Chapter 24 Masquerade Ball Attack
CHAPTER 24: MASQUERADE BALL ATTACK[ALARIC POV] My mother was hosting a masquerade ball. Two days before her murder trial. While […]
Chapter 23 Public Bonding Exposed
CHAPTER 23: PUBLIC BONDING EXPOSED[CASS POV] The announcement had to be made. We’d been operating in a gray area—the bond
Chapter 22 Assassination Attempt
CHAPTER 22: ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT[ALARIC POV] The formal dinner with my mother was political theater at its finest. The grand dining
Chapter 21 Secret Power Awakens
CHAPTER 21: SECRET POWER AWAKENS[CASS POV] I woke three days after Kael’s letter with a headache that felt like my
Chapter 20 Brother’s Final Letter
CHAPTER 20: BROTHER’S FINAL LETTER[CASS POV – CRY MOMENT] Leander found me in the garden three days after our bonding
Chapter 19 Ritual of Binding
CHAPTER 19: RITUAL OF BINDING[CASS POV] The court tried to force it. Traditional vampire bonding—public, performative, removing all choice. “The
Chapter 18 Alaric Fights Lucian
CHAPTER 18: ALARIC FIGHTS LUCIAN[ALARIC POV] My brother wanted her. Or rather, wanted what she represented. “If you’re unfit to
Chapter 17 Trial of Loyalty
CHAPTER 17: TRIAL OF LOYALTY[CASS POV] Queen Seraphine’s “trials” were humiliation disguised as tradition. “If you truly wish to bond
Chapter 16 Locked in Chamber
CHAPTER 16: LOCKED IN CHAMBER[ALARIC POV] My mother’s voice was ice. “Three days. Locked together. Let’s see if this bond
Chapter 15 First Kiss
CHAPTER 15: FIRST KISS[CASS POV] The attack came during a summit dinner. Witch radicals, opposing peace. They’d infiltrated the palace.