Roseanne is sitting under the large oak tree, concentrating hard. Her inner mind is focused on Gaia who is also quietly following Roseanne’s wavelength.
“Give me your powers, Gaia,” Roseanne speaks in her mind. “I will wield your powers and you will gain control of my body every full moon night to be with your mate. Do it, Gaia.”
They are both surrounded by darkness which is almost blinding. Roseanne relaxes herself, ordering her inner mind and Gaia to follow her. Gaia is also trying to align herself with Roseanne, their two minds trying to connect.
“I…” Gaia begins as a strange surge of energy starts to engulf her. “I am trying, Roseanne!”
Roseanne also feels the force of it which is too much to bear. Her body is shaking as the force of Gaia’s powers nearly to
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Venus is fidgeting nervously in the garden, waiting for her spy to return. The news of the impending trial and invasion of Sloria has spread throughout the court and she is scared for her life. Ivan will be sent to Sloria for the trial and she is having a very ominous feeling.To top it all, that damn Roseanne Vadimovna is the Duchess! How did I miss this? Venus wonders.The door opens and a soldier enters the garden. He bows before her but Venus is too impatient.“What news do you have?” she demands.“Your Highness, I had my men ask around in Sloria,” the soldier replies. “They said that the Duke returned alone from Hapsberg and that the Duchess did not return with him.”“What?
Roseanne is shocked to see the despicable smile of Venus. The Empress is holding a knife made of pure mercury against Polina’s neck, pressing it hard. Polina tries to withstand the pain of the mercury which is burning through her skin. The Empress used a mercury substance which caused the explosion and the residue lingering in the air is only making Polina’s pain worse.“What do you want?” Roseanne demands. “Let go of my soldier!”“Then come with us, witch!” Venus snarls. Roseanne looks at her in surprise.“How do you-”Venus’ shrill laughter cuts through her words, making her spine chill.“Of course I know it,” Venus claims. “I always k
“This is Sloria?” Albert gapes at the well developed buildings and streets around him. He has never seen such clean roads with perfectly lined houses which look as if they are owned by rich merchants. There is not a single sign of poverty and every shop is neatly lined along the roads with enough supplies for everyone.Several glasshouses are also placed in several parts of the towns which seem to be housing indoor crops which are being grown for the citizens. Even at night, several sacks of food and grain are being taken out for the delegates who have arrived. Albert, Ivan and Phillippe are sharing a carriage, watching the so-called dumpster of a country in awe.“It seems that Josephine spoke the truth,” Phillippe comments.“Those bloody b*stards!” Ivan snarls. “He ha
“AGHHHHH!” Venus’ screams echo the whole palace. She somehow made it back to Ezealyra because she had kept some of her men on standby on the outskirts of Hapsberg. As soon as they heard her screams, they rushed to help their Empress only to find her in an abysmal state. The soldiers raced at top speed, reaching the city of Ezealyra within hours and took her straight to the castle for treatment.She is now lying on her bed, half burnt and screaming in pain. The blisters on her skin are burning her, creating hissing noises as the healer tries to fix them. But no matter what the healer does, the burns are not going.“DO SOMETHING!” Venus shrieks. “HEAL ME!”“I am trying!” The healer exclaims. “But the medicines are not working! The burns are too severe to be h
The sky darkens as midnight arrives. Leaving Ivan’s body in the sauna room, Aria and the soldiers quietly make their way towards the kitchen of the inn. She looks around to make sure that there is no one around and presses something on the wall.It jerks open, sliding aside to reveal a long tunnel. Leo steps out of the tunnel, facing the soldiers.“We have only one hour to evacuate the people from the inn,” he states. “I have already emptied the village.”“The innkeepers are still catering to the delegation!” One of the soldiers replies. “But it will not take them long to go to bed.”“Tell your soldiers to start escorting the people out of this place!” Leo hisses. “Tell us when to strike.”
Leo is running towards the barn when he notices the distant sky. A yellow light is approaching his way at a rapid pace. Then another. And another.The lights have multiplied into hundreds, heading towards the inn at full speed and soon, the birds will arrive with the fireballs. Leo does not waste a single second and runs at full speed. He breaks open the barn and looks around until his eyes fall at a corner.A small boy of around five years old is hiding in the corner, shaking in fear. He is scared and murmuring his mother’s name.“Come with me!” Leo exclaims and carries the child in his arms. The child shrieks, still scared of the stranger but Leo forces the boy into his arms and sprints off, just in time. As soon as he leaves the barn, the first fireball is dropped on it by a pigeon before rapidl
Dmitri barged into his study room to find Roseanne standing there with a smile on her face. She already heard what he did to the delegation from the Council and is beaming with joy.“Roseanne…”He slowly steps towards his mate, unable to believe that she returned to him a day early. Raising his hand, he touches her face as if making sure that it is really her and not a hallucination.She smiles at him and kisses his palm, her eyes teary.“Are you really here?” he whispers.“Yes!” She nods. “It is me.”Dmitri pulls her into a hug, burying himself in her scent. He kisses her neck, making her moan. Roseanne hugs him back, h
Roseanne wakes up to the cooing of a bird. She sleepily rubs her eyes and looks at the window where a tiny blue light is floating right next to a pretty white pigeon.“Annamaria!” Roseanne laughs as the light flies her way and settles on her shoulder. The bird also lands on her lap, cooing in a cute manner. Roseanne smiles and strokes the bird’s head. Then it strikes her that she is in her nightgown and also notes that she is in her chamber not in Dmitri’s study.Did he bring me here after I fell asleep? She wonders. But where is he?Dmitri is nowhere in sight which makes Roseanne a little anxious. She is about to mindlink with him when the door to her chamber opens and Dmitri enters with a large tray of food for her.“Good morning, my
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