BASTIAN’s POV.“Are you okay?” Caroline asks me as she helps me dress my wounds but that’s the least of my problems right now. I want to know where she is, where Cahir took her too. How could he leave everyone alone and take her with him, what if he hurts her? The more I think about it, the more upset I become. People like him are not to be trusted and I have seen that first hand. He is like his father, sly and evil.“Bastian” her voice jolts me out of my thoughts and I let out a heavy sigh.“What, Caroline?”“I asked if you were okay”“I am fine, you do not have to worry about me” anger envelopes me, how long is she going to act like we are some kind of item? I don’t want her, I only have eyes for a certain someone and I am going to keep it that way.“You don’t look so good, I will tell the physician to make something for you”“Stop acting like my lover” I grit in anger and all eyes turn to me, her cheeks immediately flush, she looks embarrassed.“What?”“I do not need you to care fo
ADELINE’s POV.My eyelids part lightly and a light yawn follows before I pull my body to a sitting position. Cahir is not not on the bed but from the smoke outside, I am certain he is there. Looking around, I saw some water in a jar so I washed my face before grabbing his shirt from the wooden cabinet.The thoughts of last night winds its way into my head and a small smile creeps up on my face. Last night we had talked, heartfelt conversation and he told me he liked me, he told me he would do anything for me and didn’t even reprimand me much on why I helped heartfyre. I actually didn’t know that would happen but the power coursing through my veins at that time was too much and it happened. But I loved it, I loved how we talked and just bonded. He wasn’t the jerk of a general he always was and I saw him smile too. He looked good. I wish I could turn back the hands of time and relive that memory again.As soon as I step out of the house into the open space, my heart skips a beat seeing
CAHIR’s POV.I pull her closer and she straddles me, my hand cupping the small of her back. I love how small she looks in my arms, the urge to protect her intensifies as I deepen the kiss. I care about her, more than I ever did Desdemona and that’s the biggest truth of my life. She wound her way into my life and now it’s hard to even try to ignore her.Adeline presses her body against mine, her taut nipples pushing against my chest. A groan leaves my throat at the thought of how wet she already is. I love how her body reacts to mine, how she doesn’t shy away from the fact that she wants me each fucking day. The thought of it makes me giddy with excitement as I pry her mouth open and slide my tongue inside.My right hand finds the hem of my shirt which she is wearing and I slide my hand inside, cupping one of her peaks in the process..perfect. She is perfect, the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. Everything about her, her hair, , her skin and everything. It’s like she is a god, co
BASTIAN’s POV.With a little groan, I pull my cock out of Caroline’s pussy and fall on the bed beside her, a little giggle leaves her mouth as she turns her head to me.“What?”my voice is laced with irritation. Ever since that day she found out about my biggest secret. We have become a team sort of, an ally to each other. She wouldn’t tell on me, I know that and I was due for a release anyways. Adeline hasn’t been speaking to me for some days now, so I gave her space. One which we both needed, a lot was going on already and I didn’t want to stress her out the more.“You fuck really good” she replies, her finger trailing the outline of the coatyl tattoo on my arm, “another round?”“We have classes” I tell her and she groans.“You and I know that no one will say anything to you even if you don’t show up for classes, Bastian”“Too bad, I want to show up”With that, I pull my body off the bed and make my way towards the closet. Ever since everyone found out I was the prince, they have bee
CAHIR’s POV.With each word that comes out of my mouth, the bitter taste lingers. I confessed my love to her a few days ago and now in front of Bastian, I said the most derogatory words to her. She was hurt, she was devastated and believe me when I said I wanted to pull her into my embrace and tell her it is all a lie but I couldn’t. I have to save her, I wouldn’t be able to save her if I keep her by my side and right now the palace is the most safe space for her. Desdemona assured me that no harm will come to her and I want her as far away from heartfyre as possible. That dragon is sure to be the death of her and I am going to try and avert that no matter what. I would rather she hates me alive than love me dead.“You really pulled that tough boy attitude up” Desdemona says as she pulls away from me, “remind me not to hug you like that again. She almost had my head on a platter.“She is possessive” I tell her, “you should watch your back” I further add in a joking manner but the Adel
