Chapter 243 ~The Cost of Choosing Sides~

Darius’s POV

I paused just beyond Aria's door, my hand still resting against the wood for a moment longer than necessary, trying to steady myself before heading back toward my own quarters.

My initial plan the night before had been simple enough. Hold her until she fell asleep, make sure she wasn't...

Chapters

1. Chapter 1 ~The Betrayal~

2. Chapter 2 ~The Confrontation~

3. Chapter 3 ~The Stranger's Embrace~

4. Chapter 4 ~The Morning After~

5. Chapter 5 ~The Awakening Storm~

6. Chapter 6 ~Runaway Mate~

7. Chapter 7 ~A Wolf Finally Woken~

8. Chapter 8 ~Shattered illusion~

9. Chapter 9 ~The Elder's Ultimatum~

10. Chapter 10 ~Your Highness~

11. Chapter 11 ~The Switch~

12. Chapter 12 ~Concealed~

13. Chapter 13 ~Leaving~

14. Chapter 14 ~Wedding Eve~

15. Chapter 15 ~The Altar~

16. Chapter 16 ~Bound~

17. Chapter 17 ~Luna~

18. Chapter 18 ~Not Your Luna~

19. Chapter 19 ~Crossed~

20. Chapter 20 ~The Rules~

21. Chapter 21 ~On My Terms~

22. Chapter 22 ~The Doctor's Apprentice~

23. Chapter 23 ~The Welcoming Ceremony~

24. Chapter 24 ~Guest of Honour~

25. Chapter 25 ~Delivered~

26. Chapter 26 ~Rowan~

27. Chapter 27 ~Black Card~

28. Chapter 28 ~Luna~

29. Chapter 29 ~Ache~

30. Chapter 30 ~Weekend Breakfast~

31. Chapter 31 ~Elena Silvermoon~

32. Chapter 32 ~Cousins~

33. Chapter 33 ~Camille's scheme~

34. Chapter 34 ~Don't Ask~

35. Chapter 35 ~No North~

36. Chapter 36 ~Training~

37. Chapter 37 ~Pulling Under~

38. Chapter 38 ~Of course~

39. Chapter 39 ~First Rodeo~

40. Chapter 40 ~Grey Wolf~

41. Chapter 41 ~Second Shift~

42. Chapter 42 ~Camille~

43. Chapter 43 ~Why Bother~

44. Chapter 44 ~Isn't He~

45. Chapter 45 ~Rejected~

46. Chapter 46 ~Close~

47. Chapter 47 ~Heat~

48. Chapter 48 ~Comfort~

49. Chapter 49 ~Her Scent~

50. Chapter 50 ~Hide~

51. Chapter 51 ~Ethan Steele~

52. Chapter 52 ~Breakfast~

53. Chapter 53 ~We'll See~

54. Chapter 54 ~Letting Her Go~

55. Chapter 55 ~Lilac~

56. Chapter 56 ~Feast~

57. Chapter 57 ~No time to think~

58. Chapter 58 ~Rogue~

59. Chapter 59 ~The Kiss~

60. Chapter 60 ~A Night of Passion~

61. Chapter 61 ~He left~

62. Chapter 62 ~Replace Her~

63. Chapter 63 ~Seraphina~

64. Chapter 64 ~Mate?~

65. Chapter 65 ~Doubt~

66. Chapter 66 ~I'm done~

67. Chapter 67 ~Divorce Announcement~

68. Chapter 68 ~Mistaken~

69. Chapter 69 ~The weight of it~

70. Chapter 70 ~Richard's Visit~

71. Chapter 71 ~The Mark~

72. Chapter 72 ~Pleased~

73. Chapter 73 ~Be Strong~

74. Chapter 74 ~Dignity~

75. Chapter 75 ~What Do You Have To Say~

76. Chapter 76 ~Yours~

77. Chapter 77 ~Certainty~

78. Chapter 78 ~Breaking Point~

79. Chapter 79 ~Disappointed~

80. Chapter 80 ~Too Late~

81. Chapter 81 ~What Now~

82. Chapter 82 ~The Call~

83. Chapter 83 ~Instinct~

84. Chapter 84 ~Doubt~

85. Chapter 85 ~Fracture~

86. Chapter 86 ~Truth~

87. Chapter 87 ~Selfless~

88. Chapter 88 ~Humiliation~

89. Chapter 89 ~Consequences~

90. Chapter 90 ~Shattered~

91. Chapter 91 ~Numb~

92. Chapter 92 ~Worry~

93. Chapter 93 ~Uncertainty~

