DEVON
"No freaking way!" Karla gasped when I told her everything that had happened between Theo and I. "I'm serious," I said, bringing my glass of lemonade to my lips. "Wow. I will like to meet him. He saved your life" she said, grinning."Yeah""It's hard to believe that you were nearly killed by a demon, but I believe you. Heck, I now believe that supernatural things actually exist. That's awesome"My mum stepped out into the porch where Karla and I was having a conversation."I see you girls are having a nice time," she said, smiling."Yeah," Karla said."That's good. Devon, I think you should get ready" "For?" I asked."Your dad's business associate is visiting with his family, sweetie. They'll be coming over in an hour," "Oh, right"Karla smiled."I guess it's my cue to leave," she said. "No, honey. If you want to stay, you can-""Actually, I promised my mum I would come home early""Alright, sweetie. Relay my greetings to your mum"Karla nodded and embraced me before leaving. I went upstairs and took a shower. I got dressed in a blue dress that ended just above my knees. I made my hair into a ponytail and put on my necklace."Devon! They're here," my mum said, poking her head in. "Okay, mum," I replied.I came downstairs and greeted my dad's business associate, politely.We all sat down and my dad smiled at me. "Is this your daughter?" Mr Davis, my dad's business associate asked."Of course" my dad replied with a proud look on his face. "She's gorgeous""Thank you," I replied and found myself staring at Mr Davis' son who was sitting not far from his father. He looked to be a few years older than me. He was good-looking, I'll give him that. He had brown hair and startling hazel eyes. It suited him though. The second son was just as goodlooking but he had brown hair and blue eyes. "What's your name, beautiful?" His dad said to me. "Devon," I replied."My, my, you have such a lovely daughter, William," Mrs Davis said to my dad."This is my son, Casper" she said, placing a hand on her first son's arm. He forced out a smile, his gaze still resting on me."I'm Ace. Nice to meet you" the blue eyed boy said with a smile on his face."Nice to meet you too," I replied, feeling unnerved by the stare his brother was giving me.My parents began to chat with their parents and I sort of zoned out. Theo.He'd taken over my mind. He was in my dreams.He was in my head.I couldn't help it."....... be nice to see our children getting married"That sentence snapped me out of my thoughts."W-what?" I gasped.Everyone's gaze was on me and my dad seemed displeased by my little display of surprise."Didn't you know?" Mrs Davis said, looking concerned"Know what?""You'll be getting married to Casper after college," Mum said and I froze, my gaze meeting Casper's emotionless ones.I wanted to scream but all I could do was stare."N-no....Mum, you just can't do that. Dad... what's-"Unable to bear the silence, I stormed out of the dinning room and ran upstairs. I locked my room and sank to the ground.I barely knew him.Why me?There was a deep ache in my heart when I thought of Theo. I felt like I was betraying him. Heartbroken, I squeezed my eyes shut.************* THEO I let out a sigh, leaning on the window sill as I stared at empty space. Lucian's words kept ringing in my head over and over again. I couldn't help but feel puzzled.The only person who knew my secret apart from Lucian was Matthias, my other friend who'd died a few years back. Nobody else knew what I was. Not even my adoptive mother who'd taken Luke and I as her sons, knew that I was royalty.Flashback
The heavy fog and smoke hanging on the air made it difficult to see anything. Six year old Theo and his friends were struggling to their feet, unsteadily. There had just been a coup in the throne room of Theo's father, the king of the four lands of the fairies. The king and his queen lay on the cold floor, life slowly leaving their bodies."Father!" Theo cried and stumbled to his father's side, ignoring the bleeding wound on his shoulder."T-Theo.... you have to go..... Go to the human world. He can't find you there" the king gasped. "No, father. I can't leave you here to die" "Lucian, my boy.... take Theo with you" King Eros said to his son's bestfriend."Your father is gone, my boy. He fought bravely to defend his loyalty"Tears filled Lucian's eyes."Matthias, you must go with them too. The three of you will be safe in the human world"The king stumbled to his feet and with the last of his energy, he opened a portal leading to the human world."Now, go"Lucian pulled Theo to his feet. "You think you're smart enough? You think I'll spare your son too?" A cold voice belonging to Theo's uncle echoed in the throne room as he emerged from the fog with a silver sword in his grip. "Go, now!" The king cried and they all jumped into the portal. A