ADELE’s POV. Loosening the lace of my boots, I move them under the bed before falling limply on the bed. The training session yesterday was much more intense than last time. I was paired with a girl who came last year and she beat the shit out of me, snapping my shoulder blade off in the process. Bastian and Zara rushed me to the infirmary where I would say I was stitched together but it still hurts. Xerxes gave me a four day holiday from all activities and I can’t help but be thankful to him. The whole place is chilly and quiet, the others are in class learning about the history of the borders and why the barracks was shifted out of Drakesworth. Luckily I know all that already so I wouldn’t miss much. My mind drifts back to the general and I let out a sigh. It’s been two whole weeks and I haven’t seen him since then. Then why did he marry me? Why did he go through this trouble if he knew he wouldn’t commit? What was the need of getting married to me? It’s not like I have anythin
As soon as he walks into the room, I immediately jump off the bed. I didn’t know he would come, no one made mention of it. It's been quite some days since that wedding shenanigans and I have a lot to ask him. I need to know why he chose me when he can readily choose anyone else. My eyes travel over him and I gulp. I can’t lie, he looks scary, very scary and from the way he looks, it seems like he has been on the battlefield for a while. His hair is pulled into a messy bun and his mouth is pressed into a thin line. He has a new scar running through his left eye up to his brows but that doesn’t reduce his beauty, rather he looks more beautiful and more ruthless. I shake my head to remove such thoughts. I shouldn’t be thinking about him in that way, he almost killed me the day I stepped into the barracks. Swallowing hard, I keep looking at him waiting for him to say something. We both clearly hate each other and I am not going to give him that satisfaction to think he has any effect
CAHIR’s POV. The very moment she stepped into the barracks, I knew she was the one. The daughter of the treacherous MacAlister who almost put the whole country into turmoil and danger, she had guts, she didn’t have a filter over her mouth and mumbled whatever she wanted and that red hair of hers would make her prone to the enemy's attack. But then despite the instant hate I developed for her the moment I saw her, I had to marry her, she had to become my wed bride and I am still very much upset about it. I didn’t spend years and years of my life cultivating immense power to get wed to someone who can’t even use a sword. The more I think about it, the more upset I become. I remember that night when ivar, my dragon, spoke to me about her and I almost went berserk. “You must be joking” I tell him, “and you know it” “Well, we both know you have to do it” he snickers, “take her as your bride and build her through the journey. General, you clearly do not have a choice now, do you?”
ADELE’s POV. After he leaves, I just can’t get the thought of the kiss out of my head. He hates me, I didn’t expect him to kiss me and even smirk about it. That man is more sly than I actually thought, he actually kissed and looked like he enjoyed it. “Pathetic” I mutter under my breath, His reputation is just bad overall. I look out of the window hoping to catch a glimpse of whatever Is happening outside but nothing. It feels like he purposely chose this room for me so I won’t be able to see anything. The door creaks open and a man saunters in followed by one of the soldiers. “He is here to check on your wounds” she says before making her way out. I think I remember this man, he looks vaguely familiar but I can’t fathom where I have seen him. Could be back in Drakesworth. “Macalister” he calls out and the frown on my face intensifies, how did he know?” “How do you know my name?” I manage to ask him, walking back to the amazingly soft bed, “I have a feeling that I have se
ADELE’s POV. Cahir doesn’t even let me say anything and pulls me away from the battlefield. Bastian tries to stop him but he on the other hand is wounded so there is only little he can do before Cahir drags me off. He didn’t stop until we get to the front of his fort and that’s where I manage to snap my hand out of his. “What do you think you are doing?” I ask him. “Who told you that you could come out of the fort?” “Its none of your business, general” I snap and he clenches his jaw together. “You can’t just tell me to do something and I will do it, I am not your slave” “As long as you are married to me, you will do as I have said” hr half yells, “do you understand that” “And on what basis are you calling me your wife?” A slight pain from my shoulder makes me wince in frustration. “You can not call me your wife when we do not have any relationship, general. You never gave me a reason why you got married to me in the first place. I did not come here for you, I came h
ADELE. It has been one hell of a hectic day but luckily the Chimeras and their hosts were destroyed and just a few of our people were injured. Most of them were taken to the infirmary while the rest were asked to retire back to their hostel for some rest. Everything else for today has been cancelled but that doesn't mean I can’t ask questions. That’s why after leaving Bastain at the infirmary, I make my way towards the tent the general has confronted me with before. I saw him going there with his sister and some of the supervisors. Despite the intensity of the fight, none of them looked hurt. How I wish I am able to wield such powers as them but yet again, my shoulders still hurt. Just as I get close to the tent, I stop myself just before I can go further. “You can not go in” one of them tells me, “the general gave strict orders” “I need to see him” “And on what basis do you think you can see him?” He inquires again, loath evident from his voice. “Come in” I hear someone
CAHIR’s POV. Standing on top of the armory, my gaze is on the frail Adele training so hard In the courtyard. It is already past bedtime but she is the stubborn one, still training despite everything that has happened. Four days ago, I arrested Bastian because of her and she actually had the guts to come and meet me, demanding to have him released. She has got guts, I must say. “You are still here?” A voice asks behind me and I turn to see Xena walking towards me, her gaze on Adele, “it seems you can not leave your wife alone even for a moment, general” “Why? Are you waiting for me to leave so you can end her?” I ask and she chuckles lightly. “Killing her is much more easier than eating, Cahir and you know that” “You know you wouldn’t dare” “Why are you so hellbent on protecting her though?” She asked me after a while, “you haven’t told me the overall truth as to why you decided to marry someone who can’t even wield a sword? You are not one to do something without gettin
ADELE’s POV. As soon as his hand wraps around my waist, I feel a kind of sensation surge through my body. It feels exactly the same when Bastain is close to me. Why exactly is my body feeling that way? I shouldn’t be feeling that way, right ? I shouldn’t even be bothered by him. He says he wants to teach me, I should focus on that and learn. “Clear your mind” he whispers into my ear again and I swallow hard.His hand is gripping mine a little tightly as we both navigate the sword through the air. “Become one with your sword and no one will be able to defeat you..” we continue to swing and roll, making use of all the available space. “This is called the combination and sequence” he says into my ear again. Slowly his hand slides down to my hips and I hitch, halting in the process. “Can you teach me without touching me?” I ask him, my chest rising and falling in quick succession. I know it sounds absurd but I do not like the way his body is reacting to him. It’s like there is a
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
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
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.The moment I climb off heartfyre’s back, I crash to the ground as my legs give away. He held a sword to my neck. Cahir actually held a sword to me and threatened me. He didn’t want me to go, I understand that but did he have to threaten me like that? We spent such an intimate moment together, how could he not think of that? He loves me and I love him too. Was he planning on taking me to the king? Did he want to take me back to his father? Did any of what we shared mean anything to him?“There is no need to wallow in self pity, cadet” hearfyre tells me, “you knew this would happen sooner or later”“Cahir would never do that to me”She huffs, letting out a stream of smoke alongside that. I can see the look in her eyes, she looks upset and frustrated. Are dragons allowed to do that? Is she allowed to be frustrated and upset in this way? I am the one who is hurt here, no one else has the right to get mad and especially not her who put me in this situation in the first place.
