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 08 Alaric took a violent step forward. “That was Ella’s birth pendant!” Rosalie clapped a hand over her mouth, her body swaying. Silas said, “Three days after the festival, a young boy came to Reed’s Old Goods to pawn this item. He
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He Sold Me Into Slavery I Returned As Queen Chapter 07 I asked, “Fifteen years ago, on the Full Moon Festival, did you take a fare out of the city?” Owen nodded. “I did.” “After midnight, a young boy hired my wagon from the alley behind Festival Square to Willow Slope, just
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He Sold Me Into Slavery I Returned As Queen Chapter 06 I looked at the scar. I had left it there. My mouth had filled with blood from biting her, and still, I hadn’t escaped. Cedric let out a cold laugh. “There were plenty of boys in the capital with burn
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He Sold Me Into Slavery I Returned As Queen Chapter 05 Greta knelt before the witness stand, trembling all over. She was old now, her face a web of wrinkles, her hair almost entirely white. But her eyes hadn’t changed. Calculating. Greedy. Still appraising people the way one appraises goods. Lucian
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He Sold Me Into Slavery I Returned As Queen Chapter 04 When Cedric was brought into the hall, he was still wearing his candidate’s uniform. He wore the old stone badge and looked pale, yet his expression was calm. He was very good at playing the part. There was a restrained defiance
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He Sold Me Into Slavery I Returned As Queen Chapter 03 Over the next few days, the pressure mounted, wave after wave. On the morning of the third day, the supervising elders submitted a joint petition. Some accused me of interfering in court affairs. Others said I was abusing my power under
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He Sold Me Into Slavery I Returned As Queen Chapter 02 The moment the royal order left the palace, the entire capital erupted. In taverns, cafés, and academy halls, it was all anyone could talk about. “This is absurd. The court is selecting a sworn official, not a handmaiden for the Queen.”
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He Sold Me Into Slavery I Returned As Queen Chapter 01 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
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