silver dagger came hurtling towards them. Just before they disappeared from sight, the dagger struck Matthias on the back of the neck.The portal closed and the three boys landed on wet grass, Matthias was dead.With tears in their eyes, they watched his body fade into nothing. Meanwhile, Theo was still bleeding heavily from the wound on his shoulder. "Come on, Theo. We have to get help.... You're hurt pretty bad" Lucian said and Theo stumbled to his feet, dizzy from the huge amount of blood he'd lost.They began to walk down the unfamiliar streets. The longer they walked, the weaker Theo became. His white tunic was rapidly turning red. It was late at night and a few people were moving along the streets.Theo passed out, unable to move on any longer. Lucian knelt beside him, worried.Just then, Rachel, a widow at age 30, stopped her car a few feet away from them."Help, please. He's hurt" Lucian said to the woman who took pity on him and his unconscious friend. She got out of the car and carried Theo in her arms while Lucian trailed behind her. She was going to help them and she did....****End of flashback****I heard Rachel, my adoptive mother, drive in. I still didn't move from where I was. I could hear Lucian talking to her in the sitting room. I zoned out once again, trying to figure out how my secret might've slipped. The more I thought of it, the more confused I became. I closed my eyes when Rachel placed a hand on my shoulder."Theo, what's wrong? You're very tense" my mum said to me, sounding very worried. I sighed, shaking my head. "It's nothing" I muttered, opening my eyes."Nothing? Come on, honey. I've known you for more than ten years. I know that you're lying to me" she said, her hand lingering on my shoulder. I slowly turned to face her, wondering if I could tell her. Rachel was one of the people I trusted with my life. She had been so wonderful to me despite the fact that I was not human. She has always treated me like her own son. She brushed my hair out of my eyes. "You know you can tell me anything, Theo" she said. I closed my eyes briefly, taking a deep breath."I didn't tell you everything about myself" I said, but she didn't look surprised."It's understandable, Theo. It's okay to keep your secrets to yourself if you have to" she said, gazing into my golden eyes steadily.Usually, a human cannot make full eye contact with me; especially since my golden eyes seems to glow at all times. But Rachel is one of a kind. She's also one of the gifted humans who can see through glamors. "Is this about your supernatural origin?" She asked. "Yes. I think we should sit down," I said and she sat down on my bed. I followed suit."Remember I told you I had to leave the underworld because my father had been attacked. I never told you why he was attacked"Rachel nodded, holding my hand. "My father was the king of the faeries.... and that makes me his heir"Rachel looked pleased."Well, you look and act like royalty. I just didn't think about it," she said and I gave her a smile."But, I have a feeling that it's not all-" she said."You're right. My father was dethroned by his brother and I had to escape with Lucian. It was necessary for me to hide my status because there are other creatures here on Earth that would quickly gang up to eliminate me. My uncle might have spies here on earth. But still, I couldn't stay idle.... I was still so young and had barely developed my powers. If people like us go to earth with such under developed powers, our bodies would weaken and we would die. But then, Luke and I found a group of supernaturals here on earth, they were called guardians. I didn't tell them who I am but they took me anyway. I'm actually half human, my mum is a human. She abandoned me because she thought of me as a monster....an abomination""Oh, dear," Rachel said, squeezing my hand gently."The earth guardians mainly consist of half-bloods, that's why Lucian and I got in. We became night walkers, meaning our job is mainly carried out at night""So that's why you guys leave every night," she said."Lucian told me about your soulmate and how you almost lost her today. Are you okay?" She asked.I gave her a smile."I'm fine," I replied."Luke told me that he wants to start going to high school to keep an eye out for her. I've agreed to it," she said."Thanks, mum," I said and she rose to her feet, pressing a kiss to my cheek."You should come downstairs for dinner" she said and left my room.I closed my eyes, trying to reach Devon. My eyes widened when I felt her despair and frustration.I made a mental note to see her after dinner.DEVON I sat on the edge of my bed staring sullenly at the wall of my room. It was really unlike me to sit down, all holed up in my room, sulking for hours. But, I just couldn't help it; especially after what had happened earlier today.'You'll be getting married to Casper after college'Those words sickened me.They made me hate myself.Why was I so unfortunate?First, Theo comes along and my heart melts at the sight of him. Then, Kayden asks me out on a date.Then, I'm told that I'm going to have to marry Casper?!What next?Was some emo guy going to confess his love for me?I honestly didn't know what I was doing anymore.I felt so hurt.And right at this point, even as much as I hated to admit it, I wanted Theo there with me.I didn't want to feel like this.I hated the feeling of hopelessness and I felt so lonely, it hurt."Dev?"That silky voice.'Oh my God, he's here!' I thought with mix
