EVA'S POV
I felt like my soul was being sucked out of me… I struggled to keep breathing, each breath I drew caused my lungs to burn with effort. I tried my best to get myself out of his grip but I might as well have been trying to move an iron rod. His arms didn’t move even a millimeter.
Out of the corner of the eye, I saw Michael pull out the amethyst needle from Alex’s body. I heaved a sigh of relief but that just caused more agony. The sharp breath intake caused pain to sear through my chest.
I just needed to hang in there for some more time. Alex would soon rescue me.
ALEX’S POV“Michael, we need to empty this hall…”“Okay… wait? Why?” Michael replied with a frown. “This is the place we will perform The Phoenix Ritual.”“You are kidding, right? I still can’t wrap my head around the fact that Eva was a vampire. Now, you want to tell me that she will regain her powers and be
Eva’s POVI was sitting on my bed, leaning against the headrest. My fingers clenched against the edges of the Ancient Book Of Rituals as I read the procedure for the Phoenix Ritual for the umpteenth time. My brain and turned blank. It was as if I was reading the words but nothing was going into my brain. I felt like I was forgetting more and more. I slammed the book shut in frustration.I was feeling a bit restless and uncertain. What if something went wrong? What if we missed some part of the ritual and ended up plunging the world into more misery and darkness. Was it worth the risk?
ALEX’S POVI had made up my mind to offer my life as the required sacrifice. I hadn’t expected the spirit to decline my offer. So, I didn’t think about any backup plan. I looked at Eva guiltily, I had failed her again.Just then a beam of light appeared out of nowhere in the room and hovered in front of me. It was the same one that had guided me out of the tunnel.
EVA'S POVAfter I saw the beam of the light blaze in the inferno, a kind of frenzy took over me. My throat burnt like scorching cinders. A sweet smell enthralled me, drawing me towards it. One moment I was inhaling the fragrance and the next I was near its source. The throbbing of the pulse was the only thing I could focus on. I knew that it alone could quell the burning sensation in my throat. I took a deep breath and was about to tear the smooth skin with my teeth when someone ambushed
ALEX'S POVI felt so bad about doing this to Eva but I had no choice. She looked so crazed by the blood that it scared the shit out of me. I didn’t want to lose her… I didn’t want her to turn into a monster…We had set out to destroy the monsters that destroy innocent lives but had we become one ourselves? Tears pricked my eyes as I carried her to my room. I had lost my son today and didn’t want to lose my wife too.
EVA'S POVWhen I woke up, I found myself alone in the room. My throat burned like lava but I reminded myself that I had to control myself. I threw open the window and peeked outside, wondering where Alex was?I couldn’t hear his heartbeats in the house which meant that he was away. I heard another heart beating in a room downstairs. My thirst flared but I managed to control it. The was glad that the charm was working… I sensed that the heartbeats were drawing closer. Why was Aaron co
ALEX’S POVI calmed my frayed nerves by taking deep breaths. I felt a bit drained after fighting three vampires. So I didn’t feel that confident at present. I peeked through the keyhole. Only one man was standing at the door. I could handle that. Wait… was that man wearing velvet clothes? Did that mean he was a Golden Shifter?But, why would a Golden Shifter knock at the door, they would just come in through the window or any open space they find especially if they intended to
ALEX'S POVI found Aaron and Eva counting the charm bracelets when I entered the hall. “Gosh! Why do we need so many?” I asked with a puzzled expression. “We enchanted all the bracelets we could find in the supermarket. Master is meditating. So, we were just counting them to keep a track of the bracelets.” Eva said shrugging her shoulders. I couldn’t help but chuckle at this statement. Holding my stomach I said, “You too. I am sure the news channel wil
ALEX’S POV“Ahhh!!! No!! Please… Alex… ambulance…” Eva’s piercing cry woke me at the dead of the night. She was doubled over with pain."Are you alright?" I asked caressing her head."Do I look alright? Call the damned ambulance." She screamed grasping her abdomen.“F***!” I said jumping off my bed and picked up the phone. Tring…tring…tring…
EVA’S POV“Where are we going, Alex?” I asked trying to peek at the destination shown on the Google map. “Don’t cheat, Eva. Don’t ruin my surprise…” Alex said steering the car. “Alright… alright… You can at least tell me if I will like this place…” I said shrugging my shoulders.“I don’t know, Eva. It isn’t exactly the kind of place you like.”“Then, why are we going there?
ALEX’S POVI had to leave the room. I was scared I would hurt Eva if I stayed there any longer.My blood boiled when I heard Eva talking about drinking the potion. I had died a thousand deaths every day watching her life ebb slowly. Here she was, ready to risk her life in the blink of an eye. I continued walking aimlessly through the palace, then the garden, just trying to let out some steam. Suddenly my feet came to a halt. What if Eva tried to drink the potion while I was not with her.
EVA'S POV“Alex… what if I die before giving birth to our daughter? Worse… if I die after her birth…” My lips trembled as I voiced out my concern. He ran his hand over my head and said, “Don’t think like that Eva, I promise, I will not let anything happen to you…”I pursed my lips and nodded my head. I didn’t want to worry Alex anymore but I couldn’t get the words of the spirit out of my head, ‘You will die a slow painful death!’“Remember the words of the spirit, Eva. She has ble
EVA'S POVThe moment I opened my eyes, I had to shield them with my hands. I winced and said, “Ah… please draw the curtains. This light is unbearable.”Once the intensity oflight decreased I was able to open my eyes again. I tried to get up when I realized that I was in an unfamiliar room. I was still squinting as the light hurt slightly. Someone grasped my hands and made me lie down again. “Queen, you need to rest…&rd
I stared at my flat stomach in the mirror. It had been a week since the spirit had blessed me… alright… cursed me too but Alex and I had decided to focus only on the blessing part. “Wondering if you are pregnant?” Alex whispered as he hugged me from behind, softly nibbling my ears. “This wait is driving me crazy, Alex… when do you think I would get pregnant…”“I don’t know about that but we can try to increase our chances you know…” When I caught the naughty glint in his eyes my face heated and lowered my
EVA'S POVThe queasy feeling subsided after all the drink was out of my system. I heaved a sigh of relief and sat on the throne. My eyes flitted to Alex and the other Golden Shiffters gazing at me with worry. Damn! Why was this giving me a headache?“Are you alright, Eva?” Alex said, placing his hand on my head and projecting some energy into me. “Yeah… I am good… I think the glasses got interchanged and I drank Soma instead of blood… by the way, where is Victoria. Is she alright?”“I think she went to her room, Quee
THIRD PERSON’S POVCheerful chatter filled the Dining hall as everyone gathered in the hall. Every once in a while there would be silence when a pang of grief hit someone but they tried their best to keep up the lively atmosphere. “I have to say that Queen Eva has a very large heart…I mean I have never known anyone who can forgive someone who tried to steal their husband…”“True… She not only forgave her but she is accepting Victoria’s daughter as her Godchild….”“Hmmm…. But I am a bit scare
ALEX'S POV“Eva, I can’t believe a week has passed without any mishaps..” I said hugging Eva from the back. “Hmmm… everyone is still depressed. It tears me apart to see them lamenting and brooding. We have to do something, Alex…”She was right. We couldn’t continue to spend our entire life buried under layers of sorrow and darkness. It would defeat the purpose of our existence. “Eva, I think I know what to do…”&ldq