CAHIRโs POV.โGood, I want all of them in before next weekendโ my voice resonates round the room as all eyes remain on me. Two days after I returned from Drakeworth, it has been boring. I havenโt seen her in two days and I genuinely do not know whatโs going on. If I had known that Bastian would pack his belongings and go with her, I would have thought of something else to do with her.With hearfyre still out there, the urge to protect her continues to grow. I trust that she wonโt be able to get her back in Drakesworth because it has been an age long tradition that drains are not allowed in the country unless with their bonded humans and thatโs why I can always take Ivar with me anytime I visit.โIs that all?โ Xerxes asks, cutting off my train of thought.โDidnโt you get it?โโSorry?โโDonโt be stupid, Xerxesโ the words are out of my mouth before I can even stop myself. I am being a bastard now but I genuinely have no intention of stopping. My wife is in Drakesworth with my brother wh
ADELE POV.Someone frantically knocks on my door and I push my body off the bed but before I can even get to the door, it pushes open and my husbandโs angry face comes into view. He looks so upset, so fucking upset.โCahir, youโฆ..The words hang in my throat as he yanks me closer and slam his lips on mine. Anger, desire, pain, lust and everything in between. He pushes me back against the wall and deepens the kiss making it almost impossible for me to breathe. Part of me like it, the part that want to have my hand wrapped around his torso while he fucked me into oblivion but the other part, the logical one wants to push him away and make him understand that he can not just walk into my room and kiss me like he owns me. Technically he does since we are still married but that aside, he canโt just.With my last ounce of logic, I gently push him off and a frustrated groan leaves his mouth as he pulls away from me. He is still close, so close that his natural scent is making a mess of me a
BASTIANโs POVFuck!!!I have never been so angry in my life; I have never felt like killing someone like I feel now. I want to kill Cahir, I want to cut his body into tiny tiny pieces and scatter them all over the country. He touched her, he was in her room , she was naked and he fucked her.My blood is boiling, my whole body is shaking. I have never felt so helpless like I feel now. And she even allowed him, she let him touch her. I thought she said they were over? So what is he doing in her room? Did she lie to me, did she plan all this with him?I rake my hands through my hair, she canโt lie to me. Adeline is far too naรฏve to do that, he must have forced her and thatโs why he was in her room. She must have begged him, she must have tried to tell him not to touch her but that bastard, I am sure he didnโt listen and he took advantage of her. I am going to make him pay in such a way that he will beg but I will be the one laughing last.I dip my whole body into the water again, lettin
ADELEโs POV.I didnโt expect Bastian to take it lightly but I didnโt expect him to look me in the eyes and say such horrible things to me. He said things that he would never say and no matter how much I tried, I couldnโt shake those words out of my head. He was mean to me, he said horrible things to me and I will make him remember that for as long as he is alive.โCadetโ a voice calls behind me and I raise my head to see one of the palace soldiers.โYesโโThe Queen will be ready to leave in a few minutes, you should get ready to escort her.โOkay, I am already ready thoughโโYou should get her chariot outโโSureโAfter getting the chariot out, I wait by it and after a while, I see her coming towards me with Bastian beside her. They are both saying something and laughing about it. My heart cramps but I shake it off, it is actually none of my business.โYour majestyโ I bow to her but she ignores me and turns to Bastian.โPlease, ride with meโโOf course not, your majestyโ he says, โI wi
ADELEโs POV.We stay like that for a while, my head on his shoulder as the chirping of birds continues around us. I donโt even know how I got to this part of the forest but it looks so calm, I could stay here forever and not get tired of it. But something immediately clicks in my head and I immediately pull away from him. A look of surprise appears on Bastianโs face.โStay away from himโ Cahirโs voice rings in my ear as he slammed into me with reckless abandon. He made it clear that he didnโt want me hanging around with Bastian and even fucked me to tears so I wouldnโt forget that.My face flush, how did we get here? How did..โAre you okay?โ His voice cuts through me again, concern written on his face, โtell me, did something happen to you?โI abruptly stand up, dusting the back of my pants.โI am fine,โ I manage to tell him, โbut we should probably go now. Itโs getting lateโโWhy? We can stay here as long as we want, no one will say anything. Rest assuredโโWellโ I fold my hands ac
CAHIRโs POV.Before he can touch her with those filthy hands, I grab it and shove it off. I came to Drakesworth a while ago and the palace guards told me she left with another cadet but they didnโt know where she went. I didnโt want to pry but then again, I wanted to make sure she was fine so I decided to connect to her mind and luckily I found her. Imagine if I was a minute late, this bastard would have touched her with his scrawny looking hands. The urge to grab those hands and break them into tiny little pieces envelops me but I ignore it, turning my attention to the woman whose gaze has not left me since she saw me.โAre you okay?โ I ask her, โdid that bastard touch you?โโI..I am..I am fineโ she finally manages to get the words out of her mouth, โhow did you know I was here though?โI glance at the lady who is seated opposite us and she lets out an awkward laugh.โI think I will just go nowโ she says, abruptly standing up, โI will pay and..โNot to worryโ I cut her off, โI will h
ADELEโs POV.I donโt stop walking until we reach a secluded place and this is when I come to an abrupt halt, anger radiating through me. How can Bryer even say something like that? How can she look me in the face and say something so utterly demeaning and disrespectful towards me. Me? I caused our fathers death? How the heck did she even find that out? I never told anyone, I didnโt even tell her so how did she even find out?.I rake my fingers through my hair in frustration, I hate that she gets to me every single time. Since my father died, I have tried to always be there for her and our mother but none of them have ever thought of being there for me. No matter what happens, I am always the unfilial child, the one who has to accept anything anyone tells me.I let out a heavy sigh as a familiar figure comes to stand beside me. He hasnโt said anything since we left the tavern and for the love of the gods, I hope he doesnโt start now. I am genuinely not in the mood to listen to him spea
