Dmitri’s insides are boiling but he masks his disdain with a poker face. He wants to kill everyone in the room with his bare hands but this is not the time. Eduard is finally coming.
A tall man enters the room followed by Venus. The man is oozing a cruel aura, his bloodlust filling the whole room. He is wearing fine silk garments with a large crown on his head. The arrogant man strides into the room with a fake pride which sickens Dmitri.
The crown on his head is glittering under the bright lights. It is made of pure white gold with several sapphires attached on the border. In the middle is a large pink diamond, the rarest gem in the world. It was made by Emperor Petyr Visserion for himself and then it was passed to his son, Nikolai.
Now, Nikolai’s murderer wears it.
“It’s done!” Iriana declares. She healed Roseanne’s nose within minutes using her homemade miracle potion which is perfect for all kinds of injuries. Roseanne touches her nose, feeling awed.“Wow, you healed it!” She gasps.“Of course I did! That’s my job!”Roseanne winces a little. Even if Iriana is skilled, her mouth is sharper than a knife.“Do you know when Dmitri is coming back?” Roseanne asks.“Why? Will you finally take my advice and bed him?” Iriana shoots back.“No…”“Then why bother about where he is?”
Josephine is pacing back and forth at the forest bordering between Ezealyra and Sloria. Her heart is palpitating as she waits for news from her trusted servant whom she has sent after Roseanne to lure into a trap.The bushes nearby move and a small black wolf appears. The wolf shifts back to the omega who had lured Roseanne to the trap.“What happened?” Josephine demands. “Is she dead?”“No, My Lady!” The omega ruefully reveals. “I had taken her to the hill like you said and the Alpha had attacked her. He cornered her and I ran away from there. But as I was running away, I heard a loud scream. It was unlike anything I have ever heard.”“What the hell do you mean?”&l
Eduard and Venus are in the throne room. He is seated on a red throne with golden handles shaped like a dragon. The throne is wide enough for three people but only the Emperor can sit on it.The Empress sits on a silver chair next to the Emperor’s throne but Venus is not sitting on it. Instead, she is made to stand next to the throne as a sign of her actual status: a low level Omega.Whenever Eduard is around, she is not allowed to sit on the Empress’ chair. It is not a public knowledge but Eduard loathes her lowborn status and will not let Venus anywhere near him. Her duty to produce heirs is complete and he has stopped all physical relationship with her. Even in the throne room, she cannot sit with him.“Your Majesty,” Venus begins. “The matter with Sloria is a grave one. Our Kn
Days pass by in relative peace and Roseanne settles into her routine. She attends training every morning and by noon, she is dead tired. Iriana is also teaching her now, making her memorize many potions and herbs which witches used in the past for helping people. It is hard because Iriana has a tendency to pinch Roseanne every time the latter got an answer wrong. It is in her words ‘the perfect way to learn’.But her agility has improved a lot and she even successfully managed to break Polina’s hypnosis. She also learnt to make light objects move at will without touching them but so far, she can only move things like flowers or small, light balls.Polina and Timur theorized that on the night Roseanne killed the Alpha of Blue Moon Pack, she must have used some kind of telekinetic powers to cause the blood circulation in the Alpha’s
The next morning, Dmitri and Roseanne made preparations to leave for Hapsberg. Accompanying them will be Timur, Aryan and Josephine. Ezra is going to drive the carriage in which Dmitri and Roseanne will travel while Timur will lead his men in their wolf forms. Aryan and his men will be on horseback while Josephine, to Roseanne’s delight, will have to travel by boat with a few of Timur’s men.Dmitri aids Roseanne to climb into the carriage before entering it himself, sitting next to her. Roseanne is relieved that the annoying fae is not going to travel with them. Whenever Josephine shows up, Roseanne feels extremely irritated, especially when the fae latches on to Dmitri.Why does she not find her own mate? She scowls inwardly. Ugh! Silly mate bond is making me feel strange!“What are you thinking?&
