Chapter 357
Chapter 358
Lylah’s POV
I thought it was Tiara. I was already bracing myself, questions lining up in my mind, sharp and demanding. Where had she been? Why had she gone silent? What happened in Blackfang?
But the moment the voice came through, everything in me stilled.
It was Ezra.
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“Y-you’re at the border between Lunaris and Moonclaw right now?” The words tumbled out before I could stop them, panic lacing every syllable. “What happened? Are you hurt p>
“Not me,” he replied, calm-but too calm. That alone made my pulse spike. “But Damon. One of my guards found him unconscious there. We’re taking him to my family’s treatment center now. Zyrelle will come get you p>
“I’m coming,” I said immediately.
Zyrelle arrived within minutes.
The drive felt endless, every second stretching tight with unease. My wolf paced relentlessly beneath my skin, claws scraping against instinct, sensing something deeply wrong.
By the time we reached the treatment center, the tension in the air was suffocating.
Moonclaw guards filled the entrance-too many of them. Their scents were sharp with agitation, their postures rigid, eyes scanning like predators bracing for war.
Damon.
I hadn’t seen Ezra’s Beta in some time.
But this… this wasn’t normal.
Something had happened.
Something really bad.
“Explain it clearly p>
Grandfather Vargan’s voice thundered down the corridor.
I spotted him at the far end, standing beside Ezra and one of the healers. The air around them felt heavy, thick with authority and restrained fury. I moved without thinking.
The moment I reached Ezra, I grabbed his hand—and he pulled me into his arms instantly, as if anchoring himself.
“Y-yes, Master Vargan,” the healer began, her voice taut with strain. “I’ve completed the initial examination of Beta Damon… and we found an extreme concentration of Silverroot Lustvine in his bloodstream p>
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My breath caught.
Silverroot Lustvine.
Even the name made my wolf recoil.
A forbidden plant. Potent. Dangerous. Known to ignite desire into something uncontrollable-something
savage.
“It seems it was administered forcefully,” the healer continued. “His body responded, but his mind resisted. The strain has caused severe neurological trauma p>
A chilll slid down my spine.
“Describe the state he was found in,” Vargan ordered.
A guard stepped forward, his expression grim. “He was bare, Master. With a dagger in his hand. Positioned as though he intended to-” he hesitated, jaw tightening, “-cut himself p>
Horror flooded through me.
My wolf let out a low, distressed whine.
To fight something that powerful, to the point of turning a blade against his own vital point…
Damon must have endured a living hell before he finally succumbed to unconsciousness.
“Who the hell dares do that to the Beta of Moonclaw Pack?” Vargan roared, his voice laced with lethal fury.
Then something shifted in his expression-realization striking hard.
“It was only yesterday that the Moon Phase began when every wolf feels that overwhelming pull toward their mate,” he muttered. “Damon hasn’t even found his yet.” His gaze darkened. “And even if he had… why would he fight it like that? Why would he go so far as to try to cut off his own manhood p>
“Not his mate,” Vargan concluded sharply. “This wasn’t a bond.” His eyes turned cold. “This was manipulation p>
The room seemed to tighten.
Ezra hadn’t spoken.
But I felt the shift in his aura.
It rolled off him now-dark, suffocating, threaded with something lethal.
This was wrath.
Controlled.
Deadly.
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“Someone wanted to use him,” Vargan said grimly. “To break him. Or worse p>
Footsteps echoed rapidly down the corridor.
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“Ezra!” Zyrelle’s voice cut through the tension as she rushed toward us, a tablet clutched tightly in her hand. “We have results from the investigation p>
Ezra didn’t move, but the air around him dropped several degrees. “Speak p>
Her voice steadied, though urgency bled through. “We have a name. Beatrix. She’s a she-wolf native to Lunaris,” Zyrelle continued. “Runs multiple pleasure houses and night establishments. According to witnesses… she’s had her eyes on your Beta for quite some time p>
My stomach twisted.
“And last night,” Zyrelle finished, her voice tightening, “on the first night of the spring phase… she made her raove p>
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The Betrayed Princess Rising
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