Chapters
1. Chapter 1 The Useful Luna
2. Chapter 2 He's Hiding Something
3. Chapter 3 Secrets in the Woods
4. Chapter 4 Breeding Vessel
5. Chapter 5 Desperate Flight
6. Chapter 6 Familiar Stranger
7. Chapter 7 Sanctuary?
8. Chapter 8 Unspoken Truth
9. Chapter 9 New Bonds
10. Chapter 10 Severed Bonds
11. Chapter 11 Schemes
12. Chapter 12 Gilded Shadows
13. Chapter 13 Festival Confrontation
14. Chapter 14 Tangled Truths
15. Chapter 15 Awakening
16. Chapter 16 Mate's Deception
17. Chapter 17 Broken Innocence
18. Chapter 18 The Unmarked Mate
19. Chapter 19 Dangerous Gambit
20. Chapter 20 Weapons of Deception
21. Chapter 21 Soured Protection
22. Chapter 22 Sacrificial Pawns
23. Chapter 23 Unequal Trade
24. Chapter 24 Final Courtesy
25. Chapter 25 Concealed Envelope
26. Chapter 26 Broken Trust
27. Chapter 27 Double Crossed
28. Chapter 28 Loss
29. Chapter 29 Breaking Dawn
30. Chapter 30 Attempted Liberation
31. Chapter 31 A Reason to Live
32. Chapter 32 Embers
33. Chapter 33 Fractured Clarity
34. Chapter 34 Discoveries
35. Chapter 35 Roots Torn Asunder
36. Chapter 36 Suspicious Scents
37. Chapter 37 Unexpected Visitor
38. Chapter 38 Stories Long Buried
39. Chapter 39 Moonlit Connections
40. Chapter 40 Twisted Devotion
41. Chapter 41 Secrets at Lunchtime
42. Chapter 42 The Gathering Frost
43. Chapter 43 Impossible Choices
44. Chapter 44 Into the Unknown
45. Chapter 45 Fangs and Foes
46. Chapter 46 Contested Claim
47. Chapter 47 Unwilling Salvation
48. Chapter 48 A Prey Unguarded
49. Chapter 49 Breadcrumbs
50. Chapter 50 Paper Trails
51. Chapter 51 Close Call
52. Chapter 52 Connecting Dots
53. Chapter 53 Converging Paths
54. Chapter 54 Reunion
55. Chapter 55 Courting
56. Chapter 56 The Call to Arms
57. Chapter 57 The Howl
58. Chapter 58 Aftermath
59. Chapter 59 The Silent Disease
60. Chapter 60 A Cost Beyond Death
61. Chapter 61 The Hunter's Path
62. Chapter 62 She's Dying
63. Chapter 63 Beyond the Bonds
64. Chapter 64 Tides of Change
65. Chapter 65 Arrival
66. Chapter 66 Sisters in Blood
67. Chapter 67 What Remains
68. Chapter 68 "Little Sis"
69. Chapter 69 Unveiling the Forgotten Past
70. Chapter 70 Beneath Surface Joy
71. Chapter 71 Heartlines
72. Chapter 72 Facing the Past
73. Chapter 73 The Edge of Decision
74. Chapter 74 Willing Wounds
75. Chapter 75 Castle Attack
76. Chapter 76 Divided We Stand
77. Chapter 77 Unwelcome Saviors
78. Chapter 78 Hunting Grounds
79. Chapter 79 Instinct
80. Chapter 80 Familiar Scent
81. Chapter 81 Unavoidable Confrontation
82. Chapter 82 Resolve
83. Chapter 83 Reconciliation
84. Chapter 84 The Terms
85. Chapter 85 Flight of the Beta
86. Chapter 86 Second Chance
87. Chapter 87 Lost and Found
88. Chapter 88 The Council
89. Chapter 89 For My Sister
90. Chapter 90 Rejection
91. Chapter 91 Between Two Alphas
92. Chapter 92 Precautions and Promises
93. Chapter 93 Blood Magic Ritual
94. Chapter 94 Waiting
95. Chapter 95 Fresh Start
96. Chapter 96 Fatal Dose
97. Chapter 97 Alpha Down
98. Chapter 98 The Fall
