“How did you respond?” I ask. “Oh, I told him it was a terrible idea!” Oliver laughed. “We had just graduated from business school, and all of a sudden he tells me he wants to be an athlete. I thought I was going to have a heart attack! That was the only big fight we’ve ever had.” I can’t say I’
With a few weeks already having flown by bringing us closer to the Championship game, Aiden has put more and more pressure on himself to heal. Luckily, as an alpha, his healing is far accelerated from that of a normal human. It doesn’t take long before Aiden is mobile again. He’s able to move arou
In the last few weeks, my role has grown slightly. I’m still involved in the team administration and business side of things, but Coach Bower has been having me take a slightly more active role in practices. Most of the time, all I do is make sure that we’re on schedule and that no one is slacking
My jaw drops. “What? What do you mean?” I demand. Aiden chuckles softly. “Haven’t you checked the internet recently?” He asks. “Even though I'm not on it much, I know that people love you.” I can hardly believe my ears. I shake my head with bewilderment. “Seriously? Are you sure?” I pull out my
“Aiden,” I say suddenly, “are you doing anything tomorrow?” Aiden shoots me a confused look. He gestured down at his foot. “Not as far as I’m aware, no,” he says. “Perfect.” I turn around without explaining. “I’m headed to bed — you should too! You’ll need plenty of rest for tomorrow!” Aiden t
We enjoy the view and chat for a few hours. It’s nice to have some calm time with just the two of us – life has kept us so busy lately that we haven’t had much alone time. Plus, Aiden’s injuries and our recent brushes with danger have put the both of us on edge. Our next stop for the date is a mov
I try to soothe the beating of my heart as Aiden and I arrive in the bedroom. “Aiden, remember, you promised not to push yourself,” I remind him. “You really shouldn’t be moving too much.” “Oh, I’m not going to be moving.“ He leans his crutches against the wall and lays back against the bed. He lo
“Well… it sounds like it’s important…” Carol traits off. I can tell from the way she’s fidgeting with her hair that she feels guilty. I let out a quiet huff. “You don’t need to feel bad,” I say softly. “Do what you need. Would you like me to come with you?” She shakes her head quickly. “No, you
I chuckled as I held back tears.“Sorry,” I murmured, trying to pull back, but she held me tighter.“I’ve missed you like crazy,” she breathed. “How’s life in the empire? I’ve been keeping tabs on you in the media. Seems you are kicking ass as the queen.”Since the inauguration ceremony last year, I
She flinched away for a moment, afraid that the darkness might hurt him, but I had faith that it wouldn’t because it was under her control now and the light in her wouldn’t be dim for the darkness.“It’s okay,” I assured her, bringing Caleb even closer into her view. She stared at him with admiratio
EpilogueAiden’s POV“She still won’t come out of her room?” Fiona asked, staring at the closed suite door with a frown. “It’s been a week since she killed her sister…”“She’s scared,” I told her, cradling Caleb in my arms. “Raelyn’s darkness is inside of her and she’s worried that she’s going to do
She was quiet for a moment while the Queen continued to bark orders in the background. The dark tendrils only seemed to grow more agitated with each passing moment.“Please, call the tendrils off and—”“I can’t,” she said quickly. “They don’t listen to me anymore… they listen to her more than they l
I wanted to believe that there was still good in Raelyn. That the darkness hadn’t taken over completely. I grabbed her arm, and I brought my gaze to meet hers; I wasn’t sure if my powers would work on her, but I had to try. I channeled her mind and when I found a connection, I realized it was weak,
Carol’s POVI used my powers to fight off the guards, using my mind manipulation to make them fight one another and using some of the spells I was taught to ward them off. I’ve practiced with mind manipulation a lot so I was able to do it quickly. I soon had some of them at least turning against the
“It’s not personal darling,” she said, waving off his concern. “It’s strictly business.”“Was any of it real?” He asked, shaking his head with disgust written all over his face. “Did you ever love me?”She let out a bitter laugh.“Love?” She scoffed. “Please… There’s no room for love when I have a n
My entire body went cold when I saw what they were running from. Clouds of darkness snaked through the ground, slithering like snakes. I could feel the cold darkness and the chilling aura that penetrated it.In the distance, I squinted at the figures standing in the center of the town.The Queen.St
Carol’s POV“You promised you’d help me buy a ring for Fiona,” Oliver said as he leaned against the doorframe of my suite. I had just finished changing Caleb’s dirty typer for the 5(th) time this hour when Oliver decided to bless me with his visit.Collectively, we’ve been in the Empire for 2 months