BASTIAN’s POV.I grab a hold of her hand and push her against the wall. The only reason why she is still alive is because she is my father’s wife and I can not kill her yet but this is her fault, the fact that Adele is nowhere to be found is her fault and I will never forgive her no matter what. I don’t care who the person is but whoever hurts Adele is my enemy and I won’t hesitate to hurt that person.“What the fuck do you think you are doing?” Desdemona yells, pushing me off, “how dare you touch me like that?”“Where is she?” I ask her, “and I am not even joking about it. You sent her to prison when she didn’t even do anything to you. It is your fault that she is missing and has been labeled a traitor. What did she ever do to you?”“Don’t be stupid, Bastian” she grits her teeth together, “you and I know I hate that cadet with all of my heart and what did she do in return? She tried to steal Cahir away from me. Do you think I will sit and watch her take him away from me? With each p
ADELE’s POV.I wake up with a slight headache, it feels like my head is going to fall off even though it doesn’t hurt that much. I rest my head in my palms, closing my eyes and wishing the headache would just go away. Today is not the day for me to have a fucking headache. I had a lot on my plate yesterday and now..Letting out a sigh, I pull my body off the bed before making my way into the washroom but no matter how much the hot water settles on my skin, the headache won’t just go away.Finally, I step out of the washroom and get dressed in a simple dress. Morgana is standing by my door as usual, a smirk on her face.“Good morning, my lady”“Morning Morgana” I flash her a little smile, “did you sleep well?”“You look pale” she says, “are you okay?”“I just have this headache that won’t go away and I feel like throwing up”My eyes pop open, like she has just seen a ghost.“Is everything okay?”“Are you perhaps with child?” She blurts out and my heart skips a beat. What the heck does
ADELE’s POV.For the rest of the day, I chose to stay in my room with idrid’s voice still ringing in my head. How could he ask me if I wanted to keep the child? My child? This is the link between me and Cahir, this is the connection that we both need the most.It is annoying that he will ask me to get rid of my baby. Not like he said it technically but that’s what he meant. Asking me to kill my child is like asking me to end my own life and there are some wishes that I can never fulfill and that’s it.A knock jolts me out of my train of thoughts and Morgana steps into the room.“My lady” she bows lightly, “I brought you some tea”“I am in no mood for tea, Morgana” I tell her, “i just want to be left alone”She goes silent but her gaze remains on me, I can see the care and concern emanating from her. For a moment, she reminds me of my sister, the one who never cared about me and thought I wanted to steal her husband to be. How in the gods name did she think I want that man? Someone who
CAHIR’s POV.Someone pushes my door open and a look of surprise appears on my face when I see who it is. Her, how did she get in here? Did anyone see her? Did xena see her? My sister actually told me she was going to follow the king’s orders and kill Adele on sight and that’s why I have put off looking for her for the past two days. I know she will be safe, somehow I believed what she told me a few days ago about the city of dragons. Adele does not lie, she wouldn’t have lied about something like that. I shouldn’t have held my sword to her, I shouldn’t have threatened her and I regret it.But despite all that, here she is in front of me. How did she even enter the barracks?“Adele?” Her name rolls out of my lips as I pull my body off the bed and cover the distance between us, “how did you get in here?”But instead of answering, my wife throws herself into my embrace and I immediately wrap my hands around her waist, pulling her closer. My body immediately heats up, I have missed her li
ADELE’s POV.It’s like my world has come to a standstill after hearing what Cahir just said. What the hell did he mean by Bastian killing my father? I only came here to tell him about my pregnancy and not to have the two of them play with my feelings like this. Cahir knows how sensitive I am when it forms to my father yet he is still uttering such words. When did my dad’s topic become something he can joke about? And that too, with Bastian? Telling me that my best friend killed my dad will forever be funny to me. I know Bastian has done a whole lot of things which we are both not proud of but joking like this is not something I want.I clench my jaw together, turning to Cahir again. He has a smug look on his face. I should have known. He is not someone who wants to lose and he will put anything and everything on the line for that. What did I expect from someone who wants to take me to his father just because I told him I was pregnant even when he knows what his father wants to do to m
BASTIAN’s POV.As soon as she walks off, I turn around and make my way back to Cahir’s room. How did he even find out that I killed Adele’s father? Only Xena and Caroline know about me, did one of them tell him? How did that bastard find out about me?I was at a loss for words when he blurted that out but imagine my surprise when she didn’t believe him. Adele is obsessed with finding her father’s killer and I thought she would jump at the chance of pinning her father’s death on me but imagine my surprise when she grabs a hold of my hand and pulls me out of the room. She chose me, she chose me over her husband and I can’t feel more fulfilled than any other achievements I have ever had. But own thing, her pregnancy. I have to deal with that once and for all, she can’t be pregnant for him. That child will end up belonging to me and that’s the biggest truth. I won’t let him harm Adele even in any way, she is mine and she just proved it hands down.I push his door open and saunter into th
