CAHIR’s POV.“He didn’t touch me!” She yells in my face, “he just kissed me briefly and I pushed him off”“And you are only telling me now?” Anger washes over me, the thought of Bastian’s lips on her almost makes me puke. How dare he touch her?“Maybe if you paid more attention to me, you would have known” she looks so hurt saying that, tears glistening her eyes.The urge to kill Bastian envelopes me that I have to leave her side for a few minutes to feel better. I might not be good at expressing myself but him touching her is the deal breaker for me. She is mine; my wife.That’s why when we went back to the barracks, I immediately went to look for him and luckily I found him amongst his friends.“We need to talk” I tell him and he obliges after a few seconds of silence. If he knows how much willpower I am using to hold myself back, I swear he will immediately stand up and come with me.Finally he does and we both make our way towards my personal training room. He is the second person
ADELELINE’s POV.The two of them continue to stare down at me, surprise and confusion on both their faces. I don’t think I have ever seen the two of them agree to something like they do now.This is the main reason why I decided not to tell anyone of them because from the look on their faces now, I no Cahir will want to pluck the Powers right out of me.“The king is going to kill you if he disks out” the general says after a while.“What?”“Yes” he yells, “and I am not going to let that happen”“But I like it” I blurt out much to his amazement, “I love the feeling of having heartfyre’s powers surge through my veins and I am not going to give it back”Cahir grips my shoulders, yanking me closer to himself.“You need to get your acts together, Adeline”Before I can say anything, Bastian shoves him off, grabbing a hold of my hand immediately.“She is hurt” he says, “let her get some rest before you bombard her with questions”Before any of us can say anything, he pulls me out of the room
ADELE’s POV.“What did you say?” I ask him, I want to be sure I heard him correctly. Did the general just tell me he loves me? Is that even a thing? Love? That’s the last thing I have ever imagined I would hear him from. How could he say that so casually? Love? Not in my life.“Are you messing with me right now?” I can’t help but ask him again, “you think it’s alright to just stand in front of me and say things like that? You love me? Really?”“If Bastian can tell you that, can’t I do the same?” He starts taking slow steps towards me, each stride sending shivers down my spine. This man is ruthless, I know that for a fact and that’s why it is difficult for me to actually believe him and from his statement, I was right not to.“You really are a jerk, aren’t you?” I scoff in frustration. I hate the fact that my heart always flutters because of him, I should put an end to this stupor thing I have for him.“I am more than a jerk, Cadet”“You have no human sympathy and you are just a concei
CAHIR’s POV.She did it, she freed heartfyre from that cage. Seeing the two of them side by side in the sky, I can’t help but wonder how long it took for them to meet again. It’s been years, years of them staying away from each other but seeing how ivar is standing near her protectively, I can swear that he has made a choice, same for the woman in front of me. She has made her choice and there is no going back.“What the hell is that?” The people around all open their eyes in awe at the sight in front of us.“Move back!!” Xena yells out as the two mighty dragons open up their mouths to spit fire. I can swear on my life that the chimeras won’t be leaving her alive today. Chaos breaks out as everyone tries to scamper off to safety but before I can grab a hold of her hand, Adeline starts to run towards the forefront of the battle.“Fuck” I also follow her.“You can not harm our people” she screams.“Not one of them is my friend” heartfyre responds, “I am only obliged to keep you safe” he
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
BASTIAN’s 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 couldn’t afford to mess with and that’s 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 doesn’t back down from a fight and I admire her for that.“For someone who is about to be killed by her, you really have a happy look on your face” Caroline’s voice rings in my ear as she comes to stand behind me, “shouldn’t you do something?”“I already have all this figured out”I tell her, “now you wait and watch what happens. I am not going to let my best friend become a stranger to me”“She is not stupid”“Well, let’s see how this goes”Pulling out my sword, I make my way out of the roo
ADELE’s 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 it’s 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 father’s killer says a lot about him and everything I have ever believed in.“You can’t continue sulking here” hearfyre’s irritated voice rings in my ears, “unless you want your husb
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