Chapter 25: The Stranger’s Smile
Writer's POV
The room was cold again.
Sterile and lifeless.
Selene sat upright on the metal bed, arms wrapped around her knees. She hadn’t seen the masked men since the night she was brought in. No one came. No one spoke.
Until now.
A loud click echoed from the door, and it creaked open s...
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1. Chapter One: The Night Everything Changed
2. Chapter 2: The Auction
3. Chapter 3 – The Alpha’s Property
4. Chapter 4– The Devil’s Ride
5. Chapter 5: Walls That Watch
6. Chapter 6 – The Meeting
7. Chapter 7 – The Deal
8. Chapter 8– The Great Escape
9. Chapter 9: Silver And Steel
10. Chapter 10 – Queenmakers and Caffeine
11. Chapter 11 – Silence and Stilettos
12. Chapter 12 – Luggage and Leverage
13. Chapter 13 – “Mark Me”
14. CHAPTER 14: unmarked
15. CHAPTER 15: In the Absence of the Mark
16. CHAPTER 16: The Crimson Waltz
17. CHAPTER 17 – Blood, Boundaries, and Becoming
18. CHAPTER 18 — Smoke & Ricotta
19. Chapter 19 – The Woman in the Garden
20. Chapter 20 - “A Whisper Too Old to Die”
21. Chapter 21 – The Forbidden Door
22. Chapter 22 – Just A Little Air
23. Chapter 23: Taken
24. Chapter 24: Shadows and Echoes
25. Chapter 25: The Stranger’s Smile
26. Chapter 26: The Stranger in the Light
27. Chapter 27: The Silence Between Us
28. Chapter 28: Beneath the Surface
29. Chapter 29 Whispers Behind Glass
30. Chapter 30 – The Smoke Before the Storm
31. Chapter 31 – Blood Between Us
32. Chapter 31: Blood Before the Moon
33. Chapter 33: The girl who Bled
34. Chapter 34: The Silence Between Heartbeats
35. Chapter 35 — The Voice He Waited For
36. Chapter 36 — A Quiet Recovery
37. Chapter 37 — “Beneath the Skin”
38. Chapter 38 – “The Shift Beneath the Skin”
39. Chapter 39: The mark
40. Chapter 40: Secrets and Songs
41. Chapter 41: Whispers and Marks
42. Chapter 42: Close Enough to Burn
43. Chapter 43: Red Temptation
44. Chapter 44: In His Arms
45. Chapter 45: In His Arms
46. Chapter 46: whispers Beneath The light
47. Chapter 47: A Night in His Eyes
48. Chapter 48: Shattered Illusions
49. Chapter 49: Say It Again
50. Chapter 50: Yours, completely
51. Chapter 51 – Warm Mornings and Soft Teasing
52. Chapter 52: The City That Raised Me
53. Chapter 53: Full Circle
54. Chapter 54 — The Queen’s Blood
55. Chapter 55 — His Shirt, Our Mess
56. Chapter 56 — Park Dates & Mafia Invitations
57. Chapter 57 — The Ball and the Ghost
58. Chapter 58 – Shadows of the Past
59. Chapter 59 — The Lie Beneath the Silence
60. Chapter 60 — The Birthmark
61. Chapter 61 — The Truth in Whispers
62. Chapter 62 – Blood on His Hands
63. Chapter 63— Collision
64. Chapter 64 — Two Weeks Later
65. Chapter 65 — A Quiet Storm
66. Chapter 66 — Fire Beneath the Skin
67. Chapter 67 — Shadows We Carry
68. Chapter 68 — The Quiet Between Battles
69. Chapter 69 – The Storm Knocks Twice
70. Chapter 70 – I Don’t Belong to You Anymore
71. Chapter 71: Unexpected Reunion
72. Chapter 72 – The Edge of Truth
73. Chapter 73 – The Invitation
74. Chapter 73: The Masked Truth
75. Chapter 74 – The Confrontation, The Letter, and The News
76. Chapter 75 – You Don’t Deserve Me
77. Chapter 77: Broken footage
78. Chapter 78 – Girls, Giggles, and a Bit of Rent
79. Chapter 79 – Soft Days & Subtle Healing
80. Chapter 80 – Pretty Girls, Popcorn Dreams & a Shocking Email
81. Chapter 81 — First Day Blues and Heels That Hurt
82. Chapter 82 — Home Is Where the Bra Comes Off
83. Chapter 83 – First Steps
84. Chapter 84: Park Day and hard Truth
85. Chapter 85 – The Return of the CEO
86. Chapter 86 – Trouble in the Spreadsheet Kingdom
87. Chapter 87: Drunk Confessions and Wrong Addresses
88. Chapter 88: I Told My Boss I’m a Werewolf—Now I Must Disappear
89. Chapter 89: My Boss Is a Werewolf Too?! Somebody Slap Me.
90. Chapter 90: Missed Chances & Moonlit Invitations
