The Billionaire’s Hidden Bride

The Man Who Should Be Dead The stranger's eyes locked onto Amara. The world seemed to freeze. Even the wind stopped breathing. A strange chill crawled down her spine. She had never met him before. Yet somehow... She knew those eyes. The feeling struck her so suddenly that she staggered backward. Impossible. The man noticed. A slow smile touched his lips. "Interesting." Kael immediately stepped between them. "Don't." The stranger laughed softly. "Still protecting her?" Purple sparks danced across his fingertips. "Tell me, Prince... does she know?" Amara frowned. "Know what?" Neither man answered. The silence itself felt dangerous. Kael's jaw tightened. The stranger took one step forward. Then another. His gaze never left Amara. "You should tell her." "Enough." Kael's voice sounded deadly. But the stranger continued anyway. "Ask him what happened on the Night of Ashes." Amara blinked. The Night of Ashes? The name sounded familiar. Something buried deep inside her memories stirred. A woman's scream. Fire. Blood. Then darkness. A sharp pain exploded behind her eyes. She gasped. The Starfire mark suddenly blazed beneath her skin. Golden light erupted from her shoulder. The mountain shook again. A deafening roar exploded through the canyon. Everyone froze. Even the stranger's confident smile disappeared. Cracks spread across the ancient ruins. The ground beneath Amara's feet split apart. Golden light erupted from the Starfire mark. Then she heard it. A voice. Not from outside. Inside her head. "Run." Amara's heart stopped. The voice came again. Older than time itself. "He has found you." Suddenly, a massive hand burst through the mountain wall. Stone exploded everywhere. Kael grabbed Amara's wrist. The stranger's violet lightning ignited instantly. Neither man was looking at each other anymore. Both were staring at the creature emerging from the darkness. And for the first time in centuries... The Beast King opened his eyes.