBERS13 Chapter 13 THE EMPTY BOND14 Chapter 14 THE WITCH'S PRICE15 Chapter 15 THE DOOR BETWEEN WORLDS16 Chapter 16 CLAIM WHAT IS YOURS17 Chapter 17 THE BOND THAT BURNS18 Chapter 18 WHEN THE WORLD TREMBLES19 Chapter 19 THE SHADOWS THAT HUNT THE KING20 Chapter 20 BACK TO A BROKEN WORLD21 Chapter 21 WHEN THE WOLVES ARRIVE22 Chapter 22 THE CALL OF THE COUNCIL23 Chapter 23 THE COUNCIL'S DEMAND24 Chapter 24 THE NIGHT OF SEPARATION25 Chapter 25 BEFORE DAWN26 Chapter 26 AT DAWN27 Chapter 27 THE ROAD AHEAD28 Chapter 28 THE GREY FIELDS29 Chapter 29 WHAT THE LAND REMEMBERS30 Chapter 30 THE LINE THAT HOLDS31 Chapter 31 QUIET DOESN'T LAST32 Chapter 32 THE WEIGHT OF FOLLOWERS33 Chapter 33 WHEN CHOICES BECOME LOUD34 Chapter 34 THE SHAPE OF LEADERSHIP35 Chapter 35 THE FIRST NIGHT THEY TRUST HER36 Chapter 36 WHEN DAWN HASN'T COME YET37 Chapter 37 WHAT GROWS IN THE DARK38 Chapter 38 THE MOMENT THEY STOP CHASING39 Chapter 39 WHEN WAITING BECOMES A WEAPON40 Chapter 40 WHEN THEY COME WITH SMILES41 Chapter 41 AFTER THE SMILES FADE42 Chapter 42 THE KIND OF ENEMY WHO WAITS43 Chapter 43 THE FIRST CRACK44 Chapter 44 THE COST OF KEEPING THEM MOVING45 Chapter 45 THE MORNING THAT DEMANDS AN ANSWER46 Chapter 46 WHAT STAYS AFTER THE PRESSURE LIFTS47 Chapter 47 THE THINGS THAT DON'T WASH AWAY48 Chapter 48 WHEN WITNESSES TURN INTO WEIGHT49 Chapter 49 THE COST THAT COMES LATER50 Chapter 50 THE PLACE POWER EXPECTS YOU TO KNEEL51 Chapter 51 WHAT FOLLOWS YOU OUT52 Chapter 52 WHEN AN IDEA STARTS TO BREATHE53 Chapter 53 WHEN PEACE DRAWS EYES54 Chapter 54 THE PRICE OF BEING VISIBLE55 Chapter 55 WHEN SILENCE MEANS CHOOSING56 Chapter 56 THE DAY THE WORLD KNOCKS57 Chapter 57 THE FORUM DOESN'T FORGET58 Chapter 58 THE BASIN LEARNS TO WAIT59 Chapter 59 WHEN EVEN SILENCE HAS SIDE EFFECTS60 Chapter 60 THE FIRST CONSEQUENCE OF A NAME61 Chapter 61 WHEN THE HORSES START MOVING62 Chapter 62 THE MEETING BY THE STREAM63 Chapter 63 THE DAY BEFORE THE EYES ARRIVE64 Chapter 64 WHEN WITNESSES ARRIVE65 Chapter 65 THE CONVERSATION AT SUNSET66 Chapter 66 THE NOTEBOOK AND THE QUESTION67 Chapter 67 THE WAGON, THE BOY, AND THE SHIFT68 Chapter 68 THE SMOKE ON THE HORIZON69 Chapter 69 THE QUESTIONS NOBODY WANTS TO ASK70 Chapter 70 THE ROOM WHERE DECISIONS BREAK71 Chapter 71 PACK BANNERS AND SILVER EYES72 Chapter 72 THE DAY PACKS WALKED THROUGH THE GATE73 Chapter 73 A MAP DRAWN IN SILENCE74 Chapter 74 WHISPERS AT DAWN75 Chapter 75 DOUBT WALKS ON TWO FEET76 Chapter 76 THE GUARD AND THE GAP77 Chapter 77 NEGOTIATION IS A KNIFE78 Chapter 78 AFTERSHOCKS79 Chapter 79 LINES IN DIRT AND LINES IN BLOOD80 Chapter 80 VOTE AT SUNRISE81 Chapter 81 THE SECOND ARRIVAL82 Chapter 82 JURISDICTION IS A WEAPON