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Chapter 5 When the Past Shows Up

Word Count: 1255    |    Released on: 02/02/2025

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Carrington, the downtrodden twin who had been blamed,

different air-graceful, assured, someone who had conquered

on pack now glimmered like a rare jewel in New Orleans' elite s

usic, lights, and elegantly dressed guests. Beside me stood Leo Asht

owd. I was his, and he was mine. His eyes held an admiration and tenderness only I k

nto my ears, his voice low and te

h a sense of safety I rarely felt. "So do I," I

tched, dissected. I froze, my breath catching in my throat. Turning slowly, my g

him.

aw as the day it had happened. My mind raced back to the rejection, t

and dismissive, tearing down the fr

and disbelief. He stood in stunned silence, his eyes locki

usand times-where I was free, strong, and beyond the reach of those who'd tried to break me. And

back to the present. His hand tightened around my waist, his kee

ore potent dread than I'd thought possible. My mother, with that familiar calculating look, stood be

e they

me with an intensity that went beyond mere curiosity. He looked at

e, of silent suffering, of whispered accusations. It was as if they had come

e. I was no longer the helpless girl they'd once discarded. But I a

, I'm no

ifting into that of an Alpha assessing a p

ise my

asked, his voice soft

oice barely audible. "Th

o's jaw clenched as he pieced together the gravity

locked on my mother's piercin

s, so much like my own, burned with a mix of disdain and anger. She took me in, from my e

ay your shame with luxury? Do you think this life makes you any different? Underneath i

ld feel the old wounds reopening, each syllable she spoke slicing throug

t you died. But here you are, parading around as if you belong in the land of the liv

e, but it didn't last. Because at that moment, Leo stepped

and walk away unscathed," Leo said, his words

nged wary glances. But while my parents faltered, Connor did not. His

y body come alive. It was a pull I despised, a connection I had sworn to seve

words low and filled with a dark, possessi

me that after everything--made me laug

ing with fury. "Didn't you r

ade a mistake," he said, voice thick with somethi

as I looked at his direction, I felt the weight of every emotion I'd

d one more time, his

ould kill him. Who the h

sent collided. "How did I get here?" I muttered as I found mysel

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Contents

Chapter 1 Wolfless Chapter 2 Rejected Chapter 3 Saved by a Stranger Chapter 4 Ivy Blackwood Chapter 5 When the Past Shows Up Chapter 6 His, Always His Chapter 7 Hunted By Guilt
Chapter 8 Mine to Protect
Chapter 9 Fading Bonds
Chapter 10 Connor's Resolve
Chapter 11 Lavender and Rain
Chapter 12 Shadows of a Twin
Chapter 13 Lila's Mask
Chapter 14 The King's Curse
Chapter 15 A Visit From Dina
Chapter 16 Sacrifice Your Light
Chapter 17 In the Grip of Secrets
Chapter 18 Where Have You Been
Chapter 19 Her Shadow
Chapter 20 Lost in the Hunger
Chapter 21 His Nightmare
Chapter 22 A Sister's Hatred
Chapter 23 Twin Shadows
Chapter 24 Seeds of Doubt
Chapter 25 Cracks in the Armor
Chapter 26 In the Grip of the Beast
Chapter 27 Running with the Past
Chapter 28 Alpha vs. Alpha
Chapter 29 The Chase of Shadows
Chapter 30 The Keeper
Chapter 31 Ivy's Nightmare
Chapter 32 A Safe Place...Or Is It
Chapter 33 Who is Leo Ashton
Chapter 34 The Alpha's Burden
Chapter 35 Secrets and Spells
Chapter 36 The Talisman
Chapter 37 When Bonds Collide
Chapter 38 Old Flames
Chapter 39 Ivy's Dilemma
Chapter 40 A Mother's Hatred
Chapter 41 The Storm Within
Chapter 42 The Call of the Night
Chapter 43 An Odd Howl
Chapter 44 Not a Rogue
Chapter 45 Him
Chapter 46 Another Past
Chapter 47 The Black Rose
Chapter 48 Blood
Chapter 49 A Knock in the Night
Chapter 50 The Alpha vs. The Father
Chapter 51 A King Revealed
Chapter 52 Unspoken Fears
Chapter 53 A Wolf That Shouldn't Be
Chapter 54 Shadows of Change
Chapter 55 Checkmate
Chapter 56 The Trap and the Twist
Chapter 57 The Other Woman
Chapter 58 Ivy is Gone
Chapter 59 One step Behind
Chapter 60 The Hunt for Ivy
Chapter 61 I Want You
Chapter 62 Trapped
Chapter 63 Bound in Fear
Chapter 64 Prophecy of Doom
Chapter 65 The Rune's Warning
Chapter 66 The Coldest Bond
Chapter 67 The Real Monsters
Chapter 68 Marked by Fate
Chapter 69 Can You Keep A Secret
Chapter 70 Corporate Drama
Chapter 71 The King's Failure
Chapter 72 His Mate, His Fight
Chapter 73 The Chains of Fate
Chapter 74 The Stalker Returns
Chapter 75 Who is Dante
Chapter 76 A Father's Wrath
Chapter 77 A Debt to be Paid
Chapter 78 Twisted Reflections
Chapter 79 Traitors
Chapter 80 Hunger
Chapter 81 Seeds of Deceit
Chapter 82 Brewing Regret
Chapter 83 The Rift
Chapter 84 Manipulation
Chapter 85 Shattered Illusions
Chapter 86 Caught in Their Web
Chapter 87 The Switch
Chapter 88 Lila's Script
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