94. Chapter 94 ~Unbearable~

95. Chapter 95 ~Visitors~

96. Chapter 96 ~Cracks~

97. Chapter 97 ~Explanations~

98. Chapter 98 ~Closure~

99. Chapter 99 ~Unraveling~

100. Chapter 100 ~Lies~

101. Chapter 101 ~No Sister of Mine~

102. Chapter 102 ~Loss Of Control~

103. Chapter 103 ~Panic~

104. Chapter 104 ~Collapse~

105. Chapter 105 ~Fracture~

106. Chapter 106 ~Cracks~

107. Chapter 107 ~Loss~

108. Chapter 108 ~Gone~

109. Chapter 109 ~Breaking Point~

110. Chapter 110 ~Condemned~

111. Chapter 111 ~Cell~

112. Chapter 112 ~Fracture~

113. Chapter 113 ~The Weight of Doubt~

114. Chapter 114 ~Forgotten~

115. Chapter 115 ~Uncertainty~

116. Chapter 116 ~Nothing Left to Say~

117. Chapter 117 ~Voice of Reason~

118. Chapter 118 ~The Final Plea~

119. Chapter 119 ~A Heavy Sentence~

120. Chapter 120 ~Not Alone~

121. Chapter 121 ~Too Late~

122. Chapter 122 ~Fragments~

123. Chapter 123 ~Confession~

124. Chapter 124 ~The Price of Silence~

125. Chapter 125 ~A Dangerous Truth~

126. Chapter 126 ~An Unexpected Visitor~

127. Chapter 127 ~Disrespect~

128. Chapter 128 ~The First Move~

129. Chapter 129 ~Fragments~

130. Chapter 130 ~A Face From The Past~

131. Chapter 131 ~Secrets Have Value~

132. Chapter 132 ~Cracks~

133. Chapter 133 ~The Next Move~

134. Chapter 134 ~Stay~

135. Chapter 135 ~The First Memory~

136. Chapter 136 ~Paranoia~

137. Chapter 137 ~The Net Tightens~

138. Chapter 138 ~The Last Door Closes~

139. Chapter 139 ~Before the Storm~

140. Chapter 140 ~The Last Walk~

141. Chapter 141 ~The Truth I've Been Avoiding~

142. Chapter 142 ~The Last Lie~

143. Chapter 143 ~What Have I Done?~

144. Chapter 144 ~Alone~

145. Chapter 145 ~The Hunt for Redemption~

146. Chapter 146 ~A Familiar Scent~

147. Chapter 147 ~Following The Trail~

148. Chapter 148 ~She Was Alive~

149. Chapter 149 ~Among Rogues~

150. Chapter 150 ~Blood on My Hands~

151. Chapter 151 ~Terms of Cooperation~

152. Chapter 152 ~The Price of Freedom~

153. Chapter 153 ~Someone Worth Saving~

154. Chapter 154 ~The Road Back~

155. Chapter 155 ~The Rescue Begins~

156. Chapter 156 ~The King's Return~

157. Chapter 157 ~The Deal Falls Apart~

158. Chapter 158 ~Don't Look Back~

159. Chapter 159 ~The King's Last Stand~

160. Chapter 160 ~Safety~

161. Chapter 161 ~The Long Wait~

162. Chapter 162 ~The Long Night~

163. Chapter 163 ~The Impossible Truth~

164. Chapter 164 ~Only One Choice~

165. Chapter 165 ~Mercy~

166. Chapter 166 ~A Wolf Out of Reach~

167. Chapter 167 ~She Stays With Me~

168. Chapter 168 ~A Temporary Solution~

169. Chapter 169 ~Saving My Mate~

170. Chapter 170 ~The Empty Cell~

171. Chapter 171 ~The Missing Prisoner~

172. Chapter 172 ~Unleashed~

173. Chapter 173 ~Finally Free~

174. Chapter 174 ~The Mark~

175. Chapter 175 ~The Weight of My Choices~

176. Chapter 176 ~A Father's Regret~

177. Chapter 177 ~The First Step~

178. Chapter 178 ~The First Clue~

179. Chapter 179 ~The Second Chance~

180. Chapter 180 ~A Dangerous Challenge~

181. Chapter 181 ~Provoked~

182. Chapter 182 ~Her Pain~

183. Chapter 183 ~Let Them Get Comfortable~

