Carol’s POV“I don’t mean any disrespect, Mr. Cruz. But it seems all the evidence is pointing to Miss Miller. Isn’t it true that the money has been taken out with her identification?” Wendy asks.Aiden looks past the cameras and our eyes meet for the first time since the interview started. I feel a
“I’m not going to discuss the investigation with you,” Aiden finally says, looking back at Wendy who raises her brows.“But you admit that you are investigating Miss Sanchez?”“No,” Aiden shot back. “As far as I’m concerned, everybody is innocent until proven guilty.”“But Miss Miller has already be
Aiden’s brows furrow together.“I’m not sure; I didn’t ask. I didn’t think it mattered at the time. Why?”“Can I call the police station?” I ask.Aiden nods as he goes to grab his phone. He had the local police saved in his phone, so it was easier just to use his phone instead of mine. He brought th
Carol’s POV“That’s very helpful,” I finally say after I let that information settle in my head. “Do you think you can send me proof of all of this via my email?”“Yes, of course,” Linda says.I give her my email and I can hear her typing away on her computer.“Okay, you should receive that any seco
“So, what’s the plan exactly? We can’t exactly barge into the party and start accusing people of framing me,” I tell him, peeking over at him.He shrugs.“Sounds like a great plan to me,” he teases.I roll my eyes.“I’m serious, Aiden. What are we going to do?”“Well, first, we are going to look int
Carol’s POV“Miss Miller, is it true you stole $100,000 from the Statford Freeze funding account?” One of the reporters asked just as I was blinded by the lights of the cameras.“Are you using the Cruz family for their fortune?”“Did you lie about being Aiden’s fated mate??”I can feel panic rising
We get back to the hotel and I can already see that the lobby is growing busier with those who are preparing for Oliver’s big party. The paparazzi are also back, though they aren’t allowed to cross over a certain line thanks to the extra security in the lobby.We managed to get back to the elevator
“She’s my mate,” he reminds her. “I will always defend her.”She growls, her eyes blazing yellow in the same way that Aiden’s eyes do when he’s about to lose control of his wolf. I took a step back, worried about what she might do.“You are being ridiculous,” she mutters. “She’s no good for you and
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