⚜️ Act I – Awakening (Ch 1-100)
1-10 Campus life: Lyra's charm hides emptiness; Aiden arrives; his scent triggers strange thirst.
11-20 Hallucinations, dreams of crimson halls; Mira notices Lyra's fading warmth.
21-30 Accident in lab—Lyra heals instantly; Aiden sees.
31-40 Aiden reveals his mission: guarding dormant bloodlines.
41-50 Lyra learns she's not human; flashes of her mother, the fallen queen.
51-60 Introduction of the Four Knights; humor and rivalry brighten tone.
61-70 Lyra's hunger endangers Mira; guilt deepens.
71-80 First meeting with Cael—the villain twin; his beauty unsettles her.
81-90 Cael teases her insightfully: "You smile with borrowed light."
91-100 Aiden confesses he's known her since childhood memory wiped; she faints hearing her true name: Lyra Varelle of the Crimson Court.
🩸 Act II – The Hidden Kingdom (Ch 101-200)
101-110 Transition to the vampire realm, Nocthara.
111-130 World-building—moonstone cities, rose-veined rivers, sky with twin moons.
131-140 Reunion with Eryn; shock and protectiveness bloom.
141-150 Court etiquette lessons; Lyra's empathy slowly returns.
151-160 She quarrels with Knight Solas about human frailty; ends in mutual respect.
161-170 Cael aids her secretly, showing her mother's letters.
171-180 Political tensions—rumors of queen-blood revival.
181-190 Aiden's tenderness vs Cael's provocation; emotional triangle forms.
191-200 Festival scene: Lyra dances barefoot in starlight—first genuine joy.
🌒 Act III – Echoes of Blood (Ch 201-300)
201-210 Mira visits realm accidentally; becomes target of radicals.
211-230 Lyra rescues her, proving compassion.
231-240 Selene's existence revealed—cold, regal elder sister.
241-260 Misunderstandings—court fears Selene's return; Lyra defends her.
261-270 Cael and Aiden forced to cooperate on border mission—bond strengthens.
271-280 Eryn trains under Aiden; vows to protect Lyra.
281-290 Cael hints that Selene once loved their father's slayer.
291-300 Lyra begins to feel heartbeats when near family—a metaphor for awakening emotions.
🔥 Act IV – Thorns & Crowns (Ch 301-400)
301-320 Vote for new queen announced.
321-340 Selene returns; mirror-image tension with Lyra.
341-350 Villain partner revealed: a woman identical to Lyra—Selene's twin form?
351-360 Cael's jealousy, playful yet tragic.
361-370 Lyra learns ritual truth: queen must be sacrificed.
371-380 Selene's hidden deal with Cael—protect Lyra until her return.
381-390 Aiden and Cael's friendship fractures; both love Lyra differently.
391-400 Lyra admits her fear of feeling; Aiden kisses her hand, "Then feel with me."
🌹 Act V – Crimson Dawn (Ch 401-500)
401-420 Ritual day nears; kingdom split between tradition and reform.
421-430 Cael's wish revealed—to marry Lyra, merging power lines.
431-440 Officials furious; Eryn crowned to preserve bloodline.
441-460 Selene sacrifices herself instead; Lyra's scream shatters spell.
461-470 Lyra's emotions flood back—love, grief, awe.
471-480 Aiden kneels before new queen Eryn; Cael disappears into dawn.
481-490 Lyra plants a garden where blood once flowed—roses bloom white.
491-500 Epilogue: letters from each—Aiden's devotion, Cael's bittersweet blessing, Selene's posthumous note, Mira's laughter.
Final line: "Her heart, once hollow, beat for all their worlds."