184. Chapter 184 ~Why Did I Care?~

185. Chapter 185 ~Deserving Her~

186. Chapter 186 The Enemy Across the Cell

187. Chapter 187 The Perfect Alliance

188. Chapter 188 ~Something’s Wrong~

189. Chapter 189 ~I Couldn't Leave~

190. Chapter 190 ~Fever~

191. Chapter 191 ~From the Sidelines~

192. Chapter 192 ~You Don't Get to Do This~

193. Chapter 193 ~The Silence Between Us~

194. Chapter 194 ~The Council’s Decision~

195. Chapter 195 ~Watch Your Mouth~

196. Chapter 196 ~My Mate~

197. Chapter 197 The Apology I Needed

198. Chapter 198 ~What Comes After~

199. Chapter 199 ~The Difference Between Them~

200. Chapter 200 ~The Names We Missed~

201. Chapter 201 ~The Fourth ‘Man’~

202. Chapter 202 ~The Hidden Rogue~

203. Chapter 203 ~Too Late~

204. Chapter 204 ~Gone~

205. Chapter 205 ~Rotten Apples~

206. Chapter 206 The Lie I Told Her

207. Chapter 207 ~His Promise~

208. Chapter 208 ~The Story Behind Tyson~

209. Chapter 209 The Benefit of the Doubt

210. Chapter 210 ~The Freedom I Wanted~

211. Chapter 211 ~Finding My Way Back~

212. Chapter 212 ~No Good Reason~

213. Chapter 213 ~The Wrong Man to Trust~

214. Chapter 214 ~Making Room~

215. Chapter 215 ~A Crack in My Resolve~

216. Chapter 216 Tomorrow

217. Chapter 217 ~Happy birthday, Aria~

218. Chapter 218 ~Everyone But Him~

219. Chapter 219 ~Staying Away~

220. Chapter 220 ~A Step Further~

221. Chapter 221 ~A Chance for Us~

222. Chapter 222 ~No More Wondering~

223. Chapter 223 ~The Transfer~

224. Chapter 224 Something Like Normal

225. Chapter 225 ~Decorated Cell~

226. Chapter 226 ~A Means to an End~

227. Chapter 227 ~Someone Who Understands~

228. Chapter 228 ~The Confirmation Call~

229. Chapter 229 ~A Date with the Alpha~

230. Chapter 230 ~More Than You Believe~

231. Chapter 231 ~Too Useful to Waste~

232. Chapter 232 ~The Man I Needed~

233. Chapter 233 ~The Truth I Couldn't Remember~

234. Chapter 234 ~The Truth I Couldn't Escape~

235. Chapter 235 ~The Weight of the Truth~

236. Chapter 236 ~Someone She Might Let In~

237. Chapter 237 ~The Burden She Carried~

238. Chapter 238 ~Stay~

239. Chapter 239 ~Carelessness~

240. Chapter 240 ~The Rescue Begins~

241. Chapter 241 ~The Choice~

242. Chapter 242 ~Someone to Blame~

243. Chapter 243 ~The Cost of Choosing Sides~

244. Chapter 244 ~Camille Has Been Found~

245. Chapter 245 ~The Price of Freedom~

246. Chapter 246 ~An Investment Worth Keeping~

247. Chapter 247 ~Abandoned~

248. Chapter 248 ~Deadly Discovery~

249. Chapter 249 ~Not a Bluff~

250. Chapter 250 ~The Next Move~

251. Chapter 251 ~Staying Behind~

252. Chapter 252 ~Back to the Plan~

253. Chapter 253 ~Hello, Aria~

254. Chapter 254 Getting Her

255. Chapter 255 ~Consequences~

256. Chapter 256 ~Missing~

257. Chapter 257 ~Too Late~

258. Chapter 258 ~At My Mercy~

259. Chapter 259 ~Dead Silence~

260. Chapter 260 Slipping Away

261. Chapter 261 ~Not Yet~

262. Chapter 262 ~The Search~

263. Chapter 263 ~A Possibility~

264. Chapter 264 ~Where I Found Her Before~

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