Amarantha's POV I was dragged into the dungeon. I sobbed and sobbed as I kissed the dusty ground.As expected, I still belonged to the ground. To the bottom of the food chain. I was still the same old human slave I was once before.I made a lie and tried to trick Iram.That whole night, I was punished. Several guards whipped my back. They were effortlessly doing it without even exerting force. If they did, I would be torn to pieces.I did not plead for them to stop. I just let them hurt me over and over.I deserved this. I deserved to be treated like this. It was because I only wasted his time believing I could heal him. But the truth is, I couldn't. I couldn't heal him. And now, his days are numbered and because of me, he will face his own demise.After what seemed forever, the guards stopped whipping me. They left me hardly breathing. My muscles tremble in excruciating pain. It was unbearable that the pain turned to numbness.I just looked up at the ceiling. Tears automatically ran
Iram's POVI saw everything happen. It was too sudden that I could no longer have a track of time.I was full of rage. But my heart sank at the moment Amarantha was dragged away from me. Her eyes gleamed with despair, pleading for her life.The truth is, I wanted her to at least defend herself. To lie or even tell me that it wasn't true. But she didn't.She bowed her head fully with remorse."I'm so sorry..." was the only sentence I could ever think of. I thought that my ear bled in front of them.My mate had betrayed me. And the moment the truth was revealed, my heart began to constrict. My whole body was frozen. But since everyone was looking at me, I stayed still.I pointed in Amarantha's direction. My eyes darted darkly. "Take her away!"As soon as they took her out of my chamber, I began to fall to my knees. I held my chest. Unable to breathe. I groaned in pain. My world was spinning. I held on to the edge of the bed but my world started to darken. Until I lost consciousness...*
Omnibus' POV I knelt in despair. The moment the punisher's claws lunged at Amarantha's chest, I felt my whole world come crashing down.My eyes became blurry due to my tears.They killed her. They killed my mate.I blamed myself for it. I couldn't do anything but cry. I just kept on pleading with her to defend herself. But she didn't. She let the lies seethe through the people witnessing her death. She just looked at the pool of people and looked like she was only seeing herself. Alone and neglected.She only saw her pain, her despair.I could feel the pain of departure raising inside my chest. I automatically held onto my chest. I started having difficulty breathing.If I'm going to die with her, I'd be willing to do so. I'd be willing to accept that death.Because I didn't want to continue this life without her. I've been so lonely alone for years. I was longing for a mate to come and now that she came, it was just too surreal. But seeing how I would lose her, it just didn't sit ri
Omnibus' POV I froze in my position as soon as I bore my eyes at the person who was inside the meeting hall.There was no one in here other than this person. When I turned back to Shintara, she just stared with a sympathetic look into an obnoxious one."What's this about, Shintara?" I asked her, still confused.Shintara just shrugged and walked further away from me. She didn't have any plans on telling me the truth."It's no use, Gamma..." the person with us said. It was none other than Beta Iñigo. He walked across the hall and stopped in front of me."What's this supposed to mean? Do you know Shintara?" I probed."Yes," he replied, "as a matter of fact, I am her half-brother," he suddenly revealed.I creased my forehead. "W-what?""It is the truth, Gamma. But that's not the reason why I asked of you.""Then, what is this? I thought there was a meeting. Where's King Iram?""He doesn't know that you're here. It's just you and me and my sister for now..." He walked around me. "I am dis
Iñigo's POV I returned to my chamber as soon as I made sure that Shintara and Omnibus were alone.I smiled cunningly.Everything was slowly falling into place. No one will know about this plan that I carefully orchestrated for so long...I walked slowly toward the human-sized mirror. I saw my strong reflection moving along.Not long enough, the figure I was seeing in the mirror changed.A strong force came blowing in. The mirror was shaking. The surface made a fast and little wave as the image gradually became clearer and clearer.There, the mirror showed me a woman. Brunette and fair-skinned. Her long hair was wavy and elegant. She looked at me with her cunning smile."Did you finish the task, brother?" she had asked."Yes, Inima. Everything was done smoothly. You have nothing to worry about..." I assured her."And the vessel?""She's now ready, Inima. Are you sure you can do this?"She smirked. "I've been waiting for this my whole life, Iñigo. There's no way I would let this chance
Shintara's POV It was a bargain.Iñigo was right when he said I needed to betray my own mate. I had to. It was for the better.But my heart ached for him at this very moment.I was still looking at him from afar right from when he pleaded for Amarantha's life. I was jealous of her. She was loved the most by the man I was also destined to— if only I hadn't rejected him.And now that we're alone inside the meeting hall, I couldn't help but just stare at him.He was silent the whole time. I could feel his anger. I could smell it through the air. I could still smell his knee-jerking scent. It didn't fade when I rejected him. It was still there even when I found him at Ouse. Does this mean he was still my fated mate?"Did the Luna come for you?" Omnibus was the first to start a conversation.I blinked for a second, couldn't believe that he was actually talking to me after getting betrayed. After that, I lowered my gaze and settled looking at my hands. "Y-yes. She came to me at the dungeon
Shintara's POV "What happens now?" Omnibus asked.I quickly shushed him when I heard someone coming.We were currently hiding behind a wall where we could see Iñigo's room. It was when after I found out that Lorna was brought here, I immediately came here with Omnibus.I was only paying attention to the surroundings. I observed the Iotas' movements. I even sniffed through the air, identifying scents. I closed my eyes.I could identify a familiar smell. Lorna's smell. I could smell her blood. But there was something wrong with that smell.Kaya and Keri even huffed and whiffed at the scent. It was somehow annoying for us. What could it be?""This place is dangerous, Tara. I think we should retreat or if not, both you and our mate will face trouble!" Kaya warned in a haste."That smell... It's something familiar. I just couldn't tell what is it. Kaya, can you remember that scent?" Keri asked."I don't think so, Keri. This scent was too irritating to even remember. Can we just head back?
Omnibus' POV"I don't understand..." I kept on saying while keeping up with Shintara.We were running away from Beta Iñigo's place. After that shocking encounter with the human who was with her at Ouse now turned into what I thought had died that night.Inima had come back from the dead.Her words haunt me up until this day. It resounded within me after hearing what Lorna's body told Shintara.Inima took over Lorna's body.And now, I finally got the real reason behind all this. It was all for Inima. It was all for her promise she had to keep. To be with Iram once more."Not now, Omnibus. We need to hurry!" Shintara hissed beside me, not even giving me a brief glimpse.We were running away, out of the castle. I suddenly became alarmed."W-wait!" I held her wrist and pulled her to face me.I saw that she was caught off-guard by my actions. Her face was red like a tomato. She, then, looked away and took back her wrist.When I realized what I did, I also looked away. "Umm... I just want t