Synopsis
SHE CUT OFF HER BEAUTIFUL HAIR TO SAVE HER BROTHER — THEN THE ALPHA KING MISTOOK HER FOR HIS STABLE BOY 🐺✂️❤️
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Elodie Vale cut off her beautiful golden hair to buy medicine for her dying brother. Disguised in his clothes, she enters the royal palace to collect his unpaid wages—and is mistaken for Basil, a fifteen-year-old stable boy.
One honest mistake becomes an impossible lie when Elodie calms Filada, the dangerous white mare no groom can touch. Alpha King Arvid Dravener orders “Basil” to live inside the palace and train the horse intended for his future queen.
Arvid believes his new stable boy is underfed, fearless and far too willing to argue with a king. Elodie knows the truth could cost her family everything. But as missing grain, poisoned horses and an old accusation against her father draw her deeper into the palace, hiding her sex becomes the least dangerous secret she carries.
Because Elodie is not wolfless. Her wolf has only been starving.
Chapters
1.1
Chapter 1: Twelve Silver Pieces — Part 1 of 2
659 words
1.2
Chapter 1: Twelve Silver Pieces — Part 2 of 2
659 words
2.1
Chapter 2: The Job She Saved Too Well — Part 1 of 2
565 words
2.2
Chapter 2: The Job She Saved Too Well — Part 2 of 2
565 words
3.1
Chapter 3: The Servants’ Wing — Part 1 of 2
576 words
3.2
Chapter 3: The Servants’ Wing — Part 2 of 2
576 words
4.1
Chapter 4: The Boy Who Answers Back — Part 1 of 2
634 words
4.2
Chapter 4: The Boy Who Answers Back — Part 2 of 2
634 words
5.1
Chapter 5: Ask, Don’t Command — Part 1 of 2
672 words
5.2
Chapter 5: Ask, Don’t Command — Part 2 of 2
672 words
6.1
Chapter 6: A Thief in the Dark — Part 1 of 2
599 words
6.2
Chapter 6: A Thief in the Dark — Part 2 of 2
599 words
7.1
Chapter 7: A King Who Pays His Debts — Part 1 of 2
735 words
7.2
Chapter 7: A King Who Pays His Debts — Part 2 of 2
735 words
8.1
Chapter 8: Two Basils — Part 1 of 2
615 words
8.2
Chapter 8: Two Basils — Part 2 of 2
615 words
9.1
Chapter 9: The Twin Lie — Part 1 of 2
557 words
9.2
Chapter 9: The Twin Lie — Part 2 of 2
557 words
10
Chapter 10: My Sister’s Place
986 words
11
Chapter 11: The King Notices Everything
973 words
12.1
Chapter 12: Among Wolves — Part 1 of 2
522 words
12.2
Chapter 12: Among Wolves — Part 2 of 2
522 words
13.1
Chapter 13: The Fall — Part 1 of 2
510 words
13.2
Chapter 13: The Fall — Part 2 of 2
510 words
14.1
Chapter 14: The Secret He Keeps — Part 1 of 2
590 words
14.2
Chapter 14: The Secret He Keeps — Part 2 of 2
590 words
15.1
Chapter 15: She Thinks She Is Safe — Part 1 of 2
595 words
15.2
Chapter 15: She Thinks She Is Safe — Part 2 of 2
595 words
16.1
Chapter 16: Tell Me About Your Sister — Part 1 of 2
630 words
16.2
Chapter 16: Tell Me About Your Sister — Part 2 of 2
630 words
17.1
Chapter 17: A Room of Her Own — Part 1 of 2
574 words
17.2
Chapter 17: A Room of Her Own — Part 2 of 2
574 words
18.1
Chapter 18: The Woman He Must Not See — Part 1 of 2
682 words
18.2
Chapter 18: The Woman He Must Not See — Part 2 of 2
682 words
19.1
Chapter 19: The Future Queen Arrives — Part 1 of 2
682 words
19.2
Chapter 19: The Future Queen Arrives — Part 2 of 2
682 words
20.1
Chapter 20: Too Much Knowledge — Part 1 of 2
607 words
20.2
Chapter 20: Too Much Knowledge — Part 2 of 2
607 words
21.1
Chapter 21: How Long Have You Known? — Part 1 of 2
619 words
21.2