91. Chapter 91 – “The Mark”
92. Chapter 92 – “Silent Watchers”
93. Chapter 93 – The Necklace
94. Chapter 94: The Obsession of an Alpha
95. Chapter 95 – Marked and Mad
96. Chapter 96: Torn and Tangled
97. Chapter 97 – “The Voice I Can’t Escape”
98. Chapter 98 – “Watched”
99. Chapter 99 – “I Just Want You”
100. Chapter 100: Bond illness
101. Chapter 101 – Betrayal in the Woods
102. Chapter 102: something Ancient
103. Chapter 103: His Arms, My Chaos
104. Chapter 104: where betrayal burns
105. Chapter 105 – Pieces That Don’t Fit
106. Chapter 106 – Whispers of Her Blood
107. Chapter 107 – Unraveling Shadows
108. Chapter 108 – Crimson Whispers
109. Chapter 109: Velvet Evenings and Unspoken Promises
110. Chapter 110: the heat of midnight
111. Chapter 111: Tensions Return, Truth Awakens
112. Chapter 112: the key
113. Chapter 113 – Before the Gate Falls
114. Chapter 114 – “The Dream That Wasn’t”
115. Chapter 115 — Bloodlines and Ghosts
116. Chapter 116 – The Pull Between Realms
117. Chapter 117 – He’s Still Mine
118. Chapter 118 – Bound by Blood
119. Chapter 119 — The Oath and the Shadow
120. Chapter 120 – Whispers in the Veil
121. Chapter 121 – Between Worlds
122. Chapter 122– “The War Within”
123. Chapter 123– “The Thing That Followed”
124. Chapter 124 – Whispers in the Dark
125. Chapter 125 – Darkness Beneath the Skin
126. Chapter 126 – The Bond That Broke the Chains
127. Chapter 127 – The Heart Remembers
128. Chapter 128 – The Things We Leave Behind
129. Chapter 129 – The Past Holds the Key
130. Chapter 130 – Act Like You Belong
131. Chapter 131 – A Place I Don’t Belong
132. Chapter 132 – The Space Between Time
133. Chapter 133 – The Calm Before the Return
134. Chapter 134 – The Rogue in Her Heart
135. Chapter 135 – The Crimson Truth
136. Chapter 136 – Blood in the Shadows
137. Chapter 137 – Ashes Beneath Gold
138. Chapter 138 – Masks and Shadows
139. Chapter 139 – The Festival of Masks
140. Chapter 140 – Shadows That Follow
141. Chapter 141 – The World Still Moves Without Her
142. Chapter 142 – Silks and Secrets
143. Chapter 144 – Of Rats and Revelations
144. Chapter 145 – Silent Bonds, Secret Flames
145. Chapter 145 – Secrets in the Tower
146. Chapter 146 – The Festival of Lights
147. Chapter 147 – Echoes Beneath the Moon
148. Chapter 148 – A Daughter’s Silence
149. Chapter 149 – Whispers in the Palace Walls
150. Chapter 150 – “Birthday Chaos and Corset Problems”
151. Chapter 151 — Whispers and Faces from Another Time
152. Chapter 152 – Whispers Behind the Curtains
153. Chapter 153 – Of Dreams and Whispers
154. Chapter 154 – The Secret Within
155. Chapter 155 – Banishment
156. Chapter 156 – “The Hollow Days”
157. Chapter 157 – Whispers in Moonlight
158. Chapter 158 – A Promise in the Dark
159. Chapter 159 — A Bump That Changed Everything
160. Chapter 160: the child of ruins
161. Chapter 161 – Poison in the Palace
162. Chapter 162 – Ashes of Blood and Hidden Truths
163. Chapter 163: The War in the Woods
164. Chapter 164: The One Who Vanished
165. Chapter 165: The Knife of Beasts
166. Chapter 166 – For the Sake of the Unborn
167. Chapter 167 – The Chains of Blood and Crown
168. Chapter 168: the silent flame
169. Chapter 170: The Fire They’ll Follow
170. CHAPTER 170: The Forest That Feeds
171. CHAPTER 171: The Forest’s Price
172. Chapter 172 — The Luna He Didn’t Want
173. Chapter 173 – "Seven Months Later"
174. Chapter 174 – "Sabotaging the Engagement"
175. Chapter 175: The Wraiths Awaken
176. Chapter 176 – “The Healer Who Knows”
177. CHAPTER 177: BLOOD AND SECRETS
178. CHAPTER 178: BROKEN CHAINS
179. CHAPTER 179: The Return of Layla
180. CHAPTER 180: The Unwanted Guest
181. CHAPTER 181: The Breaking Point
182. Chapter 182 — Two Weeks of Waiting
183. Chapter 183 — The Elders’ Verdict
184. Chapter 184 — "My Baby"
185. Chapter 185 — “Fire and Shadows”
