Chapter 95: The Stillness Before
The world had shrunk to the four walls of our chamber, to the dying fire in the hearth, and to the solid, unwavering presence of the man holding me. The day’s tensions, the council’s doubts, the spy’s broken mind, Talon’s fiery confrontation, all of it receded, fading into a dull hum against the...
Chapters
1. Chapter 1: Shadow’s scars
2. Chapter 2: The blood moon hunt
3. Chapter 3: Silverfang storm
4. Chapter 4: Bloodmoon run
5. Chapter 5: The claim
6. Chapter 6: The cabin of suns
7. Chapter 7: Embers of safety
8. Chapter 8: Stop!
9. Chapter 9: Silverfang Scars
10. Chapter 10: Molten fire
11. Chapter 11: The silence and the door
12. Chapter 12: Whispers in the dark
13. Chapter 13: The circle and the promise
14. Chapter 14: The reckoning
15. Chapter 15: Sunlit fields and smoldering gazes
16. Chapter 16: Dawn and Daciana
17. Chapter 17: Silk and smoldering gazes
18. Chapter 18: The promise and the lace
19. Chapter 19: Taking it in
20. Chapter 20: Whispers in the wild
21. Chapter 21: Humming bees
22. Chapter 22: Sunlit surprise
23. Chapter 23: Whispers and waterfalls
24. Chapter 24: The Question
25. Chapter 25: The edge of seven
26. Chapter 26: Crucible of desire
27. Chapter 27: Conflagration
28. Chapter 28: Pleasure
29. Chapter 29: Pleausre’s echo
30. Chapter 30: Ripples
31. Chapter 31: The invitation
32. Chapter 32: The predator’s promise
33. Chapter 33: Explosion
34. Chapter 34: “Do we have to….”
35. Chapter 35: Whispers and water
36. Chapter 36: The scream
37. Chapter 37: Violated
38. Chapter 38: Silence and sleeping
39. Chapter 39: Fragile freedom
40. Chapter 40: Sunlight and side-eyes
41. Chapter 41: The Weight of Suspicion and the Warmth of His Lap
42. Chapter 42: Shattered pretense
43. Chapter 43: Oblivion in their hands
44. Chapter 44: Foundations
45. Chapter 45: A step forward
46. Chapter 46: Roots and thorns
47. Chapter 47: Ashes and anchors
48. Chapter 48: We fit
49. Chapter 49: The quiet heartbeat
50. Chapter 50: Surprise!
51. Chapter 51: Embers
52. Chapter 52: Embers and echoes
53. Chapter 53: The copper taste of fear
54. Chapter 54: Fear and fright
55. Chapter 55: Drowning in Truth, Rising in Fire
56. Chapter 56: The edge of the abyss
57. Chapter 57: The ghosts we bury
58. Chapter 58: A Den of Vipers
59. Chapter 59: The Viper's Trail
60. Chapter 60: The Siren's Cry
61. Chapter 61: A Siren's Command
62. Chapter 62: Claimed
63. Chapter 63: The Calm Before the Storm
64. Chapter 64: The Viper's Tongue
65. Chapter 65: Cracks in the Foundation
66. Chapter 66: The Monster They See
67. Chapter 67: The Weight That Crushes
68. Chapter 68: The Reckoning
69. Chapter 69: The First Lesson
70. Chapter 70: The gilded cage
71. Chapter 71: The Breaking Point
72. Chapter 72: The Bait in the Trap
73. Chapter 73: The Guardian in the Dark
74. Chapter 74: The Reckoning
75. Chapter 75: The Aftermath
76. Chapter 76: Receive
77. Chapter 77: The Unraveling
78. Chapter 78: The Anchor
79. Chapter 79: The Interruption
80. Chapter 80: The Cage
81. Chapter 81: Forged in Fire
82. Chapter 82: Silent Understanding
83. Chapter 83: Emotional Currents
84. Chapter 84: The Crucible
85. Chapter 85: The Breaking Point
86. Chapter 86: The Line in the Snow
87. Chapter 87: The Reflection
88. Chapter 88: The Calm and The Storm
89. Chapter 89: The Breaking Point
90. Chapter 90: The Wellspring
91. Chapter 91: The Unspoken Symphony
92. Chapter 92: The Unspoken Edge
93. Chapter 93: The Council of Stone and Steel
94. Chapter 94: The Unmaking
95. Chapter 95: The Stillness Before
96. Chapter 96: The Serpent's Smile
97. Chapter 97: “Again”
98. Chapter 98: The Heart of the Pack
99. Chapter 99: Declaration of war
100. Chapter 100: The Trap
101. Chapter 101: The Severed Thread
102. Chapter 102: The Howling Chain
103. Chapter 103: The Ghost in the Snow
104. Chapter 104: The Kennel's Truth
105. Chapter 105: The Shadow's Chains
106. Chapter 106: The Howling Vanguard
107. Chapter 107: The Calculus of Vengeance
108. Chapter 108: The Unbroken Note
109. Chapter 109: The Escape
110. Chapter 110: “I’m sorry…”
111. Chapter 111: The collar
112. Chapter 112: The Blood Price
113. Chapter 113: The Scream
114. Chapter 114: The Shell
115. Chapter 115: Over
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