The Duchess and the Devil - Chapter 41

Astrid dedicated her life to Leon, believing in their love, their pack, their future. But the devastating return of her sister, Clara, as Leon's destined mate, shatters Astrid's carefully constructed world. Betrayal cuts deep, leaving Astrid stripped bare and forced to confront a horrifying truth: her loyalty was misplaced, her sacrifices meaningless.Just as despair threatens to consume her, Kaeleen, a magnetic and rebellious Alpha from a rival pack, storms into her life, igniting a forbidden passion that challenges everything she thought she knew. He offers her a chance to escape the suffocating control of her past, to claim a life of her own, a life where she is the priority.But Leon won't relinquish his prize so easily. Obsessed and dangerously possessive, he unleashes a storm of violence and manipulation, determined to drag Astrid back into the darkness. Now, Astrid must make a desperate choice: succumb to the chains of her past, or embrace the dangerous allure of a love that could save her... or ignite a war that will consume them all.

The course of commitments never did run smooth.

“I am Yang Jian. By the time you read this, I've already been dead...”A strange parchment, an eye that peeks into the darkness. This is the memoir of a person who survived.

Traveling into the world of Genshin Impact—and of all places, ending up in Snezhnaya, which hasn’t even been released yet.A catastrophic start… but luckily, he received the gaze of an Aeon.With a single punch, he shattered a Fatui Debt Collector.With three punches, he brought down the Captain.As the knight’s helmet in the Captain’s hand crunched beneath Su Ran’s palm—The voice of the Tsaritsa rang out in sorrow:“Please… spare him.”Su Ran smirked. “Beg me?”The Tsaritsa whispered, “I beg you… please, spare him.”Looking up at the familiar figure upon the throne, he finally loosened his grip.~-------visit my pa treon for 30+ advanced chapters:pat reon .com/YonkoSlayer