Chapter 5: Shadows in the Garden
Some mornings taste like ash before they even begin.
The sky was too still. The palace halls too quiet. The scent of the earth, after last night’s rain, carried a sharpness that wasn't there before. Even the birds in the garden—usually chirping and fighting for berries—had gone silent.
I should ha...
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17. 17
18. 18
19. 19
20. 20
21. Chapter 21: Trapped in the King's Hands
22. Chapter 22: The Omega's Curse
23. 23
24. 24
25. 25
26. 26
27. 27
28. 28
29. 29
30. 30
31. 31
32. 32
33. 33
34. 34
35. 35
36. Chapter 36: The Bond Breaks
37. Chapter 37: Love or Duty
38. Chapter 38: A Second Betrayal
39. Chapter 39: Death is Not the End
40. Chapter 40: The Final Transformation
41. Chapter 41: A Wedding of Lies
42. Chapter 42: The Blood Oath
43. Chapter 43: Heartbreak and Rage
44. Chapter 44: The Hidden Enemy
45. Chapter 45: A Battle in the Shadows
46. Chapter 46: The Omega's Power
47. Chapter 47: The Fall of A King
48. Chapter 48: Love in the Aftermath
49. Chapter 49: Peace is Not So Easily Won
50. Chapter 50: The Return of Theo
51. Chapter 51: Fate is Tasted
52. Chapter 52: The Alpha's Last Stand
53. Chapter 53: The Lost City
54. Chapter 54: A Love That Cannot Be
55. Chapter 55: Shadows in the Blood
56. Chapter 56: The Unexpected Twist
57. Chapter 57: A Deal with the Devil – A Bargain That Could Change Everything
58. Chapter 58: The Crown of Fangs – A Battle for the Throne
59. Chapter 59: The Lovers’ Farewell – A Moment That Will Break Hearts
60. Chapter 60: War at Dawn – The Final Fight Begins
61. Chapter 61: The Rebuilding
62. Chapter 62: Keeping Him Close
63. Chapter 63: A Tender, Emotional Moment Between Elle and Lucian
64. Chapter 64: Not All Questions Have Answers
65. Chapter 65: A Wolf’s Promise
66. Chapter 66: Elle Faces One More Challenge
67. Chapter 67: One Last Goodbye
68. Chapter 68: The Omega’s Choice
69. Chapter 69: Love Beyond Fate
70. Chapter 70: The New Dawn
71. Chapter 71: A Secret Left Behind
72. Chapter 72: A Love That Endures
73. Chapter 73: The Alpha and His Omega
74. Chapter 74: A Final Threat
75. Chapter 75: A Vow in Blood
76. Chapter 76: The Happily-Ever-After Moment
77. PART TWO Chapter 1: A Soft Warning
78. Chapter 2: The Crown and the Cracks
79. Chapter 3: The Veil Pulls Back
80. Chapter 4: The Unseen Flame
81. Chapter 5: Shadows in the Garden
82. Chapter 6: Lucian’s Bloodline
83. Chapter 7: The Mirror of Mourning
84. Chapter 8: Council of Secrets
85. Chapter 9: Underneath the Bones
86. Chapter 10: First Attack
87. Chapter 11: The Letter in Fire
88. Chapter 12: The Fading
89. Chapter 13: The Forbidden Bonds
90. Chapter 14: The Girl Who Carries the End
91. Chapter 15: Storm on the Horizon
92. Chapter 16: An Enemy in Gold
93. Chapter 17: The Feast of Lies
94. Chapter 18: Lucian’s Brother
95. Chapter 19: The Bonds That Burn
96. Chapter 20: Solen’s Flight
97. Chapter 21: A Voice Like Fire
98. Chapter 22: An Omega Divided
99. Chapter 23: Council Fracture
100. Chapter 24: The Assassin’s Promise
101. Chapter 25: The Gate of Bones Opens
102. Chapter 26: Lucian’s Death and Return
103. Chapter 27: Elle’s Choice
104. Chapter 28: A Kingdom Unraveled
105. Chapter 29: Whispers in Solen’s Room
106. Chapter 30: Night of Rebellion
107. Chapter 31: Lucian Returns, Changed
108. Chapter 32: Theron’s Offer
109. Chapter 33: Elle Refuses
110. Chapter 34: The Omega Awakens
111. Chapter 35: A Pact of Flame
112. Chapter 36: Lucian’s Past Revealed
113. Chapter 37: The Cradle of Gods
114. Chapter 38: Elle’s Madness
115. Chapter 39: Lucian Grounds Her
116. Chapter 40: First Strike
117. Chapter 41: The Mirror City Burns
118. Chapter 42: Theron’s Warning
119. Chapter 43: Lucian’s Despair
120. Chapter 44: Solen’s Transformation
121. Chapter 45: Cliff’s Edge
122. Chapter 46: The Broken Bond
123. Chapter 47: The Last Council