DEVON Dumb, stupid, Dumb.That's what I was.Karla was right. The date was so not going to work out. I shouldn't have agreed to go out with Kayden in the first place. But I also knew that it was too late to cancel it.'It's just a date, Devon. It's not like he's proposing to you' That's what I told myself.Little did I know that what I was about to do was going to hurt someone deeply.The time was still 4:15pm and I was very bored.I curled up on my bed and began to sketch the designs I'd seen around Theo's ankles. The more I sketched them, the more I craved Theo. I felt like I was obsessed with him. It felt so right and so wrong at the same time. I didn't understand how that was even possible.Theo had hung out with me a couple of times more, and he was starting to open up to me slowly. No doubt, we were making progress.My phone beeped and I picked it up. It was a message from Kayden.Hope you're not
DEVON Flipping on my hood, I made my way out of my room and down the stairs. Mum was a heavy sleeper and I'd told her that I wanted to go to bed early. So, she'd kissed me goodnight and had retreated to her room. Since Dad wasn't coming home tonight, I figured it would be to my advantage. Plus, I desperately needed to make sure Theo was okay. I tiptoed out of the house, quietly shutting the door behind me. Taking a deep breath, I started to move towards my car."Young lady, where are you going to, by this time of the night?" Raj, the gate keeper said to me with a frown on his face."Please, my friend needs me. It's very important" I said and he narrowed his eyes."I don't believe you.""You know I've never done this before, I swear my friend needs my help. It's a matter of death and life" I said. "Why didn't you tell your parents, then?""They won't let me," I cried.He looked at me and let out a sigh. "Fine.
DEVON "Dev, honey. I'm so sorry for everything that has happened these past few days" My mum said to me as I had breakfast on Saturday morning. I stared at her, still shoving my pancakes into my mouth."Why aren't you saying anything?" She said, letting out an exasperated sigh.She'd been making a very long speech concerning Casper and I. I hadn't uttered a word and she was not happy about that."Devon, why won't you say anything?""Oh, I don't know. Maybe, it's because I have pancakes shoved half-way down my throat" I said, giving her a pointed look."I know you're not happy with everything that has been going on. It's your father's decision, not mine. I want you to get married to the one you love, someday. But your dad decided it was necessary to take precautionary measures" she said."What are you talking about, mum?" I asked, frowning."I'm not supposed to tell you..." She said, pinchin
THEO Luke stepped into the sitting room with a grim look on his face. I raised a brow, watching him carefully. "The council isn't too happy with you, Theo," Luke said to me with a frown on his face. I stared at him, watching him carefully."I don't understand why," I said and he shook his head, amusement written all over his features. "I think they're trying to find out what you are hiding. They were very displeased when they found out that you missed a patrol,"I clenched my fist, annoyance slowly rising to the surface. "But, that was only one night. I didn't miss a patrol because I wanted to. I was feeling too unwell to go," I said and Luke gave me an exasperated look. "They believe that your loyalty is not with the hexagon. They think you have something to do with the recent demon summons," Luke said. "Wow, such a wonderful observation. Why on earth would they
DEVON "My brothers want to meet you," I said to Theo as I entwined our fingers together. We were both sitting on the bed in my room with my head resting on Theo's shoulder."I don't think that's a good idea. How is it possible that they can see me?" Theo asked.I shrugged."I don't know. Maybe you could figure it out when you meet them. Are you afraid of them?" I asked, tilting my head to look at him with a smile on my lips."Pfft. Afraid? Nah. I'm just being cautious."I grinned, tracing the golden tattoo around his wrist with my free hand."You look stressed," I pointed out and he gave me a half smile."I do?""Yeah.""Well for starters, I have a lot on my mind and I'm trying to think of ways to get your brothers to like me," he shrugged"How sure are you that they're not going to like you?" I asked."It's logical . Brothers hate their sister's boyfriend. It's always like that. The first mee
