Chapter 175 Chapter 175 FAYE It was training day, and for the first time since I could remember, I didn’t feel like I belonged on the field. The air was cool, the ground still damp from the morning drizzle, and the scent of earth and sweat filled the air… the
Chapter 174 Chapter 174 FAYE I was already in my nightwear, unpacking when I heard a knock on the door. Before I could even answer, the door creaked open, and a familiar head peeked in. “Faye?” I didn’t have time to respond before Irene slipped inside and practically sprinted toward
Chapter 173 AIA Chantu 173 Chapter 173 BLOOD CRESCENT Gerald sat in the corner of the bar, dressed in a plain jacket and a wide–brimmed hat pulled low over his face. The disguise wasn’t elaborate, but it was enough to keep him from being easily recognized. He swirled the drink
Chapter 172 Chapter 172 FAYE +25 Points I stood before the mirror, fully dressed for the trip, my hands smoothing the front of my jacket though there wasn’t a wrinkle in sight. All I could feel was the heavy stillness inside me. For hours, I’d ignored it…the quiet, the strange
Chapter 171 < Chapter 171 Chapter 171 SILVER HOLLOW FAYE I stood in front of Sage’s door for almost a full minute before I knocked. There wasn’t any real reason to hesitate…it was my sister, after all…but something about the moment felt heavier than it should have been. Maybe because
Chapter 170 < Chapter 170 Chapter 170 NORTH RIDGE Claim Patrick relaxed in his chair, a slow, satisfied smirk curving his lips as the morning sunlight streamed through the blinds of his office. He wasn’t sorry for what he’d done–not even close. In fact, he’d been waiting for this feeling
Chapter 169 Chapter 169 SILVER HOLLOW ALEXANDER When I woke up, the first thing I felt was the weight of silence. No pain, no darkness. Just stillness. For a moment, I didn’t move. My eyes drifted across the room. Then the memories came back, one after another… the summit, the
Chapter 168 425 Points Chapter 168 The room was silent except for the soft, sound of Alexander’s breathing. He lay motionless. on the bed, his face calm, almost peaceful. An hour ago, that same face had been pale and lifeless. Now his chest rose and fell, his skin warm again.
Chapter 167 Chapter 167 Faye sat on the ground, her hand resting lightly against Alexander’s chest. His breathing had grown shallow, each inhale weaker than the last. She could barely feel the rise and fall beneath her palm anymore, and his heartbeat had slowed to a faint, irregular rhythm that
Chapter 166 Chapter 166 FAYE I tried going back into the house, but along the way, I found myself sitting at the training ground instead. I knew I should be inside with him right now, but I was a coward. I didn’t know if I could face him without crying.
Chapter 165 Sage sat in the sitting room with her parents, her hands folded tightly in her lap. The silence in the room was suffocating, heavy enough to press against her chest. The words her father had just spoken still echoed in her head. Alexander had been stabbed by a
Chapter 164 ALEXANDER “Faye…” I managed to say before she cut in. “You were just going to die quietly, weren’t you?” she asked. She still stood frozen in the doorway, eyes wide, and tears already blurring her vision. She looked from me to her father, then to the healer, who
Chapter 163 Chapter 163 SILVER HOLLOW ALEXANDER Claim The gates of Silver Hollow came into view through the haze clouding my vision. My legs felt heavier with every step, as though the earth itself was trying to pull me down. Still, I kept moving. I’d made it this far. I
Chapter 161 FAYE I pushed Jason away, even though my arms felt like they were made of lead. My whole body trembled, my breathing uneven, and my vision was still dull. I couldn’t just leave Alexander there… not when he was outnumbered. Not when I had no idea what the
Chapter 160 < Chapter 160 Chapter 160 +25 Points Draco disappeared from Alexander’s view as more soldiers poured into the clearing, cutting him off. Snarls and the clash of teeth and claws filled the air. Patrick, realizing the chaos was growing uncontrollable, veered away. He had seen that look in
Chapter 159 Chapter 159 FAYE The corridor felt endless. Every step I took echoed louder than I wanted, and every breath came like I was dragging air through broken glass. My legs trembled beneath me, the drug they’d injected still crawling like ice through my veins. I knew I didn’t
Chapter 158 FAYE That night, I didn’t sleep. I couldn’t. I lay there on the mattress, staring at the ceiling through the dim light that filtered in from the corridor. The room was quiet except for the steady dripping of water from a leaky pipe somewhere nearby. Every drop echoed
Chapter 157 Chapter 157 Claim The tension in the hallway was sharp. Jason and Sage were still arguing, their voices raised and overlapping in a clash of anger, guilt, and exhaustion. Alexander approached them, his expression calm now. Jason was mid–sentence, gesturing in frustration. “I can’t believe you’re standing there
Chapter 156 Chapter 156 “Wait… it’s all making sense now,” Sage said. Her words fell into the chaos of the hall like a dropped blade. Claim “It wasn’t Faye they wanted…” she said suddenly, her voice thin but trembling with realization. “It was me. They mistook her for me.” Every
