“Are you sure?”“Pretty sure,” I told them. “The pack doctor said that it was a slow-moving drug. It didn’t take effect until we were in the air. Then, he died.”“Oh, God!” My mother sobbed. Her voice became muffled, so I knew my father was holding her and trying to soothe her. “My poor baby…”“I’m
Carol’s POV “Oliver wait!” I shouted as Oliver ran around the corner and glared at Aiden and his mother.Aiden jumped to his feet, his eyes wide and alert from seeing Oliver. My heart hammered in my chest, and I wasn’t sure what to do or think. I could feel Oliver’s anger and I could also feel Aide
“Me?” Oliver asked, his voice sounding distant and unfamiliar.We both nodded.“He sent you here to live with his brother who was my father’s Beta. That’s the one you considered your father because you didn’t know otherwise,” Aiden continued.“And my birth parents just what? Forgot I existed?” Olive
Aiden’s POVI walked into the hospital room to see my father lying in his bed. His eyes were open, and it looked as if he was having trouble breathing. It was understandable considering he was poisoned. I always thought my father would be there; he was the strong one, the true Alpha of our pack, the
I gave my mother a concerned look and her eyes were filled with tears as she stared down at her husband.She sniffled and wiped her wet eyes on the back of her hand before forcing a smile and looking at me.“I’ll get the doctor; you stay with your father,” she ordered, her voice weak.I nodded and w
Carol’s POV“So, what are you going to do? Do you want a relationship with your biological father?” Fiona asked on the other end of the phone. I leaned against the wall, the nurse had allowed me access to the phone earlier to call my parents kept giving me dirty looks, especially after I asked to us
“Okay,” she finally said after a long pause. “I will… support you.”I knew it strained her to speak those words, but she had nothing left to argue. She had no more fights in her. Aiden threw in the final straw, and it left her vulnerable and with nothing. I was about to step away and return to my se
Carol’s POVEvidence had been found at Oliver’s uncle's house. I had never seen Oliver as furious as he was while he stood in front of his uncle who was strapped to an interrogation chair. There wasn’t really much to interrogate, so it wasn’t a cruel scene for me to watch. But I did have to watch Ol
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