Little Johnathan ran past her excitedly, there was a light in his eyes that didn't exist anymore. She watched as he ran toward the cottage and then she turned back to look at the man. It was Connor, his father and also… Diana. They both had happy smiles on their faces, it was a rare sight she had never seen before. The couple walked past her hand in hand and headed for the cottage also. The happy moments soon disappeared when she heard Diana scream out her son's name. “Johnathan!” She yelled and ran out of the cottage with Connor. They both were in panic mode. Confusion was evident on Lilac's face. What was going on, where was Johnathan!?.“They found him, Connor! They found my baby!” Diana wailed as she started to look for her son Frantically. Connor looked as distressed as her. Lilac had no idea what was happening. Who found him? Just as she was about to follow the couple, she felt a similar gush of wind overshadow her and she was transported to another place again. This time she
"My father and Diana were able to rescue me from there, but…” Jonathan trailed off. His mind reverted to the past, to what ruined the perfect family he always thought he had. What would have happened if he wasn't taken then? He always asked himself this question.“In the process of rescuing me, dark magic was used on my father. Diana thought she had gotten rid of it but it was far from that” He continued. Lilac had always been curious to know what happened to Connor. Diana just wouldn't talk about it and everyone else decided not to ask.“It started slowly, really slowly. He started to…change. Like he was possessed.” Johnathan remembered the first time they noticed something was wrong with Connor. There had been a town fair and he had wandered off. He and Diana looked everywhere for his father, only to find him almost strangling someone to death. Diana had tried to stop him, but it was as if he couldn't hear her anymore. He would never forget the look in his father's eyes. The complet
Alice woke up with a start a few hours later. She turned to the side of the bed to see that it was empty. How long was she asleep? Where was Devon? She was about to get up to look for him when her eyes met with his. He was sitting at the edge of the bed just staring at her. She tried to read his expressions but detected nothing. Why did she have the feeling that something was bothering him? “Good morning” Alice greeted in a low voice. Devon hummed but still didn't say anything. “Dev…” Alice started but trailed off when Devon stood up and walked out of the room. Was he perhaps mad at her? No! She didn't think that was the case. Did something happen while she was asleep?Alice looked around till her eyes landed on the clock. She gasped when she saw the time, it was almost mid-afternoon already. She was asleep for so long. She got up from the bed and was about to go out of the room to see why Devon left that way, but she almost bumped right into him. He was carrying a tray of food in his
"What!” Alice exclaimed. The flame that had died down in her body suddenly started to burn wildly. If she declined now, she would only be a fool right!, but would it look so obvious if she accepted? She didn't care anymore. “Oka,y” she accepted and Devon smiled slightly. Not the type of smile Alice wanted to see, but they would get there. Alice suddenly felt embarrassed to take her clothes off in front of Devon. It wasn't as if he hadn't seen her naked already. They had done it multiple times, but each time she would get like this. She cleared her throat and tried to gather up some courage. Her hand travelled to her top and she slowly undid the button till she was done. She then took it off slowly. Her eyes were on Devon through the mirror. She could see a glint pass through his eyes, but he didn't act on it and simply continued to stare at her without saying a word. This only made her more nervous. She went for her pants and took them off too, leaving her with only her underwear on.
Liam stood at the balcony of his Chambers watching the night sky in silence. He was in a complete daze and had no idea when Joan walked in. She had been avoiding him the whole day like he was a plague and would use any given opportunity to get away from him. Liam was convinced that she had seen most of his memories. Especially those that involved Hazel. That was one of the reasons he couldn't approach her. He felt guilty. He had been numb for so many years that he wasn't sure exactly how love felt anymore. He was unsure of himself. Would his lice change when the mate bond no longer existed. Joan stood at the entrance of the bedroom, deliberating if she should go in or continue avoiding Liam. She couldn't possibly avoid him forever. He was the king. Maybe she should have asked for her own room, being in the same space as him was clouding her thoughts. There were some memories she had seen that she couldn't speak of, memories that would be stuck with her for life. Memories that were pu
"Why do you keep avoiding me like a plague?” Liam's question seemed to have caught Joan off guard. Her eyes grew wide in surprise, and she didn't know the response to give. “I wasn't…I didn't…well…” She started to stuttered. “It's late” She threw in her trump card. Maybe he would leave her alone if she told him she was tired. Liam thinks the opposite of what she was thinking. If he left now, they would only continue to avoid each other to God knows when. He needed to understand her, to know what she was thinking. “You are doing it again, avoiding the problem” “What problem exactly are you talking about?” It was Liam's turn to not have an answer to her question. Joan smiled bitterly when he wouldn't answer her. “That's exactly what the problem is, Liam. And you know it, so why do you bother asking me” Joan suddenly felt a rage course through her body. She was sure Hazel was the one in his heart as he was speaking to her. He was only here because of the stupid mate bond. “You can slee
How could she do that to the person she claimed she loved? She couldn't imagine the pain Liam would have gone through all these years, thinking of how she betrayed him. And Ash, why the hell was he mad at Liam, it wasn't his fault she got involved in dark magic that she knew might destroy her. Joan knew she must have had her reason, but still, she could never do something like that to Liam. Joan suddenly felt sad for her made. “I was numb for many years and decided to push everything behind Me, I didn't want to even think about it” Liam continued. He hoped his words would get through to Joan. “And then you came along, and…everything changed.” He said the last part in a low voice, but Joan heard him. She felt angry towards herself for all the times she judged him and only thought about her feelings. His feelings mattered too. You can't be hurt by someone that way and move on so easily. “Liam” Joan called his name softly, Liam continued to stare into her obsidian eyes, it was so beaut
A few hours passed until Liam finally came out of his room. His eyes searched for his mate till it landed on Joan. She was fast asleep on the couch. He felt bad because of how he treated her, but it was her good. He didn't want to forcefully mark her and snap their mate bond. He walked to the couch and stood for some minutes in front of her just watching her sleep. She looked so peaceful. He reached out to her slowly and picked her up carefully so she wouldn't wake up. Joan stirred in his arms, but she still didn't wake up from her deep sleep. She must have been really tired, he thought.Liam carried her to the bedroom as carefully as possible, when he placed her on the bed he thought she would wake up but she only turned to another side and muttered incoherent words. “What do you keep mumbling about” He muttered and leaned closer to hear what Joan was saying. Liam froze for a second when he heard her words. ‘Can I be queen’. He continued to watch Joan in silence and didn't realize wh