124. Chapter 48: An Alliance of Old Enemies
125. Chapter 49: The Fire Match Begins
126. Chapter 50: Lucian’s Sacrifice (Again)
127. Chapter 51: Into the Veil Again
128. Chapter 52: The Past Rewritten
129. Chapter 53: Lucian’s Final Flame
130. Chapter 54: Solen’s Dilemma
131. Chapter 55: The War at Dawn
132. Chapter 56: Nytheos Rises
133. Chapter 57: Elle’s Stand
134. Chapter 58: Theron’s Fall
135. Chapter 59: The Bond Reborn
136. Chapter 63: The Coronation of the Secondborn
137. Chapter 61: Kai, my loyal friend
138. Chapter 62: The Rebuilding
139. Chapter 63: Warnings in the Wind – The Old Prophecies Return
140. PART 3. Prologue:
141. Chapter One: A Funeral Without a Body
142. Chapter Two: Solen’s Doubt
143. Chapter Three: The Returning Queen
144. Chapter 4 Lucian’s Trial
145. Chapter Five: A Pact Forgotten
146. Chapter Six: Kai’s Poison
147. Chapter Seven: The Second Solen –
148. Chapter Eight: Dreams of Teeth –
149. Chapter Nine: The Broken Oracle –
150. Chapter Ten: The False Flame –
151. Chapter Eleven: The Sky Lies
152. Chapter Twelve: The Disappearance of Daviun
153. Chapter Thirteen: Solen’s First Kill
154. Chapter Fourteen: Veilbound
155. Chapter Fifteen: The Cradle of Bones
156. Chapter Sixteen: Kai’s Undoing
157. Chapter Seventeen: The Murder at Midnight
158. Chapter Eighteen: Elle’s Blood Debt
159. Chapter Nineteen: The Crown Rewrites Itself
160. Chapter Twenty: The Map That Bleeds
161. Chapter Twenty-One: The Child of Dust
162. Chapter Twenty-Two: The Echo War
163. Chapter Twenty-Three: The Black Wedding
164. Chapter Twenty-Four: Elle’s Vanishing
165. Chapter Twenty-Five: Lucian Breaks
166. Chapter Twenty-Six: The Silence Pact
167. Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Shattered Sigil
168. Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Heir of the Forgotten
169. Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Door of Dust Opens
170. Chapter Thirty: Solen’s Reflection
171. Chapter Thirty-One: The Hollow Crown
172. Chapter Thirty-Two: Kai’s Forgotten Kiss
173. Chapter Thirty-Three: Lucian’s Double
174. Chapter Thirty-Four: Elle’s Return
175. Chapter Thirty-Five: The Library of Dust
176. Chapter Thirty-Six: The Knife with No Reflection
177. Chapter Thirty-Seven: The Masked Queen
178. Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Test of Fire and Veil
179. Chapter Thirty-Nine: Lucian’s Last Memory
180. Chapter Forty: Elle’s Promise
181. Chapter 41: Solen’s Betrayal
182. Chapter 42: A City Devours Itself
183. Chapter 43: Theron's Child
184. Chapter 44: Kai's Choice
185. Chapter 45: The Oracle's Eye
186. Chapter 46: Elle's Trial
187. Chapter 47: Solen's Marriage Pact
188. Chapter 48: Lucian's Farewell
189. Chapter 49: Dream Revelation
190. Chapter 50:The Wedding Without a groom
191. Chapter 51: The Flooded Library
192. Chapter 52: Kai's Final Letter
193. Chapter 53: The Wolves Howl Again
194. Chapter 54: The River Turns to Dust
195. Chapter 55: The Girl With No Name
196. Chapter 56: The Council Collapses
197. Chapter 57: Elle's Ghost
198. Chapter 58: Lucian's Flame Returns
199. Chapter 59: The Bone Crown Roses
200. Chapter 60: Solen's Mirror Shatters
201. Chapter 61: The World Forges A Sword
202. Chapter 62: Solen Refuses
203. Chapter 63: The Forgotten Returns
204. Chapter 64: The Dust Breathes
205. Chapter 65: The Final Garden
206. Chapter 66: The Stars Fall
207. Chapter 67: Elle Remembers
208. Chapter 68: Kai's Song
209. Chapter 69: Solen Becomes
210. Chapter 70: The Door Closes
211. Chapter 71: The God's Below Speaks
212. Chapter 72: Solen's Answer
213. Chapter 73: The Real Crown
214. Chapter 74: Lucian's Good-bye
215. Chapter 75: Kai And Solen Begins
216. Chapter 76: The Last Throne
217. Chapter 77: Elle Writes Again
218. Chapter 78: The Child Born Of Dust And Light
219. Chapter 79: The End
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