“I’m just saying, it’s not a coincidence that she happens to be here at the same time Morgan returns home. She claims that Morgan kidnapped her so she set up the motive for herself.”‘Set up the motive for herself?’‘Claimed she was kidnapped?’Is she seriously saying I made all this up so that I co
Carol’s POVI’m not sure how long I sat and stared at him; my mind was completely blank while King Bennet held my brain captive. It felt like an evasion in my mind and now I knew without a doubt that Tilly knew I was roaming around her mind.It was a chilling experience, but it ended quickly. He rel
“Since when did you stop trusting me?” He asked, his lips pressed in a thin line. “I said it’s not safe here and that we need ot leave. The Capital needs me, and Oliver is going to be a mess when I tell him what I found out. The Empire isn’t safe either but that’s not our battle. The King needs to f
Carol’s POVWe didn’t want to stick around much longer. King Bennet agreed to get us a private plane that would take off at the empire’s airfield in a couple of hours. In the meantime, he insisted we ate something before we left.I didn’t want to see Queen Elizabeth or Jenna again, but it didn’t see
If the Moon Goddess truly did choose me, that meant I was more special than I thought.“Thank you,” I managed to say and then I did something that surprised us both; I wrapped my arms around him and hugged him tightly. “We will talk soon. I promise.”After a moment, I added, “I know you don’t use yo
Carol’s POVThey say when you are about to die, your life flashes before your eyes. Boy, they were right.Everything happened so fast, I couldn’t even grasp it.Images of my time growing up, living with my parents, meeting my best friend, meeting my first boyfriend, meeting someone I thought was my
How had I washed up here?Where the hell was Aiden? I reached into my pocket and frowned when I didn’t feel my phone. I shouldn’t be surprised that my phone didn’t wash up with me. Even if it did, it probably wouldn’t have worked. It would have gotten water damage.I felt so stupid for that ping of
Carol’s POVWaves of water engulfed me as I swam towards Aiden and the front part of the plane. The water was cold, but I hardly felt it with all the adrenaline pumping through my veins. The taste of salt invaded my mouth, making me gag as I went under another wave.When my head broke through the su