DEVON "Dev, honey! Get the door!" My mum yelled from the kitchen. I smoothened my yellow dress and walked up to the door. I was nervous, though. I twisted the door knob and opened the door. Theo stood there dressed in a white v-necked T-shirt and a blue hooded sweatshirt, paired up with blue jeans and white sneakers. "Hey" he breathed, beaming at me. "You look really nice" he commented and I blushed, stepping aside for him to come in. "Is that your boyfriend?!" Mum yelled from the kitchen."Yes, mum!" I replied.I heard footsteps from the kitchen and from the stairs. 'Great, here goes' I thought"Shit, I think this is a bad idea" Theo muttered and I squeezed his hand reassuringly. "There's no going back now" I said. "Will my mum be able to see you now?" I asked.He nodded. My mum stepped into view and she gasped, eyes wide."Oh, good gracious. Why? He's gorgeous" she breathed. "Mum, th
LUKE I opened my eyes only to realize that I was in the hexagon HQ. I was strapped to a chair, iron cuffs binding my wrists to the arm rest with a gag around my mouth. Awesome. I tried to move but let out a hiss of pain as the iron around my wrist burned me. "You're awake, I see"I looked up to see Dwain smirking at me, he looked very pleased with himself.I glared at him wanting nothing but to rip off his head. "Great, let's begin" he said, still smirking at me."Remove the gag, Aron" he said to someone who was standing behind me. Just as Aron took off the gag, I increased my heat and he dropped to the ground, unconscious. "How can you even do that with iron cuffs around your wrists? I knew my assumption was correct. You are related to Theo, aren't you?" Dwain said.I rolled my eyes. "Of course, he's my husband" I sassed and his eyes darkened. "There's no need
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"My queen, you have to hurry right now. The king needs you" That statement sent me into overdrive. I'd been queen for barely three months but everything had been going just fine until now. I was just arriving from a meeting with other queens of the four lands owing to the fact that I'm the queen of all queens. I'd only been gone for three days. As soon as I'd stepped into the palace, Lylla, my personal maid had approached me immediately with a look of urgency in her forest green eyes. Naturally, I was overcome with worry and concern for my husband. I hurried upstairs to his chamber only to find Luke by my husband's bedside. He was trying to restrain my husband and things didn't look too good. I hurried to his side, my gaze sweeping over my husband's chiseled chest and defined abs which was covered with sweat. His handsome face was etched with pain and he didn't look well. I noticed the bruises around his wrists, my heart breaking when I realized that he'd been tied
THEO "..... He's going to be fine..... coronation........days.....he wakes up......"I tried to move my hands but realized that I couldn't feel them. I felt like I was floating.Hovering above the clouds, quietly. I could hear bits of Luke's statement and could only assume that it was just Luke and Devon who were in the room with me."..... be fine...."A hand held mine and soft lips were pressed to my knuckles. It was Devon, I realized. Through the mindlink, her emotions entwined themselves around my subconsciousness like a cocoon. She was afraid.Yet, anxious and worried. What had happened? Why was I unconscious? Why was Devon anxious and uncertain? "Open your eyes, damnit" Devon said and I desperately wanted to smile but I still couldn't move. "If you don't open your eyes right now... I'll.... I'll..."That did it for me. I felt like my body had just been electrocuted back to life. That is, if that makes any sense. I lifted my eyelids and
DEVON With tears still running down my cheeks, I looked up to behold the goddess. She looked every inch as beautiful as a goddess can be. Theo shuddered in my arms; his body temperature was soaring by the minute with pain etched on his handsome face. The goddess' height and curves would put a model to shame. Her porcelain skin glowed like she was illuminated on the inside. Her wavy brilliant white hair hung below her waistline and her eyes were a stunning blue. She was wearing a white dress which exposed most of her cleavage with long slits on the sides of the dress. On her biceps were a pair of silver arm bands. She stood few feet away from us, barefooted."Yaran Zrēlyen" she said, her voice both authoritative and soft. I stared at her, startled by the name she'd called me."Do not be puzzled, soulmate of the flame keeper of the four lands. For I have called you by your true name. Your soulmate has asked for my help with defeating his en