186. Chapter 186 – Ashes of a Crown
187. Chapter 187 – Blood in the Leaves
188. Chapter 188 – A Week of Quiet Shadows
189. Chapter 189 – The Last Flight
190. Chapter 190 – Fractures in the Dark
191. Chapter 191 – Lies for Survival
192. Chapter 192– The Realm That Remains
193. Chapter 193– A Future Written in Ash
194. Chapter 194: Inner thoughts
195. Chapter 195: Serene?
196. Chapter 196 – Not What You Think
197. Chapter 197– It’s Alright
198. Chapter 198 – The Announcement
199. Chapter 199 – Midnight
200. Chapter 200 – The Morning After
201. Chapter 202 – The Council’s Visit
202. Chapter 203– Whispers in the Shadows
203. Chapter 204– Shadows of Truth
204. Chapter 205 – Broken Truths
205. Chapter 206 – Shadows of Forgiveness
206. Chapter 207 – A Flame in the Dark
207. Chapter 208 – Morning Light and Hidden Truths
208. Chapter 209 – A Taste of Normal
209. Chapter 210 – Clearing the Air
210. Chapter 211 – A Day in the Park
211. Chapter 212 – Midnight Intrusion
212. Chapter 213 – Echoes of the Night
213. Chapter 214 – Revenge and Mercy
214. Chapter 215 – Shadows of Betrayal
215. Chapter 216 – Stories from the Past
216. Chapter 217 – Broken by the Herbs
217. Chapter 218 – A Child's New World
218. Chapter 219 – Distracted Hearts
219. Chapter 220– Cracks in the Calm
220. Chapter 221– Dreams of Betrayal
221. Chapter 222– Breaking Under the Weight
222. Chapter 223 – The Sweet Mask
223. Chapter 224: twisted
224. Chapter 225 – Damian’s Realization
225. Chapter 226 – The Hunt Begins
226. Chapter 227 – A Garden of Dreams
227. Chapter 228 – The Abomination in Their Hands
228. Chapter 229: The chamber
229. Chapter 230 – The MockeryEz
230. Chapter 231 – The Seal
231. Chapter 232 – The Breaking Point
232. Chapter 233: The night I choose to end it all
233. Chapter 234 – The Heart of the Obsidian
234. Chapter 235 – Breaking Point
235. Chapter 236 – The Bargain
236. Chapter 237 – Chains and Truth
237. Chapter 238 – Before Dawn
238. Chapter 239 – Chains and Choices
239. Chapter 240 – The End Begins
240. Chapter 241 – The Price
241. Chapter 242: the weight of an Alpha
242. Chapter 243 – Waiting
243. Chapter 244 – The First Sign
244. Chapter 245 – Blood and Awakening
245. Chapter 246 – The Stranger in Her Skin
246. Chapter 247 – The Voice Inside
247. Chapter 248 – Hunger
248. Chapter 249 – The Sleeping Soul
249. Chapter 250 – The Conversation with Darkness
250. Chapter 251- The deal of blood
251. Chapter 252– The World Between
252. Chapter 253 – A Deal with the Devil
253. Chapter 254 – The Hidden Path
254. Chapter 255- Damian pov
255. Chapter 256 – Damian’s POV
256. Chapter 257 – The Empty Bed
257. Chapter 258
258. Chapter 259 – Serene’s POV
259. Chapter 260 – Serene’s POV
260. Chapter 261 – “House Arrest… or Free Buffet?”
261. Chapter 262
262. Chapter 263
263. Chapter 264
264. Chapter 265- serene pov
265. Chapter 266
266. Chapter 267
267. Chapter 268- Travel to Italy
268. Chapter 269
269. Chapter 270
270. Chapter 271
271. Chapter 272
272. Chapter 273
273. Chapter 274
274. Chapter 275
275. Chapter 276
276. Chapter 277
277. Chapter 278; Edge of paradise
278. Chapter 279
279. Chapter 280
280. Chapter 281
281. Chapter 282
282. Chapter 283
283. Chapter 284
284. Chapter 285
285. Chapter 286
286. Chapter 287
287. Chapter 288
288. Chapter 289
289. Chapter 290
290. Chapter 291
291. Chapter 292
292. Chapter 293
293. Chapter 294
294. Chapter 295
295. Chapter 296
296. Chapter 297
297. Chapter 298
298. Chapter 299
299. Chapter 300
300. Chapter 301
301. Chapter 302
302. Chapter 303
303. Chapter 304
304. Chapter 305
305. Chapter 306
306. Chapter 307
307. Chapter 308
308. Chapter 309
309. Chapter 310
310. Chapter 311
311. Chapter 312
312. Chapter 313
313. Chapter 314
314. Chapter 315
315. Chapter 316
316. Chapter 317
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