/-Hannah-/No! No! No!This couldn't be happening to me! What the hell was he doing here? He shouldn't be here! Oh goddess, everything I planned was going to be ruined! Just when I came so close to achieving it!“Hannah?” Declan called. “Do you know this man?” I opened my mouth to deny it but Nile beat me to it. “Why wouldn't she? I should be asking who the fuck you are!” Nile stepped up, his fists clenching in anger. Declan chuckled, but it was his usual amused laugh. Nile had no idea what he was asking for. Declan would kill before he even got the chance to raise his fists. “What do you think you're doing?” Declan's tone darkened. “I asked a simple question and it wasn't even directed at you.” “You're the one with my wife and you think you get to ask questions?” Nile seethed and Declan's anger was replaced by confusion. “Your wife…” he echoed, staring at me and I wanted the ground to just open up and swallow me. Anything to save me from this moment. “Yes, my wife! We have a
/-Raven-/“Let go of me, you prick!” I struggled against Kaiz's grip as he dragged me away from the training ground. I knew he was taking me to Azaiah and the moment I got to that man, it would be a whole new level of combat. “You will shut up and let me take you to safety!” He snapped and I shot him a glare. “You are taking me to the fucking danger!” I yelled. “That man out there is my mate and if you insist on being a hero, you and your little dragon friends will be ripped to shreds and left to decay!”Something shifted in his expression but it wasn't enough to make him stop or even release his grip. “You should watch that tongue of yours, little assassin. You tend to underestimate people a lot,” he said. “At least I'm not declaring them dragons!” I huffed and the next minute, he was knocked down by Declan, of course. He released me and a smirk played on my lips. “I warned you!” He tried to get off but Rolfe tackled him down again and an intense fight began. I had to give it t
/-Raven-/I don't know how long we ran or where we were running to but somehow we ended up outside the volcano. They were coming after us fast but then Declan suddenly had a bright idea.“We need to block the entrance,” he said and I was about to ask with what when I saw the huge rolling stone.There was no time for questions as we joined hands and blocked it before they could get to us. “Once I shift, get on my back, Ramona. Tim, mind link the others to retreat immediately,” Declan instructed. He quickly shifted and I got on his back as instructed. He dashed into the woods with Tim following us closely behind. My heart was pounding as I kept looking up at the sky to see if anyone was following us. I wondered how long it was going to take for us to get to our pack and even if we got there, what was the guarantee that it was safe? I mean, these people could just fly over there and set the entire pack ablaze. What would we do then?I wondered if Rolfe could hear me and if so, give
/-Raven-/Declan was still weak. I could see it in the way he swayed as he stood up and Azaiah was getting ready to fire. How was I supposed to run?If Declan died anyway, then all that stress of running back here to save him would be in vain. So without thinking, I stepped in front of him.Azaiah paused.“What are you doing, Raven?” Declan's exhausted voice asked. He could barely speak, yet he wanted to throw his life away by fighting off Azaiah. “Instead of fighting him, why don't you fight me?” I challenged him. “What are you doing, Raven? Have you lost your mind?” Declan asked but I ignored him. “If I win, you let us go. If I lose… well I'll already be dead by then,” I said. I knew what I was doing of course. I didn't plan to die. I just knew Azaiah would never take the risk of fighting me. I was his “queen” after all. Just as I suspected, he shifted to human form and his expression was far from happy.“Why are you doing this, Raven?” he asked. “Because you are being selfis
/-RAVEN-/“Declan…” I climbed into his bed slowly. His body was warm this time and I was relieved that he was getting better.Having him next to me felt so unreal. It was as if I had been stuck here forever. I reached for his face, caressing it gently in my arms. His face was so peaceful and beautiful. For a second, my eyes flickered to his lips, and I felt like kissing him, so Ieaned over, slowly drawing closer to him until our lips were just inches apart, but I stopped myself. That would be taking advantage of him. I was going to take off my hand when he muttered, “Don't stop.” I was paralysed by shock at first. He was awake this entire time?Those eyes fluttered open and a wave of embarrassment hit me. My cheeks flamed, and I tried to quickly retract my hand, but he caught it, holding it in place. I couldn't look at him. How would I explain sneaking into his room in the middle of the night and touching him without his permission?“Never thought I would see a flustered Raven in
/-Raven-/Azaiah was pissed. We could feel it even before we got to meet him. He must have heard me, last night. Thanks to my very “subtle” moaning.Declan, on the other hand, didn't seem to that the place was hotter than usual. In fact, it seemed like it was even more beneficial to him.We were still in bed, and I noted that at this time, the maids would have been serving me breakfast already, but I guess that wasn't going to happen now. The whole thing was somewhat amusing to me. I mean, we didn't even make love yet, and Azaiah was already ordering the maids to stop serving me. I tried to get out of bed so I could look for the kitchen and make him something to eat but when I tried to peel his arms off me, he only tightened them. “Let me go, Declan. I want to make you breakfast,” I told him, but he pulled me closer and buried his face in my breasts. “Declan,” I groaned. “Five more minutes,” he mumbled. I was about to respond to him when there was a door on my door. I thought t