THEO Devon stormed out of the sitting room as soon as Luke announced that we were going to battle tonight. She'd gone impossibly pale and I was terrified for her."I'll be right back" I said to Luke and Liam who nodded in understanding. I found her on my bed when I walked into my room. Her face was buried into the pillow with her fingers clutching the pillow fiercely. She was crying, her body trembling under the weight of her grief. I heaved a sigh and moved over to her side. Slowly, I eased her away from the pillow until she was in my arms, her face buried in the crook of my neck as she sobbed. I slowly stroked her soft hair with my fingers, offering her comfort as much as I could."It's okay, Devon. We're going to be okay. you don't have to be scared, love" I whispered.She sniffled weakly, then she raised her head to meet my gaze with her bloodshot eyes."I don't want to be scared but there's a sinking feeling in my stomach. Amyra
DEVON After Theo and Luke had buried Veronica's body later that night, I stood in the front porch, staring at the moon. I couldn't help but feel uneasy about everything that had been happening. Theo had brought the mirror of mirrors home, but we were taking a huge risk as it was. Theo could loose his soul--A soul which he possesses because he's half human.A shudder ran through me when I imagined the possibilities of Theo becoming soulless. He'd become an empty shell. Would he still love me even then? Would he forget me? Technically, I was his soulmate. What will become of us when his soul is lost?My heart gave a painful jolt when I imagined Theo with black soulless eyes. I can't let that happen to him; to us. We'll find a way. We have to.Strong arms circled my waist from behind me and I closed my eyes relaxing in his hold. "What's on your mind?" Theo asked."You, Us" I sighed."Things doesn't look too good for us, d
THEO Yaran defiantly met Amyra's rigid gaze with her face impassive."And who might you be?" She asked, her yellow eyes cold and calculating. "I am Amyra-""I know who you are, mistress of evil. You have not answered my question" Yaran spat, her yellow eyes burning brightly. Amyra's face twisted into a wicked sneer. "I do not answer to anyone but myself" she spat. "I see. What makes you think I will let you have the mirror of mirrors?""Who says I'm asking for your permission? I don't care who you think you are, but he is not leaving here with the mirror of mirrors" Amyra said, pointing at me with a look of disdain on her face. As soon as she finished making the statement, her men attacked me. They were strong I'll give them that. But, they were no match for me. Amyra's eyes clouded with rage at the sight of the dead bodies scattered around me."Good thing I have a plan B" she said, her lips curled with disdain."Annie
AMYRA "Go on, Sweet Veronica. Tell me everything" I purred, stroking my prisoner's blood stained hair. She shuddered, whimpering as she cradled her broken arm- which was the fourth bone I'd broken in her body since I'd begun the interrogation. "I can do this all day, Ronnie. Why won't you just give in. It's that simple" I sighed. "Never" she croaked."That's okay with me" I said, smirking. I grabbed a pair of tweezers and ripped off her fingernails. Her screams echoed in the room. But, when she still refused to give in, I was pissed off.I broke three more bones in her body. This time, she passed out. I squatted in front of her and began to probe into her mind. I'd tried probing into her mind earlier but she'd resisted me. She's so strong, defiant and loyal. It's such a pity that she's on the wrong side. She would've been an asset to me. I concentrated harder, digging my fingernails into her scalp as I assessed her mind. "Did you find what you we
DEVON "I can't just sit back and do nothing while you're planning on embarking on a suicide journey to the night court!" I exclaimed, following Theo into his room. He ignored me and I swear, I was starting to loose my mind."Theo, I want to come with you" I said. He kept ignoring me.After Ric's arrival at Victoria's house, Theo had insisted that we leave immediately. The drive back home had been uncomfortable. I'd tried to talk Theo into letting me go with him to the night court; he'd only grown more upset. "Theo, you aren't saying anything" He abruptly turned to face me, his eyes blazing like golden flames."I just want you to stay here. You'll be safe here. You'll be helping me by staying safe" he said."Fat lot of good that's going to do for any of us! What about you?! You're going to get yourself killed. You said it yourself. The night court is a dangerous place!""All I ask is that you leav