Chapters
1. Chapter 1 Dreams in Crimson
2. Chapter 2 The Useful Luna
3. Chapter 3 He's Hiding Something
4. Chapter 4 Secrets in the Woods
5. Chapter 5 Breeding Vessel
6. Chapter 6 Desperate Flight
7. Chapter 7 Familiar Stranger
8. Chapter 8 Sanctuary?
9. Chapter 9 Unspoken Truth
10. Chapter 10 New Bonds
11. Chapter 11 Severed Bonds
12. Chapter 12 Schemes
13. Chapter 13 Gilded Shadows
14. Chapter 14 Festival Confrontation
15. Chapter 15 Tangled Truths
16. Chapter 16 Awakening
17. Chapter 17 Mate's Deception
18. Chapter 18 Broken Innocence
19. Chapter 19 The Unmarked Mate
20. Chapter 20 Dangerous Gambit
21. Chapter 21 Weapons of Deception
22. Chapter 22 Soured Protection
23. Chapter 23 Sacrificial Pawns
24. Chapter 24 Unequal Trade
25. Chapter 25 Poisoned Promises
26. Chapter 26 Poisoned Truth
27. Chapter 27 Broken Trust
28. Chapter 28 Double Crossed
29. Chapter 29 Loss
30. Chapter 30 Breaking Dawn
31. Chapter 31 Attempted Liberation
32. Chapter 32 A Reason to Live
33. Chapter 33 Embers
34. Chapter 34 Fractured Clarity
35. Chapter 35 Discoveries
36. Chapter 36 Roots Torn Asunder
37. Chapter 37 Suspicious Scents
38. Chapter 38 Unexpected Visitor
39. Chapter 39 Stories Long Buried
40. Chapter 40 Moonlit Connections
41. Chapter 41 Twisted Devotion
42. Chapter 42 Secrets at Lunchtime
43. Chapter 43 The Gathering Frost
44. Chapter 44 Impossible Choices
45. Chapter 45 Into the Unknown
46. Chapter 46 Fangs and Foes
47. Chapter 47 Contested Claim
48. Chapter 48 Unwilling Salvation
49. Chapter 49 A Prey Unguarded
50. Chapter 50 Breadcrumbs
51. Chapter 51 Paper Trails
52. Chapter 52 Close Call
53. Chapter 53 Connecting Dots
54. Chapter 54 Converging Paths
55. Chapter 55 Reunion
56. Chapter 56 Courting
57. Chapter 57 The Call to Arms
58. Chapter 58 The Howl
59. Chapter 59 Aftermath
60. Chapter 60 The Silent Disease
61. Chapter 61 A Cost Beyond Death
62. Chapter 62 The Hunter's Path
63. Chapter 63 She's Dying
64. Chapter 64 Beyond the Bonds
65. Chapter 65 Tides of Change
66. Chapter 66 Arrival
67. Chapter 67 Sisters in Blood
68. Chapter 68 What Remains
69. Chapter 69 "Little Sis"
70. Chapter 70 Unveiling the Forgotten Past
71. Chapter 71 Beneath Surface Joy
72. Chapter 72 Heartlines
73. Chapter 73 Facing the Past
74. Chapter 74 The Edge of Decision
75. Chapter 75 Willing Wounds
76. Chapter 76 Castle Attack
77. Chapter 77 Divided We Stand
78. Chapter 78 Unwelcome Saviors
79. Chapter 79 Hunting Grounds
80. Chapter 80 Instinct
81. Chapter 81 Familiar Scent
82. Chapter 82 Unavoidable Confrontation
83. Chapter 83 Resolve
84. Chapter 84 Reconciliation
85. Chapter 85 The Terms
86. Chapter 86 Flight of the Beta
87. Chapter 87 Second Chance
88. Chapter 88 Lost and Found
89. Chapter 89 The Council
90. Chapter 90 For My Sister
91. Chapter 91 Rejection
92. Chapter 92 Between Two Alphas
93. Chapter 93 Precautions and Promises
94. Chapter 94 Blood Magic Ritual
95. Chapter 95 Waiting
96. Chapter 96 Fresh Start
97. Chapter 97 Fatal Dose
98. Chapter 98 Alpha Down