ADELE’s POV.“No!!!” I yell in anger, with tears still streaming down my eyes. He hurt me, he hurt me so much and I will never be able to recover from it. It feels suffocating to even have life inside of me, I want to die and shed all of this embarrassment away. In front of Desdemona, in front of Bastian. Chair humiliated me and at this point I wished I died instead of my father. I hope he never finds happiness, I am not one to wish him well after a fallout. He is a jerk and I pray to the gods that the universe never gives him any kind of peace.When he walked into my room earlier, believe me when I said I wanted to jump into his arms and forget about everything that happened earlier, I would have tagged it as a bad memory but as soon as he said those words to me, I hated him. I hate him more than I have ever hated anyone in this life and I hope he never forgets that.“Adele!” A familiar voice calls behind me and I turn my head to see Zara and the others. Luckily I am the only one in
ADELE’s POV.As soon as I step out of the carriage, I breathe in a lung full of fresh air. The last time I was here was when I had a talk with my mother and she told me everything that happened. I couldn’t believe I actually forgot that memory then and remembered it after I got heartfyre’s powers. But I didn’t come here as my mother's daughter today but as a cadet who is to guide the queen until the king returns. They have a lot of guards in the palace, I still don’t understand the need to have cadets as her guards but well, I am going to do a good job while trying to forget the man who hurt me a while ago.After taking a shower, I change into one of my nightgowns and the only thing I want to do now is jump into bed and take some sleep. The rain outside is a good accompaniment for a great night, anything to take my mind off Cahir.Before I can climb onto my bed, a knock resonates on my door.“Yes?”“Sleeping?” Bastian’s deep baritone voice filters through.“Come on in”He opens the do
BASTIAN’s POV.Adeline stiffens the moment the king asked her that question. She clenches her and unclenches her jaw and believe me, I know what’s going on in her mind. Talking about the man who broke your heart can be shitty stuff and it makes me get more upset with the king. Can’t he just drop it? Why the hell must I always do this?“You…“He forced me” Adele cuts me off and a look of surprise flashes through my face.“What?” King Tarus leans forward, all eyes on her.“He forced me into that marriage with him and he never told me the reason. I have asked a million times but he wouldn’t tell me. My lord” she immediately falls on her knees, “I am tired of being married to him, please grant me a divorce”For the second time today, my jaw drops. She didn’t even discuss this with me and now she…I should be happy she wants to end this marriage but she is Adele, she always has something up her sleeves.“So you want a divorce?”“Yes, your majesty” she responds, “it was stupidity on my side
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 husband’s angry face comes into view. He looks so upset, so fucking upset.“Cahir, you…..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 can’t 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
CAHIR’s POV.“Good, I want all of them in before next weekend” my voice resonates round the room as all eyes remain on me. Two days after I returned from Drakeworth, it has been boring. I haven’t seen her in two days and I genuinely do not know what’s 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 won’t 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 that’s why I can always take Ivar with me anytime I visit.“Is that all?” Xerxes asks, cutting off my train of thought.“Didn’t you get it?”“Sorry?”“Don’t be stupid, Xerxes” 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
BASTIAN’s POV.I watched her leave, her shoulders hanging low. I knew Adele ever since she was a child. One thing is that she would never want to bug anyone with her problems no matter how large it is. She is having issues with her family but no one knows. Her sister and her mother both treat her badly but after knowing her, she opened up to me.I can say that I know her the most in this world, I know her more than everyone and it gives me a kind of joy to know her and be able to help her. That’s why the moment I watch her walk out of the palace gates, I turn around and walk back into the house. I need to have a serious conversation with Desdemona, I do not care if she is the queen but I do not play about Adele. Yes, I killed her father but she doesn’t know about that and she doesn’t need to know. He found out what he was not supposed to and that led to his death. Once again, people should mind their fucking businesses.Shoving the thoughts of him to the back of my head, I quicken my
ADELINE’s POV.I have known Gwen for a while because she is related to mother. What I didn’t know was the fact that she was Cahir’s nanny and even Bastian knew her. Now I am standing in front of them wondering the other things I do not know. It’s official, I am the most kept in the dark person in Drakesworth.They look close, Cahir is smiling genuinely at her and even Bastian too. They look really close.“I didn’t know you worked for him, aunt”“The palace kept it a secret, my dear” she says, “even your mother found out recently when she told me that you had gone to the borders to become a soldier. Then I told Cahir to take care of you. I think the gods are on my side because the two of you got marriage”“It was a sham marriage, Gwen” the words are out of my mouth before I can even stop it, “we are asking the king for a divorce”“What?” Her head whips towards him, “a divorce? Why?”“We are not getting a divorce, Gwen” Cahir says as a matter of fact, “you can try all you want. Gwen, I
