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Bound By The Midnight

Chapter 6 Blood and Defiance

Word Count: 1211    |    Released on: 04/04/2025

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rket square, arranging the few moon lilies and wildflowers I'd gathered that morning. My small stall, hidden in a cramped corner of our impoverished

ed out of nowhere. With her cruel smirk and venomous tone, she circled my stall like a predator eyeing its prey. "Do you real

to break. I met her gaze, even as I tried to ignore her spite. "I do wh

rthy. No sooner had she spat her insult than I heard the whispered rumor-a lie that I had stolen from another stall. T

sions were hard and unyielding, and before I could protest, rough hands seized my arms. I struggled desperately, clutching my basket of precious flowers, but i

me. In the center of this assembly stood King Elliot-a figure so imposing, so frighteningly beautiful in his tailored

voice quivering but clear. "I have only

e twisted smile of Marissa, her eyes gleaming with satisfaction at my humiliation. I fought back tears as King Ellio

ry pain exploded through my flesh. I bit down on a cry, tears stinging my eyes, as blow after blow rained down

ntless sound of my suffering. Even as the pain blurred my vision, I held my head high, defiant in the face of utter

elt the atmosphere in the hall grow tense. I could barely register the sound of my own ragged breath

t had stepp

aring sensation that mingled with the agony of every lash. My world narrowed into a single point of excruciating intensity as a rush of w

eyes filled with both anger and sorrow. I could see him in the shadows, helplessly watching as I was subjected to the king's cruel punishment. His si

it. Even as my body betrayed me, growing numb and unresponsive, the fierce flame of defiance burned within me. I refused to let the

re. The voices in the hall faded into an indistinct murmur, and the world around me became a blur of shadows and muffled sounds. In that moment of fadi

t in me to reclaim my life, my dignity, and my freedom. I silently vowed that the memory of this torment

fierce spark of defiance. In the depths of oblivion, I could still hear my own whispered promise: I would ri

me. Though I could not see him clearly through the haze of pain, I knew that his determination burned as fiercely

ut to the hope that my spirit, unyielding and untamed, would one day break free f

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1 Chapter 1 The Shadow King2 Chapter 2 A Flower in the Shadow3 Chapter 3 The Night Ceremony4 Chapter 4 A Scent In The Dark5 Chapter 5 Echoes of the Night6 Chapter 6 Blood and Defiance7 Chapter 7 Crimson Rebellion8 Chapter 8 Bound by His Will9 Chapter 9 Tainted Desires10 Chapter 10 Shadows of the Past11 Chapter 11 Whispers Behind the Veil12 Chapter 12 Morning Reflection13 Chapter 13 The Night of Forbidden14 Chapter 14 The Moment of Truth15 Chapter 15 Shadows and Intrusions16 Chapter 16 Bound in Blood17 Chapter 17 Shadows of Possession18 Chapter 18 A Kiss of Defiance19 Chapter 19 Beneath the Blood Moon20 Chapter 20 Blood and Temptation21 Chapter 21 A Day of Light, A Night of Longing22 Chapter 22 Shadows in the Silence23 Chapter 23 Unwanted Company24 Chapter 24 Done Running25 Chapter 25 The Calm Before The Storm26 Chapter 26 The Price of a Threat27 Chapter 27 Shadows Within28 Chapter 28 Shadows and Sunlight29 Chapter 29 The Message30 Chapter 30 The Strange Feeling31 Chapter 31 Fractured Trust32 Chapter 32 Tortured Hearts33 Chapter 33 The Punishment34 Chapter 34 A Heart Out of Reach35 Chapter 35 Reigniting the Flame36 Chapter 36 When Shadows Bleed37 Chapter 37 The Calm After the Storm38 Chapter 38 Shadows Before the Storm39 Chapter 39 Unraveled Bonds40 Chapter 40 A Night to Remember41 Chapter 41 Bound By The Moonlight42 Chapter 42 Shadows of Duty43 Chapter 43 Rest &Resolve44 Chapter 44 Strength in Compassion45 Chapter 45 The Hunter's Ultimatum46 Chapter 46 The Fight47 Chapter 47 The Rescue48 Chapter 48 When The Light Fades Away