99. Chapter 99 The Fall
100. Chapter 100 Against the Current
101. Chapter 101 The Marking
102. Chapter 102 Blank Slate
103. Chapter 103 The Mate She Forgot
104. Chapter 104 At the Scene
105. Chapter 105 Pieces in Position
106. Chapter 106 Testing
107. Chapter 107 The Mark That Speaks
108. Chapter 108 White Wolf
109. Chapter 109 Power Drain
110. Chapter 110 The Right Choice?
111. Chapter 111 Interrupted Desires
112. Chapter 112 Between Desire and Duty
113. Chapter 113 Defying Control
114. Chapter 114 The Beta's Return
115. Chapter 115 What Ethan Survived
116. Chapter 116 Breaking Point
117. Chapter 117 Desperate Measures
118. Chapter 118 Phoenixing
119. Chapter 119 Regret
120. Chapter 120 Chains of Control
121. Chapter 121 Better Ways to Say Sorry
122. Chapter 122 Ancient Secrets
123. Chapter 123 The Alpha of Crimson Pine
124. Chapter 124 Mine
125. Chapter 125 No Longer Running
126. Chapter 126 Breakdown
127. Chapter 127 Restraints
128. Chapter 128 The Art of Letting Go
129. Chapter 129 Diplomatic Dance
130. Chapter 130 Shifting Perspectives
131. Chapter 131 The Maps Don't Lie
132. Chapter 132 Fight as Alpha
133. Chapter 133 The Looming Battle
134. Chapter 134 Storm
135. Chapter 135 Devil's Code
136. Chapter 136 Heat Rising
137. Chapter 137 Survivor's Return
138. Chapter 138 Interrupted Homecoming
139. Chapter 139 Speed
140. Chapter 140 Captive
141. Chapter 141 His Last Words
142. Chapter 142 Savior?
143. Chapter 143 Between Monsters
144. Chapter 144 The Sins of Father
145. Chapter 145 White Wolf Awakens
146. Chapter 146 Out of Inferno
147. Chapter 147 Reluctant Asylum
148. Chapter 148 Chess in the Lion's Den
149. Chapter 149 When Zachary Became Kade
150. Chapter 150 Arrest Warrant
151. Chapter 151 Accusation of Murder
152. Chapter 152 Last Name
153. Chapter 153 Dominoes of Deception
154. Chapter 154 The House of Cards Confession
155. Chapter 155 Unwanted Guardians
156. Chapter 156 Shadows Recognize Shadows
157. Chapter 157 Borrowed Thorns
158. Chapter 158 Guardians of Broken Glass
159. Chapter 159 Neon Moon
160. Chapter 160 Wolfsbane Test
161. Chapter 161 The Guardian's Son
162. Chapter 162 A New Guardian
163. Chapter 163 Heat
164. Chapter 164 Crimson Tide
165. Chapter 165 Robed Enemies
166. Chapter 166 Nick of Time
167. Chapter 167 Last Stand
168. Chapter 168 Remembrance
169. Chapter 169 Sister's Plea
170. Chapter 170 Purification
171. Chapter 171 Interrogation
172. Chapter 172 Mate Bond Completion
173. Chapter 173 Unburdening
174. Chapter 174 Dead Men's Signals
175. Chapter 175 Breathing Space
176. Chapter 176 Road Home
177. Chapter 177 New Beginnings
178. Chapter 178 Full Circle
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Chapter 56 Courting
Lyra POV
Two days had passed since Ethan's unexpected proposal, and his words still echoed in my mind. At the time, my response had been cautious—explaining that I needed to settle into the pack first, asking for time to consider his offer.
"Time is fine," he'd replied with that familiar lopsided ...