After a long journey, their carriage finally reaches the borders of Hapsberg. Initially, they had planned to stop at an inn for the night but Ezra used a shortcut through the mountains which cut their journey short. A few guards stop them at the borders but upon seeing that a Lycan has arrived, they instantly let the carriage go. Ezra leads the carriage into the capital of Hapsberg while Roseanne looks out of the window.She is awed by the tranquil lands of Hapsberg which lay ahead. There is a mystical vibe in the air which is almost mesmerising her. The town is quiet and peaceful, a serene beauty which is almost breathtaking. Unlike Ezealyra which is mostly deserted and Sloria which is quite lively, Hapsberg is calmer yet, not lonely.The mountains of Hapsberg ooze warm steam which engulfs a lot of the surrounding areas. Several small huts are lined up along t
Ezra stops the carriage in front of a small lake which encases a large mansion up ahead. Dmitri gets out of the carriage and fixes the hat on his head before heading towards the lake where a thin man in his seventies is waiting for him.The man is staring at the lake, his white pupils blank and unfocused. He is wearing a mauve suit with a small bow hat and carries a cane. His hair is of a snowy white colour and he is one of the oldest living Dukes in the continent.He sniffs the air and slightly turns towards the young man who stands next to him.“Hello, Duke Elthezar,” Dmitri greets him warily. “You summoned me.”“Why are you here, Duke of Sloria?” Elthezar quietly demands. Elthezar lost his eyesight long ago in the war but his senses
His lips are dominating her in a fierce urgency, meshing with her tongue. She moans loudly and kisses him back, softly biting his lower lip. Wrapping her hands around his neck, she presses their lips tightly together, both drowning in a moment of passion. Dmitri’s senses are engulfed by his mate’s scent, intoxicating and intimidating. He cannot let her go because everything about her is like a drug to him. Her lips, her scent, her smile, her body. He wants it all and the beast in him is howling to mark her. Roseanne is also overwhelmed by the sensation, craving for more closeness. She is too weak to fight but there is no will in her to fight him off. Her fingers are caressing his neck and she feels his hands all over her body. A sizzling feeling is bursting in her and she presses her body against his. In he
The castle of Ezealyra has been lit up with thousands of blue lights. Millions of fairies are floating in the air, magically bestowing their beautiful lights on the guests who are arriving to the celebrations. Three months have passed since the battle for Sloria and the Slorians have emerged victorious, defeating Ezealyra in the process. Tonight, a splendid coronation has been arranged for the new Emperor and Empress who will be married by proxy at the ceremony, symbolizing their union. “Is it true that he is the long lost Prince Alexei?” One guest whispers to one person. “He is,” her companion confirms. “His scent is the same and you know that no two people's scent can be the same!” “Eduard Visserion was a scum after all!” The guests are intrigued by the tale of the prince who regained his rightful place on the throne. Not only the wolves but faes, vampires and even hybrid officials are attending the ceremony. Many of the wolves are uncomfortable by the idea of mingling with such
Eduard’s hair has gone fully white and he now has a fully grown beard. His scarlet eyes are dull, defeated by humiliation and old age. He has given up on life because he knows that nothing can help him regain the throne he has lost.Dmitri has no pity for the man who dug his own grave. He wanted to kill him off but there is something he needs to know.“The night my father died,” he begins. “How did you bring in that witch? Where did you find him?”Eduard smirks in a sarcastic manner. “I knew you would figure it out,” he states. “That witch was not working for me. He was working for someone else and they arrived in Ezealyra to aid us in defeating the Emperor.”“Who was he working for?” Roseanne whispers.
Dmitri and Leo lead all the Undead into the mass grave where they have descended. The Undead are now in the grave, waiting like a bunch of obedient army who are about to receive orders.“Is the main Undead buried yet?” Leo asks.As if answering his question, one by one, the Undead begin to fall and die. They watch as the thousands of Undead fall in the graves, quickly dying. Dmitri lets out a sigh of relief.“Bury them,” he orders them through mindlink. “Make sure that they are well dead.”Leo nods and relays the orders to the men who start to fill up the holes. They are all tired and exhausted but their victory in the war is evident. A few fae soldiers also arrived and sped up the process to bury the now dead zombies in the graves.