ADELE’s POV.A week later.Seeing the smile on all their faces, my heart swells in joy. They all look Look happy to see me like I have been a part of them for thousands of years. I don't know but somewhere within me I know that I have to protect these people even if I don't know anything about them. They are under my command now. They have become my own people and I have become their leader.The last week has been hectic for me, I tried to forget everything that Cahir said to me, how he made me feel like I was a bother to him and I actually regretted the fact that I felt vulnerable in front of him even for a moment. He is not to be trusted, he is not someone I should have put my trust in and now I have witnessed that first hand. Diets, he wanted to take me to his father and as if that was not enough, he lied about Bastian being responsible for what happened to my father. He knows how much I get triggered by my father yet he chose to say to me. I will never be able to forgive him and I
ADELE’s POV.“Of course I killed that old man” the grinning Bastian half yells, his sword to my neck, “he found out about things he shouldn’t have bothered himself with and you think I would let him live?”The grin on his face widens as he tries to slash my neck with his sword but I immediately open my eyes, it was a dream. My entire body is covered with sweat. The dream looked and sounded real like he was in front of me.It’s true, I still haven’t got Cahir’s words out of my head but does that warrant this kind of life like dream? The Bastian I know can be unruly but he wouldn’t dare to kill my father, will he? He told me he was innocent and I believed him so why did I have this dream? What in the god's name is going on that I do not know about?I gently climb out of the bed and make my way out of the room. Morgana and her father must be asleep. Not wanting to wake any of them up, I make my way out of the castle into the huge courtyard. Looking at it, it reminds me of the courtyard b
BASTIAN’s POVAs soon as she disappears out of the room, I turn my gaze to the unconscious man on the bed. The urge to grab a dagger and thrust it into him envelops me but I can’t do that, not when the physicians are both here and the king is just outside the door.What the hell Cahir? Why did he have to show her? I have kept that secret for a long time but somehow he managed to find out and even show her the evidence. I didn’t know Cahir had mastered that magic art, now I was taken unawares and it would take the grace of the gods for me to be able to talk my way out of this one. Adele always believes everything I tell her, but I have a feeling she won’t believe any kind of lies that I tell this time around.“You should leave now, my prince” one of them tells me, “we want to clean him up”With one last angry look at him, I make my way out of the room stopping when I come across my father and Desdemona.“How is your brother?” He asks me frantically and I scoff. I have never taken him a
ADELE’s POV.I freeze the moment the dagger goes through him. He put himself in between Bastian and I willingly drove the dagger into him. My whole body starts to shake seeing the blood dripping from his injury.“Cahir!!” His name rolls out of my mouth as someone immediately pushes me away from him and I crash into a nearby table.People immediately gather around him, trying to hold onto him.“Cease her murderer!!” Someone yells but my whole attention is on the man in front of me whose gaze is still on me. Two men grab me from behind but I don’t even struggle with them, not when the man I love is bleeding in front of me. Why did he have to run in front of the dagger like that? I wanted to hurt Bastian because he killed my father, I didn’t plan on hurting Cahir. My body is shaking at this point, what will I do if something happens to him and he doesn’t make it?“Let her go!” His voice resonates in the entire hall, I can feel pain and anger from his voice, “she is going to stay by my s
CAHIR’s POV.One last chance and she took his hand again. One last chance and she showed me why I shouldn't have bothered to give her a chance. She came to my banquet and decided to hang around my brother? I will kill her. I have always been a jealous one, not wanting to share what belongs to me. That is probably why I hate Bastian because I have to share my father with him and now I have to also share my wife’s affection with him. Even the gods bear me witness, I rather die than do something like that. She has made an enemy of me and I won’t just sit back, I won’t let her continue to ruin me. I made the right choice, she means nothing to me anymore.“You don’t look so happy here?” Father’s voice jolts me out of my thoughts, “is the banquet not to your liking?”“Of course it is father” I flash him a fake smile, wishing to be anywhere but here right now. Fuck!! I hate this, I hate this with every fiber of my being.“I thought so” I can see the strained smile on his lips. He never wante
