He smiled back at me, lowered his head, and walked away.Just as I was about to take one sip, I heard a throat clear behind me. I put on a smile, wondering who it could be, and turned, but the smile faded from my eyes when I saw him.Fucking Dane.I should have been able to smell him, but amid every
ZEPHYRThe plan was going quite well until he suddenly appeared and started cutting down elders, including their partners. This was different from the plan Cypher and I had spent days crafting. He was supposed to fake his death after dealing with the elders, but I never imagined he would attack thei
"It shouldn't have to come to this, Legora!"He responded by pressing the sword deeper into Sapphire’s neck, and she let out an agonizing scream. That was my cue to attack him. In the blink of an eye, I was at his back, slashing him on the shoulder. He released Sapphire, pushing her into my arms. "A
ZEPHYRI watched as the bodies of the elders who had died that night were carried out of the hall. Bile rose in my throat when I saw the woman who had unjustly killed me because of my brother’s actions. If I had known this was how he would act, I wouldn't have bothered to talk him into attending the
“Stop this bullshit,” I grabbed him again, this time by the collar of his shirt. “This was what you intended to do to do when you showed me your face, right?”Cypher shrugged his shoulders. “Answer me, dammit!”He answered not with words but with his fist. My face turned, and I let go of his collar.
~Zephyr~I couldn’t stop thinking about my brother. The way he had walked out made me wonder if he was ever coming back or going to go after the alpha king. That night, as I lay on my bed with Sapphire in my arms, sleep didn’t come. Early in the morning, before Sapphire woke up, I headed to the king
“Nonsense!” the alpha king chuckled. ''How could you have decided when you fit the role?” He pointed a finger towards me. “Without you, the shadow would never have been found, and everything that happened was all thanks to you, so you deserve to be on the council,” I tried to argue, but he cut me of
“I just came here to congratulate you on being one of the council of elders,” he shouted, but I knew that was a lie, so I turned him around and pinned his hand against his back.“Lies!” I shouted.“No, I am telling the truth!” he responded quickly. “I am not lying about anything!” he shouted.“Then