CAHIR’s POV,I am pointing a sword at her, I shouldn’t be doing that but this is the only way for me to keep her, I don’t want her away from me, I don’t want to stay without her but she clearly does not understand what I mean.“What are you doin, Cahir?” She asks me, her face expressionless and devoid of any kind of emotions, “are you pointing that sword at me”“I need you to listen to me, Adele”“And you are pointing that at am?”“You are not listening, I have been looking for you since yesterday, I can’t let you who again. I won’t be able to live without you”“I am a fugitive, Cahir” she yells, clenching her jaw together, “your father has given orders for me to be killed if I am found and you want me to go back with you to the barracks. What do you take me for? You want your father to kill me? Do you think I want to die yet? Do you think I don’t love my life? Why are you doing this to me?” She pauses, her eyes still on mine. She looks hurt, very hurt. I don’t want to do this but thi
ADELE’s POV. As soon as his lips come in contact with mine, I throw all reasoning out of the window and allow him to slide his tongue deep into my mouth.I snake my hands around his neck and he pulls me closer, his hands cupping the small of my back.Fuck, I have missed him so much and I know I should try to convince him about the land of dragons but right now, the feel of him against me supersedes everything and I just want to remain in his arms like this forever, nothing else. I have fallen so madly in love with him that I feel like I am going to lose my mind if I am ever away from him again.I gently pull away from him but my hands are still around his neck, both our faces staring deep into each other.“I missed you, Adele” he whispers into my ear, “I missed you so much and I didn’t know what I would do if I didn’t find you. Thank you for coming back to me, my love” he tucks a few strands of my hair to the back of my ear and flashes me a smile, “I love you”“I missed you too, gene
CAHIR’s POV.She is seated there when I get there looking so different from the last few hours that I saw her.She isn't wearing her usual pants and corset top but now she is putting on a black dress, one that looks so beautiful on her and it compliments her red hair. From where I am standing, I can see she doesn’t look happy, she has an expressionless look on her face. Did Hearfyre do something to her? Why does she look so lifeless? Why does it look like she has a lot going on in her mind?Letting out a sigh, I massage the back of my head lightly before I start walking towards her.As soon as our eyes meet, a small smirk which doesn’t quite reach her eyes.“Adele” I call out to her gently, lowering myself beside her. Before any of us say anything again, I pull her into my embrace and bury my face in the crook of her neck. Gods!! I miss her, I missed her so much just In a few hours. How can this be? The way she slowly crept into my life and made me become so soft for her is so alarmin
CAHIR’s POV.I have looked for her for as long as I can think of but I have not gotten any glimpse of her yet. It’s been a whole day and yet, I haven’t seen her. I have searched all of Drakesworth and its environs, I have looked for her in places I shouldn’t and still yet.I rake my fingers through my already disheveled hair, I am slowly losing my mind. Where the hell is she? Is she fine? Did heartfyre do something to her? Is she eating? I have a whole lot of questions but no one to ask, no one to even run to. I shouldn’t have let her go, I should have stopped her at all costs. Now who knows where that dragon has taken her.“Cahir?” A familiar voice calls behind me and I turn my head abruptly to see Xena coming towards me, a concerned look on her face. The last thing I want right now is for anyone to pity me. I want them to fucking find her and not pity me. Why the heck won’t anyone fucking listen to me?“Why are you here?”“I have come to check on you, Cahir” she says, “you have been
ODETTE’s POV.I yawn lightly and pull my eyes open. This has to be the most peaceful sleep I have had in months. The bed is so soft, the room smells so nicely and it is well furnished with everything I would ever need.With another sigh, I pull my body to a sitting position and at that moment, a knock resonates on the door.“My lady” her voice filters through, “are you awake?”“Yes, come on in” I tell her and the huge doors pushing open. She steps into the room with a tray.“I made you a herbal drink” she says setting it down beside me, “it is good for the body”“Thank you, Morgana” I tell her, “I will drink it later”“I also made some food. Should I serve it?”“Please do, I am famished”“Thank you”With another bow, she turns around and walks out of the room leaving me to my thoughts again.Part of me misses Cahir, I want to see him and ask him a lot of questions. I need him to tell me everything he knows about the prophecy. I want to know if he was aware of what was supposed to happ