99. Chapter 99 Against the Current
100. Chapter 100 The Marking
101. Chapter 101 Blank Slate
102. Chapter 102 The Mate She Forgot
103. Chapter 103 At the Scene
104. Chapter 104 Pieces in Position
105. Chapter 105 Testing
106. Chapter 106 The Mark That Speaks
107. Chapter 107 White Wolf
108. Chapter 108 Power Drain
109. Chapter 109 The Right Choice?
110. Chapter 110 Interrupted Desires
111. Chapter 111 Between Desire and Duty
112. Chapter 112 Defying Control
113. Chapter 113 The Beta's Return
114. Chapter 114 What Ethan Survived
115. Chapter 115 Breaking Point
116. Chapter 116 Desperate Measures
117. Chapter 117 Phoenixing
118. Chapter 118 Regret
119. Chapter 119 Chains of Control
120. Chapter 120 Better Ways to Say Sorry
121. Chapter 121 Ancient Secrets
122. Chapter 122 The Alpha of Crimson Pine
123. Chapter 123 Mine
124. Chapter 124 No Longer Running
125. Chapter 125 Breakdown
126. Chapter 126 Restraints
127. Chapter 127 The Art of Letting Go
128. Chapter 128 Diplomatic Dance
129. Chapter 129 Shifting Perspectives
130. Chapter 130 The Maps Don't Lie
131. Chapter 131 Fight as Alpha
132. Chapter 132 The Looming Battle
133. Chapter 133 Storm
134. Chapter 134 Devil's Code
135. Chapter 135 Heat Rising
136. Chapter 136 Survivor's Return
137. Chapter 137 Interrupted Homecoming
138. Chapter 138 Speed
139. Chapter 139 Captive
140. Chapter 140 His Last Words
141. Chapter 141 Savior?
142. Chapter 142 Between Monsters
143. Chapter 143 The Sins of Father
144. Chapter 144 White Wolf Awakens
145. Chapter 145 Out of Inferno
146. Chapter 146 Reluctant Asylum
147. Chapter 147 Chess in the Lion's Den
148. Chapter 148 When Zachary Became Kade
149. Chapter 149 Arrest Warrant
150. Chapter 150 Accusation of Murder
151. Chapter 151 Last Name
152. Chapter 152 Dominoes of Deception
153. Chapter 153 The House of Cards Confession
154. Chapter 154 Unwanted Guardians
155. Chapter 155 Shadows Recognize Shadows
156. Chapter 156 Borrowed Thorns
157. Chapter 157 Guardians of Broken Glass
158. Chapter 158 Neon Moon
159. Chapter 159 Wolfsbane Test
160. Chapter 160 The Guardian's Son
161. Chapter 161 A New Guardian
162. Chapter 162 Heat
163. Chapter 163 Crimson Tide
164. Chapter 164 Robed Enemies
165. Chapter 165 Nick of Time
166. Chapter 166 Last Stand
167. Chapter 167 Remembrance
168. Chapter 168 Sister's Plea
169. Chapter 169 Purification
170. Chapter 170 Interrogation
171. Chapter 171 Mate Bond Completion
172. Chapter 172 Unburdening
173. Chapter 173 Dead Men's Signals
174. Chapter 174 Breathing Space
175. Chapter 175 Road Home
176. Chapter 176 New Beginnings
177. Chapter 177 Full Circle
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Chapter 124 No Longer Running
Lyra POV
I felt the tension in the room like a physical weight, thick and suffocating. Gabriel's arm around my waist was protective yet possessive as I perched on his lap, while the stranger—Dominic—stared at us with barely concealed rage. The atmosphere crackled with hostility, making my skin pric...
