Under the Skin of Lies
In Illuminés, the City of a Thousand Lights, power belongs to alphas and obedience is carved into the bones of omegas. Soren was supposed to be safe a beta, invisible, untouchable. But fate branded him with the rarest mark: an Omega Dominant, a living anomaly whose beauty could ignite wars and whose scent could bend kings to their knees.
He hides behind layers of powder and lies, serving in the Palace of Golden Ashes where predators roam and secrets bleed through gilded walls. Every breath is a gamble, every glance a blade. Because if they discover what he is, he won’t just lose his freedom he’ll lose himself.
And when the Alpha of Alphas turns his gaze toward him, survival becomes a dangerous game of desire and power.
PS: It my first tentative to write a novel so it will not be perfect but I will still try enjoy☺️
Table of contents
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Chapter 78 — What Veth Wants2026-04-26 04:30
- 1Chapter 1: Shadow Beneath the Light2025-11-29 21:16
- 2Chapter 2: The Fragrance of Fear2025-11-30 01:37
- 3Chapter 3: Shadows in the Marble2025-12-01 10:08
- 4Chapter 4: The Hunt2025-12-03 08:00
- 5Chapter 5: The Confrontation2025-12-04 01:34
- 6Chapter 6: The Royal Bath- Part 12025-12-05 03:34
- 7Chapter 6 : The Royal Bath- Part 22025-12-06 05:26
- 8Chapter 7: The Awakening2025-12-08 03:55
- 9Chapter 8: The Shape of Permanence2025-12-09 08:27
- 10Chapter 9: Preparation2025-12-10 09:00
- 11Chapter 10 – A Crown Beside His2025-12-11 09:00
- 12Chapter 11 – The Night Cracks2025-12-14 07:00
- 13Chapter 12 – The Velvet Blade2025-12-16 10:45
- 14Chapter 13 – The Risk He Keeps Choosing2025-12-18 07:00
- 15Chapter 14 – The First Crack2025-12-20 07:00
- 16Chapter 15 – Ash Before Dawn2025-12-23 06:00
- 17Chapter 16 – The West Hall2025-12-31 23:56
- 18Chapter 17 - The Price of Silence2026-01-02 06:24
- 19Chapter 18 – Ash in Their Mouths2026-01-05 12:41
- 20Chapter 19 – Lines in Blood2026-01-06 06:32
- 21Chapter 20 – Threads Beyond the Walls2026-01-07 03:14
- 22Chapter 21 – New Ground2026-01-08 06:48
- 23Chapter 22 –The Trap in Silk2026-01-08 06:53
- 24Chapter 23 – Angles and Edges2026-01-13 01:00
- 25Chapter 24 – Velvet Fault Lines2026-01-15 01:00
- 26Chapter 25 – Ledgers and Lies2026-01-17 01:00
- 27Chapter 26 – The Second Thread2026-01-19 13:00
- 28Chapter 27 – Echoes at the Gate2026-01-20 13:00
- 29Chapter 28 – The Cost of Quiet2026-01-21 13:00
- 30Chapter 29 – Names on Paper2026-01-22 13:00
- 31Chapter 30 – The Shape of an Empire2026-01-23 13:00
- 32Chapter 31 – Lines in the Stone2026-01-24 13:00
- 33Chapter 32 – Cracks in the Wall2026-01-26 13:00
- 34Chapter 33 – The Snake’s Trail2026-01-27 13:00
- 35Chapter 34 – Lanterns in the Dust2026-01-28 13:07
- 36Chapter 35 – Choosing the Night2026-01-30 10:26
- 37Chapter 36 – Shifting Weights2026-02-01 03:54
- 38Chapter 37 – Lines in the Dust2026-02-01 03:57
- 39Chapter 38 – Crossed Wires2026-02-02 08:28
- 40Chapter 39 – What Breaks and What Bends2026-02-08 16:24
- 41Chapter 40 – Dead Lines2026-02-11 14:05
- 42Chapter 41 – The Cart That Did Not Arrive2026-02-11 14:22
- 43Chapter 42 – The Road Between2026-02-14 00:19
- 44Chapter 44 – Between Walls and Water2026-02-14 21:01
- 45Chapter 43 – The Quiet Siege2026-02-17 14:53
- 46Chapter 45 – Things That Don’t Stay Still2026-02-18 23:20
- 47Chapter 46 – What the Walls Hear2026-02-22 17:33
- 48Chapter 47 – Things That Climb2026-02-22 17:42
- 49Chapter 48 – Edges of the Board2026-02-24 13:46
- 50Chapter 49 – Other People’s Numbers2026-03-05 03:01
- 51Chapter 50 – When Things Push Back2026-03-07 02:48
- 52Chapter 51 – The Price of Light2026-03-09 09:55
- 53Chapter 52 – Lines You Don’t See2026-03-11 14:15
- 54Chapter 53 – The Weight of Voices2026-03-13 16:14
- 55Chapter 54 – On Three Fronts2026-03-15 20:19
- 56Chapter 55 – Ink and Knives2026-03-16 09:38
- 57Chapter 56 – Dawn Under Oath2026-03-23 15:02
- 58Chapter 57 – Terms of Inquiry2026-03-23 15:02
- 59Chapter 58 – The Lion of Dawn2026-03-26 11:37
- 60Chapter 59 – Withheld Dawn2026-03-30 08:21
- 61Chapter 60 – Ledgers on the Table2026-03-30 13:11
- 62Chapter 61 – On the Stand2026-04-01 12:46
- 63Chapter 62 – The King’s Verdict2026-04-03 04:57
- 64Chapter 63 – Ash and Quiet2026-04-04 04:24
- 65Chapter 64 — Lines on Skin, Lines on Maps2026-04-04 04:25
- 66Chapter 65 — The Space Between2026-04-05 05:12
- 67Chapter 66 – The Mouths of the City2026-04-05 05:12
- 68Chapter 67 – Teeth in the Dark2026-04-06 16:23
- 69Chapter 68 – What the Body Remembers2026-04-07 15:50
- 70Chapter 69 – The Door Between2026-04-09 23:36
- 71Chapter 70 – Marks the World Cannot See2026-04-14 13:51
- 72Chapter 71 – The Scent of Tomorrow2026-04-19 20:45
- 73Chapter 72 – Seven Days of Gravity2026-04-19 21:00
- 74Chapter 73 – Where the Teeth Go2026-04-19 21:01
- 75Chapter 74 — The Weight of Morning2026-04-19 21:01
- 76Chapter 75 — What the Room Knows2026-04-19 21:01
- 77Chapter 76 — What the Letter Knows2026-04-24 05:55
- 78Chapter 77 — The Name in the Room2026-04-24 05:55
- 79Chapter 78 — What Veth Wants2026-04-26 04:30
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