/-Raven-/Hannah?That attention-seeker? I was pretty sure she was hiding somewhere waiting for her absence to be noticed. “Why was she here to begin with, though?” I asked.“Well, she felt guilty over what happened to you. Apparently, she saw when you were abducted and buried, but she couldn't do anything about it. I told her to stay back but she insisted on coming with us,” Declan explained. “I have so many questions,” I blurted. I was buried? Where? How? “I'll explain later but for now, we need to find her. We don't know what these people might do to her if they catch her alone,” Declan said.I wanted to know now but then, I guess we could find her first. “Have you asked that guy… what was his name again? Nath? Ryan? No, that doesn't sound right…” Declan muttered thoughtfully.Nath? Ryan? Who are those?“uhm… who is that?” I asked.“One curly-haired dude with mismatched eyes. He claimed Hannah was his wife,” Tim answered. Curly hair… mismatched eyes… that sounded so fucking
/-Raven-/Later that day, Tim returned to tell us that he couldn't find Nile and after conducting another search in the volcano, Hannah was still no where to be found. We had no choice but to go to Azaiah to ask for help. At first he was excited to see me, but when he spotted Declan beside me, the smile vanished. Even Declan didn't bother to fake friendliness. I ignored their feud and walked to him. “Raven,” he smiled. “Why are you here so late?”“It's still early in the evening so I don't think it's that late. Also, one of Declan's friends is missing. Her name is Hannah and they haven't seen her since their first appearance here. We think she's missing,” I answered. I almost thought he would roll his eyes and ask how any of that was his business. Azaiah’s brows pulled together. “Missing?”“Yes,” I said. “And we think Nile might have her. When he saw her, he claimed she was his wife. They had some sort of argument from what I heard and maybe… I don't know, he might have an idea o
/-Skylar-/It didn't occur to me how much trouble we were in at the moment I beat them to pulp. I left the office with Ava whining about how she was going to lose her job as well. How the Macaulay sisters will get back at us and so mqny more I couldn't make sense of.I said nothing to all her complaints and simply followed her outside the building. “You're not going to say anything?” She asked me. “What do you want me to say?” I asked her. “Take a look at your hand, Ava. Look at what they did to you and tell me if they don't deserve that beating?” She bit her lip. “I think you are acting this way because you have forgotten what it used to be like working under them. Those women can make our lives miserable whether or not, we work for them. You were never like this Sky. You used to be smarter than this!” I looked at her in disbelief. “What is wrong with you? Would you have preferred I stood there and watched them crush your hands?” “Yes! Yes I would! If it means we can go back to
/-Skylar-/Those seafoam eyes narrowed at me like he was going to tear me apart.Blondie immediately stepped in to beg for me. Back in the day, she would definitely be useful as my spokesperson.“I didn't explain to you, sir, but she has temporary amnesia so I promise you, she didn't know it was you,” She pleaded. “Do I look like I care?” His sharp retort caught both of us off guard. “Miss Anderson, you're fired. Make sure to clear your desk before I get back!” Ava gasped. “No sir, please. You can't fire her, she didn't mean it, I swear to you. Please spare her. It will never happen again.”His gaze shifted to me as if he was expecting something. Ava nudged me. “What are you doing? Beg him! Don't you want your job?” She whispered harshly. “What's with you and begging everyone?” I retorted. “If he wants to fire me, he should. I don't care. I am very capable of getting a job anywhere I want with a better pay too!” I didn't know about that but I just wanted him to know I wasn't at h
/-Skylar-/“Raven…”I jerked up from sleep and it all came flooding back. Holy fuck!I ran to the bathroom to confirm I wasn't just dreaming and it was still there. Long dark hair, pale blue eyes, flawless milky skin, fuck!!I paced around the bathroom, trying to make sense of everything. Where was this place? What the fuck was I doing here? I could have sworn that I died. “Whatever it is, Raven, raging in a fucking bathroom won't hell,” I told myself. I stepped into the small room, scanning my environment. Everything just seemed strange and the place was so cramped up. Blondie was still asleep and by the time I checked the clock, I realised it was past 9am.I could remember a certain man telling me that I needed to be at work by 7 am. I waved it off and continued checking out her room. It was the calendar that stopped me. Was this real?“2025?” I muttered. This had to be some sort of joke. I could have sworn we were still in the ‘90s yesterday. Did I sleep off an entire century? O