Chapter 21: How Long Have You Known? — Part 2 of 2
619 words
22.1
Chapter 22: The Door She Could Leave Through — Part 1 of 2
622 words
22.2
Chapter 22: The Door She Could Leave Through — Part 2 of 2
622 words
23.1
Chapter 23: Her Own Name — Part 1 of 2
647 words
23.2
Chapter 23: Her Own Name — Part 2 of 2
647 words
24.1
Chapter 24: A Woman in the Stable Yard — Part 1 of 2
579 words
24.2
Chapter 24: A Woman in the Stable Yard — Part 2 of 2
579 words
25.1
Chapter 25: The Woman Wearing Her Hair — Part 1 of 2
574 words
25.2
Chapter 25: The Woman Wearing Her Hair — Part 2 of 2
574 words
26.1
Chapter 26: No Rival Here — Part 1 of 2
576 words
26.2
Chapter 26: No Rival Here — Part 2 of 2
576 words
27.1
Chapter 27: The Dance He Should Not Teach — Part 1 of 2
590 words
27.2
Chapter 27: The Dance He Should Not Teach — Part 2 of 2
590 words
28.1
Chapter 28: No Secret Mistress — Part 1 of 2
612 words
28.2
Chapter 28: No Secret Mistress — Part 2 of 2
612 words
29.1
Chapter 29: Do You Believe Me? — Part 1 of 2
539 words
29.2
Chapter 29: Do You Believe Me? — Part 2 of 2
539 words
30.1
Chapter 30: Save Her First — Part 1 of 2
574 words
30.2
Chapter 30: Save Her First — Part 2 of 2
574 words
31.1
Chapter 31: My Father's Signature — Part 1 of 2
576 words
31.2
Chapter 31: My Father's Signature — Part 2 of 2
576 words
32.1
Chapter 32: A Courtship Without a Crown — Part 1 of 2
539 words
32.2
Chapter 32: A Courtship Without a Crown — Part 2 of 2
539 words
33.1
Chapter 33: Too Many Heartbeats — Part 1 of 2
527 words
33.2
Chapter 33: Too Many Heartbeats — Part 2 of 2
527 words
34.1
Chapter 34: Into the Fire — Part 1 of 2
526 words
34.2
Chapter 34: Into the Fire — Part 2 of 2
526 words
35.1
Chapter 35: The Wolf That Slept — Part 1 of 2
526 words
35.2
Chapter 35: The Wolf That Slept — Part 2 of 2
526 words
36.1
Chapter 36: Half a Shift — Part 1 of 2
523 words
36.2
Chapter 36: Half a Shift — Part 2 of 2
523 words
37.1
Chapter 37: Not Because Fate Said So — Part 1 of 2
527 words
37.2
Chapter 37: Not Because Fate Said So — Part 2 of 2
527 words
38.1
Chapter 38: Letting Her Leave — Part 1 of 2
512 words
38.2
Chapter 38: Letting Her Leave — Part 2 of 2
512 words
39.1
Chapter 39: The Empty Granaries — Part 1 of 2
522 words
39.2
Chapter 39: The Empty Granaries — Part 2 of 2
522 words
40.1
Chapter 40: The Grave Without a Body — Part 1 of 2
533 words
40.2
Chapter 40: The Grave Without a Body — Part 2 of 2
533 words
41.1
Chapter 41: The Bone Whistle — Part 1 of 2
523 words
41.2
Chapter 41: The Bone Whistle — Part 2 of 2
523 words
42.1
Chapter 42: The Roadside Fight — Part 1 of 2
505 words
42.2
Chapter 42: The Roadside Fight — Part 2 of 2
505 words
43.1
Chapter 43: The King Who Stops Hiding — Part 1 of 2
550 words
43.2
Chapter 43: The King Who Stops Hiding — Part 2 of 2
550 words
44
Chapter 44: The Bride Who Says No
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45
Chapter 45: One Night Without Hiding
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46
Chapter 46: Useful at Last
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47
Chapter 47: The Father Who Lived
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48
Chapter 48: Harvest Day
918 words
49
Chapter 49: My Brother for a Ledger
928 words
50
Chapter 50: A King Without His Army
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51
Chapter 51: The Horse’s Road
