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-Darius- My brother and I were working alone in his study. I was surprised by the new responsibilities as his most trusted advisor I now had. He hadn’t let go of the idea of finding a way to take down the Dark Ones, though. I didn’t like it though. Acan seemed almost obsessed with taking them down. He had never been like this before, but this Acan wanted to prove himself. He wanted to be remembered for something, and it was not that I didn’t understand why. Many kings wanted to be remembered throughout history, but this seemed so out of character of him that I needed some time to process it. Who was my brother? It seemed like we were still close? What did that mean? Was I now hungry for more power as well? Had I become out of character too? “So, how is Katherine today?” Acan asked. “Still finding it hard to eat.” “Just keep an eye on her. Silver was the same.” It felt like it was much the same, me and my brother, caring about each other, him giving me advice since he was older. He
-Katherine-After the long day I had, it was so wonderful to sink down in the warm tub and let it relax my muscles. The water had been scented with a nice flowery scent, and I breathed it in, leaning my head back and enjoying how it made all my senses take a breather. Spending my days with Silver was awful. I didn’t remember ever spending that much time with her, but there I was. We almost seemed to be close friends as well. Not just she and Acan were close. Now it seemed like she and I were as well. That made no sense. Why would I become friends with Silver? I thought it over, but of course there was room for friendship when she wasn’t screwing my husband behind my back or trying to take my throne, possibly aiding in my death. She was a fire witch, after all. I wouldn’t be surprised if she had given him a hand just for fun. It was hard to get used to my anger. All my life, I had been a calm and collected person, smiling and trying my best to make others smile as well. Now I was fille
-Katherine- I watched Darius leave the water. It dripped from his hard body, only making him look even more amazing. An idea popped into my head, but I was unsure where it came from. Again, it was hard to say which part was me and which part was the me who had lived this incredible, happy life with Darius. Somehow, he gave me all I had ever desired. True love. It might seem like little to some. Didn’t I want more? I was a princess after all, but I knew I was always destined to marry someone I hardly knew, so of course, love became my goal. Now, according to my new memories, I did have someone who gave me love. Darius gave me it. I left the water right after him. He had grabbed a towel as he walked towards the bed, but I met him there, grabbing his arm and turning him around. He looked puzzled at me, but I was unsure what came over me. I pulled the towel away, pressing him back on the bed, then lowered myself, getting on my knees and in between his legs. "Katherine…" he whispered, mak
-Darius-I woke up in the best way, just like when I fell asleep. Katherine was lying in my arms, sleeping so soundly, and it filled me with immense joy. I made sure to take the time to just watch her. Luckily, I was up early and knew the servants would not come to wake us just yet. I popped up on my elbow and gazed down at her. I reached out, stroking her cheek lightly, but she did not wake up. It felt so right having her there, and it felt even better knowing she was also pregnant with our child. It was another reason why I didn’t want her to focus on her anger or the past life we had had, or should I call it the future life, since we were seven years into the past now, though it was slightly altered by me now. We had both seen a lot, though. Things we had never noticed in our former lives, and how blind we both were. I thought I knew everything—Katherine’s mysterious accidents and Silver, who, while I didn’t know she was screwing Acan, had a darkness in her for a reason. I knew now
-Katherine- I didn’t quite get why Darius changed so fast out of the blue. He seemed almost angry as he pulled me into a little common room and then turned me to him, crossing his arms and looking very unsatisfied with me. "What?" I asked, and he shook his head. "What?" "You’re not queen." "Thank you for pointing out the obvious," I said sarcastically. "No, listen to me," he pleaded. "What?" "You can’t say stuff like that. You might be my wife, but if you accuse the actual queen here of cheating, what do you think will happen?" he asked. I had not realized what he was saying before he pointed it out to me. I had been queen for ten years. The only person who couldn’t talk bad about me was me. I had forgotten what it was like to be the one who had to be careful of what they were saying. Darius was right. Just because he was Acan’s brother did not mean that I was protected from insulting his wife. No matter what had been done in the past… future… former life, I couldn’t forget tha
-Darius-I wasn’t saying anything to hurt Katherine, but I had noticed how she often bent for other people. She turned herself smaller in order to please. So sometimes when I saw her go riding, she changed into a different person. She didn’t focus on being a liked queen. She was just a free rider. Or when I trained her to use her sword. Then she was just a fighter. There was something that happened to her when no one expected anything from her. I was seeing it even more now that she was my wife and not the queen. She was changing, but I also wondered what kind of person might be unleashed as she continued to change. I enjoyed it a lot, seeing her true power come out, but should I also be worried? How could the new Katherine fit in here? She didn’t come here to marry a prince. Originally, she came to marry a future king, and she did become queen. She was queen for a long time. She didn’t just forget the power she once held or how it allowed her to do so many things freely, but also how
-Katherine-Darius and I kept glancing at each other as we got dressed again. I kept blushing every time our eyes met. It was clear I was becoming much like this Katherine in this life. I had asked us to go slowly, but instead I had wrapped my legs around Darius. He had carried us out of the water, lying me down on our clothes, then taken me so roughly until I had let out pleasurable noises that filled the woods. Goddess, I grew even hotter just thinking about it, but Darius brought something out in me that I couldn’t explain. He made me feel so many things. Good things. Things I thought Acan had made me feel, but I was wrong. He never made me feel like this. He never made me passionate. Again, I was seeing how much I had given of myself and how little I had gotten in return. Not just from Acan, but from the people around me. From the people at court."If you keep looking at me like that, I will need you again," Darius told me, making my body feel so warm."We can still continue the r
-Darius-I was unsure what came over me. All I could think about was protecting Katherine and our future child. I couldn’t let anything harm either of them, and so I had lost my mind. My powers came crashing to the surface, only demanding death and destruction, and I had allowed it to happen. I felt so guilty, though, as I came back to reality and saw Katherine looking at me with fear in her eyes. I knew she tried to hide it, but it was there. She had never been afraid of me before, and it had hurt so much to see. She had quickly snapped out of it as well and tried to make me feel better, but I wonder if the way she saw me had been ruined forever. I had taken my sword back, and we had begun riding back to the castle, but we were both quiet. I didn’t know what to say. I had no words that could defend what I had done. I knew the hunger to absorb more powers came from doing it over and over, and once again I had stolen a power. The power of fire, and it had felt good. I felt amazing doin