When I was eight, the boy I’d grown up with sold me to a slave trader with his own two hands.
He did it because he loved my half-sister, Rosalie Raine.
And as long as I was alive, she could never be the Raine family’s sole heir.
So on the Full Moon Festival, Cedric took me by the hand, led me away from home, and delivered me to a she-wolf who reeked of wolfsbane.
When he returned to the pack house, he dropped to his knees before my father and cried so hard he could barely speak.
“It’s all my fault. I wasn’t watching Ella closely enough, and she got lost.”
From that day on, Rosalie became the Raine family’s only registered daughter.
And Cedric became the very picture of an upright young man, praised by all.
Rosalie inherited the bloodline seat. Cedric was accepted into Mooncrown Academy. They were betrothed, and once he passed the royal selection, they would hold a public mating ceremony.
As for me, I was resold seven times.
I served as a contract slave, endured the lash, was branded with hot iron, and nearly died in a plague shed.
The slave traders used wolfsbane to mask my scent and block my healing. By the time I reached the age when a werewolf first shifts, I was too weak to manage the transformation.
Later, a healer named Mara Quinn saved me.
She purged the wolfsbane from my system and taught me to identify herbs and treat injuries.
Fifteen years later, I saved the Lycan King, Lucian, and became his publicly acknowledged Lycan Queen.
That year, the final list of royal candidates was brought before the throne.
And there, among the names, I saw one I recognized.
I smiled.
“Your Majesty, this man is morally unfit. He cannot be permitted to take the final trial.”
He Sold Me Into Slavery I Returned As Queen Chapter 18 Lucian turned to Rosalie next. She sat on the floor, crying so hard she could barely breathe. “Rosalie Raine, you were not the mastermind, but you knowingly concealed a crime, destroyed evidence, and continued to occupy a bloodline seat that was not
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He Sold Me Into Slavery I Returned As Queen Chapter 17 Cedric shook all over, unable to force out another word of defense. Lucian continued issuing orders. “Take him to the Court of Judgment. Bring full charges for abduction, trafficking, falsifying credentials, and perjury.” The guards stepped forward and seized Cedric.
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He Sold Me Into Slavery I Returned As Queen Chapter 16 When Lucian rose from the throne, every councilor in the hall lowered their head. Step by step, he descended from the dais. The black hem of his robes swept over the stone floor, silencing every murmur. “Cedric Vale.” His voice
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He Sold Me Into Slavery I Returned As Queen Chapter 15 There was no gentleness or restraint left on Cedric’s face now. Only ruin. “I was foolish for a moment back then.” “I was young, and seeing Rosalie without a family seat… I couldn’t bear it.” “I only wanted Ella to
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He Sold Me Into Slavery I Returned As Queen Chapter 14 She looked up at me, resentment still smoldering in her eyes. “Ella, you had everything from the very beginning.” “You were the daughter of an Alpha and a Luna. Father, the elders, your mother’s kin—they all protected you.” “And I was
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He Sold Me Into Slavery I Returned As Queen Chapter 13 The edges of the paper were blackened. Only a few lines remained. *Rosalie, what I said when I was drunk was not what I truly meant. The matter with Ella was so many years ago—pretend you never heard it. Once I pass the
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He Sold Me Into Slavery I Returned As Queen Chapter 12 I had an attendant bring forward a small bronze wolf bell. The bell was old. Its clapper had long since broken, and it could no longer make a sound. The moment Cedric saw it, his pupils constricted. It was something he
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He Sold Me Into Slavery I Returned As Queen Chapter 11 Mara entered the royal hall with a medicine box strapped to her back. She saluted the throne. Lucian said, “No need for formality. Tell us what you know.” Mara opened the box and took out a medical record book. “In
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He Sold Me Into Slavery I Returned As Queen Chapter 10 Fog. Even now, hearing that name made my fingertips tremble. That was the slave name Greta had given me. She’d said, “From today on, you’re Fog. Once fog lifts, no one remembers it was ever there.” But I had remembered
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He Sold Me Into Slavery I Returned As Queen Chapter 09 By this point, the evidence was damning enough that no one dared speak for Cedric. But he truly was the kind of man who had clawed his way to where he now stood. Even with his face white as paper, he still
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