<i>Zephyrine </i>


    “She will be fine.”


    “Are you sure? She hasn’t woken up since yesterday.”


    “Will you calm down?”


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    “Oh, please. If baby brother returns from the steel room and finds his woman in bed, even we both will pay for it.” Princess Serena’s voice came, and I stirred gently.


    Fluttering my eyelids open, I found myself staring at the candle chandeliers above, warmth from the bed chamber enveloping me pleasantly.<fn4730> This text is hosted at Find~Novel</fn4730>


    The scent here was different, moreforting than anything I could have imagined. It almost felt like the afterlife. Wait…


    “Is she…” I heard footsteps approaching. My goodness, she’s awake!”


    I blinked and looked up


    “My gods. Zephyrinthe beautiful face of Princess Mearez.


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    Ou hear me?”


    Of course I could hear her loud and clear. The only thing that felt strange was my wolf. Having been stripped of her mate, I felt… empty. I gently opened my eyes again and tried to sit up, but Princess Mearez came to help me.


    “I think you shouldn’t <i>try </i>to stand just yet, Zephyrine. You’re still healing,” she said. I shook my head.


    “I’m fine.” I refused to allow the useless bond I had with Nyroth to weigh me down.


    I sat up, resting my back against the headboard, and looked around. I realized I was in Princess Mearez’s bedchamber. The door was locked, and Princess Serena sat at the bed’s edge, concern written across her face.


    “You should drink,” Princess Mearez said, holding out a wooden cup filled with potion. “It will help you regain your strength. Gulp it all down at once.”


    I nodded and obeyed, swallowing the bitter herbal potion before passing the cup back to her. She returned it to its ce, then ced a soft palm over mine,


    “Are you okay? Zephyrine, how do you feel?”


    I nodded, sighing.


    “I’m fine. How did I get here? How long have I been out?”


    The two Lycan Princesses exchanged a look, and Princess Serena replied,


    “Your Beta helped bring you here. He’s at the guest hall now. You’ve been out sincest night.”


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    “Oh.” I sighed again, bowing my head. Last night… I had rejected Nyroth Hue. I was supposed to feel relief, but… why was the tension so thick?


    “I’ve always known there was something more about you, but I never knew it was something like this,” Princess Serena said. I looked up gently at her. That gaze, the charged atmosphere… it told me something


    was wrong.


    I shifted my gaze to Princess Mearez and noticed her eyes lowered. I swallowed, feeling uneasy.


    “I… I apologize. I know… I shouldn’t have kept my identity a secret. Trust me, I have my reasons.”


    No words came in response, making me feel even more ufortable.


    “Princess…”


    “By any chance, Zephyrine…” Princess Mearez cut in softly, staring into my eyes. “By any chance… did you inform the King?”


    I swallowed hard, lowering my gaze and biting my lower lip.


    “No.”


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    and I looked at her in confusion. “Why keepi


    “Why not?” Princess Serena’s voice was sharper a secret from a man who… who you love?”


    “Watch your tone, Serena. We won’t me her,” Princess Mearez said gently. But Serena only looked away, frowning. For a moment, I didn’t blink. Something was very wrong.


    Slowly, I turned back to Princess Mearez, my heart beginning to race.


    “What’s wrong?”


    “It’s…” she began, then shook her head. “I’ll inform your Beta you’re fine now. The night is still young. I’ll have the guard open the gate to grant you safe passage, and…”


    “I’m not leaving just yet,” I interrupted gently, eyes fixed on hers. “Not until I know what’s wrong with my identity with you.”


    Silence fell. Dead silence, the tension rising. This was different. I had never felt anything like it.


    “Zephyrine…”


    “Where is Lycannar?” I asked quietly, my heart thudding uncontrobly. “What’s wrong? Why? You don’t want me again because I’m not a rogue?”


    “Don’t say that,” Princess Mearez scolded, and I searched her eyes.


    “Then what? Because I’m an Alpha?”


    “Zephyrine…”


    “An Ashmere?”


    Her gaze went icy at the name. Even Princess Serena bowed her head in silence. That confirmed my fear.


    It was my identity as an Ashmere that unsettled them.


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    I rose from the bed, noticing I was wearing a new gown. I moved toward the door, but Princess Mearez stepped in front of me. For a brief moment, I saw fear and warning sh in her eyes.


    “Zephyrine… apart from being my brother’s woman, I’ve loved you from the first moment as a sister. I beg you… take my advice. You have to leave this Kingdom.”


    That shattered everything. Wait… what?


    “Why?” I asked, cautious, but she couldn’t answer Princess Serena rose from the bed.


    “Let her go. We both know whatever path she takes… she will never be free from the Lycan King,” she said and My heart sank further.


    What did she mean by that? What in this Shifter Empire did she mean?


    What did me being an Ashmere have to do with the Lycan Kingdom? What did it have to do with Lycannar Blood?


    That question burned in my mind as I made my way toward the ck tower.


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