Chapter 217 The Seeds Of Jealousy

• Lira
• As I stood at the edge of the grand hall, watching Varek and Nyxara from a distance, my chest tightened with bitterness. The sight of them together, even though there was a palpable coldness between them, made my blood simmer. Nyxara had no right to be at his side. She had no idea what it was like to be close to him, to understand the weight he carried as Alpha King. But there she was, in the position that I had always imagined for myself. The position that should have been mine.
• I’ve known Varek longer than anyone. I’ve been by his side through the bloodshed, the battles, the victories, and the endless political maneuvering that comes with being Alpha King. There was a time when I believed I would be the one standing beside him as his queen. We weren’t just allies; we were friends—something deeper, something unspoken but real. Or so I thought. Before Nyxara.