BASTIANโs POV.I have been waiting for her but even after a few hours, she still isnโt back yet. Did she get into trouble somewhere? Did something happen? I donโt even know what to think anymore. I know Adele can take care of herself but I just canโt rest assured when she isnโt close to me. A lot of people want her dead and I want to keep her safe, even from myself.Letting out a sigh, I make my way out of the room but I come across Imogene and another cadet. From the look on both faces, it seems something is definitely wrong somewhere.โWhatโs going on?โ I ask them, โwhy do the two of you look like this?โโAdele was arrestedโ Imogene blurts out, โthe queen took her at the gateโโWhy? What happened?โโWe do not know, she just took herโI ball my hands into a fist, Desdemona!! How dare she? We talked about this, how dare she still try to harm Adele when I have warned her time without number.Without saying anything, I hasten down the hallway to her room. I donโt bother to knock and jus
CAHIRโs POVBlood..fireโฆthe dagger. She took his hand instead of mine and I promised to take my revenge on her. She chose him over me, I should take my pound of flesh and make her pay for not believing in me.โGeneral?โ I hear my voice from a distance and I gently turn around to see her standing behind me.โEven in my dreams. You are hereโ I manage to force the words out of my mouth.โWhy? You donโt want me?โโYou chose my brother over me, this is what you get for being what you areโโYou speak like you donโt understand the severity of things, generalโ she starts to walk towards me, โyou think you are one hell of a man but you are worse than anything. Do you think the prophecy is a joke?โโAre you instigating me to kill?โโYou canโt change what has been written, general. You can only do what is necessaryโShe comes to a halt in front of me, my huge frame towering above her. Now looking at her, she doesnโt look like my Adele. They have the same face but different temperaments and way o
BASTIANโs POV.From the window, I watch all of them battle her and I know deep inside of me that they are no longer a match for her. She has evolved in a way none of us thought was possible. She was now someone we couldnโt afford to mess with and thatโs why laughed at Desdemona when she sent that useless assassin after her. I bet everything I owned to the fact that Adele will come back unscathed and she did. Now Xena under the command of the mint has refused her entry but i know my best friend. She doesnโt back down from a fight and I admire her for that.โFor someone who is about to be killed by her, you really have a happy look on your faceโ Carolineโs voice rings in my ear as she comes to stand behind me, โshouldnโt you do something?โโI already have all this figured outโI tell her, โnow you wait and watch what happens. I am not going to let my best friend become a stranger to meโโShe is not stupidโโWell, letโs see how this goesโPulling out my sword, I make my way out of the roo
ADELEโs POV.I let out a light groan as I lower myself on the rock, pulling out my water container, I take a mouthful, letting out a huge sigh. Finally, I have gotten all the medications and itโs time to get going. It has been hell of a day and right now I genuinely want to lay down on my bed and take a nice nap.A frog jumping at the side catches my attention and somehow it reminds of Bastian and the horrible things he has done. I took him as my own family and this is what he does to me. He killed my father and pretended about it for years, making me believe the dragons did it. How could he do something like that? How could he look me in the eyes all these years whenever I told him about my father? He has no conscience, I can see it now. The fact that he pretended to be my friend for years while being my fatherโs killer says a lot about him and everything I have ever believed in.โYou canโt continue sulking hereโ hearfyreโs irritated voice rings in my ears, โunless you want your husb
BASTIANโs 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 canโt 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 didnโt 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 wonโt believe any kind of lies that I tell this time around.โYou should leave now, my princeโ one of them tells me, โwe want to clean him upโWith one last angry look at him, I make my way out of the room stopping when I come across my father and Desdemona.โHow is your brother?โ He asks me frantically and I scoff. I have never taken him a
ADELEโs 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.โCahir!!โ 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.โCease her murderer!!โ 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 donโt 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 didnโt plan on hurting Cahir. My body is shaking at this point, what will I do if something happens to him and he doesnโt make it?โLet her go!โ His voice resonates in the entire hall, I can feel pain and anger from his voice, โshe is going to stay by my s
CAHIRโs 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 wifeโs 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 wonโt just sit back, I wonโt let her continue to ruin me. I made the right choice, she means nothing to me anymore.โYou donโt look so happy here?โ Fatherโs voice jolts me out of my thoughts, โis the banquet not to your liking?โโOf course it is fatherโ 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.โI thought soโ I can see the strained smile on his lips. He never wante
ADELEโs POV.โAre you sure about this?โ 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 canโt lie, it hasnโt been easy but it is worth it. He arrested my family and thatโs the deal breaker for me.โDo not worry, Morganaโ I touch her shoulders lightly, โI wonโt let anyone hurt me okay? And moreover, I am going with heartfyre, do you think that dragon will let anyone hurt me?โโOf course I trust her, I just donโt trust that GeneralโโI will take them to a safe place and come back okay?โSmiling 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.โI am sure the general is awaiting your arrivalโ her voice filters into my ear again.โHe can wait all he wants. Do not speak or him againโWith that I close my
CAHIRโs POV.โYou are making a mistake, Generalโ 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 didnโt 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?
ADELEโs POV.โOf course I killed that old manโ the grinning Bastian half yells, his sword to my neck, โhe found out about things he shouldnโt have bothered himself with and you think I would let him live?โThe 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.Itโs true, I still havenโt got Cahirโs words out of my head but does that warrant this kind of life like dream? The Bastian I know can be unruly but he wouldnโt 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