Eduard does not wait and turns to the Undead.“Attack him!” He orders. The Undead run towards Dmitri, ready to kill him but his scarlet eyes glow up and he stares straight at them.Instantly, the Undead army stops in their tracks. Eduard watches in horror as the Undead army starts to fall to their knees and stare blankly as if hypnotized. The other soldiers are also acting the same way, bowing in front of Dmitri as if under his spell.“What the hell are you all doing?” Eduard demands. “GET HIM!”But no one is paying him any heed. Their eyes are on Dmitri who has them under his mercy.The golden light is once again starting to shine on him, beginning all the creatures to his feet
Roseanne meets with Aryan in the hallway outside her room. The vampire is hurt and even bloodied but his injuries are starting to heal, albeit slowly.“You need blood,” she realizes.“I can hold out!” Aryan insists. “Our men are trained well to hold in their urges. Once I get to the medical camp, I can drink some. But we need to get you to safety! The Undead is-”“You can drink Josephine’s blood,” Roseanne says. “She is lying dead in my chamber.”Aryan stares at her in shock. Josephine is dead?“I used the birds to punish her,” Roseanne simply states. “This is her punishment for betraying us.”
“OUT OF MY WAY!” Iriana yells at the soldiers who are crowding near the camp. They have set up a large medical camp outside the city walls where many of the injured soldiers have been brought in. Several more are going to arrive in a while and Iriana is hard at work along with the palace ladies and omegas who have chosen to stay back to help.“Lady Iriana, this man is losing too much blood!” An omega exclaims.“Press on the wound and tell a fae soldier to help in controlling the blood flow!” Iriana instructs. “As for the spilt blood, give it to that vampire soldier to drink up!”The omega nods and goes on to carry on the instructions. Iriana is carrying a bucket full of hot water to sanitize the instruments which she will need to operate on the soldiers.
Dmitri pounces on Ilyich and punches him with his heavy fist. The Undead’s jaw breaks but it heals within seconds. Ilych fixes his broken jaw and punches back but Dmitri’s senses are faster. He dodge the attack easily and grabs Ilyich before throwing him aside.Ilyich snarls, spitting out black goo from his mouth. He stands up and marches towards Dmitri whose brute strength overcomes the Undead. Dmitri grabs Ilyich by the waist and slams him against the floor.CRACK!Ilyich’s back breaks but he feels no pain because he is not fully alive nor dead. Before he can heal, Dmitri launches a fresh assault on him, repeatedly hitting him.Rage courses through them as they engage in a deathly battle. Ilyich punches Dmitri but his hit feels feeble to Dmitri
Taurus is about to shift but Leo does not let him. He attacks Taurus head on, ripping out his ear in the process. “AHHHHHH!” Taurus yells as the pain pierces through him. The large red wolf grabs him by the hair and slams him against the ground, repeatedly hitting him with its strong paw. Taurus growls and attacks the wolf with his sword but the animal bites his arm and within a split of a second, tears it off. “YOU SON OF A B*TCH!” Taurus screams in agony. Blood spurts out of his body and he falls to the ground, crawling but Leo is not done. Taurus tries to transform but his body has lost so much blood that his wolf also became too weak to shift. He crawls towards the sword which has fallen nearby but Leo grabs his other arm and rips it apart as well. Many of the So
Showers of arrows hit many of the Ezealyran soldiers from all sides, instantly killing them. Theo dodges Polina’s arrows with his sword. He covers himself with a shield and uses his sword to deflect the arrows coming at him at quick speed.Polina’s attacks are fast and she relentlessly attacks Theo. Her soldiers attack the Ezealyrans from the hiding places but the enemy is starting to spot them. They are going to run out of arrows soon and the Ezealyrans will overcome them in seconds.“Retreat to the inns!” She mindlinks with her men and one by one, they start to retreat. Polina stays back and mindlinks with Leo.“On to you!” She tells him.Dust and smoke splash the Ezealyrans who are forced to hide behind their shields. Many of