CAHIR’s POVWith each step I take away from her, the urge to turn back and pull her into my arms and tell her how much I love her and how much I want to be with her. When I saw her earlier with Bastain, I was so upset that I had to come here to find her and when I saw her looking so beautiful inside that water, I wanted to keep looking at her forever but I didn’t want her to know she is my weak point , I want to be able to protect her without raising suspicion from anyone including the king and Bastain. The only person who knows about my plan is Desdemona and I will kill her if she ever thinks of betraying me.After leaving them, I make my way back to the palace, just in time to see the king before he leaves. Because of Adele, I have been frequenting the palace lately. Even though I don’t like it, I have to do it for her and nothing else.Today, I used my powers to trap Bastian in an endless loop of looking for her, I don’t know what I will do next when it comes to her. The only thing
ADELE’s POV.I stiffen in his embrace the moment his lips crashed against mine. It is hungry, vicious, ferocious and everything in between. He fists my hair in his hands and deepens the kiss, prying my mouth open in the process. This man before me looks so different from the Cahir that I knew, he looks like he is about to bring the world to its knees.But we shouldn’t be doing this, he is the same person who pushed me away, he has no right coming here and kissing me like he owns me and moreover I owe Bastian every iota of respect, he has helped me by bringing me me to his and his mother’s favorite place so how can I disrespect it like this?With my last ounce of power, I push him off and my hand lands on his face in a slap. How dare he? How dare he come here and act like everything is fine when he was the same person who pushed me away because he was sleeping with his step mother. The mere thought of it makes me so upset that the urge to drown him in this water encapsulates me.“How d
ADELE’s POV.I have trusted Bastian all my life but letting him bring me into this forest was definitely a bad idea but then, anything to keep me away from Cahir. I didn’t want to be in the same space with him, I didn’t want to breathe the same air with him. Anything to keep me away from him and at this point, I genuinely don’t care that Bastian lied to me about being the prince. He could do anything he wanted and I was enjoying that at the moment..well, i could be a hypocrite one more time. Being in the same room with Cahir a while back almost messed with me and I wanted to jump into his embrace, shame be damned but I didn’t. How could I forget the things he said to me? He made me feel like I didn’t even deserve to be in the same space as him. Yes, I loved him but I was done letting that love consume me. Now I am going to focus on finding my father’s murderer and also heartfyre. I have been able to control my powers now and the king has not said anything. I am still safe and that’s
BASTIAN’s POV.Adeline stiffens the moment the king asked her that question. She clenches her and unclenches her jaw and believe me, I know what’s going on in her mind. Talking about the man who broke your heart can be shitty stuff and it makes me get more upset with the king. Can’t he just drop it? Why the hell must I always do this?“You…“He forced me” Adele cuts me off and a look of surprise flashes through my face.“What?” King Tarus leans forward, all eyes on her.“He forced me into that marriage with him and he never told me the reason. I have asked a million times but he wouldn’t tell me. My lord” she immediately falls on her knees, “I am tired of being married to him, please grant me a divorce”For the second time today, my jaw drops. She didn’t even discuss this with me and now she…I should be happy she wants to end this marriage but she is Adele, she always has something up her sleeves.“So you want a divorce?”“Yes, your majesty” she responds, “it was stupidity on my side
ADELE’s POV.As soon as I step out of the carriage, I breathe in a lung full of fresh air. The last time I was here was when I had a talk with my mother and she told me everything that happened. I couldn’t believe I actually forgot that memory then and remembered it after I got heartfyre’s powers. But I didn’t come here as my mother's daughter today but as a cadet who is to guide the queen until the king returns. They have a lot of guards in the palace, I still don’t understand the need to have cadets as her guards but well, I am going to do a good job while trying to forget the man who hurt me a while ago.After taking a shower, I change into one of my nightgowns and the only thing I want to do now is jump into bed and take some sleep. The rain outside is a good accompaniment for a great night, anything to take my mind off Cahir.Before I can climb onto my bed, a knock resonates on my door.“Yes?”“Sleeping?” Bastian’s deep baritone voice filters through.“Come on in”He opens the do