/-Skylar-/“Why are you staring at me that way, Skylar? Are you not happy to see me?” He asked. “Calm down, Khaid. She has been acting weird since she regained consciousness. She doesn't even remember me either. The nurses said that she is in shock,” Blondie told him. “What does that even mean, Ava?” Khaid frowned. “No one loses their memory from just drowning.” I narrowed my eyes at him. “What do you want me to say? Maybe her case is different. You know her heart actually stopped for almost ten minutes, she didn't have a pulse and everyone thought she was dead and then she suddenly woke up. Maybe…”“What you're saying doesn't even make sense in the least, Ava,” Khaid cut her short. “Drowned or not, I am her boyfriend. The love of her life. She can't just forget me!”He stepped towards me suddenly and I backed away. “Come on, baby. You know who I am, Khaid, your boyfriend!” he said and I moved backwards again. He was creeping me out and I hated it. Ava stepped in between us. “T
“Raven.”I heard a faint voice call. The voice sounded too melodious to be human. It felt like an entity. “Raven, wake up!” The voice said again. Raven? Who is that?“You've been asleep for so long, child, it's time to wake up!” The voice kept getting louder. I couldn't tell if my eyes were closed or open but I was surrounded by darkness. Pure darkness. “Wake up…”Then there was a flicker of light, like a star in the darkness. Then it got bigger and bigger until it almost blinded me and next thing, I spat out water.“Skylar! Skylar?! Can you hear me? Please tell me you can hear me, Sky…” the panicked voice didn't completely register in my mind as I busy coughing out water. Both my throat and my lungs burned. “Skylar?”Who is Skylar now? First was Raven, now Skylar? Who are all these people? I opened my eyes to see the chubby blonde with tears streaming down my cheeks. I barely sat up when she engulfed me in a hug. “Oh, thank God you are okay! I thought you were dead. We tried
/-Raven-/I thought I was going to die. The flames were unending and even when I transformed into my dragon self, I couldn't get away. Everywhere was a blanket of fire. I couldn't even get close to her, not talk of retaliating. All their dragon heads were spitting flames in all directions so I had nowhere to run to.It felt like I was being baked alive. She didn't care how many of her men dropped dead. I was her target and until I was turned to ashes, everyone would burn. There were so many bodies and one of them was Lisa's. I didn't even realize she was here as well. Did Amelia force her to be here too? Was Francesca here? I certainly hope not.Just then I thought there was no hope,. something happened. Something completely unexpected.I heard the roars of dragons in the air and this threw her off. She stopped opening fire at me, wincing in pain. I pushed myself against the bark of a tree, trying to position myself for flying even though I wasn't in the position to. As I looked up,
/-Raven-/“What do you mean by he is with family?” I asked her. The healer was rather reluctant to give me the answer to that question and it made me fear the worse. “I think we have bigger problems, child,” she said and I frowned. What problem could be bigger than Declan missing. “Amelia is headed here. She is coming for you and you are nowhere near prepared to face her.” “I don't understand. Why is she coming for me?” My tone was angry. “Hasn't she taken enough from me? What more does she want? My life?” “I really wish I could answer that question, child but we don't have time. You need to leave,” she said. “Leave? I am not running from her!” I spat. “If she is here to finish the job then let her come!” “You are underestimating her, Raven. We need at least three days to prepare and fortify you to face her,” the healer said but everything she said wasn't penetrating my ears. “She is underestimating me as well. She might have gotten away with what she did months ago but I promis
/-Raven-/Four hours. Fours hours I sat there without saying a word. Just tears rolling down my cheeks. I stared into space, without blinking.“How is she?” I heard from a distance. It felt like they were so far away but in reality, they were just in front of me. “Not so good. She has been like this for the past four hours. I can swear she has only blinked thrice in that period of time. Whatever happened to her must have been very traumatizing,” the healer responded. Must have? My whole life was filled with pain and abuse. I have been betrayed and hurt once again by the ones I loved. I have been played for a fool twice! Twice!I didn't know whether to call it ill-luck or just plain misfortune. Either way, I was just unfortunate. A worthless victim. More tears rolled down my cheeks. And Declan? Where was he when all this happened? He was happily married to Amelia! The witch who separated us. I wanted to believe that it was all her magic. The stake through my heart and the whole ma
/-Declan-/“You can't be serious. I am your Luna! You can't just discard me after all we have been through together. I helped you build everything you have today. You can't just leave me!” she said. “I can't?” I asked. “I can do whatever the fuck I want Amelia. I can't feel myself, Amelia. Whenever I'm around you, it feels like I am just floating. I don't know what I am doing and I am sick of it! I can't keep living like this!” I didn't mean to go off on her like that. “So what about me? All the time I've wasted with you? Why would you stay with me for that long if I made you feel this way? Do you think it is okay to play with my feelings like this?” She asked.My eyes darkened. “First of all, there is no record of a wedding between you and I or the family you claim to be from,” I said. “There is no record of you and I, or how this sham of marriage happened! So do you mind explaining that to me?” My words caught her off guard. “What?” She blurted. “What? You thought I loved rea