A Luna For The Lycan King

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rand halls now felt like a maze, each turn reminding me that I was trapped. Every day, I waited for something to change-anything to break the suffocating silence that s

they set down the plates of food. I had learned quickly that speaking to them was pointless. They were here to

Cassian and me-despite its undeniable pull-didn't make me feel any less isolated. If anything, it only intensified the confusion inside me.

circling back to Dorian. His betrayal had been a wound that refused to heal, and the idea of

alance between us. I couldn't deny the allure of him, the raw magnetism that radiate

s off. There was an unsettling quiet in the

or a fleeting moment, I wondered what it would be like to simply run. To disappear into the wilderness and leave this nightmare be

k to the present. My heart skipped a beat. It was the

med in the doorway. His presence was imposing, his

an edge that suggested he wasn't entirely pleased wi

pulse quickeni

alculated and controlled. "About your situatio

t myself here," I said, my voice tight with barel

else flicker in his eyes-a flicker of understanding. It

softer now. "But your actions have consequences.

eing at risk because of my actions was more than I could bear. "Wh

tuation," he said, his eyes never leaving mine.

't want to be here. I d

d. I could feel his presence pressing in on me, the magnetic pull of the b

a shiver down my spine. "You're here because it's the only way to ke

g inside me. "I didn't ask for your pr

ce," he replied coldly. "But you will learn

d me to this life? How could I trust someone who wielded so m

swers. I wasn't even

u're still holding onto resentment," he said, his voice thoughtful. "And I u

see it. "What do you want me to do?" I asked through gritted t

to become my queen," he said softly, but there was a

a of being with him-of becoming his qu

than to him. "I can't. I'm not...

nce overwhelming. "You will be," he sa

sh out at him. But I didn't. Instead, I stood there, trying to proces

the door, he paused. His back was to me, b

. "But I will protect you. And I will pro

, the door closing

feeling that something much more dangerous was at play. The weight of his words settled on my chest like a heavy stone, an

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he needed to understand the truth of the situation, but I wasn't sure if I had gotten through to her. Her defiance was a

of something in her eyes when she spoke of her pack. She wasn't entirely lost to the bitterness. There

through. Ivy wasn't someone who could be easily con

needed her.

re, forced her into this life. But the bond between us was real. It

e a moment when she would understand that I wasn't just a king

er slip away. No