ADELE’s POV.“Are you sure about this?” Morgana asks for the umpteenth time and once again, I nod. I think I am more than ready. It has been two weeks, two weeks that my family have been thrown in prison, two weeks of trying to purge him out of my system and I can’t lie, it hasn’t been easy but it is worth it. He arrested my family and that’s the deal breaker for me.“Do not worry, Morgana” I touch her shoulders lightly, “I won’t let anyone hurt me okay? And moreover, I am going with heartfyre, do you think that dragon will let anyone hurt me?”“Of course I trust her, I just don’t trust that General”“I will take them to a safe place and come back okay?”Smiling at her, I pick up my scabbard and off I go. In no time, hearfyre is up in the sky, our destination Drakeswoth. Today, I am going to put an end to every fucking thing.“I am sure the general is awaiting your arrival” her voice filters into my ear again.“He can wait all he wants. Do not speak or him again”With that I close my
CAHIR’s POV.“You are making a mistake, General” Ivar tells me as I gulp down the content of the glass. I have always loved good wine, I just haven't had the time to drink them for a while now because I have been too concerned about my stubborn little wife who decided to choose my brother over me. I should have known that she would always choose him. She is with me because she can not be with him, she chose me because she didn’t know how to be with him. How dare her not believe me? His dare she thinks I would lie about her father when I know how much he means to her but my pretty little wife looked me in the eyes and called me a liar, she took his hand and led him out of the room.I angrily smash the goblet on the wall as that image somehow creeps Into my mind. My jaw clenches together and I close my eyes trying to push that memory out. She held his hand, she knows how much I hate him and how many fucking times did I tell her to stay away from him? Why the heck does she never listen?
ADELE’s POV.“Of course I killed that old man” the grinning Bastian half yells, his sword to my neck, “he found out about things he shouldn’t have bothered himself with and you think I would let him live?”The grin on his face widens as he tries to slash my neck with his sword but I immediately open my eyes, it was a dream. My entire body is covered with sweat. The dream looked and sounded real like he was in front of me.It’s true, I still haven’t got Cahir’s words out of my head but does that warrant this kind of life like dream? The Bastian I know can be unruly but he wouldn’t dare to kill my father, will he? He told me he was innocent and I believed him so why did I have this dream? What in the god's name is going on that I do not know about?I gently climb out of the bed and make my way out of the room. Morgana and her father must be asleep. Not wanting to wake any of them up, I make my way out of the castle into the huge courtyard. Looking at it, it reminds me of the courtyard b
ADELE’s POV.A week later.Seeing the smile on all their faces, my heart swells in joy. They all look Look happy to see me like I have been a part of them for thousands of years. I don't know but somewhere within me I know that I have to protect these people even if I don't know anything about them. They are under my command now. They have become my own people and I have become their leader.The last week has been hectic for me, I tried to forget everything that Cahir said to me, how he made me feel like I was a bother to him and I actually regretted the fact that I felt vulnerable in front of him even for a moment. He is not to be trusted, he is not someone I should have put my trust in and now I have witnessed that first hand. Diets, he wanted to take me to his father and as if that was not enough, he lied about Bastian being responsible for what happened to my father. He knows how much I get triggered by my father yet he chose to say to me. I will never be able to forgive him and I
BASTIAN’s POV.As soon as she walks off, I turn around and make my way back to Cahir’s room. How did he even find out that I killed Adele’s father? Only Xena and Caroline know about me, did one of them tell him? How did that bastard find out about me?I was at a loss for words when he blurted that out but imagine my surprise when she didn’t believe him. Adele is obsessed with finding her father’s killer and I thought she would jump at the chance of pinning her father’s death on me but imagine my surprise when she grabs a hold of my hand and pulls me out of the room. She chose me, she chose me over her husband and I can’t feel more fulfilled than any other achievements I have ever had. But own thing, her pregnancy. I have to deal with that once and for all, she can’t be pregnant for him. That child will end up belonging to me and that’s the biggest truth. I won’t let him harm Adele even in any way, she is mine and she just proved it hands down.I push his door open and saunter into th
ADELE’s POV.It’s like my world has come to a standstill after hearing what Cahir just said. What the hell did he mean by Bastian killing my father? I only came here to tell him about my pregnancy and not to have the two of them play with my feelings like this. Cahir knows how sensitive I am when it forms to my father yet he is still uttering such words. When did my dad’s topic become something he can joke about? And that too, with Bastian? Telling me that my best friend killed my dad will forever be funny to me. I know Bastian has done a whole lot of things which we are both not proud of but joking like this is not something I want.I clench my jaw together, turning to Cahir again. He has a smug look on his face. I should have known. He is not someone who wants to lose and he will put anything and everything on the line for that. What did I expect from someone who wants to take me to his father just because I told him I was pregnant even when he knows what his father wants to do to m