916 words
52
Chapter 52: A Treaty Made by Women
924 words
53
Chapter 53: The Herd Answers
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54
Chapter 54: No Claim Without Consent
978 words
55.1
Chapter 55: The Golden Wolf — Part 1 of 2
523 words
55.2
Chapter 55: The Golden Wolf — Part 2 of 2
523 words
56.1
Chapter 56: The Arena Exchange — Part 1 of 2
504 words
56.2
Chapter 56: The Arena Exchange — Part 2 of 2
504 words
57.1
Chapter 57: The Debt of a Father — Part 1 of 2
530 words
57.2
Chapter 57: The Debt of a Father — Part 2 of 2
530 words
58
Chapter 58: The King Returns on Foot
938 words
59.1
Chapter 59: The Stable Boys’ Rebellion — Part 1 of 2
551 words
59.2
Chapter 59: The Stable Boys’ Rebellion — Part 2 of 2
551 words
60.1
Chapter 60: Filada Chooses Her Rider — Part 1 of 2
536 words
60.2
Chapter 60: Filada Chooses Her Rider — Part 2 of 2
536 words
61
Chapter 61: Her Father’s Name
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62
Chapter 62: The Arrow
971 words
63.1
Chapter 63: Alpha Against Traitor — Part 1 of 2
529 words
63.2
Chapter 63: Alpha Against Traitor — Part 2 of 2
529 words
64.1
Chapter 64: The Heartwolf’s Choice — Part 1 of 2
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64.2
Chapter 64: The Heartwolf’s Choice — Part 2 of 2
523 words
65.1
Chapter 65: Stay Because You Choose To — Part 1 of 2
532 words
65.2
Chapter 65: Stay Because You Choose To — Part 2 of 2
532 words
66.1
Chapter 66: The Trial of Vaelor Renn — Part 1 of 2
515 words
66.2
Chapter 66: The Trial of Vaelor Renn — Part 2 of 2
515 words
67.1
Chapter 67: A Job with His Own Name — Part 1 of 2
514 words
67.2
Chapter 67: A Job with His Own Name — Part 2 of 2
514 words
68.1
Chapter 68: Not Queen Yet — Part 1 of 2
503 words
68.2
Chapter 68: Not Queen Yet — Part 2 of 2
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69.1
Chapter 69: The Queen Who Came Home — Part 1 of 2
508 words
69.2
Chapter 69: The Queen Who Came Home — Part 2 of 2
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70
Chapter 70: Coming Home Alive
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71.1
Chapter 71: The Council Seat — Part 1 of 2
508 words
71.2
Chapter 71: The Council Seat — Part 2 of 2
508 words
72.1
Chapter 72: The Second Proposal — Part 1 of 2
505 words
72.2
Chapter 72: The Second Proposal — Part 2 of 2
505 words
73
Chapter 73: The Mark She Understands
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74.1
Chapter 74: A Dress for Short Hair — Part 1 of 2
553 words
74.2
Chapter 74: A Dress for Short Hair — Part 2 of 2
553 words
75.1
Chapter 75: Fifteen No More — Part 1 of 2
548 words
75.2
Chapter 75: Fifteen No More — Part 2 of 2
548 words
76.1
Chapter 76: The King Who Asks — Part 1 of 2
540 words
76.2
Chapter 76: The King Who Asks — Part 2 of 2
540 words
77.1
Chapter 77: The Queen's First Order — Part 1 of 2
535 words
77.2
Chapter 77: The Queen's First Order — Part 2 of 2
535 words
78.1
Chapter 78: The School in the Old Stable — Part 1 of 2
533 words
78.2
Chapter 78: The School in the Old Stable — Part 2 of 2
533 words
79.1
Chapter 79: A Child, Not an Heir First — Part 1 of 2
504 words
79.2
Chapter 79: A Child, Not an Heir First — Part 2 of 2
504 words
80.1
Chapter 80: What Grew Back — Part 1 of 2
519 words
80.2
Chapter 80: What Grew Back — Part 2 of 2
519 words
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